Complex sentence: In the post- 1994 South Africa, her appointment was controversial as a female white foreigner--especially in a university which had a turbulent history of internal and external political friction--her predecessor had resigned very early in his appointment, as had two previous Deputy Vice-chancellors.
Split into simpler sentences: In the post- 1994 South Africa, her appointment was controversial as a female white foreigner--especially in a university which had a turbulent history of internal and external political friction. Her predecessor had resigned very early in his appointment, as had two previous Deputy Vice-chancellors.