UWC is a research-led university responsive to the needs of a changing world through excellence in learning, teaching and research, and the generation and application of new knowledge.
Firmly anchored in its local and sub-regional context and inspired by its distinctive academic role in building a more equitable and dynamic society, the University continues to empower its students, staff and partners to advance its mission of serving the greater public good and searching for humane and sustainable solutions to the challenges of our time. This is pursued through high academic standards, intellectual rigour and productive partnerships and networks beyond the confines of disciplinary and geographic boundaries.
MESSAGE FROM THE CHANCELLOR
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Today, as we celebrate your achievements, we also recognise the determination and sacrifices that have brought you here. Take a moment to reflect on your journey, the nervous excitement of your first lecture, the long nights of study, and the challenges that tested your perseverance. There were times when the road ahead seemed uncertain, but you kept going. Now, you stand here, ready to step into the world as graduates of the University of the Western Cape (UWC).
The world you are entering holds both promise and complexity. Like much of the world, South Africa stands at a crossroads. Inequality, economic instability, and social injustice remain harsh realities for many. Yet, we are reminded that change begins when we refuse to be silent in the face of injustice. No one can be left out of the process. Too many voices in our society remain unheard, including women, children, the poor, and those pushed to the margins. The voices of the marginalised must be heard, their dreams shared, and their power reclaimed. As UWC graduates, you have not only gained knowledge but also the responsibility to be active citizens, to question, to challenge, and to lead with integrity. The true value of education is not measured by personal success alone but by how it is used to uplift others. Whether you enter boardrooms, classrooms, hospitals, or courtrooms, let your leadership create spaces where dignity and fairness prevail.
Our faith teaches us that there are no outsiders. All are welcome, regardless of race, background, gender, or identity. These are not just words; they are a call to action. In a world too often divided, let your success be defined by the inclusivity and justice you champion. Carry this commitment with you as you shape your future and the world around you. Hope has two beautiful daughters. One is anger at the way things are, and the other is the courage to change them. Let your courage be your guide. Speak out when you witness injustice, stand up for those who are silenced, and use your education to give others hope.
Wherever life takes you, remember this. Take pride in how far you have come but never lose sight of how far you can go. The world is waiting for you, not just as professionals, but as leaders who can make a difference.
Soos ons vandag u prestasies vier, erken ons ook die vasberadenheid en opofferinge wat jou tot hier gebring het. Vat ’n oomblik om op jou reis te reflekteer, die senuwees en opgewondenheid van jou eerste lesing, die laat nagte van studeer en die uitdagings wat jou deursettingsvermoë getoets het. Daar was tye wat die pad vorentoe onseker was, maar jy het aangehou. Nou staan jy hier, reg om die wêreld in te stap as ’n gegradueerde student van die Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland (UWK).
Die wêreld wat jy betree, hou beide belofte en kompleksiteit in. Soos ’n groot deel van die wêreld, staan Suid-Afrika op ’n kruispad. Onregverdigheid, ekonomiese onstabiliteit en sosiale onreg bly die harde werklikhede vir baie. Tog word ons daaraan herinner dat verandering begin wanneer ons weier om stil te bly in die aangesig van onreg. Niemand kan uit die proses gelaat word nie. Te veel stemme in ons samelewing bly ongehoord, insluitend vroue, kinders, die armes en dié wat opsy geskuif word. Die stemme van die gemarginaliseerde moet gehoor word, hul drome moet gedeel word en hul mag moet teruggeëis word. As UWK-gegradueerdes het jy nie net kennis gewerf nie, maar ook die verantwoordelikheid om ’n bydraende burger te wees, om vrae te vra, om uit te daag en om te lei met integriteit. Die waarde van onderwys word nie net alleen gemeet aan persoonlike sukses nie, maar aan hoe dit gebruik word om ander op te hef. Of jy nou raadskamers, klaskamers, hospitale of hofsale betree, laat jou leierskap ruimtes skep waar waardigheid en billikheid heers.
Ons geloof leer ons dat daar geen buitestaanders is nie. Almal is welkom, ongeag ras, agtergrond, geslag of identiteit. Dit is nie net woorde nie; dit is ’n oproep tot aksie. In ’n wêreld wat dikwels verdeeld is, laat jou sukses gedefinieer word deur die inklusiwiteit en geregtigheid wat jy bevorder. Dra hierdie verbintenis saam met jou terwyl jy jou toekoms en die wêreld rondom jou vorm. Hoop het twee pragtige dogters. Een is woede oor hoe dinge staan, en die ander is die moed om dit te verander. Laat jou moed jou gids wees. Praat uit wanneer jy onreg aanskou, staan op vir diegene wat stilgemaak word, en gebruik jou opvoeding om ander hoop te gee.
Waar ook al die lewe jou neem, onthou dit: Wees trots op hoe ver jy gekom het, maar moenie sig verloor van hoe ver jy kan gaan nie. Die wêreld wag op jou, nie net as ’n professionele mens nie, maar as leiers wat ’n verskil kan maak.
Baie geluk Klas van 2024!
ARCHBISHOP
THABO MAKGOBA CHANCELLOR
UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE
Dear Graduands,
MESSAGE FROM THE RECTOR
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At the University of the Western Cape (UWC), we believe that education is about more than acquiring knowledge, it is about personal growth and the ability to make a meaningful difference in society. Graduation is a powerful reminder of the hard work and determination that have shaped your journey. Today, we celebrate your success while also reflecting on the experiences you have gained along the way.
For many, this journey has been filled with challenges, some anticipated, others unforeseen. Yet, with each obstacle, you have adapted, persevered, and emerged stronger. Struggle may be your soil, but resilience is your flower. Like the Protea on our University’s emblem, you have thrived despite adversity. This is what defines a UWC graduate.
Our graduates are stepping into a world that is both full of promise and fraught with uncertainty. In this moment of transition, I encourage you to hold fast to the values that have guided you during your time here. Take pride in how far you have come and have faith in how far you can go. Our country, our continent, and our world need critical thinkers, problem solvers, and leaders who are willing to create a more just and sustainable future. You have the knowledge and skills to do so, use them with purpose.
But remember, success is not measured by personal achievement alone. It is also found in service, lifting others as you rise and staying connected to the communities that have supported you. True academic wealth is not locked away, it is meant to be shared. The knowledge you have gained benefits you, but it is also a tool to help build a better world.
As you step into this new chapter, carry with you the integrity and sense of purpose that define a UWC graduate. No matter where life takes you, remember that you are part of a community that believes in social justice and the power of education to transform lives. Go forward with confidence, knowing that you are wellprepared to shape a future that is brighter and full of possibilities.
By die Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland (UWK) glo ons dat opvoeding meer is as net die verkryging van kennis; dit gaan oor persoonlike groei en die vermoë om ’n betekenisvolle verskil in die samelewing te maak. Gradeplegtigheid is ’n kragtige herinnering van die harde werk en vasberadenheid wat jou reis gevorm het. Vandag vier ons jou sukses, terwyl ons ook reflekteer oor die ervarings wat jy langs die pad opgedoen het.
Vir baie was hierdie reis vol uitdagings, vir party voorspelbaar, vir ander onverwags. Tog het jy, met elke hindernis, jouself aangepas, aangehou en sterker uit die stryd gekom. Struikelblokke mag jou grond wees, maar uithouvermoë is jou blom. Soos die Protea op ons Universiteit se embleem, het jy oorleef en gespruit, ondanks teenspoed. Dit is wat ’n UWKgegradueerde student definieer.
Ons gegradueerde studente stap in ’n wêreld wat vol is met beloftes en onsekerheid. In hierdie oomblik van oorgang, moedig ek jou aan om vas te hou aan die waardes wat jou gelei het gedurende jou tyd hier. Wees trots oor hoe ver jy gekom het en glo in hoe ver jy kan gaan. Ons land, ons kontinent en ons wêreld benodig kritiese denkers, probleem oplossers en leiers wat bereid is om ’n meer regverdige en volhoubare toekoms te skep. Dis ’n doel wat jy kan haal met die kennis en vaardighede wat jy bereik het.
Maar onthou, sukses word nie net gemeet deur persoonlike prestasie nie. Dit word ook gevind in diens, ander op te hef terwyl jy styg en om verbind te bly met die gemeenskappe wat jou ondersteun het. Ware akademiese rykdom is nie weggesluit nie, dit is bedoel om gedeel te word. Die kennis wat jy verwerf het, bevoordeel jou, maar dit is ook ’n hulpmiddel om ’n beter wêreld te bou.
Soos jy in hierdie nuwe hoofstuk begin, dra die integriteit en gevoel van doel wat ’n UWKgegradueerde student definieer. Maak nie saak waar die lewe jou neem nie, onthou dat jy deel is van ’n gemeenskap wat in sosiale geregtigheid en die mag van opvoeding om lewens te transformeer glo. Gaan vorentoe met selfvertroue, wetende dat jy goed voorberei is om ’n toekoms te vorm wat helderder is en vol moontlikhede.
Geluk!
PROF ROBERT J. BALFOUR RECTOR AND VICE-CHANCELLOR UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE
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HISTORIC MILESTONES
UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE
1960: The University College of the Western Cape opens its doors.
1970: The institution gains independent university status and is allowed to award its own degrees and diplomas.
1975: Prof Richard van der Ross is appointed as UWC’s first black Rector.
1978: UWC’s Cape Flats Nature Reserve is declared a National Monument (now known as a provincial heritage site).
1987: New Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Jakes Gerwel, declares UWC as the ‘university of the left’. The University deracialises and opens its doors to African students.
UWC inaugurates its longest-serving Chancellor, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who would serve for more than 25 years.
1990: UWC becomes the first university to award the late President Mandela an honorary doctorate upon his release from prison.
1994: Many academics from UWC join President Mandela’s government and are appointed to ministerial and advisory positions, including its Rector, Prof Gerwel, who became the Director-General in the Presidency.
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1994: UWC’s leadership takes part in writing the higher education policy for the incoming government. The South African interim Constitution and final Constitution are drafted at UWC.
1995: UWC launches its first website – joining the internet age before other universities in the Mother City.
UWC launches the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) to engage in research, training, policy development and advocacy in relation to land reform, rural governance and natural resource management.
2002: Under the leadership of Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Brian O’Connell, UWC successfully resists being merged. Instead, its Dentistry Faculty is merged with that of the University of Stellenbosch, making UWC the only dentistry faculty in the Western Cape.
2010: 10 SARChI chairs awarded to UWC, the highest number awarded to any university in SA that year (as of 2018, UWC hosts 17 SARChI Chairs).
2012: UWC launches its Technology Transfer Office to help promote the development and protection of the intellectual property of the University’s research community, staff and students.
HISTORIC MILESTONES
UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE
2012: UWC is declared Africa’s Greenest Campus in the inaugural African Green Campus Initiative Challenge.
2013: UWC signs the Berlin Declaration on Open Access in the Sciences and Humanities, joining hundreds of institutions around the world dedicated to supporting the principles of open access and working to achieve openness in publicly funded projects.
2015: Prof Tyrone Pretorius is inaugurated as the new Rector and Vice-Chancellor.
2016: UWC’s Centre for Humanities Research is awarded the Flagship on Critical Thought in African Humanities by the NRF.
UWC is ranked number 1 in Physical Science – not just in South Africa, but for Africa as a whole – in the 2016 Nature Index.
2017: A group of UWC students, led by Prof Nico Orce, conduct the second major African-led experiment at the CERN laboratory in Switzerland.
UWC’s former Vice-Chancellor, Prof Brian O’Connell, receives the National Research Foundation’s highest honour, the NRF Lifetime Achievement Award.
2018: The Faculty of Dentistry launches a state-of-the-art video conferencing system that allows students to watch live surgeries in class or at home – a first for South Africa.
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2018: UWC Choir made its debut at the World Choir Games. The choir came first in its category, bringing home the gold medal and the titleWorld Champions.
2019: UWC Rugby makes its historical debut in the Varsity Cup, by becoming the first team from an historically disadvantaged institution to qualify for the competition.
2020: UWC’s South African National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI), in collaboration with researchers from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), sequenced the first SARS-COV-2 genome in South Africa, providing a genetic “fingerprint” helped us understand - and contain - the spread of COVID-19.
UWC celebrates its 60th anniversary.
2022: Professor Russell H Kaschula is appointed as the Research Chair in Forensic Linguistics and Multilingualism – a first in Africa.
The UWC Main Hall is renamed the Jakes Gerwel Hall to honour this iconic leader.
2023: Professor Marion Keim is appointed as the UNESCO Chair for Sport, Development, Peace and Olympic Education – the first ever awarded UNESCO Chair in Sport in Africa
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UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE
2023: Four significant infrastructure projects are completed in 2022 and 2023, including the Education Faculty building on the main campus, the 2700-bed Unibell Residence complex in Belhar, the Centre for Humanities Research building in Woodstock, and the UWC Innovation Hub in Parow.
2024: The first year of the full implementation of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme, which provides full bursaries to 250 undergraduate and 250 Master’s students as part of a seven-year agreement.
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2024: UWC is the first and only university team to compete in the inaugural CAF Women’s Champions LeagueAfrica’s premier club competition for women’s football.
2025: Prof Robert John Balfour is inaugurated as the 8th Rector and Vice-Chancellor
OFFICE BEARERS
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE
CHANCELLOR
The Most Reverend Dr TC Makgoba (PhD, Doctorate of Divinity: Hon. Causa)
CHAIR OF COUNCIL
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Ms X Mpongoshe (Dipl. Juris, B. Proc, Cert in Compliance Management, Cert. CRO (Euromoney London))
RECTOR AND VICE-CHANCELLOR
Prof R Balfour (BA, BA (Hons), HDE, MA, PhD)
VICE-RECTORS AND DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLORS
Prof MK Ralarala (HDE (Arts), BA (Hons), MA, DLitt, PhD)
Prof J Frantz (BSc, MSc, PhD)
Prof M Madiba (BA (Paed), B.Ed (Hons), B.Ed (Hons), BA (Hons) (English), MA Linguistics (Applied Studies), PhD)
REGISTRAR
Dr N Lawton-Misra (BA, BEd, MEd (Educational Psychology), PhD (Educational Psychology))
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Mr ME Magida (BProc, LLB, LLM)
Mr M Regal (BCom (Hons), CA (SA), M Dev Studies)
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Prof F Moola (BA Hons, MA, PhD)
DEANS
Prof A Padmanabhanunni (BA Hons (Psych), MA (Counselling Psych), PhD)
Prof V Yengopal (BChD, BSc (Hons), PGDip, MChD, PhD)
Prof MV Esau (BAdmin, BAdmin (Hons), MAdmin, PhD)
Prof R Govender (BSc; BSc Honours (Mathematics); MEd and PHD (Mathematics Education))
Prof JR De Ville (BCom, LLB, LLD)
Prof D Holgate (BSc, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD)
PROGRAMME
12 SEPTEMBER 2025 | 14H30
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FACULTY OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
FACULTY OF LAW
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS
1. Academic Procession
(THE AUDIENCE IS REQUESTED TO STAND AS THE PROCESSION ENTERS THE HALL)
2. The Chancellor / Vice-Chancellor constitutes the congregation
3. National Anthem
4. Prayer
5. Address: SRC
6. Address: Rector and Vice-Chancellor
7. Item in song
8. Presentation of Graduands to the Chancellor / Vice-Chancellor
9. The Chancellor / Vice-Chancellor dissolves the congregation
10. The Academic Procession leaves the hall
NB: THE AUDIENCE IS REQUESTED TO REMAIN STANDING UNTIL THE PROCESSION HAS LEFT THE HALL.
Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso, O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho, O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso, Setjhaba sa South Afrika – South Afrika.
Uit die blou van onse hemel, Uit die diepte van ons see, Oor ons ewige gebergtes, Waar die kranse antwoord gee,
Sounds the call to come together, And united we shall stand, Let us live and strive for freedom, In South Africa our land.
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DOCTOR’S DEGREES DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
ZANDISILE MAWETHU SITOYI
Department: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Supervisor: PROF M MOLETSANE
Thesis:
Lecturers’ Experiences and Perceptions in Creating Inclusive Spaces to Prepare Preservice Teachers for Inclusive Classrooms
Description:
The study investigated the experiences and perceptions of lecturers in creating inclusive spaces in the teacher education programmes. It was conducted within the context of the training of pre-service teachers at the Faculty of Education at Western Cape University. The participants were seven lecturers and five students. The qualitative case study was adopted and the theory of care, Planned Behaviour and the reflective practice theory were applied. It was found that lecturers used different methods to create inclusive spaces and prepare preservice teachers to be inclusive in their future classrooms. There was a lack of support for students with disability and those who struggle with the language of teaching and learning.
GEORGE TSIGA
Department: EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
Supervisor: PROF M LUCKAY
Thesis:
An exploration of the teaching and learning experiences of learners from single and two-parent households in rural schools in the Limpopo Province of South Africa
Description:
This study explored the educational experiences of learners from single- and two-parent households in rural schools within South Africa’s Limpopo province. Utilising a mixedmethods sequential explanatory design, the research examined how different household structures influence the schooling experiences of learners in rural contexts. Anchored in Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory and Bandura’s Social Learning Theory, the study examined the complex interconnection between home environments, school settings, and learner experiences in the Vhembe District. The findings contribute meaningfully to the ongoing debate on rural education, emphasising the pivotal role of educators and the necessity of inclusive, context-responsive support systems in promoting learner success, irrespective of family composition.
FACULTY OF LAW
DOCTOR’S DEGREES
DOCTOR OF LAWS
MICHELLE FIONA ADAMS
Department: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PROCEDURE
Supervisor: PROF A HAMMAN
Thesis:
The challenges of securing convictions against the kingpins of organised crime in South Africa
Description:
This study examines criminal gangs and organised crime violence, focusing on the Cape Flats in South Africa, especially the persistent inability to secure convictions against gang kingpins. Some of the underlying causes identified include collusion between gang leaders and police officials, as well as widespread corruption. The findings highlight that addressing this issue requires a concerted effort from all role players within the criminal justice system. Contributing factors include inadequate training, a lack of transparency in recruitment processes, and a significant public trust deficit regarding the competence, integrity, and capabilities of law enforcement. The study proposes radical reforms in the recruitment and training of law enforcement officers, advocating for intelligence-led policing and the integration of technology in investigations, evidence gathering, and the presentation of evidence in court.
KERWIN NEWTON
Department: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PROCEDURE
Supervisor: DR K CHINNIAN
Co-supervisor: PROF A HAMMAN
Thesis:
Addressing technology-facilitated sexual violence in South Africa
Description:
This thesis examines Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence (TFSV), a distinctive form of sexual gender-based violence enabled by digital and communication technologies. It examines acts such as non-consensual image sharing, cyber-flashing, cyberstalking, and online harassment within South Africa’s distinctive legal and social framework. The study analyses local and international laws, the nuances of online consent, and the duties of stakeholders, including local and international service providers, online communities, and law enforcement. It further addresses intellectual property considerations, international mutual legal assistance, and the digital divide. Advancing an understanding of TFSV, its harm, and gender dynamics, this thesis advocates for stronger legal and social responses.
FACULTY OF LAW
DOCTOR’S DEGREES
DOCTOR OF LAWS
MELISSA NYARADZO SIBONGILE ZISWA
Department: PUBLIC LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE
Supervisor: PROF N STEYTLER
Co-supervisor: PROF T CHIGWATA
Thesis:
The influence of South Africa’s model of devolution in Kenya, Zimbabwe and Zambia: Why and how did the model, concepts and texts migrate?
Description:
The South Africa’s devolution model, as expressed in the 1993 and 1996 Constitutions, has been influential in the model that was adopted in the Kenyan, Zimbabwean and Zambian constitutions. However, the nature, content and intensity of the migrated model varied across the constitutions and their preceding constitutional drafts, depending on local conditions and needs. Responding to a homegrown demand for devolution, the South African model was adapted because of its inherent attractiveness coupled with a high level knowledge of the South African system. The process of migration was not due to South African actors, but strongly facilitated by local actors, who had extensive knowledge of the South African model and how it functioned in practice.
FACULTY OF LAW
DOCTOR’S DEGREES DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
LAWRENCE DHEKA
Department: PUBLIC LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE
Supervisor: PROF A VAN DER BERG
Co-supervisor: DR J ASHUKEM
Thesis:
Towards the sustainable management of the natural resource curse in Africa: a legal appraisal
Description:
The abundance of natural resources in Africa, often assumed to be a blessing, has fuelled poverty, corruption, environmental degradation, and human rights abuses; a phenomenon known as the natural resource curse (NRC). Despite vast reserves of oil, diamonds, gold, lithium, and cobalt, countries such as Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and the DRC face slow growth and poor quality of life. This PhD research examines how international environmental law and good governance can address the NRC, alongside the complementary role of human rights frameworks. Using a desktop review of legal sources, it argues that maladministration, corruption, and foreign influence undermine African states’ obligations, perpetuating the NRC. It concludes that strict adherence to sustainable development, rule of law, and human rights is essential, offering actionable recommendations to balance sovereignty, self-determination, and sustainability.
ABDULFATTAH ABDULQADER QAID MOHAMMED
Department: PRIVATE LAW
Supervisor: PROF Y MUPANGAVANHU
Thesis:
Force majeure in international contracts with particular reference to the English and South African legal systems
Description:
This thesis examines the force majeure doctrine or supervening change of circumstances with a particular focus on its application under relevant international legal instruments, as well as under English and South African law. It critically interrogates how these legal frameworks respond to unforeseen events that hinder contractual performance, including the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Mohammed argues that although English law offers parties limited relief, it is more accommodating than South African law, which remains overly rigid. He proceeds to propose a draft legislation for South Africa that incorporates hardship provisions, as well as model clauses which parties may, in practice, include in their contracts to deal with supervening change of circumstances.
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
DOCTOR’S DEGREES DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
TEMITOPE AKINWUMI AJANI
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
Supervisor: PROF K OBIKEZE
Co-supervisor: DR Z MAGWEBU
Thesis:
Evaluation of the cardioprotective effect of Centella asiatica compounds
Description:
In his PhD thesis titled Evaluation of the cardioprotective effect of Centella asiatica compounds, Temitope sought to identify compounds from the plant that exhibit a protective effect in ischaemic heart conditions as part of the drug development process for new treatments for myocardial infarction. His study identified two compounds from the plant that demonstrated cardioprotective effects in preventing cell death in cardiomyocytes exposed to the ischaemic conditions seen in myocardial infarction. Temitope’s study provides significant evidence of the efficacy of these cathepsin S inhibitors and highlights the potentials of cathepsin S inhibitors as drug candidates for the management of ischaemic heart conditions.
ABDELHAMID ALI
Department: MATHEMATICS
Supervisor: PROF E MEHDINEZHAD
Thesis:
Some results on (strongly) B-stable and (strongly) B_J- stable unitary modules
Description:
The study of algebraic structures often progresses by extending classical notions to broader contexts. In this thesis, Abdelhamid Ali develops and investigates (strongly) -stable and (strongly) -stable modules as natural generalizations of (strongly) -rings. The work examines how module stability reflects and extends ring stability, establishing correspondences between cyclic, torsion-free modules, and stable rings. Key results include characterizations of (strongly) - and -stable modules, constraints on higher-rank modules, and criteria involving maximal submodules, while showing module stability can be captured via endomorphism rings, bridging module and ring theory.
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
DOCTOR’S DEGREES
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
FANYA LAURE BOULOU
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
Supervisor: PROF P MUGABO
Thesis:
Population pharmacokinetics of ethionamide and ethionamide sulfoxide in patients with multidrug resistant tuberculosis
Description:
Ethionamide is one of the medicines used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Inside the patient’s liver and inside the TB bacteriae, Ethionamide is converted into several metabolites including Ethionamide-sulfoxide. Both are active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Ethionamide-sulfoxide pharmacokinetics in TB patients is unknown. Mrs Boulou investigated the pharmacokinetics of ethionamide and that of ethionamide - sulfoxide in male and female MDRTB patients. She found that the maximum plasma concentrations and the area under the plasma concentration curve of ethionamide-sulfoxide were respectively 12 and 40 times higher than those of ethionamide. Further studies, investigating the impact of ethionamide-sulfoxide on the common unwanted effects found in patients treated with ethionamide, were recommended.
SAMANTHA CAIRNCROSS
Department: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Supervisor: PROF M BENJEDDOU
Co-supervisors: DR C VANDEVOORDE, DR A HUNTER
Thesis:
Investigation of radiogenomic biomarkers for radiotherapy-induced toxicities in head- and neck cancer patients
Description:
Radiotherapy (RT) is an essential treatment for head and neck cancers (HNC). However, RT is associated with acute and long-term toxicities. This may include dry mouth, difficulty in swallowing, and changes in taste, which can significantly impact the quality of life for patients. Genomic predictive biomarkers represent a promising avenue to effectively tailor treatment to minimise RT-induced toxicities and improve overall treatment outcomes. Ms Cairncross’ PhD project was set out to evalulate a panel of radiogenomic biomarkers to predict RT-induced toxicities for HNC patients. For this purpose, a retrospective observational study was conductd. It included 163 HNC patients previously treated with RT and evaluated 93 genetic variants (SNPs). The study identified a number of radiogenomic biomarkers suitable for the prediction of RT-induced toxicities for HNC patients, including early and late mucositis, and late skin toxicity.
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
DOCTOR’S DEGREES DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
CHANTEL NTHABISENG CHILOANE
Department: EARTH SCIENCE
Supervisor: PROF T DUBE
Co-supervisors: DR T DALU, DR M SIBANDA
Thesis:
Multispectral Remote Sensing of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Description:
This doctoral research applied big data and cloud computing machine learning to profile and monitor groundwater-dependent vegetation (GDV) in the Kruger National Park. Achieving >95% accuracy, the study revealed species-specific distribution patterns, diversity hotspots, and spatio-temporal changes driven by hydrology and land use, while climate modelling projected a 48% decline in keystone species habitats and a 35% increase for woody vegetation. The study provides scalable, data-driven tools that inform conservation planning, ecosystem resilience, climate adaptation, and sustainable management of semi-arid landscapes, offering actionable insights for safeguarding biodiversity under changing environmental conditions.
CHIMAINE FEUDJIO TSAGUE
Department: CHEMISTRY
Supervisor: PROF S TITINCHI
Co-supervisor: DR H ABBO
Thesis:
Functionalised core/shell magnetic nanoparticles for heavy metal removal
Description:
Water quality in SA is declining as a result of contamination from mining activities. Ms Chimaine synthesized MNPs with various surface chemistries. These blended composites demonstrated high efficiency in removing lead ions. Due to their excellent adsorption capacity, ease of separation and recycling ability, these adsorbents show great potential for practical applications in removing heavy metals from aqueous environments. Mrs Tsague published a paper in an international journal, presented her results orally at the international conference nanomaterials Science, Aveiro University, Portugal. She presented her results at Int. Conference for Women in Science without Borders at Brazilian Acad. of Sciences. Presented her results at Advanced Materials Nanotech & Catalyst at UWC and MU meeting.
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
DOCTOR’S DEGREES
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
STACEY FISHER
Department: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Supervisor: PROF A KLEIN
Co-supervisors: PROF M KEYSTER, DR A GOKUL
Thesis:
Whole genome sequencing and biocontrol potential of Penicillium simplicissimum A4 against Fusarium proliferatum in maize
Description:
The negative impact of chemical pesticides on soil and crop health underscores the urgent need for sustainable biocontrol interventions. This study investigated the multi-omics basis and biocontrol potential of Penicillium simplicissimum A4 against an ear-rot pathogen of maize. By integrating high-throughput genomics, metabolomics and proteomics data coupled with physio-biochemical analyses, Stacey identified biomarkers associated with antimicrobial activity and plant growth promotion. She further demonstrated that A4 suppresses pathogen development, reduces mycotoxin biosynthesis, and enhances maize growth under pathogen pressure. These findings support the development of eco-friendly biocontrol strategies to reduce chemical inputs, enhance crop resilience, and promote sustainable crop production.
FRANCOIS KRUGER
Department: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Supervisor: PROF R DEN HAAN
Thesis:
Engineering xylan assimilation into industrial strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Description:
Second-generation biofuels offer a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, as they are carbonneutral and derived from renewable biomass. Francois Kruger’s research advanced bioethanol production by engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae to efficiently convert hemicellulose-derived sugars from lignocellulosic biomass. Using CRISPR-Cas9, robust natural yeast isolates were equipped with a xylose isomerase and transporter for improved xylose metabolism and further enhanced with xylosidase and xylanase activities for xylan breakdown. Adaptive laboratory evolution strengthened xylose utilization. The bestperforming strain achieved record ethanol titres of 3 g/L from xylan—the highest reported to date—bringing the goal of full biomass sugar to biofuel conversion closer to reality.
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
DOCTOR’S DEGREES DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
ZANDILE DENNIS LEVE
Department: CHEMISTRY
Supervisor: PROF E IWUOHA
Co-supervisors: DR N ROSS, DR S DOUMAN, DR K POKPAS
Thesis:
Titanium dioxide/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite-sensitised electrochemical gas sensors for nitrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide
Description:
Nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide are toxic gases that have deleterious effects on humans, animals and the environment. The gases cause acid rain that pollutes natural water systems and harm aquatic organisms and humans. Inhalation of the gases cause respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses. Ms Leve developed a novel nanoarchitectonic sensor platform for detecting nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide gases. The sensor technology involved a titanium dioxide/reduced-graphene oxide electrocatalytic reactor that is sensitive at part per trillion level. The sensor is suitable for drone-aided toxic gas monitoring at mines and industrial exhaust systems. The work is a collaboration between UWC Sensor Laboratories and Protechnik Laboratories. Aspects of the work was performed at the University of Granada, Spain.
RICCARDA THELMA MACDONALD
Department: CHEMISTRY
Supervisor: DR C CUPIDO
Co-supervisors: PROF E IWUOHA, DR K POKPAS
Thesis:
N-Methyl-D-glucamine–capped gold nanostar aptasensor for dexamethasone
Description:
This doctoral work focused on developing novel electrochemical detection strategies for dexamethasone, a widely used corticosteroid prone to adverse effects when misused. Gold nanostars, synthesised using N-methyl-D-glucamine as a dual capping and stabilising agent, were applied to enhance electron transfer and sensitivity in sensor platforms. Two novel approaches were designed: an adsorption-based sensor and a rapid, incubation-free aptamer-based method. Both demonstrated excellent detection limits in the nanomolar range, strong reproducibility, and effective performance in pharmaceutical formulations as well as synthetic urine. The findings highlight gold nanostar-based sensors as powerful, lowcost, and highly sensitive alternatives for reliable drug monitoring and clinical applications.
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
DOCTOR’S DEGREES
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
TAYLA MARTIN
Department: CHEMISTRY
Supervisor: DR M LOTOTSKYY
Co-supervisor: DR M DAVIDS
Thesis:
Upscale effects in the preparation of metal hydride materials
Description:
This work examined compositional, structural-morphological modifications and hydrogen sorption properties of the metal hydride materials prepared using upscaled technologies. The outcomes of the research have been internationally recognized as an important advancement in the development of metal hydride alloys for hydrogen storage. The results were published in two research articles in high-impact international journals and presented at domestic and international conferences. The research outputs of this PhD project are of great significance not only to the global hydride materials science community but also to the sustainable development of South Africa’s economy through the beneficiation of its rich mineral resources via establishment of local manufacturing of metal hydride materials.
MICHÉ DESLINE MEYER
Department: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Supervisor: PROF M MEYER
Co-supervisors: PROF A MADIEHE, PROF A DUBE
Thesis:
Novel nanotechnology-based approaches for the treatment of HIV/AIDS and cancer
Description:
Miché’s PhD investigated pioneering approaches for the treatment of HIV/AIDS and cancer. Because HIV weakens the body’s immune system, it also increases the risk of cancer. Using Nanotechnology, Miché explored the use of nano-drugs that exclusively target HIV infected cells, thus reducing the side effects associated with HIV/AIDS drugs. Her work could ultimately advance the search for a HIV/AIDS cure. A major drawback of chemotherapeutic drugs currently used for the treatment of cancer is their severe side effects. In her thesis she reports on the synthesis of nano-drugs that can amplify the anticancer activity of chemotherapeutic drugs, while also lowering their systemic toxicity. Miché’s thesis introduces innovations that will deliver more effective, humane treatments for HIV/AIDS and cancer.
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
DOCTOR’S DEGREES DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
MOKONE MMOLA
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
Supervisor: PROF D BEUKES
Co-supervisors: PROF W FOLK, PROF M JACOBS
Thesis:
Investigating potential drug-herb interactions between Sutherlandia frutescens and anti-tuberculosis drugs
Description:
Tuberculosis remains a major health challenge, and many people use traditional medicines alongside modern drugs. The focus of Mr Mmola’s PhD research was to examine how Sutherlandia frutescens, a South African medicinal plant, affects the action of isoniazid, a frontline TB medicine. He prepared plant extracts, isolated compounds, assessed their stability and absorption, and tested their effects on Mycobacterium tuberculosis and in infected mice. His research revealed that Sutherlandia frutescens can reduce the effectiveness of isoniazid, emphasising the importance of understanding herb–drug interactions. Mr Mmola’s work provides valuable insights and a cautionary note for the safe use of traditional medicines with conventional therapies.
TEBOHO NEFTHALY MOEKETSE
Department: CHEMISTRY
Supervisor: PROF P BAKER
Co-supervisors: PROF P MAKGWANE, DR M MPHAHLELE-MAKGWANE
Thesis:
Engineered printed electronic devices for biosensing clinically relevant biomarkers
Description:
Uric acid (UA) is an important biomolecule produced in the liver, which may be directly measured in our body fluids such as sweat or saliva. Elevated UA concentrations have been linked to gout, heart disease and type II diabetes. Extremely low range UA concentrations have been linked to early stage Parkinsons or Alzheimers disease. Teboho was able to design and construct UA biosensors on flexible electrodes capable of analytical reporting of UA over the necessary wide range of concentrations, for all clinical applications. The printing of flexible electrodes and electronic wiring for prototype point-of-care devices was done by Teboho, here at the Electrochemical sensors node of the NMMF (UWC) in collaboration with UMKC (USA). Teboho leads the era of transforming the rich heritage of electrochemical sensors established at SensorLab research group (UWC) into wearable devices for continuous monitoring of health and wellbeing.
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
DOCTOR’S DEGREES DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
MOHAMED KAMIL MAHGOUB MOHAMED
Department: PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Supervisor: PROF S TRIAMBAK
Thesis:
Aspects relevant for nucleosynthesis in novae and 136Xe neutrinoless double beta decay, probed via 32S(d,t) and 137Ba(3He,4He) reactions
Description:
The world around us is made of elements that were forged in the interiors of stars. Stellar nuclear reactions also produce copious amounts of particles called neutrinos, which may hold the key to answering important questions regarding matter formation in the very early Universe. Neutrinos are also incredibly hard to detect. On average, around a 100 trillion neutrinos pass through each of us every second, without anyone ever realizing it! Mohamed Kamil’s PhD research connected the physics of neutrinos to nuclear reactions in exploding stars called novae, making use of a technique called the single-neutron pickup reaction. He developed a rigorous data analysis procedure to obtain invaluable information that will extend our current understanding of nova explosions and neutrino properties.
DORCAS MUTUKWA
Department: CHEMISTRY
Supervisor: PROF L KHOTSENG
Co-supervisor: DR R TAZIWA
Thesis:
Green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using Leonotis ocymifolia extracts and their photocatalytic and antibacterial activity
Description:
Dorcas Mutukwa’s doctoral thesis introduces a ground-breaking green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Leonotis ocymifolia, an indigenous, underexplored African plant applied for the first time in nanomaterial production. Her biosynthesized nanoparticles achieved 99.9% degradation of methylene blue and exhibited potent antibacterial activity, addressing global challenges in wastewater remediation and antimicrobial resistance. Through innovative optimization and immobilization techniques, she enhanced nanoparticle stability and scalability. Her findings are published in five peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals, affirming Africa’s leadership in sustainable nanotechnology and botanical innovation.
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
DOCTOR’S DEGREES DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
NZUMBULULO NDOU
Department: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Supervisor: PROF R AJAYI
Co-supervisor: PROF T MULAUDZI-MASUKU
Thesis:
Eco-compatible bimetallic Zn-Fe nanoparticles: Effects on drug contaminated soil and drought stressed Sorghum bicolor
Description:
Drought is a global challenge in agriculture, which leads to over 50 % crop losses. Mr. Ndou’s doctoral research successfully synthesized green bimetallic zinc ferrite (ZnFe O) nanoparticles, from rooibos tea extract, with the aim to combat drought stress in sorghum plants. The findings of his study demonstrated that these nanoparticles improved plant growth, health, nutrient uptake and antioxidant capacity while reducing oxidative damage. This work presents an innovative and sustainable strategy for improving crop resilience and yield under climateinduced drought conditions. The impact of this work is supported by 2 published research articles in DHET accredited international journals. During his tenure, Mr Ndou also contributed to other publications including 2 book chapters.
ANDISIWE NGWEKAZI
Department: CHEMISTRY
Supervisor: PROF P BAKER
Co-supervisor: PROF C ARENDSE
Thesis:
Highly organised cucurbituril functionalised redox active thin films for site directed sensing of biogenic amines
Description:
Biogenic amines (BAs) play crucial roles in physiological processes such as neurotransmission, hormone synthesis, and cell growth. However, excessive levels of biogenic amines intake from foods and supplements, can lead to adverse health effects, including food poisoning, headaches, and allergic reactions. Cucurbituril-based sensors have emerged as promising tools for the selective and sensitive detection of BAs due to their unique host-guest chemistry. Andisiwe has employed her exceptional skills in electrochemical and spectroscopic analysis, to demonstrate the quantitative application of cucurbituril based sensor for the detection of histamine in red wine and dopamine in synthetic human serum at nanomolar limits of detection and superior analytical sensitivity. Andisiwe has presented her work at the Annual meeting of the ISE, 2023 and published 2 research article in prestigious internationally peer reviewed journals.
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
DOCTOR’S DEGREES DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
MANGANA BEREL RAMPHERI
Department: EARTH SCIENCE
Supervisor: PROF T DUBE
Co-supervisor: DR T DALU
Thesis:
Remotely sensed delineation of groundwater dependent ecosystems in Khakea-Bray Transboundary Aquifer
Description:
This doctoral research delineated and monitored groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) in the Khakhea-Bray Transboundary Aquifer (South Africa–Botswana) using advanced remote sensing, big data analytics, machine learning, geospatial analytical techniques. Results showed GDEs cover only a 1.34% of the area yet are vital for biodiversity and socio-economic resilience, though highly sensitive to climate variability and groundwater decline. By integrating high resolution remotely sensed, and environmental datasets, the study delivers a powerful framework for ecosystem monitoring, providing critical insights for sustainable groundwater use, strengthening transboundary water governance, and informing evidence-based policy for long-term ecological and community well-being.
DEWALD SCHOEMAN
Department: MEDICAL BIOSCIENCES
Supervisor: PROF B FIELDING
Co-supervisor: DR R CLOETE
Thesis:
Human Coronavirus NL63 Envelope Protein-Protein Interactions: Role in Pathogenesis
Description:
Mr Dewald Schoeman completed his PhD on the envelope (E) protein of the human coronavirus NL63 — a small but important viral protein that may explain why some coronavirus infections are more severe than others. His research focussed on a region called the PDZbinding motif, which enables the virus to exploit host cell proteins. He used computational tools — such as homology modelling, molecular docking, and MD simulations — and laboratory techniques like protein expression, binding assays, and confocal microscopy to study these protein interactions. His findings show how small differences in viral proteins can influence disease severity and help explain coronavirus pathogenesis.
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
DOCTOR’S DEGREES DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
VIOME AMAKURO SHOWERS
Department: STATISTICS AND POPULATION STUDIES
Supervisor: DR P NSENGIYUMVA
Thesis:
Assessment of the factors associated with secondary school attendance and completion in South Africa: a demographic perspective
Description:
This study assessed the level of school attendance and completion for upper-secondary education in South Africa for a five-year study period. A quantitative research approach and cross-sectional study design were applied to this study. Study data were retrieved from the South African General Household Surveys from 2015 to 2019. The study revealed an increase in the adjusted school attendance rate and net school attendance rate for upper secondary-aged learners from 2015 to 2019. Furthermore, there was an increase in the secondary school completion rate in the country across the study period. School completion was heavily dependent on the educational attainment of respondents’ parents. In addition, male learners, those who belong to poor households, had the worst educational outcomes. This research advocates for targeted support for poor learners in South. Viome published two papers in peer reviewed journals from his PhD thesis.
THABANG RONNY SOMO
Department: CHEMISTRY
Supervisor: DR M LOTOTSKYY
Co-supervisors: DR M DAVIDS, DR S NYAMSI, PROF V YARTYS
Thesis:
High entropy hydrogen storage alloys and perspectives of their application in hydrogen storage systems operating at near-ambient temperatures
Description:
This PhD research reveals how “high-entropy” effects influence the synthesis of hydrogenstorage alloys, identifying intricate connections between structural-morphological traits, thermodynamic behaviour, electronic properties, and hydrogen sorption performance. The outcomes of this work have garnered international recognition and academic dissemination. The findings were featured in one review article and two original research articles published in high-impact journals, and were presented at both national and international scientific conferences. These contributions are poised to propel the development of hydrogen storage technologies and support the broader transition to sustainable and clean energy systems.
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
MASTER’S DEGREES
MASTER OF EDUCATION
ACHMAT SOMAYAH
Thesis:
Exploring the Intended and Achieved Outcomes of the Life Orientation
Curriculum: A case study of TVET college graduates in the Western Cape
Department: EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
Supervisor: PROF J PAPIER
Co-supervisor: DR P JACOBS
PARKER KHADIJA
Cum Laude
Thesis:
Exploring the Embedding of UWC Graduate Attributes in BSc Programmes: A Case Study in the Faculty of Natural Sciences
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
Supervisor: PROF D MARSHALL
Co-supervisors: PROF M LUCKAY, PROF C CONANA
HERMANUS INGE
Thesis:
Investigating teachers’ views to enhance parental academic support in poor school communities
Department: EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
Supervisor: PROF R MAARMAN
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN ADULT EDUCATION AND GLOBAL CHANGE
DAMONS MARIANNA CAROLINA
Thesis:
An exploration of social media as a support tool in facilitating adult learning
INSTITUTE FOR POST SCHOOL STUDIES
Supervisor: DR M HENDRICKS
Co-supervisor: DR K APLOON-ZOKUFA
HENDRICKS ELAINE
Thesis:
Psychosocial Barriers to Participation among adult students at a University in the Western Cape: A Psychosocial Interactive Model
INSTITUTE FOR POST SCHOOL STUDIES
Supervisor: DR C FEBRUARY
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
HONOURS’
DEGREES
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION HONOURS
BASSIER RAEESHA
NDLOVU THANDAZANI
SCHOEMAN HILKE CHANRE
VOKWANA NOSIPHO CHARMAINE
YAMKELA DASOYI
ZONKE AMAHLE
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION HONOURS IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
VAN ROOY TERSHERE NIKETHA
FACULTY OF EDUCATION DIPLOMAS 2025
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
LOSABA SIBONGILE LYDIA
FACULTY OF EDUCATION CERTIFICATES 2025
POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION IN (FET) TEACHING
DAVIDS IMKE
DAVIDS NAHEEDAH
GAGELA ESETHU
HEYNES ZAYNOR DI VENUTO
KOBO MOLATELO SARA
KRUGER SIMONÈ
LIMEKAYA ZINZI
MASANGO SINOVUYO
MATSHOBA SIMANYE
MAZOMBA LUKHANYO
MILLER STACEY
MKUNGEKI ANDISWA VERONICA
PARKER MOHAMMED THAAFIER
PIETERSEN AMORÈ
SATARDIEN ZAGHRAH
VELDSMAN DURAN
2025 FACULTY OF EDUCATION
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION LANGUAGES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
MENTOOR REGAN JOWAINE
MLANJENI BUKHO
MOHALE TSHEPO
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION LANGUAGES AND LIFE ORIENTATION
FAKIR BAHIJA
ISAACS TALGAH
MAART NERELLE
MPOTOLOLO NAMHLA
PLAATJIES ANNJAQELUICE SHANAY
SYMES TAYLOR
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION IN MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCES
HENDRICKS AMEER
TSHANDU SIBABALWE KWAKHO
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION IN FOUNDATION PHASE TEACHING
KRAAK EMILY
JONAS ASEMAHLE SINOMTHA
MATTHEYS JAYDEN PETE
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION IN SENIOR PHASE AND FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING TEACHING
CLAASSEN MARIO JENOVAN
CONJWA SINOXOLO
JULIES BREYTON
MATHEWS DANOLIZE NATASHA
MELTON ERIN
ROBERTSON KINOLA PAMELA
ROSSOUW ANGELO JUNILL
SAAL TAMARA
SITHEMBILE SINELETHU
VALENTINE GAZELLE
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
HIGHER DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION
DESHA VERONICA MTOMBIZODWA
HUMPHREYS BEVERLEY-ANN
FACULTY OF LAW
MASTER’S DEGREES
MASTER OF LAWS
BEUKES RATULA
Thesis:
The potential for expert systems as a tool for decision-making in law in South Africa
Department: MERCANTILE AND LABOUR LAW
Supervisor: PROF D COLLIER
CUPIDO LE-ANN
Thesis:
COVID-19 and the right to social security for self-employed and informal workers in South Africa
Department: PUBLIC LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE
Supervisor: PROF U ASSIM
JAFFER ZAMEER
Thesis:
The Enforcement of the Palestinian Right to Self-Determination: An Examination of Third State Obligations and Countermeasures
Department: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PROCEDURE
Supervisor: PROF W NORTJE
Co-supervisor: DR T FISKATORIS
BOER KETRA RAE
Thesis:
Access to Electricity within the South African Legal and Constitutional Context: Lessons to be Learnt from the Netherlands
Department: PRIVATE LAW
Supervisor: DR A BOOLEY
Co-supervisor: PROF M ABDUROAF
DANIELS LUCILLE
Thesis:
Domestic implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: A South African perspective
Department: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PROCEDURE
Supervisor: DR L MUSHORIWA
JEMANEH TIBEBU HAILU
Thesis: Gerrymandering and Extraterritorial Voting Right in Ethiopia: Accommodation or Exclusion?
Department: PUBLIC LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE
Supervisor: PROF Y FESSHA
FACULTY OF LAW
MASTER’S DEGREES
MASTER OF LAWS
MACEKISWANA SANELE
Thesis:
An analysis of South Africa’s efforts to realize the right to basic education in light of covid-19
Department: PUBLIC LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE
Supervisor: PROF U ASSIM
Co-supervisor: MRS G MIRUGI-MUKUNDI
MAPHORISA LEANO CAROL
Thesis:
The Role of Transitional Justice in Fostering Gender Justice for Victims of Gender-Based Violence in South Africa
Department: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PROCEDURE
Supervisor: PROF W NORTJE
Co-supervisor: DR A MUNYAI
MASHIYI VUYISEKA VICKY
Thesis:
Women’s Rights in a Changing Climate: An Intersectional Analysis of Climate Change and Gender Inequality in Nigeria
Department: PUBLIC LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE
Supervisor: PROF K VAN MARLE
MALLICK IMRAH
Thesis:
An analysis of the positon of Muslim widowed women within the South African context
Department: PUBLIC LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE
Supervisor: PROF M ABDUROAF
MARMAN ABONGILE
Thesis:
The use of social media sites to obtain information on job applicants in the recruitment process
Department: MERCANTILE AND LABOUR LAW
Supervisor: DR J VAN DE RHEEDE
MBOMBO THANDOLWETHU MIRANDA
Thesis:
The International Criminal Court Judgment in The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen case: A Critique
Department: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PROCEDURE
Supervisor: PROF W NORTJE
Co-supervisor: DR L MUSHORIWA
FACULTY OF LAW
MASTER’S DEGREES
MASTER OF LAWS
MHLANGA GRAG KULANI
Thesis:
An Analysis of the Legal Framework Which Ought to Give Effect to Remand Detainees’ Right to Dignity
Department: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PROCEDURE
Supervisor: DR C ALBERTUS
NDLOVU-NACHAMBA CHELESILE
Thesis: Does South Africa’s law, policy and practice, including the Public Procurement Act 28of 2024, enhance transparency in public procurement at municipal level?
DULLAH OMAR INSTITUTE
Supervisor: DR C STEVENS
Co-supervisor: PROF J DE VISSER
NTABENI-SOLOMON SIPHAMANDLA
Thesis:
A Critical Legal Analysis of the Justice System’s role and the Implementation of Ubuntu Principles for released offenders in South Africa
Department: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PROCEDURE
Supervisor: PROF W NORTJE
NDABENI SIHLE
Thesis:
Child slavery in West Africa - Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire - (cocoa farms)
Department: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PROCEDURE
Supervisor: DR T FISKATORIS
NKHATA PAWENE MARVEL
Thesis: Electoral system review, ethnicity and regionalism in Malawi: Rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic?
Department: PUBLIC LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE
Supervisor: PROF Y FESSHA
PHILANDER NATHAN PETER-JOHN
Thesis: Restorative Justice in South Africa: How may it transcend the ‘mere sentencing alternative’ status in serious crimes?
Department: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PROCEDURE
Supervisor: DR C ALBERTUS
MASTER OF LAWS
QONONGO NOMXOLISI STELLA
Thesis:
Provincial Intervention in Local Municipalities: The case of South Africa
Department: PUBLIC LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE
Supervisor: PROF Y FESSHA
FACULTY OF LAW
MASTER’S DEGREES
Thesis:
DORCUS MAPULA
A Critical Analysis of the East African Community Counterterrorism Legal Framework
Department: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PROCEDURE
Supervisor: PROF J IYI
SMITH DYLAN
Thesis:
The right of access to social security as an element of the right to an adequate standard of living in South Africa
Department: MERCANTILE AND LABOUR LAW
Supervisor: DR Y BASSON
MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS LAW
SALUM HAMISI
Thesis:
The legal and regulatory framework on safeguards measures in Tanzania
Department: MERCANTILE AND LABOUR LAW
Supervisor: PROF P LENAGHAN
RALEFATANE
FACULTY OF LAW
MASTER’S DEGREES
MASTER OF LAWS IN LEGAL PLURALISM AND FAMILY LAW
SILO ANDA
Thesis:
A critical analysis of the judicial attitude to the right to culture in the context of African customary laws
Department: PRIVATE LAW
Supervisor: PROF A DIALA
MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY
GAGAYI MANDLA
Thesis:
UNEQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK: the case for equal pay for the South African women’s senior national football team
Department: MERCANTILE AND LABOUR LAW
Supervisor: PROF D COLLIER
FACULTY OF LAW
DIPLOMAS
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN LABOUR LAW
BOTLHALE TEBOGO
DUBULA NOSIPHO
DUMA SONWABISE
FREDERICKS RUDOLF WILHELM
GEORGE GARTH
HARDNEK ANDRE MARK
HELESI BOYCE THANDOLWETHU
JAFTA TAMSANQA MPENDULO
MAKUA NTSEBENG MOSES
MALULEKE THULANI SUCESSFULY
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN LABOUR LAW
MATEMOTSA RAKGOMO GEOPHREY
MAZWAYI PATISWA
MGADI MZOXOLO
MXALISA ZOLA HONEY
NCETHELO ZANELE VERONA
NTLABATI SISANDA
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC LAW
JACOBS THAPELO VINCENT
KIEWIETS DAMARIS
LE GRANGE RAYMOND
LOFF CARLO AFTHON
MAEKO LERATO PHYLICIA SANNY
MAKAMU THEMBA ANDREW
FACULTY OF LAW
DIPLOMAS
POLILE MEISIE PRUDENCE
QOLO KHAYAKAZI
RAWUTINI AYANDA
VAN DEN HEEVER RENE
VAN DUYN SIDNEY
VAN NEEL LYNIEVE SUNETTE
MASHEGO DICHIKANE RACHEL
MBALI ANDILE
MBALI XOLANI GOODMAN
MGWALI GCINA
MJANDANA ZOLILE
SHELEMBE AARON BHEKUYISE
FACULTY OF LAW
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE IN LAW
CHIDI VUYOLWETHU
GINA KARABO
JOKO LIYEMA
MCHIZA SIBULELE MFUSI
MDIKANE KAMVA
MUKENDI DINAH-CLEMENCE KABWENDA
NDLELA SIMTHANDILE
ONCKER JOSHUA
FACULTY OF LAW
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
BACHELOR OF LAWS
ALLIE MOGAMMAD YUSUF
MASHEGO STHABILE BONTLE
MOTSHABI RETHABILE
NQEKETHO NKOKHELI
MTHAWELANGA
ROSENKRANTZ KIERON
SHANELLE SEPTEMBER
SIKUNI ONELE
SIKUPELA ZIMKITA
SOLOMONS MOEGAMAT
ABDURAGHIEM
FACULTY OF LAW CERTIFICATES
HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN FORENSIC EXAMINATION
MAGADLA LUKHANYO TRINITY
MASIU PALESA ORNELLA
PIYOSE BONGEKA
FACULTY OF LAW DIPLOMAS 2025
ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN LABOUR LAW
DLAMINI SIPHILILE
MAGWAXAZA ANDISWA
MASANGO DERICK THEMBA
MAXONGO UNOTHANDO WENDY
NGONGOMA NDABENHLE JEFFREY
NINJE KENNA
NYEMBE CEDRICK
SIBIYA GLEN NHLANHLA
TLHAPI BOITUMELO TSHEGOFATSO
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
MASTER’S DEGREES 2025
MASTER OF CLINICAL PHARMACY
OOSTHUIZEN MIEKE
Thesis:
Proton pump inhibitors in paediatric hospitalised patients: a medicine use evaluation at tertiary facilities
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
Supervisor: PROF M VILJOEN
Co-supervisors: MRS N KEULER, PROF E TOMMELEIN
MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN POPULATION STUDIES
SITHOLE KNOWLEDGE
Cum Laude
Thesis:
Crime and immigration in South Africa: a continues rising issue
Department: STATISTICS AND POPULATION STUDIES
Supervisor: PROF S APPUNNI
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE
NGWADLA XOLISANI ENKOSI
Thesis: Investigation of factors influencing radon release from different materials
Department: PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Supervisor: PROF R LINDSAY
Co-supervisor: PROF S TRIAMBAK
ZULU ANDILE SIFISO
Thesis: Determination of matrix elements in 60Ni to test surface vibrations in nuclei
Department: PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Supervisor: PROF N ORCE
Co-supervisor: DR N BERNIER
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
MASTER’S DEGREES
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENT AND WATER SCIENCE
MOLAMODI DAISY OBAKENG
Thesis:
Modelling potential climate change consequences on sediment yield using SWAT model in the Rietspruit sub-basin, South Africa
Department: EARTH SCIENCE
Supervisor: PROF T KANYERERE
Co-supervisors: PROF S SINGH, PROF B DZWAIRO
NICHOLLS ANELKHA
Cum Laude
Thesis:
Interpretation of groundwater modeling scenarios for managed aquifer recharge, Langebaanweg, West Coast, South Africa
Department: EARTH SCIENCE
Supervisor: PROF T KANYERERE
Co-supervisor: DR S CLARKE
PATEL
Thesis:
MALIKAH
Using Geophysical Applications for Aquifer Characterisation of Palaeowaters: A case study of the Bredasdorp Basin, South Africa
Department: EARTH SCIENCE
Supervisor: DR S CLARKE
Co-supervisor: PROF G MAHED
MOROPANE MMASECHABA LEBOGANG
Summa Cum Laude
Thesis:
Assessing the Impact of GroundwaterDependent Invasive Alien Species in the Heuningnes Catchment Using Big Data and Machine Learning Algorithms
Department: EARTH SCIENCE
Supervisor: PROF T DUBE
Co-supervisor: DR C SHOKO
ODEH AMENAGHAWON MARGARET
Thesis:
Using wastewater-based epidemiologic approach to assess water management practices in climate change context, Western Cape, South Africa
Department: EARTH SCIENCE
Supervisor: PROF T KANYERERE
STENZL SEBASTIAN
Thesis:
Assessing the vertical distribution of microplastics in the sediments of a MAR basin
Department: EARTH SCIENCE
Supervisor: DR S CLARKE
Co-supervisor: DR J NEL
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
MASTER’S DEGREES 2025
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NANOSCIENCE
DLAMINI MONGEZI
Cum Laude
Thesis:
Development of new TB drugs and their antibacterial studies
Department: CHEMISTRY
Supervisor: PROF M ONANI
Co-supervisors: DR A HAASE, PROF A MADIEHE
SATHULA SISIPHO
Thesis:
Investigating chitosan nanoparticle interactions with tight junction proteins in an HIV-BBB in-vitro model
Department: MEDICAL BIOSCIENCES
Supervisor: PROF D FISHER
Co-supervisors: PROF A DUBE, DR K MAKHATHINI
MHLABA EZINTLE
Thesis: Antimycobacterial effects of cerium oxide nanoparticles on Mycobacterium smegmatis
Department: MEDICAL BIOSCIENCES
Supervisor: PROF A DUBE
YOUNG Z’ NITA LORI’ AN
Thesis: Nanomaterial assisted MALDI TOF MS-based antifungal susceptibility testing for Candida species
Department: MEDICAL BIOSCIENCES
Supervisor: PROF C AFRICA
Co-supervisor: PROF A CHRISTOFFELS
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
NYALUNGU PHOLOSO SALVATION
Thesis:
Novel extraction of Leonotis leonurus and their efficacy in CNS conditions
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
Supervisor: PROF K OBIKEZE
Co-supervisor: PROF S EGIEYEH
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
MASTER’S DEGREES
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
ABRAHAMS MALIKAH
Thesis:
Screening and evaluation of bacteria for the biological control of Botrytis cinerea on Vitis vinifera
Department: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Supervisor: DR A HITZEROTH
Co-supervisor: PROF M SETATI
BECKETT TANWEER
Cum Laude
Thesis:
Establishing long read MinION based comparative transcriptomics for gene expression analyses in rooibos (Aspalathus linearis)
Department: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Supervisor: DR U HESSE
HESS MICHÉ
Magna Cum Laude
Thesis:
Decoding the morpho-physio-biochemical response mechanisms of Phaseolus vulgaris to waterlogging and Fusarium oxysporum infection
Department: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Supervisor: PROF M KEYSTER
Co-supervisor: PROF A KLEIN
ARMIEN AQEELAH
Cum Laude
Thesis: Green synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles from Harpagophytum procumbens (Devil’s claw) extract and their biomedical applications
Department: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Supervisor: PROF A MADIEHE
COUERT JODI
Cum Laude
Thesis:
A study of the interactions between novel DNA aptamers and tuberculosis biomarker proteins for application in diagnostics
Department: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Supervisor: PROF M MEYER
Co-supervisor: PROF P MDLULI
LEE CASEY
Thesis:
Phenolic compound profiling of wild rooibos populations that represent different growth types of the Aspalathus linearis species complex
Department: MEDICAL BIOSCIENCES
Supervisor: DR U HESSE
Co-supervisors: PROF D DE BEER, PROF E JOUBERT
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
MASTER’S DEGREES 2025
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
MBEWE SIBUSISO METHEMBE
Cum Laude
Thesis:
Contribution of antioxidant enzyme activities to drought tolerance in Bambara groundnut
Department: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Supervisor: PROF N LUDIDI
Co-supervisor: DR A ALI
NICHOLLS ANUSHKA
Thesis:
The characterisation of two novel Class II lanthipeptides from Thalassomonas viridans by heterologous expression in Escherichia coli
Department: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Supervisor: PROF M TRINDADE
Co-supervisor: MR L VAN ZYL
MORROW JESSICA CAROLINE ANNE
Cum Laude
Thesis: Comprehensive analysis of autosomal forensic markers in Southern African Bantu speaking populations
Department: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Supervisor: PROF M D’ AMATO
Co-supervisor: DR M KASU
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL BIOSCIENCE
MOUTON CHARNICE RENÉ
Thesis: Galenia africana extract as an alternative to typical azoles against Candida species
Department: MEDICAL BIOSCIENCES
Supervisor: PROF C AFRICA
Co-supervisor: PROF J KLAASEN
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
MASTER’S DEGREES
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL SCIENCES
Thesis:
Modified metal organic frameworks as efficient catalysts in the conversion of horse manure to hydrogen
Department: CHEMISTRY
Supervisor: PROF P BAKER
Co-supervisor: DR F NTUMBA
Thesis:
Analysis of biologically relevant anionic species in coastal seawater
Department: CHEMISTRY
Supervisor: PROF P BAKER
Co-supervisor: DR F MUYA
Thesis:
Polythiophene based nanosensors for the electrochemical detection of COVID-19 drugs
Department: CHEMISTRY
Supervisor: DR C CUPIDO
Co-supervisors: DR N MOHAMED, DR F MUYA
Thesis:
Synthesis, characterisation and testing of ZrC/Ti/V/ZrC multi-layered films for hydrogen storage application
Department: CHEMISTRY
Supervisor: PROF L KHOTSENG
Co-supervisors: DR N SEROKA, DR C MTSHALI
Thesis:
Study on the synthesis of ferrocene doped metal organic framework derived porous carbon and their electrochemical performance for cathode of lithiumoxygen battery
Department: CHEMISTRY
Supervisor: PROF S TITINCHI
Co-supervisor: DR H ABBO
DREYER REZAAN LAMEES
YANG BO
MASHABANE TANKISO
PARKER DAWOOD MOHAMMED
RAMPAI MOJESI MONICA
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
MASTER’S DEGREES 2025
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN STATISTICAL SCIENCE
PILLAY DIRESHAN
Thesis:
Open medical scheme predictive terminations modelling
Department: STATISTICS AND POPULATION STUDIES
Supervisor: DR R LUUS
Co-supervisors: PROF R BLIGNAUT, PROF S STEEL
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
KONDLO APHILE
Thesis:
A semantic knowledge base of the national cybersecurity environment in South Africa
Department: COMPUTER SCIENCE
Supervisor: PROF L LEENEN
Co-supervisor: PROF J VAN VUUREN
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE
PASSMORE JOSHUA DAVID Summa Cum Laude
Thesis:
Bayesian Network Analysis of DNA
Mixtures: A Statistical Approach to Forensic Identification
Department: MATHEMATICS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Supervisor: PROF J MORTERA
Thesis: The foundations of locale theory
Department: MATHEMATICS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Supervisor: PROF D HOLGATE
MPHANGANE NKATEKO PONTSHO ARCHIBALD
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
MASTER’S DEGREES
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHARMACY ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY REGULATION
LUNGU DALIWONG GIFT
Thesis:
Ceftriaxone medicine use evaluation:
A retrospective, descriptive, crosssectional case series study in Butterworth Hospital
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
Supervisor: PROF M VILJOEN
SINGH DILLON
Thesis:
Investigation of The Effects of Temperature and Humidity on Yields of a Complementary Medicine Product Under Regulatory Stability Conditions
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
Supervisor: PROF A DUBE
MANYAKA LETHUKUTHULA
Thesis:
Exploring the acceptance of a long-acting cabotegravir injectable as preexposure prophylaxis among university students at the University of the Western Cape
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
Supervisor: PROF K OBIKEZE
Co-supervisor: PROF I IGBE
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED GEOLOGY
MAART RUDY BRENT
Thesis:
Designing a virtual geological field trip based on geo-cognition principles
Department: EARTH SCIENCE
Supervisor: PROF J VAN BEVER DONKER
Co-supervisor: PROF D MARSHALL
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
HONOURS’
DEGREES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HONOURS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
BEDIHASHE ZUKHANYE
ROLOMA SIYOLISE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HONOURS IN BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
BUTTRESS RYAN
MADIKANE MIHLALI INDIPHILE
NEETHLING EMKE
ROSS JASON
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HONOURS IN CHEMISTRY
DWEBA ZUQHAME
MBAXA ASIVILE
PANDY RISHKA
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HONOURS IN MATHEMATICS
DASE YONELISA
WILLIAMS JODY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HONOURS IN STATISTICAL SCIENCE
LONGO ENOCK NKUNDA
MANANA BULELANI
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HONOURS IN POPULATION STUDIES
KLAAS YANGA
MAPHALU ZWIVHUYA FELICIA
MAPHOSA NOKUTHULA
MDILA BAMANYE LOYISO
NEKHAVHAMBE ZWIVHUYA
ROLOMA SIYAMTHANDA
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HONOURS IN ENVIRONMENT AND WATER SCIENCE
FANEKISO VUYISA
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES DIPLOMAS
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
MJOBO TABISILE BUQAQAWULI
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
BACHELOR OF PHARMACY
MKHWANAZI MXOLISI KWAZIMOFU LUNATHI
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
MARTHEZE CHELSEA JAYNE
NGCWANGU MAXIMA UNIKA
SHELEMBE SIPHESIHLE
TREU NICOLE VALASHIYA ISA XOLELWA
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
GOBOZI THANDOKAZI
MABUZA XILUVA MAKHANANA
MANKAYI ZIKHONA
MAVHUNGA FHATUWANI KHAVHAHULE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY
KHANYILE PHILILE MINENHLE
KHOSA HLANGANO ADBEEL
MKOLISO LIYEMA
MPOFU TADIWANASHE PRAISE
NGCOBO BANDILE
TSHABALALA BHEKI WILSON
NGONYOLO FIKILE NKOSAZANA
NGWENYA MNQOBI VICTORY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
ADAMS ZUHAYR
KOSE LITSEPISO
LUKIE ILHAAM
MFONO ANOVUYO
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
MUKIZA JUNIOR
PHIDZAGLIMA NTANGANEDZENI
POSWAYO AXOLA
SADIEN MOEGAMMAD AQEEL
SEOKETSA HAPPY LETHABO
THAVHANA PFUNZO
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER SCIENCE
CHASANI ONGEZWA
DUBAZANE SILINDILE ANGEL
GAVENI SITHEMBILE KABENI CHUNYISWA
KHOZA CAITLIN UNATHI
KHUZWAYO SIBONGAKONKE MINENHLE
LIMAPHI YAKHA
MABUKU MAPASEKA MANTLALA PRESCIDA
MAGOPA SALOME LERATO
MAHLANGU MBALI THEMBELIHLE
MANAMELA MASEKETE PETRUS
MEHLOMAKULU SIPHOKAZI
NDEBELE NOLUSIZO
NGIDI KWANDA PERFECT
PHELANE MAMKETE FELICIA
WUWANE PEKI ALINAH
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICAL SCIENCES
MAKWELA DINEO TRACY
NKOSI MTHOKOZISI STEVEN TAVIN
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL BIOSCIENCE
AREND ABDUD-DAYYAAN
DU PLESSIS MICHIEL ROHAN
FRANCIS MUGAMMAD TAHIR
GOLELA ALIZWA
GWENXANE PHILASANDE
MALLUM SHAMEERA
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICS
NTSONO KGOSIETSILE THUSO
MALULEKE ALPHA MASHUDU
MANGISI CHANTELL
MBONAMBI STHEMBILE NOXOLO
MOHAMED SALMA
NHLEMO DEON NKOSINATHI
WAGGIE NUR
FACULTY OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES DIPLOMAS
ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
ABRAHAMS SHAUN
BLOCK SYLVIA OLIVIA
DLAVANA THULANI
FILANDER CHIRNA
FREDERICKS MELISSA
GEORGE YANDISWA
GOXO NTOMBIZANELE
JACOBS KENEILWE ADELICE
JIKAZI NOSICELO
JOB JASON MICHAEL
JOSE AVIWE
KETELO ZOLEKA ORIENDER
KLAASEN IVAN SAUL
KOBOKA PALESA
LAREY JOE-WAYNE
LETOMPA SIPHIWO
LEWELA TEBELLO
LUCWABA NQABAKAZI MIZPA
LUJIVA AKHONA PORTIA
MADALA NOKUTHULA
MAGWEVANA MAPASEKA MATSOKU
PRECIOUS
MAHLANGRNI SONGEZO
MAKALIMA NOMABADI MIRANDA
MAVUSO NANDIPHA NQABOMZI
MBANE XHANTILOMZI LITA
EMMANUEL
MC DONALD MARK MARLIN
MJIKELISO MPHUMZI
MNQONJANA ZUKISWA
MOSHASHA NICHOLAS
MPAKUMPAKU NOMBULELO
MYOLILETSIE NTOMBEKHAYA
MYOZOLO ZIMKHITHA PRINCESS
NGANI NCUMISA
NGCOFE NOMHLE
NGCONGOLO FRANCES THENJIWE
NGQEZA NOMATSHANGISA VINOLIA
NINI SIMPHIWE
NOCAKANA MTHUNZI
PALAZA BABALWA
PASIWE QAQAMBILE SIGANEKO
PHILANDER EMMA-JANE
PINYANE ZANDILE BEAUTY
SEKANO LEHLOHONOLO DANIEL
SIFUMBA TEMBAKAZI TEMBANI
SIGCAU ZUKOLWETHU
SONKOBONGELA NEZISWA
SOTONDOSHE TRUDY
SOWAZI POZISA AKHONA
STELLE NONKULULEKO WENDY
STEMELA ANDISWA COURTNEY
SWARTZ LERATO
SWARTZ TSHEPO
TLHAPI BOITUMELO TSHEGOFATSO
TOZAMA THOZAMA
TUKU NANGAMSO
TYILO NEZISA
WILLIAMS STEPHEN
FACULTY OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES DIPLOMAS
ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT
GQODWANA SESETHU
KIVA BUKELWA
ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN FINANCIAL PLANNING
WHITE LIAM
FACULTY OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
BENTLEY JAYDIN MARANJANA SINETEMBA
TYWAKU LWANDO
HONORARY DEGREE AWARDEES
1983
S. Motsuenyane, Doctor Commercii
M.C. O’Dowd, Doctor Commercii
1984
E. Theron, Doctor Legum
1987
B. Breytenbach, Doctor Litterarum
R.E. van de Ross, Doctor Educationis
1989
J.C. de Villiers, Doctor Scientiae
G.A.M. Mbeki, Doctor Philosophiae
1990
N.R. Mandela, Doctor Legum
O.R. Tambo, Doctor Legum
1991
R.E. Alexander, Doctor Commercii
G.S. Machel, Doctor Legum
D. Mitterand, Doctor Litterarum
D. Zihlangu, Doctor Educationis
1993
G. Boonzaaier, Doctor Litterarum
B. Head, Doctor Litterarum (posthumous)
A. Ibrahim, Doctor Litterarum
E. Mancoba, Doctor Litterarum
1995
G.J. Gerwel, Doctor Educationis
P.M. Sonn, Doctor Legum
1996
G.H. Brundtland, Doctor Legum
T.N. Chapman, Doctor Commercii
J.J.F. Durand, Doctor Philosophiae
P. Gorvalla, Doctor Commercii
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1997
B. Davidson, Doctor Litterarum
E.L. King, Doctor Theologiae
I. Mohamed, Doctor Scientiae
F.B. Naude, Doctor Theologiae
J.N. Scholten, Doctor Legum
R. Turner, Doctor Educationis
1998
J. Derrida, Doctor Litterarum
M. Nuttall, Doctor Theologiae
M.A Oduyoye, Doctor Theologiae
J. Reddy, Doctor Educationis
2001
V.H. Faigle, Doctor Theologiae
G. ‘t Hooft, Doctor Scientiae
P.N. Langa, Doctor Legum
A. Small, Doctor Litterarum
2002
W.H. Gray III, Doctor Philosophiae
C.L.R.Hirschsohn, Doctor Philosophiae
T. Manuel, Doctor Commercii
D. Philip, Doctor Litterarum
M. Philip, Doctor Litterarum
D.M.B. Tutu, Doctor Legum
2003
K. Mokhele, Doctor Scientiae
T. D. Fredericks, Doctor Educationis
P.D. Uys, Doctor Educationis
2004
K. Asmal, Doctor Legum
E. de Keyser, Doctor Commercii
G. Fitzgerald, Doctor Litterarum
A. Omar, Doctor Legum (posthumous)
A. Sachs, Doctor Litterarum
A. Sisulu, Doctor Curationis
W. Sisulu, Doctor Legum (posthumous)
HONORARY DEGREE AWARDEES
2005
A. Achmat, Doctor Philosophiae
C.J Bundy, Doctor Philosophiae
E.K.M. Dido, Doctor Litterarum
T. Jones, Doctor Philosophiae
J. Fagan, Doctor Legum
I. Mahomed, Doctor Legum (posthumous)
2006
F. Ginwala, Doctor Administrationis
2007
E. Abrahams, Doctor Philosophiae
E. Braune, Doctor Philosophiae
A. Chaskalson, Doctor Legum
D. Jordaan, Doctor Philosophiae
R. Kadalie, Doctor Litterarum
P. Mlambo-Ngcuka, Philosophiae Doctor
Y. Mokgoro, Doctor Legum
V.G. Shubin, Doctor Philosophiae
2008
W.E. Morrow, Doctor Educationis
2009
P. Govender, Doctor Legum
2010
A. Adebajo, Doctor Philosophiae
M.S. Dien, Philosophiae Doctor (posthumous)
B.L. Fanaroff, Doctor Philosophiae
P. Olumfemi-Kayode, Doctor Philosophiae
R. Simonsen, Doctor Philosophiae
P.K. Tergat, Doctor Philosophiae
D. Tulu, Doctor Philosophiae
2011
S.B. Biko, Doctor Philosophiae (posthumous)
S.B.A. Isaacs, Doctor Educationis
P. Magrath, Doctor Litterarum
M. Shear, Doctor Philosophiae
M. Temmerman, Doctor Philosophiae
R.B. Wolf, Doctor Philosophiae
2012
B. Gawanas, Doctor Legum
E. Moosa, Doctor Legum
R.E. Reddock, Doctor Philosophiae
H. Shaper, Doctor Philosophiae (posthumous)
A. Sheiham, Doctor Philosophiae
2013
H. Howa, Doctor Philosophiae
T. Jones, Doctor Philosophiae
J. Matthews, Doctor Philosophiae
G. Merino O.P, Doctor Theologiae
2014
A. Haron, Doctor Philosophiae (posthumous)
2015
A. Jedaar, Doctor Philosophiae
2016
H. Adams, Doctor Philosophiae
F. Robertson, Doctor Philosophiae
M. Tsedu, Doctor Philosophiae
2017
M. Lapsley, Doctor Philosophiae
2018
Z Skweyiya, Doctor Philosophiae (posthumous)
2021
Z. Wicomb, Doctor Philosophiae
A.A. Boesak, Doctor Philosophiae
W. Kentridge, (jointly awarded with Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University)
2022
K.K. Prah, Doctor Philosophiae
I. Sooliman, Doctor Philosophiae
HONORARY DEGREE AWARDEES
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2023
C. Hani, Doctor Philosophiae (posthumous)
D.E. Moseneke, Doctor Philosophiae
S.Z. Zotwana, Doctor Philosophiae
2024
M.Y. Choi, Doctor Philosophiae
H. Kummeling, Doctor Philosophiae
C. Pauwels, Doctor Philosophiae (posthumous)
2018
Ebrahim Rhoha
2021
AB Mahomed
Derek Joubert
Peter Takelo
HEADER SUB-HEADER 2018-2024 GOLD MEDALISTS
2022
Sean Patrick Lance
Peter Wilson
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
2024
Albert Lois Sachs
UWC GRADUATION ATTIRE
MEANING AND SYMBOLISM
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The three proteas symbolise Teaching, Culture and Education.
The stepped pattern represents the steps that lead to the Greek temple. This is the international symbol for academia and our recognition that we are a part of it.
The laurel leaves indicate competition and victory.
The diamond-shaped protea petal represents strength of character, ethics and faithfulness to oneself and others.
The continuous pattern that extends from the front to the back speaks to Respice Prospice, which means to look back, to look forward. Take what is good from the past and build the future.
The beaded effect is meant to reflect African craft and creativity.
The colours that make up the band are derived from those that represent the seven Faculties that make up the University.
CAP Black John Knox cap with silver tassel.
Peony red edged with silver trim.
THE CAP
Black John Knox cap with gold tassel. BACK OF THE YOKE
Black edged with gold trim.
THE SLEEVE
Open sleeves, looped up with gold cord and lined with gold satin.
THE GOWN
Black with full facings of gold and trimmed yoke.
Black John Knox cap with silver tassel.
Black edged with silver trim.
SLEEVE
Open sleeves, looped up with silver cord and lined with empire blue satin.
GOWN
Black with full facings of empire blue.
GRADUATION ATTIRE
AND HOODS GOWN
1 THE GOWN
Black (all degrees, diplomas and certificates, except Doctoral degrees)
Arts and Humanities
Community and Health Sciences
Dentistry
Economic and Management
Sciences
Education
Law
Natural Sciences
THE MOTIF
Black, edged with symbolic print in the Faculty colour.
THE COWL
Trimmed based on the type of qualification being conferred.
THE NECKBAND
The neckband emblazoned with the protea in the Faculty colour.
THE HOOD
Full hood in black.
2
CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS
(NQF LEVEL 5 AND 6)
Black, with gold and blue strips.
GRADUATION ATTIRE
HOODS
3 BACHELORS
(NQF LEVEL 7)
Black, edged with symbolic print in the Faculty colour; the neckband emblazoned with the protea in the Faculty colour.
Degrees: BA, BSc, BCom, BAdmin, BA (SRES), BSc (Complementary Health Sciences), BOH, PGCE
5
ADVANCED BACHELORS
(NQF LEVEL 8)
Black, edged with symbolic print in the Faculty colour and trimmed on the cowl with cord in platinum colour; the neckband emblazoned with the protea in the Faculty colour.
Degrees and Diplomas: All Honours degrees and Postgraduate Diplomas
4
PROFESSIONAL/SENIOR BACHELORS
(NQF LEVEL 8)
Black, edged with symbolic print in the Faculty colour and trimmed on the cowl with cord in gold colour; the neckband emblazoned with the protea in the Faculty colour.
Black, lined with the Faculty colour, edged with symbolic print in the Faculty colour and trimmed on the cowl with cord in the Faculty colour; the neckband emblazoned with the protea in the Faculty colour.
