How does One Speak of Social Psychology in a Nation in Transition?

South African national, is the executive chair of Circle Capital Ventures, a Cape Town-based Black Economic Empowerment Company focusing on growing companies and investing in people. She served as a managing director of the World Bank from May 2000 to July 2004 and as co-chair on the Global Commission for International Migration (GCIM) between 2004-2005. She was vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town from 1996-2000, the first black woman to hold this position at a South African university. During her tenure, she published books and articles on education, health, and social development issues. She has received numerous prestigious national and international awards, acknowledging her scholarship, her service to the community, and her leading role in raising development issues and spearheading projects for disadvantaged persons throughout South Africa. Mamphela qualified as a medical doctor at the University of Natal in 1972. She also holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Cape Town, a BCom degree in Administration from the University of South Africa, and diplomas in Tropical Health and Hygiene, and Public Health, from the University of Witwatersrand. Address: Circle Capital Ventures, 1 Thibault Square, Cape Town 8001, South Africa.