17th CROSS-FACULTY POSTGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM 8-11 September 2026 | Wartenweiler OLA Braamfontein East Campus
PROGRAMME 2026
Postgraduate Research and Development Office Tuesday, 8 September 2026
08h00 – 09h00
REGISTRATION & TEA
09h00 – 09h30
Welcome & Opening
Prof. Jennifer Fitchett PGA Chair
09h30 – 10h00
Keynote address Talk Partly Cloudy, Fully Committed: A Researcher’s Journey Through Academia
Dr Ogone Motlogeloa, Lecturer Demography and Population Studies, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities
10h00 – 10h10
BREAK
10h10 – 11h00
Masters Oral Presentations Session 1 Chair: Joshua Jandrell (EBE)
Aurielle Louw (HS) Avi-Nash Sukuram (EBE) Bongani Khanyi (HS)
11h00 – 11h30
Masters Oral Presentations Session 2 Chair: Joshua Jandrell (EBE)
Caitlin De Winnaar (HS) Dudu Mpokela (CLM) Gabriella Jack (SC)
11h30 – 12h30
Masters Oral Presentations Session 3 Chair: Cleopatra Ndhlovu (HS)
Lesedi Forane (SC) Muhammad Dindar (EBE) Phumudzo Matsila (HUM) Sinovuyo Halana (HS)
12h30 – 13h30
LUNCH BREAK
13h30 – 14h20
Masters Oral Presentations Session 3 Chair: Cleopatra Ndhlovu (HS)
Lesedi Forane (SC) Muhammad Dindar (EBE) Phumudzo Matsila (HUM) Sinovuyo Halana (HS