Mahlo Mokgalong

Mahlo Mokgalong is a South African academic and parasitologist who served as the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Limpopo. He was appointed the university's first substantive Vice-Chancellor and Principal in August 2006 after serving as acting and interim Vice-Chancellor from 2003.

Early life and education Mokgalong was born in 1954 at Ga-Masemola, a village in Limpopo Province, South Africa. He attended Hwiti High School before enrolling at the then University of the North (now the University of Limpopo), where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences. He later completed BSc Honours, Master's and PhD degrees in Parasitology at the same institution.

Vice-Chancellorship Mokgalong became Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Limpopo in 2003 and was appointed the institution's first substantive Vice-Chancellor and Principal in August 2006.