PhD
Graduation Ceremony
Date: 10 December
Time: 17:00
Venue: The Great Hall
A MESSAGE TO GRADUATES FROM THE CHANCELLOR
CONGRATULATIONS! HALALA!
GO LEAD SOUTH AFRICA TO GREATNESS!
A hearty congratulations to the class of 2025! Some of you are the first graduates in your family, well done! May your light shine for those who come after you! For those of you who are continuing in your family’s tradition, thanks for not dropping the ball. Education is the best self-investment. The past year changed the world as we know it, with no less than 60 countries and more than 1.3 billion people globally going to vote, including our own country. The outcomes have changed geopolitics, with the Global North becoming more internally focused. The resurgence of economic protectionism has altered trade landscapes, causing ripples across global markets. The rise of artificial intelligence and big data further reshapes the balance of power, as nations compete for supremacy in these fields. Climate change, a universal threat, has become a catalyst for geopolitical tension. The race for control over natural resources, especially in the Arctic and other vulnerable regions, has intensified. South Africa has not been spared in the regional conflict, losing our own young fighters for peace in the DRC.
As the twentieth meeting of the Group of 20 heads to our shores, a first for the continent of Africa, we have chosen Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability as our G20 theme. This speaks to our recognition of the interconnected of nations. Our shared future depends on mutual understanding, cooperation, equality and stability across nations. As our future leaders you need to adapt to an uncertain world, embrace diversity, and foster dialogue. That will help you to craft a healthier, more balanced world for future generations.
As you venture into the world, take time to expand the depth and breadth of your knowledge. Read outside your specialisation, engage with people outside your comfort zone. Understand the plight of people less fortunate than yourself. Be the change you want to see in your country first then the world. Leaders who leave footprints worth emulating, are not only the brightest but also those who take time to learn from others, who are accountable for their actions and omissions, who use what they know and what they have, to make the world a better place. Leaders who care. Those leaders do this consistently with Humility and Integrity, Always. May you be those leaders! HALALA!
CONGRATULATIONS! HALALA! GO LEAD SOUTH AFRICA TO GREATNESS!
Dr Judy Dlamini Chancellor
A MESSAGE TO GRADUATES FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
AND PRINCIPAL
Dear Wits Graduate,
Congratulations on successfully completing your academic programme at the University of the Witwatersrand, the premier University on the continent.
You are now a member of an elite group of graduates of this august institution. More than 200 000 alumni at the cutting edge of excellence, both locally and internationally in business, the public sector, the academy, and in civil society have trodden this path.
Today, you become a member of this illustrious community.
Over the past 100 years, Wits has grown into one of the leading universities on the continent and a globally respected institution for its teaching and learning, knowledge creation and generation, and social impact. It has shaped the lives of many for the advancement of society. You are now an integral part of this proud and enduring legacy. Here at Wits, we actively pursue excellence and societal relevance in everything we do. From the abstract to the practical, our focus is on creating a space for the best thought, knowledge, and expertise to be unearthed and nurtured.
Wits is renowned for its intellectual leadership and for nurturing critical thinkers, creative innovators, problem-posers, and problem solvers. We have strived to match your ambition and drive to overcome the challenges thrown our way by the pandemic. Together we have reached the crest of the hill and proven, once again that excellence is achievable, even in times of uncertainty and adversity.
Your success has furthered our commitment to equipping the next generation of leaders with the skills and determination that you will need to find innovative and sustainable solutions to the pressing problems of the 21st Century.
As a Wits graduate, you had access to an exceptional educational experience. You have been exposed to a world-class academic and research programme and a vibrant community that makes you a true global citizen. You have been part of an institution that generates cutting-edge knowledge and innovation for South Africa and the world. It is now time for you to step into the world and use that experience, for good. We know that you will enter the next stage of your journey with the determination to build a better society tomorrow. I want to encourage you to remain a part of the Wits family by participating in our alumni programme and by further advancing the reputation of your alma mater.
Best wishes for the next steps of your journey and congratulations on being such a big part of the history of this illustrious institution.
Professor Zeblon Vilakazi, FRS Vice-Chancellor and Principal Wits University
Gaudeamus igitur
Juvenes dum sumus
GAUDEAMUS
Post jucundum juventutem
Post molestam senectutem
Nos habebit humus.
Ubi sunt qui ante nos
In mundo fuere?
Vadite ad superos
Transite in inferos
Hos si vis videre.
Vita nostra brevis est Brevi finietur.
Venit mors velociter
Rapit nos atrociter
Nemini parcetur.
Vivat academia
Vivant professores
Vivat membrum quodlibet
Vivat membra quaelibet
Semper sint in flore.
Vivant omnes virgines
Faciles, formosae.
Vivant et mulieres
Tenerae amabiles
Bonae laboriosae.
Vivant et republica et qui illam regit.
Vivat nostra civitas, Maecenatum caritas
Quae nos hic protegit.
Pereat tristitia, Pereant osores.
Pereat diabolus, Quivis antiburschius
Atque irrisores.
Let us rejoice therefore
While we are young.
After a pleasant youth
After a troublesome old age
The earth will have us.
Where are they
Who were in the world before us?
You may cross over to heaven
You may go to hell If you wish to see them.
Our life is brief
It will be finished shortly.
Death comes quickly Atrociously, it snatches us away. No one is spared.
Long live the academy!
Long live the teachers!
Long live each male student!
Long live each female student!
May they always flourish!
Long live all maidens
Easy and beautiful!
Long live mature women also,
Tender and loveable
And full of good labor.
Long live the State
And the One who rules it!
Long live our City
And the charity of benefactors
Which protects us here!
Let sadness perish!
Let haters perish!
Let the devil perish!
Let whoever is against our school
Who laughs at it, perish!
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Nkosi sikelel’ iAfrika
Maluphakanyisw’ uphondo lwayo,
Yizwa imithandazo yethu, Nkosi sikelela
Thina lusapho lwayo.
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.
The Wits Choir
The Wits Choir has been around since 1995. Their repertoire is colourful and vibrant. They perform regularly at graduations and important ceremonies. The Wits Choir has toured internationally as well as playing host to other choirs here. They are also active in the community, undertaking choral outreach programmes.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE
10 DECEMBER 2025 AT 17:00
The audience will rise as the academic procession enters the hall and will remain standing until the Acting Vice-Chancellor is in place
The Acting Vice-Chancellor will constitute the congregation
The Acting Vice-Chancellor will welcome the graduands and guests
Address to the congregation
Conferment of degrees
The Acting President of Convocation will address the graduates
The Acting Vice-Chancellor will dissolve the congregation
The audience will stand while Ihele is played
Members of the audience are requested to stand while the academic procession leaves the hall and not to leave the hall before the end of the ceremony.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
In the event of load-shedding or power cuts, the Great Hall may become totally dark until the generator comes into operation.
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
DEAN: PROFESSOR M MUSEMWA BA Hons (Zimbabwe) MA (Cape Town) PhD (Minnesota, USA) MASSAf
Master of Arts
ALEXANDER, Kathleen Leigh (with Distinction) Psychology DISSERTATION: A qualitative exploration of the socialisation adjustment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder within a school environment
BHANA, Aarti
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BRISLIN-NTONE EDJABE, Dorothy Joan Creative Writing DISSERTATION: Two Sisters, Two Suitcases
CASSIM, Atiyya Danka (with Distinction) Media Studies DISSERTATION: Exploring the Forbidden Fruit Effect: Generation Z's Perception of Reality and Risky Behaviour in TV Series
CELE, Thobekile Goodness Psychology RESEARCH REPORT: The relationship between working memory and processing speed: The influence of demographic factors in the South African sample
CHOEU, Motlhaume Moses
Demography and Population Studies RESEARCH REPORT: Health-Seeking Behaviour Among Men Aged 15-54 Years: An Analysis of Socio-Economic And Demographic Determinants Using 2015-16 Angola Demographic And Health Survey
COETZEE, Leoné
Social and Psychological Research RESEARCH REPORT: An exploratory study of the causes and consequences of violence against teachers in Gauteng, South Africa
COHEN, Dena Batya (with Distinction)
Organisational Psychology RESEARCH REPORT: Measuring sustainable ergonomics: A hybrid multi-criteria perspective on Occupational Health and Safety Indicators
DINIZ, Daniela Catia
Portuguese Studies DISSERTATION: Portuguese Language in the multi-linguistic South Africa and the maintenance of the Portuguese community in Pretoria
DLAMINI, Nomthandazo
Social Development RESEARCH REPORT: Managing complexities: The experiences of practitioners and support staff members in working with gender-based violence cases at the University of the Witwatersrand
DUBE, Tiffany Awande (with Distinction)
Film and Television DISSERTATION: Unseeing Constructed Imagery: Recognizing the Destabilization of Deviances within Black South African Storylines in Telenovelas; A Manifesto for Revolutionizing the South African Cinemascape
FIHLANI, Sibusiso
Drama Therapy RESEARCH REPORT: Find your Drama Therapy voice: an exploration of voice as identity in Drama Therapy, using the Sesame approach and Iinstomi story telling in the South African context
GANDHI, Rahul (with Distinction)
International Relations RESEARCH REPORT: Rethinking the Impact of War on the Environment in IR: A relational ecological exploration of ecocide in Gaza
GEORGE, Abigail
Drama Therapy RESEARCH REPORT: A Narrative Approach: Perceptions of Mental Health Services and The Role of Creative Arts Therapies in South Africa's Coloured Communities
GODONGWANA, Sinoyolo Namhla Charmaine Migration and Displacement DISSERTATION: The role of child-care services for displaced children in Johannesburg: A socio-ecological perspective on building resilience
GWAMBE, Siphesihle
Social and Psychological Research RESEARCH REPORT: Reproductions of race and racialization of online responses to hair controversies in South Africa
GWEBU, Mandhlovu
Social and Psychological Research RESEARCH REPORT: Black South African professionals' narratives of mobility: Overcoming disadvantaged education backgrounds to achieve professional success
HALL, Jason Kenneth (with Distinction)
Social and Psychological Research RESEARCH REPORT: Interconnected consciousness: An exploration of African perspectives on the meanings and functions of consciousness and its applications to artificial intelligence
HEYMAN, Alexa Jade Psychology DISSERTATION: 'The Reported Experiences of Mothers of High-Functioning Cerebral Palsy Adults'
JOHNSON, Tayla Casey International Relations RESEARCH REPORT: Military Coups as Pathways to Decolonisation? A Systematic Review of the 2022 Burkina Faso Case in the Sahelian Context
JOUBERT, Megan Film and Television DISSERTATION: From Words to Worlds
KALAYAMOTSE, Thato Organisational Psychology RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring Decent Work for Unemployed Youth in South Africa
KOBE, Hendric Tshepo (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: Investigating the usability and effectiveness of TikTok as an educational tool for children aged 14-17 years learning dance: A Case Study of HTK Performing Arts Institute in Pretoria South Africa
KUMALO, Nonkululeko
Critical Diversity Studies RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the Political Contribution of Madie Hall Xuma in South Africa: A Decolonial Feminist Theoretical Examination
KWINIKA, Hlayisani Hemilton (with Distinction)
Critical Diversity Studies RESEARCH REPORT: Investigating the Representation of Masculinity and Femininity in Shounen Anime: A Focus on One-Piece and Demon Slayer
LEBURU, Keamogetswe Divine (with Distinction) Anthropology RESEARCH REPORT: "Refiguring the Archive": Theatre makers and their use of Instagram as an experiential archive
LESENYEGO, Tshegofatso Dimpho Migration and Displacement RESEARCH REPORT: Investigating mechanisms and programmes for the provision of quality Early Childhood Education for immigrant children
LOTTER, Kyla (with Distinction)
English DISSERTATION: Reading Dante: An Exploration of the Interpretation and Misinterpretation of Allegory
LUPINDA, Inonge Sepo E-Science RESEARCH REPORT: Three Months of Murder: A Computational Analysis of the Representation of Murder in South African News Media
MABALE, Kamogelo Ivan Health Demography RESEARCH REPORT: Mothers' disability status and their experience of under-five mortality in South Africa
MABASO, Busisiwe Psychology RESEARCH REPORT: Understanding South African University Students' Experiences of Drinking and Driving
MABITSELA, Choene Rose Social Development RESEARCH REPORT: The experiences of Community Development Workers in Work-Integrated Learning Supervision at the University of the Free State
MABITSELA-NGCOBO, Juliett Naledi
Journalism and Media Studies RESEARCH REPORT: Community media's agenda setting and framing of the Komati Just Energy Transition project as it pertains to affected workers and communities
MABUZA, Nokuthula Theodorah Translation and Interpreting RESEARCH REPORT: Culture-specific items in audiovisual translation from isiZulu into English: An analysis of the subtitles of the series Shaka iLembe
MAELANE, Thipe Kamogelo
Journalism and Media Studies RESEARCH REPORT: Media literacy and Africa Check's response to the Covid-19 `infodemic' in South Africa
MAKHUNGA, Philile Cebo
Social and Psychological Research RESEARCH REPORT: The development of gender and sexual identity of gay and lesbian youth in the physical and virtual world
MALULEKE, Pardon
Applied Ethics for Professionals RESEARCH REPORT: Public Health Demands on Personal Individual Liberty: A Debate between Paternalism and Liberty in Public Health Policy South Africa's COVID -19 restrictions: Case in hand
MAMONTOV, Antonina
Social and Psychological Research RESEARCH REPORT: Music and the Emotional Regulation of University Students: A Descriptive Experience Sampling Study
MARSHALL, Janique Juliet (with Distinction) English DISSERTATION: Conditioned Insularity in Kazuo Ishiguro's Novels The Remains of the Day (1989), Never Let Me Go (2005) and Klara and the Sun (2021)
MATHIPA, Pleasure Pebetsi
Social and Psychological Research RESEARCH REPORT: A critical examination of the intersection of patriarchy and religion in the oppression of Black South African women.
MATISONN, Rebecca (with Distinction) Organisational Psychology RESEARCH REPORT: Working in the digital era: Industrial/organisational psychologists' perspectives on generative artificial intelligence
MATLHABANE, Robin Refilwe
Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts
RESEARCH REPORT: O Lepara san!: A performance ethnographic study using Applied Theatre to investigate the term "Lepara" as a form of toxic masculinity in young men from Hammanskraal.
MATSHWISA, Tsholofelo Basetsana African Languages and Linguistics DISSERTATION: Ketsaetsego ya tiriso ya dithuanyitlhaodi mo polelong tsa Setswana go lebilwe setlhopha sa Moba le Mo-me
MATSIMBI, Tirhani Labour and Economic Sociology RESEARCH REPORT: The Experiences of Public and Private School Teachers in Johannesburg during the National Lockdown due to COVID-19
MCLEOD, Michael Ian (with Distinction)
Creative Writing DISSERTATION: Sentient Potential
MCMURRAY, Jane Drama Therapy RESEARCH REPORT: Playing multiple roles: a journey towards promoting spontaneity, creativity, and self-confidence in Grade 7 to 9 learners as a drama teacher/therapist
MDLALOSE, Nothando Philile Anthropology RESEARCH REPORT: "Umona usuka esweni"- Narratives of Umona in Eskhawini & KwaMashu, Kwa-Zulu Natal
MELANE, Anesipho Sociology RESEARCH REPORT: Male Drug Ab(use) amongst Youth in Amatolaville, Eastern Cape.
MHLONGO, Khensani Yolisa Madumelani Anthropology RESEARCH REPORT: Alive and Kicking: Examining health-seeking behaviour amongst young soccer players in Weltevreden, Roodepoort.
MILLS, Shereen Winifred
Creative Writing DISSERTATION: Writing Home: The Women of 18 Sirkoon Street, A Collection of Stories
MOGALE, Phomello Rambofeng
Political Studies RESEARCH REPORT: Between Promises and Delivery: Political Party Platforms and Service Delivery in Hammanskraal, Tshwane
MOJAPELO, Gaositwe Mmapelo Digital Arts DISSERTATION: Exploring Digital Artists and AI Collaboration within Augmented Reality
MOKONYANA MATSAUNG, Motlalepula Maria Psychology RESEARCH REPORT: Perceptions and Experiences of Women Beneficiaries' Participating in the Enterprise Development Programme
MOLOBI, Timothy Shanko
Journalism and Media Studies RESEARCH REPORT: Football development in South Africa and its influence on the performance of the senior men's national team, Bafana Bafana
MOLOPYANE, Mamokgethi Ruth Development Studies RESEARCH REPORT: Political Oversight on Service Delivery and Environmental Sustainability: A Case Study of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality's Pikitup Waste Management System
MOOSA, Rumaisa (with Distinction)
Organisational Psychology RESEARCH REPORT: The Mediating Effect of Job Crafting on Playful Work Design and Work Engagement
MORRISON, Stuart Scott (with Distinction) E-Science RESEARCH REPORT: Do Early Elections Matter? A Empirical Investigation into the Long-Term Effects on Political Violence
MOSAKA, Amanda Azania Nomakhwezi (with Distinction)
Journalism and Media Studies RESEARCH REPORT: The multidimensional nature of violence experienced by journalists working in South Africa
MOTSA, Sihle History of Art RESEARCH REPORT: Architecture and an Aesthetics of Exclusion : Angela Ferreira's South facing
MPANGASE, Nosipho
Organisational Psychology RESEARCH REPORT: Buffering the impact: Psychological capital as a moderator between socioeconomic stressors and employee wellbeing in South Africa.
NABEE, Aamirah Suleman
Political Studies RESEARCH REPORT: Chinese Engagement in Africa: The Role of Zambia's Political Dynamics and China's Engagement in Zambia's Debt Crisis
NAIDOO, Taliah Logan Digital Arts DISSERTATION: The analysis of female Indian bodies in League of Legends to develop techniques towards purposely reflective visual design
NAIKER, Sharlene Journalism and Media Studies RESEARCH REPORT: Finding Valliamma: Uncovering the story of Valliamma Munuswamy Mudaliar, the teenage girl who died in the South African liberation struggle
NDEBELE, S'hlengiwe Melonie
Health Demography RESEARCH REPORT: The relationship between Intimate Partner Violence and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes among married women in South Africa
NDLOVU, Buhlebenkosi (with Distinction)
Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts
RESEARCH REPORT: A Case Study on the Portrayal of Violence in Black Male Characters and their Presentation in South African Male Characters and their Presentation in South African Film and Television: An Applied Drama and Theatre Perspective
NDLOVU, Nomawonga Lesedi Bongiwe Sibusisiwe (with Distinction)
Demography and Population Studies
RESEARCH REPORT: Determinants of STI-Related Care-Seeking Behaviour Among Female Sex Workers in South Africa's Major Metropolitan Cities
NDLOVU, Samukelo Lincoln International Relations RESEARCH REPORT: Global South as Method for Worldmaking: Key Lessons from the New International Economic Order proposal of 1974
NDLOVU, Shanice Aaliyah (with Distinction) Creative Writing DISSERTATION: The Language of Dreams
NENE, Khulekani Celumusa Journalism and Media Studies RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the relationship between Swazi law and custom and Journalism practice in Eswatini: A case study of the times of Eswatini (Swaziland)
NGUBENI, Sadya Zenneth International Relations RESEARCH REPORT: Re-imagining China-Africa Relations: Opportunities and Pitfalls for Africa's development
NGWANAAMONNA, Keletso Winnie International Relations RESEARCH REPORT: A Comparative Analysis of Biometric Technology in Ghana and Nigeria's Electoral Systems: Pre- and Post-Implementation
NGWANE, Sifiso (with Distinction) Drama and Film DISSERTATION: UMKHANGELI ONGENAGAMA (THE NAMELESS SEEKER): An Afrikan Womanist Autoethnographic Encounter with Intsomi
NGWENYA, Luyanda Lungi (with Distinction)
Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts
RESEARCH REPORT: Journeying Minds: Process Drama - an investigative research method used to gather and explore perceptions around Mental Health Challenges among Black students at the University of the Witwatersrand
NKHASI, Mpoi Berttha ICT Policy and Regulation RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the role of policy and regulation for the digital transformation of Lesotho's economy
NKOEBELE, Nthatisi
Social Development RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the role of NGOs in rural poverty eradication: A case study of Qwaqwa in the Eastern Free State
NTSHANYANA, Vizikhungo
Critical Diversity Studies RESEARCH REPORT: Stereotypes of Xhosa Women on X (Twitter) in South Africa: A Decolonial Feminist Examination
NUSSEY, Cassandra Laura (with Distinction)
International Relations RESEARCH REPORT: Conflict and Coverage: Unpacking Media Narratives of Palestinian Women in the Intifadas
NYUSWA, Langelihle RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the internal life of the July day's events through the lens of the crowds within crowds: the case of Esikhawini.
NZAMA, Nondumiso Nqobile
Translation and Interpreting RESEARCH REPORT: An Assessment of Ethical Dilemmas and Cultural Intricacies in Isizulu Court Interpreting: A focus 0n rape cases
OBERMANN, Niklas (with Distinction)
History of Art DISSERTATION: Archive of Resistance: Violent Histories, Haunted Images and Archival Disobedience in Contemporary Kenyan Art
OLIPHANT, Lumka
Journalism and Media Studies RESEARCH REPORT: The Battle of Indodla (social grant money)
PATHER, Jodie Roman
History of Art RESEARCH REPORT: Locality Shaping the Institution: Genesis Connection Youth Skills Multimedia, Riverlea, Johannesburg
PATO, Sinazo
Social Development
RESEARCH REPORT: Community Perceptions and Experiences of Air Pollution Monitoring in Soweto, Johannesburg
PATOORS, Sipho Joseph
Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts
RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring Cultural diversity in Casting in the South African Film and Television Industry: A Practice as Research Study
PHUTI, Nothando Lillian
Migration and Displacement RESEARCH REPORT: The uncertain lives of Zimbabwean Exemption Permit holders: Zimbabwean waiters in Johannesburg
PITSO, Mahlauli Alina (with Distinction)
Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts
RESEARCH REPORT: Expressing Our Gender Freedom: Radio Drama as advocacy for Freedom of Expression for Lesbian Women in Lesotho
PONELA, Memory
E-Science
RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the Predictors of Academic Vocabulary Proficiency among First-Year University Students
RADEBE, Fortunate Busisiwe
Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts
RESEARCH REPORT: Connecting memories: Using playback theatre to stimulate dialogue on the origins of people living in Hammanskraal
RAFFEE, Iman (with Distinction) Digital Arts DISSERTATION: Ms. Marvel, and the Super-Powered Forces of Coloniality: Addressing and Analysing the Colonial Gaze and Representation of Muslim Characters in Mainstream American Comics
RAMSUNDER, Yuthika Kiraan International Relations RESEARCH REPORT: "Unheard Cries:" To what extent are Turkey and Egypt aligned with their obligations, under international refugee law, to safeguard the human rights of female Syrian refugees?
RASAKANYA, Malesela Abraham Social and Psychological Research RESEARCH REPORT: Examining gendered perspectives of university students on interpersonal partner violence
SAUHATSI, Lerato Priscilla Sociology RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the Experiences and Perspectives of Unemployment among Humanities Graduates Pursuing Postgraduates Studies in South African Higher Education Institutions
SEGOETE, Lineo (with Distinction) Contemporary Curatorial Practice DISSERTATION: The Un/chrono/Logical timeline method as a curatorial approach for critical fabulation imbued in personal histories and multimodality (upcycling the master's tools)
SEIFERT, Vanessa African Literature RESEARCH REPORT: Questions of Identity and Belonging in Yewande Omotoso's The Woman Next Door
SEKHABI, Nontutuzelo Consolation Cultural Policy and Management RESEARCH REPORT: Stakeholder Management in the Implementation of Community Arts Centres Policy in South Africa: A Comparative Case Study of Indonsa and Fezile Dabi CACs
SEKHU, Lesego Sociology RESEARCH REPORT: Transitional Justice 'Gender' Bias: Examining Conflict-related Sexual Violence Discourse in select African Truth Commissions
SELAHLE, Nhlanhla Rethabile Political Studies RESEARCH REPORT: The rejection of low-wage work by young urban black South Africans amidst South Africa's unemployment crisis
SELAPISA, Lillian Popinyana (with Distinction)
Journalism and Media Studies RESEARCH REPORT: More than just a number: The story of the "Mamelodi 10"
SENYATSI, Kgabo Cybrien
Journalism and Media Studies RESEARCH REPORT: Watchdog watching itself: Analysis of media discourse on the ethical breach in the Pretoria News story of the Tembisa 10 babies
SHOKE, Itumeleng (with Distinction) African Languages and Linguistics DISSERTATION: Tshekatsheko ya Mofeme wa Setswana go ya ka Tsamaiso ya Thutapopofoko
SIBANDA, Thandazani Michelle Health Sociology RESEARCH REPORT: Perceived Body Mass Index, Body Image and Weight Control Behaviours among University Students in Johannesburg
SILOKAZI, Masilo (with Distinction) Critical Diversity Studies RESEARCH REPORT: Am I a Porn Addict, or Am I Just Lonely? A Feminist Exploration for a Framework for Ethical Internet Pornography & Cybersex Work in South Africa.
SKHOSANA, Kutloano Health Demography RESEARCH REPORT: The demographic and socioeconomic characteristics associated with transactional sexual relationships among young (15-34 year-old) males in South Africa
TASIC, Nathalie Michelle Philosophy RESEARCH REPORT: The 'Heart' and 'Mind' of Racism
TAYOB, Yusra Momade Chafe (with Distinction) Portuguese Studies DISSERTATION: Intertwining National and Female Identity in South African and Mozambican Novels: A Thematic analysis of Paulina Chiziane's "The Joyful Song of the Partridge" and Kopano Matlwa's "Period Pain"
TESORIERO, Tamara Amalia (with Distinction) Digital Arts DISSERTATION: Systems of Narrative: A Theoretical Unravelling of Interactive Digital Nonfiction and Its Currency of Engagement in The Ludic Century
TEZAPI, Iyanla (with Distinction) Organisational Psychology RESEARCH REPORT: Unprofessional hair: The experiences of Black women with hair in South African Corporate Organisations
TJABANE, Francis Naledi Philosophy RESEARCH REPORT: Artificial Selfhood and Communal Becoming
TLALE, Lerato E-Science RESEARCH REPORT: Voices of the City: Deciphering the Role of Technology in Transforming Public Participation within the Gauteng City Region
TSHUMA, Truth Miniyotha International Relations RESEARCH REPORT: Has the CRRF helped host countries to adequately address the needs of refugees? A case study on Uganda and Kenya
WAUGH, Nolwazi Imena Digital Arts DISSERTATION: Creating Diversity in Representation for Southern Africans in Character Design in Digital Art: A Case of How to Draw Guides
YENDE, Wandile Sindiswa (with Distinction) Linguistics DISSERTATION: Unmasking Ghost Segments in South African isiNdebele.
YIANNAKIS, Yianna Digital Arts DISSERTATION: Applying Blockchain Technology to Improve Higher Education
ZENGANI, Mpumelelo
RESEARCH REPORT: The discourse of migration and scramble for jobs in the City of Johannesburg’s domestic work sector for the period 2008 to present
Master of Arts in Audiology
MATJEKE, Tsakane (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: Lifting the lid on potential bias: Audiologists and Speech Therapists and Audiologists and South African Sign Language as a tool of service delivery in the Deaf Community and SASL users in South Africa - An explanatory study
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology
BHOJARAM, Bivash RESEARCH REPORT: A Qualitative Exploration of Parenthood After Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) In A South African Context
COLEMAN, David Patrick (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: Psychotherapists' experiences of working with somatic phenomena in the therapeutic setting when treating clients with gender-related body dysphoria
MERCER, Patrick Evan Beauchamp RESEARCH REPORT: Experiences of South African fathers raising a child with autism
NKALA, Zusiphe Sithini Joy RESEARCH REPORT: Young Black South African women's experiences of shame in relation to intimate partner violence and support-seeking
Master of Arts in Community-Based Counselling Psychology
FELITI, Mbalentle
RESEARCH REPORT: The experiences of Black South African women in rugby: intruders in a sport that they love
MAPONYA, Mantji Faith RESEARCH REPORT: Childhood experiences of adversity and resilience in adults raised under Kinship foster care
MATHIVHA, Vusani
RESEARCH REPORT: What does it mean to be a man? A narrative study of young masculine identities
PADARATH, Josephine RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring Experiences of Academic Resilience in Young Indian Adults Developed Through the Stories of Their Grandparents
Master of Arts in Fine Arts
BUTHELEZI, Bongiwe Gugulethu DISSERTATION: On Passage and Place: Into The Neo-Archive Sighting Black Femme Artists, our Communities and the Cultural Immortality of Drawn, Printed and Digital Media in Southern Africa
MOKOENA, Pebofatso Jeffrey (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: Dossier TKZ-8993: Hyperlinks, Space, and Apparatus
MTSHALI, Londiwe Elaine Marilyn DISSERTATION: Rethinking home in KwaSwayimane: Homescaping as an act of refusal.
NTSEWA, Chuene Letlhohonolo Tshwanetji (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: Secondary Passenger
Master of Arts in Heritage
MADYIBI, Augustine Zukisa (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: Intloya Iphuma emasini: Investigating the functional significance of AbaThembu beaded necklaces to signify the transition from boyhood to manhood
Master of Arts in Social Work
BILA, Tinyiko Jade
RESEARCH REPORT: The supervisors' experiences on the implementation of supervision in the Department of Social Development in Vhembe District of the Limpopo Province
MAZIBUKO, Jacqueline Hlengiwe
RESEARCH REPORT: Perceptions of Employees on Workplace Acceptance and Accommodation of Employees with Disabilities (EWD) within the Department of Social Development, Johannesburg Region
NTULI, Nokulunga Sinenhlahla (with Distinction)
DISSERTATION: The Role of Comprehensive Sexual Education in the prevention and management of learner pregnancy: Experiences of learners and educators in secondary schools in Soweto, South Africa
RASELABE, Matamela Felicia
RESEARCH REPORT: Experiences of Social Workers working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic in Ekurhuleni Region, Gauteng Province of South Africa
SVOVA, Newlane
DISSERTATION: Exploration of perceptions of the inclusion of the boy child in GBV awareness programmes: A case study of Gauteng North
ZULU, Nokwanda Nonhle
RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring Social workers' views on pursuing postgraduate studies outside the social work field: Gauteng Province
Master of Arts in Speech Pathology
MAKGETLOA, Makgetjepe Dineo
DISSERTATION: Literacy learning strategies implemented by teachers to support literacy development for learners with complex communication needs in underserved schools in KwaZulu -Natal
Master of Arts in Translation
MAAKE, Meriam Molebogeng
RESEARCH REPORT: The translatability of humour from English into Setswana: Madam & Eve comic strips
MAHLANGABEZA, Bukeka
DISSERTATION: Mainstream Translation Theories in Journalist Translation Into IsiXhosa
MATHEVULA, Dzunisani Gift (with Distinction)
RESEARCH REPORT: The impact of translanguaging practices in multilingual classrooms in South Africa: The case of Diepsloot.
PHELAKHO, Qhawekazi (with Distinction)
RESEARCH REPORT: Misogyny in three retranslated isiZulu Bible versions: A descriptive analysis
TEME, Mpho Paballo Gloria RESEARCH REPORT: South African Interpreters Working into their Secondary Languages: Challenges and opportunities
THEMANE, Lekhipi Promises
RESEARCH REPORT: The translation of culture-specific items in children's literature from English into Sepedi
Master of Education
BENGTSON, Alison Gay (with Distinction)
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Perceived impact of schools of specialization in Gauteng province of South Africa - A case study
BLIGNAUT, Henning
Education RESEARCH REPORT: The quality of teaching and learning of sciences in South African public and private schools: A comparative study in the Johannesburg north district
CHAFEKER, Taahirah
Educational Psychology RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the Impact of Parenting Styles on Emotion Regulation Across South African Generations
CHEKWA, Christopher
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Learning to teach about climate change to grade six learners: A self-study
CHINOMBE, Monica
Education DISSERTATION: Exploring the efficacy of home language in teaching reading comprehension in Grade 3 South African classrooms
DLADLA, Sethabile
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Unpacking high dropout rates in township IT education through teacher experiences
DLANGISA, Philela Xolile
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Teachers' experiences of teaching IsiZulu home language to non-native speakers of IsiZulu in two multiligual schools in Soweto.
DOLLEY, Moegammat Faiek
Education RESEARCH REPORT: ICT policies' implementation to promote access, equity, and quality in South African higher education.
DONORA, Dereck
Education RESEARCH REPORT: An analysis of the cognitive demands of examples presented in grade 7 textbooks in geometry
DORRINGTON, Siobhan (with Distinction)
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Moving beyond the 'one-size-fits-all' approach to assessment practices in South African Grade 10 classrooms: The case of a Johannesburg based school
DU TOIT, Cayla Amy (with Distinction)
Education RESEARCH REPORT : Exploring Assessment Adaptation Strategies for Authentic Student Evaluation in the Age of Generative AI: Insights from Educators at an Online School
EBRAHIM, Saadia (with Distinction)
Education DISSERTATION: Invitational Disposition as a Feature of Foundation Phase Teachers' Inclusive Pedagogy in one selected Independent Gauteng School
GUMEDE, Dawn Mbalenhle
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Investigation of the efficacy of translanguaging as a pedagogy for reading literacy among grade four learners
GUURE, Hafsa
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Making connections: Investigating the cross-disciplinary transfer of skills and knowledge in a BEd academic literacies course
HANTIBI, Nwabisa Gloria
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Mathematics teachers noticing practices in their classrooms
HLELA, Nqobile Victoria
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Investigating intermediate phase English educators' practices, in responding to learner diversity at a full-service township primary school in Gauteng
ISMAIL, Ayesha Education DISSERTATION: Comparing the effectiveness of hands-on dissections and ICT simulated virtual dissections in Grade 10 Life Sciences
JIRI, Princess Education DISSERTATION: Fourth-year education Students' perceptions of their self-efficacy for inclusive teaching post-Covid
KATHRADA, Uwais Fareed
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Leading and Navigating Inclusion in South African Muslim Schools: A Pedagogical Responsiveness and Complexity Theory Perspective
KGOMO, Elizabeth Mokgaetji
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Grade 11 life orientation teachers' pedagogical approaches during the 'development of the self in society' topic at Johannesburg east schools
KHUMALO, Nkosinathi
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Leveraging the use of Artificial Intelligence in teaching of looping structures in programming languages: A case of Gauteng province schools.
KIRSTEIN, Michelle Education RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the challenges for comprehensive sexuality education among learners with disabilities at special needs schools in South Africa: A systematic literature review
KRUGER, Leigh Education DISSERTATION: A Decolonial Analysis of the #FeesMustFall Movement and the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill
LAVANS, Lincoln
Education RESEARCH REPORT: An exploration into Grade 3 learners' mathematical proficiencies as seen using the Mental Starters Assessment Project (MSAP) and the Learning Framework in Number (LFIN)
MAAL, Ammaarah (with Distinction)
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Lessons for leaders and educators: An exploration into the affordances and constraints of inclusive practices in South African independent schools
MADIBANA, Kgothatso
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the nature of the collaborative relationship between the DBST, SBST, and teachers in ensuring inclusive education in the Ekurhuleni south district primary schools
MADONSELA, Nonkie
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Creating access and inclusion for learners with language barriers: Exploring teacher's experiences of aligning foundation phase mathematics curricula with the curriculum assessment policy statement
MAKHANZA, Promise Mthabiseng (with Distinction)
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring school culture and its Influence on the utilization of ICTs by teachers: A case of two Gauteng schools
MASOWA, Ngoakoana
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Novice teachers' practices of grade 10 Life Sciences CAPS assessment in two Gauteng township high schools
MATHEBULA, Zanele
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Towards poetry as a decolonial strategy in teaching a sensitive & controversial past in post-apartheid South Africa
MAZIBUKO, Ritha
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the integration of smartboard affordances with pedagogy when teaching photosynthesis to Grade 11 learners
MDINWA, Nomonde Sithembile
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Enhancing inclusion in grade 10 English language classes through special education interventions: A phenomenological study
MEYER, Mechaela Charlsey
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Investigating Grade 8 learners' algebraic problem-solving skills when engaging with real-life problems
MHLONGO, Vincent Bongani
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the influence of the PGCE life sciences program on the preparation of pre-service teachers for their TPACK at a South African university
MKHABELA, Bongumenzi Mthobisi
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Journeys to teaching: Autonomy shifts in pre-service teachers' narratives of becoming a teacher
MOHAMMED, Zaheera
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the use of remedial education programmes in a Grade 5 class to facilitate inclusive teaching and learning in a Gauteng remedial school
MOKOENA, Limpho
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Inclusive pedagogical actions Grade 7 natural sciences teachers use to improve understanding of natural sciences concepts in English First Additional Language (EFAL) learners in 3 township schools in Mohlakeng
MOKOENA, Roseline Ntsoaki
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Queering South Africa's protective school policy: Exploring School Management Team (SMT) responses to the inclusion of learners with diverse sexual orientation and gender identities in South African schools
MOLETSANE, Lesedi Onkarabetse (with Distinction)
Education RESEARCH REPORT: The quintile ranking system versus quality education in post-apartheid South Africa: A critical analysis of the school funding policies
MOOLLA, Arshad (with Distinction)
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring South African First-Year Students' Perspectives on Deep and Meaningful Online Learning Strategies for Enhancing Digital Abilities
MORARE, Jacobeth Nomakosana
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Experiences of Novice Teachers in Promoting Inclusive Education in Johannesburg East Inner-City Secondary Schools
MUHAMED, Safiyya
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Black learners who experience ancestral callings and epistemological exclusion, in a selected school in Gauteng South Africa: An investigation on the perceptions and beliefs of educators
MUHAMMAD ARIF, Rabia (with Distinction)
Education DISSERTATION: Vygotsky, the Known, the Unknown, and the Misrepresented: Revisionism in Vygotsky Studies
MYOLI, Khayalethu (with Distinction)
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Grade 12 learners' difficulties in applying the concept of proportionality in triangles
MZIMAZI, Anelisa
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Pre-service teachers’ responses to and reflections on contingent moments in intermediate phase mathematics teaching
NAIDOO, Vijayendran Dharmananthen
Education RESEARCH REPORT: A critical analysis of the links between Occupational Classification Systems, Occupational Qualifications and the regulation of occupations: Case studies in the Financial Sector
NANYENI, Linekela Paul
Education DISSERTATION: Investigating the experiences of Grade 10 - 12 deaf learners in mainstream secondary schools in Namibia
NDOVE, Matimba Vusi Terry Jnr
Educational Psychology RESEARCH REPORT: The exploration of the role of nurturing care in rural students' transitioning from early childhood to higher education
NKABINDE, Portia
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Investigating the opportunities for developing Science Process Skills in learners: A study of food tests practical work
NKALA, Nicolletta
Education RESEARCH REPORT: An overview of applied behavioural analysis and its potential use for treating children with autism in South Africa
NOYILE, Sydney Xolani
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the integration of Information Communication Technology (ICT) into the pedagogy of Business Studies in Johannesburg Central District Schools
PEIXINHO, Dominique
Education RESEARCH REPORT: What do first and fourth year pre-service teachers notice when observing teaching?
SEKATANE, Moraba Preciaus
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Interventionist Strategies for Implementing Differentiated Instruction: A Cultural-Historical Activity Theory Approach
SEKGOTHE, Amogelang Felicia
Educational Psychology RESEARCH REPORT: Teacher strategies for implementing inclusive education in the foundation and intermediate phase classrooms: A South African Perspective
SIBIYA, Duduzile Esther (with Distinction)
Education RESEARCH REPORT: A comparative analysis of mathematical proficiency in fraction word problems in grade 6 textbooks
THOBEJANE, Kgothatso Setjakadume
Education RESEARCH REPORT: The tension between disciplinarity and interdisciplinarity in caps: A content analysis into grade 8 Natural Sciences
ZITHA, Shirly
Education RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring grade 8 learners' experiences of inclusion and exclusion at a high school in Thohoyandou, Limpopo
Master of Music
DOWLATH, Milan DISSERTATION: The voice of Jane Eyre
HARDCASTLE, Angus William (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: (R)Evolutionary Lows: Electric Bass Lines in South African Music, 1970 to 1994
NJEZA, Sibusiso
DISSERTATION: A composers' search for an African identity: The development of Mzilikazi Khumalo's compositional style
VAN DER MERWE, Janus (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: Sonic Boundaries
Bachelor of Arts Honours
AGBERE, Assya Film and Television
BALENE, Tyaleni Ernest
CHIRWA, Lungile
Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts
International Relations and Politics
DAVE, Gabriella Sarah (with Distinction) Psychology
GELEBA, Mhlontlo Buhle
Media Studies
GEORGE, Adam Leighton Music
GETHE, Vitolia Mapula Labour, Economic and Development Sociology
GREYLING, Gustav Christiaan (with Distinction)
Journalism and Media Studies
HUGHES, Clarisse Kirsty International Relations
ISSA, Asani
Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts
IZEGBU, Nwanne-Amaka Silvia (with Distinction) Philosophy
KELA, Kuyasa Fine Art
KHUMALO, Amanda Zamantungwa
Journalism and Media Studies
KHUMALO, Angela Janet Geography
KUBHEKA, Kayakazi (with Distinction) Psychology
KWINIKA, Makhawukana Akani Sociology
LAMBANI, Karabo
Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts
LANGFORD, Lea Psychology
LEKWAKWA, Mathapelo Betty International Relations and Politics
LUKHELE, Thando Publishing Studies
MAAKO, Kelegomoditse Lesedi
MABASO, Malusi Drey
Media Studies
Media Studies
MABUNDA, Munene Marble Psychology
MAGADLA, Nonkululeko (with Distinction) Anthropology
MAHLABA, Phuti Pertunia Psychology
MALOTE, Nkosingiphile Natacia (with Distinction) Psychology
MAPHAKELA, Mapula Phillipine Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts
MASALESA, Patience Boitumelo Media Studies
MASEBE, Orediretse Political Studies and Development Studies
MASWANGANYI, Khumo Portia Psychology
MATLANYANE, Lerato Cicilia Demography and Population Studies
MAWASHA, Khutso African Languages and Linguistics
MAZIBUKO, Nomathamsanqa Lungile International Relations
MCOPHELA, Nomasizole Political Studies
MKHUMA, Smangaliso Mbekezeli Philosophy
MNCUBE, Nonkululeko Angelica Media Studies
MNCWABE, Wela Odwa Media Studies
MNQAPU, Patience Nompumelelo Organizational Psychology
MOKAEDI, Boipelo (with Distinction) Drama Therapy
MOKOENA, Thato Elec (with Distinction) Political Studies
MOLANGATHI, Andiswa Cyria General Sociology
MOODLEY, Sirisha (with Distinction) Psychology
MOREMI, Lawrence Ofaletse (with Distinction) Interpreting
MORRISON, Joanne (with Distinction) Sociology
MPHELA, Letjeka Maria Development Studies
MSANE, Minenhle Drama Therapy
MUDALAHOTHE, Anthia Mashudu Media Studies
MUHAMMAD, Armeen Aamir Organisational Psychology
MUNGWE, Samantha Nonhlanhla Drama and Film
NAIDOO, Kamalan Munakala Journalism and Media Studies
NHLAPHO, Wandile Rachel African Literature and Media Studies
NHLAPO, Simanga Non (with Distinction) African Languages and Linguistics
NJOBE, Mbulelo Geography
NTLOKO, Babalo International Relations and Politics
RETIEF, Jean-Francois (with Distinction) Digital Arts
SIGUBUDU, Sinethemba International Relations and Politics
SINGH, Natasha Thato Psychology
SIPHOHLE, Imameleng Maria Geography
SOKANYILE, Lona Journalism and Media Studies
SOPOTELA, Yanati Labour, Economic and Development Sociology
SWARTZ, Sadie Demi Fine Art
TEMBU, Xolani Browtrean African Literature and Publishing Studies
TEU, Katlego Valentia Demography and Population Studies
THEU, Themba Political Studies
THUNGO, Sphelele Victor (with Distinction)
Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts
TSHONA, Yolanda (with Distinction) African Languages and Linguistics
ZILILA, Janet Rethabile (with Distinction) Drama Therapy
Bachelor of Education Honours
BUTHELEZI, Nomasonto
BVUMA, Hettie
CHAKAWALA, Farhana
GOLIAD, Allisdene Gailronesia Anastachia (with Distinction)
GUMEDE, Nonkanyezi
GWAMBE, Saraphinah
KALLIS, Martinique Thea
KAROLIA, Shaazia
KGAGUDI, Dimakatso Jane (with Distinction)
LANGA, George Frank
LUKHELE, Nompumelelo Gift
MADLALA, S'negugu Reamohetse (with Distinction)
MAKHURA, Resoketswe
MAKUA, Tumelo Class (with Distinction)
MALINGA, Langelihle Thembinkosi (with Distinction)
MALOKA, Foreman Carvin
MAMPANE, Mahlako Precious (with Distinction)
MATSOSE, Gontse
MHLANGA, Nomadlozi Agnes
MOEMA, Dawn Mmanangane
MOLOSIWA, Dikeledi
MOSOA, Mahlatse Fortune
MOTSHWANE, Fosheen Tlou
NDOU, Ndivhuwo (with Distinction)
NEMAUNGANI, Ntsieni Ennocent (with Distinction)
NGOBENI, Karla
NGOBO, Yonela Abegail
NGOZI, Nontsikelelo Nomathemba
NGQULUNGA, Mpumelelo
NXUMALO, Celiwe Sarah
NXUMALO, Lerato Tracey
NYANGULE, Esethu Onica (with Distinction)
SIBIYA, Ntombizomndeni Pretty Asanda (Posthumously)
NZIMANDE, Thandeka
PATIENCE, Tyreen Patronella
PHOSA, Manare Dolly (with Distinction)
RADIPERE, Alfred Thato
RALESEGO, Olerato Paula
RAMOKGATA, Molatelo
RAMPHOMANE, Naledi
SELEKE, Rebaone
SITHEBE, Noluthando
SITHOLE, Myandoye
THANTSA, Kgomotso Rabupi
THETE, Igneciah Pocia
THWALA, Sphamandla
TSHEOLA, Paseka Manare (with Distinction)
TSHIPUGU, Tendani
TSHONA, Ayanda
ZAWANA, Thembakazi
GRADUATION AWARDS
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
Prizes to be presented at the Faculty’s prize giving ceremony
Development Studies Excellence Award:
For excellence in the Development Studies Masters programme Mamokgethi Ruth Molopyane
Dr John Kani Theatre for Social Change Award:
For the outstanding theatre performance, direction or community -based drama for social change Boipelo Mokaedi
Dr Pieter-Dirk Uys Theatre for Social Change Award:
For the outstanding theatre for social change research by a postgraduate student Abigail George
The SAHETI School Prize (Honours):
For the best Bachelor of Education Honours student Ndivhuwo Ndou
OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY
Chancellor
DR NJ DLAMINI MBChB (Natal) DOH (Free State) MBA (Witwatersrand) DBL (Unisa) PGCE (Witwatersrand) IEC (Stanford-USA)
Vice-Chancellor and Principal
PROFESSOR Z VILAKAZI BSc (Manchester) MSc PhD (Witwatersrand) FRS, FAAS, MASSAf
Chairman of Council
MR I SHONGWE BA (Wesleyan) MPhil (Oxford)
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
PROFESSOR R OSMAN BA (Witwatersrand) HDipEd BEd (Unisa) MEd PhD (Witwatersrand) MASSAf
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
PROFESSOR L MORRIS BSc (Hons) (Witwatersrand) DPhil (Oxford) FRSSA FAAS MASSAf
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Systems and Operations)
PROFESSOR IR JANDRELL BSc(Eng) GDE PhD (Witwatersrand) IntPE(SA) PrEng FSAAE FSAIEE SMIEEE
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (People Development and Culture)
PROFESSOR G STEVENS BA (Cape Town) BA (Hons) Psych MPsych (Western Cape) DLitt et Phil (UNISA), MASSAf
Registrar
MS CG CROSLEY BA HDipEd (Witwatersrand) BEd Hons (Unisa) MEd (Witwatersrand)
Chief Financial Officer
MS MM MANYAMA CA (SA) BCom Accounting (Cape Town) BCompt Hons (Unisa) BCom Hons Taxation (Pretoria) MBA (GIBS)
Dean of Student Affairs
MR JAP SEPTEMBER BA MPhil (Cape Town)
DEANS OF THE FACULTIES
Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management
PROFESSOR J COHEN BCom Hons PhD (Witwatersrand)
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
PROFESSOR T MAJOZI BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) (Natal) PhD (UMIST) CEng PrEng FIChemE FAAS MASSAf FWISA FSAAE
Faculty of Health Sciences
PROFESSOR SA MADHI MBBCh MMed PhD (Witwatersrand) FCPaeds(SA) MASSAf RSSAf TWAS CBE
Faculty of Humanities
PROFESSOR M MUSEMWA BA Hons (Zimbabwe) MA (Cape Town) PhD (Minnesota, USA) MASSAf
Faculty of Science
PROFESSOR N CHETTY BSc Hons (Natal) MS PhD (U. Illinois Urbana-Champaign) MASSAf MSAIP MRSSA
President of Convocation
MS K MUFAMADI BA LLB LLM (Witwatersrand)
HUMANITIES AT WITS
The Faculty of Humanities is a leading, vibrant, dynamic centre of teaching and learning as well as a hub of academic and research excellence on the continent.
Our students undergo rigorous theoretical and methodological training which imparts strong research and analytical skills and enables them to adapt, and often define, the constantly changing world of work. Our students learn to think critically – they are problem-posers, problem-solvers, and active social citizens who make a difference in society. The Faculty has a student-centred ethos which simply means that through its Teaching and Learning Unit, it offers student support in a timely manner and ensures that it is relevant to students’ needs; helps student develop a strong sense of purpose and assists students to recognise the value of their humanities degree.
The creative suite of programmes on offer in the Faculty equips our students to compete globally and to act locally. To this end, the Faculty engages creatively and critically with its location in Johannesburg – South Africa’s most globally networked city – taking advantage of its dynamic political, social, economic, and cultural links to the rest of Africa and the world.
The Faculty drives innovation in our undergraduate and postgraduate studies by encouraging multi-disciplinary, cross-disciplinary, inter-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary programmes that link the arts, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, health sciences, education, and law. To this end, we have collaborative degrees in Digital Arts, E-Science, , Public Health, and Law. Given that Wits is a research-intensive university, the Faculty is steadily increasing its post-graduate enrolments in order to innovate and service the needs of our fast-changing world. The Humanities Graduate Centre is a home for collaboration and public intellectual activities where students are active participants.
The Faculty offers a wide range of research-oriented programmes, including professional degrees. Collectively, our programmes impart skills that offer graduates access to a range of careers across a variety of professions in the public and private sectors, including, academia, research institutes and science councils, governmental and non-governmental organisations, civil society, and corporate enterprises, amongst others.
Renowned for its distinguished academics and scholars, the Faculty is home to globally acclaimed and emerging scholars working at the horizon of the knowledge economy. Its cosmopolitan mix of international and local staff are located in a number of disciplines that are highly ranked across a range of global higher education measures. It is home to more than 70 researchers rated by the South African National Research Foundation as having national and international standing. Our scholars are innovating at the leading edge of research in the areas of African art, area studies, cities and housing, human migration, diversity and difference, critical race studies, violence, gender and sexuality, cultural studies, trans-languaging, narrative, and labour/work, etc. Our mission is to develop and advance globally impactful scholarship on the questions that define and disrupt what it means to be human in the twenty-first century.
The Faculty comprises five schools, namely, the Wits School of Social Sciences, Wits School of Education, Wits School of Arts, the Wits School of Human and Community Development and the Wits School of Language, Literature and Media. The Faculty boasts a number of prestigious research institutes and groups including the ; the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research; the Centre for Researching Education and Labour; the History Workshop; the African Centre for Migration and Society; and the Wits Centre for Diversity Studies and Society, Work and Politics.
To complement the research institutes, we host 8 prestigious research chairs.
NRF Chair in Critical Diversity Studies
NRF Chair in Mobility and the Politics of Difference
NRF Chair in SA-UK Bilateral Chair Political Theory
NRF Chair in Skills Development in PSET
NRF Chair in Advancing African Languages for Social Inclusion and Success in Higher Education
NRF/FRF Chair in Mathematics Education
NRF/FRF Chair in Numeracy Education
UNESCO Chair in Teacher Education for Diversity and Development
To demonstrate Wits University’s commitment to making a contribution to finding well researched solutions to the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide as well as promoting digital humanities, the Faculty has been endowed with two more prestigious research chairs:
NRF/FALF Chair in Gender-Based Violence and Femicide
NRF/British Academy Chair in Digital Humanities
All this is to emphatically underscore the point that the Faculty of Humanities remains a dynamic hub of teaching innovation, research excellence and critical scholarship embedded in a local and global society. Our extensive list of renowned alumni provides inspiration for our current students and new graduates to leave their mark in society.
Emergency and Fire Plans during Graduations
1. In the event of an emergency and/or fire:
The presiding official (Chancellor/Vice-Chancellor/Deputy Vice-Chancellor) will make an announcement requesting guests, graduands and staff to keep calm and remain seated; The Ushers will assist guests to proceed to the nearest Emergency exits in order to evacuate the Great Hall in an orderly fashion; Emergency exit signs are visible in red above all exit doors situated on your left and right hand sides as well as the back of the Hall;
The Ushers will assist the elderly and disabled guests out of the building; The academic procession on stage must exit through the back stage door; Once outside the Great Hall all guests, graduands and staff must proceed to the main assembly point on the piazza.
2. In the event of a Bomb threat
All bomb threats will be treated as real in order to protect lives and property and the premises will be evacuated immediately.
A MESSAGE TO GRADUATES FROM THE PRESIDENT OF CONVOCATION
Dear Wits Graduate,
There are a few defining moments in life – and it is without doubt that graduation is one of them!
Today, you enter the world as a graduate from one of the top universities on the African continent. You enter into a world filled with many challenges, but a world that is also filled with limitless possibilities. May you meet all the challenges and opportunities that await you with pride, drive, passion, innovation, social-conscience and positive-purpose.
In addition to earning the degree conferred upon you today, you have also earned the right to be associated with a special group of individuals – the Convocation of Wits University. Convocation represents all the degreed graduates of Wits and forms a vital link between the University and the global community in which it operates. Membership to Convocation is free and serves as an official channel, allowing you, the members, to convey to the University management your views about the University. This membership comes with several unique privileges, which include nominating the Chancellor of the University. The Convocation Executive has two members on the Wits Council (the governing body of the University) and maintains other regular contact with the University to ensure the voice of the Convocation is represented at the highest levels of The University.
There are approximately 250 000 Wits alumni worldwide. The distinction of our university is important to the prestige of our collective qualifications. We call upon you to nurture and enhance the value of your degree by promoting Wits’ image, preserving our values, and contributing towards our ongoing development, ensuring that we grow in stature as a globally competitive, proudly South African institution of higher learning. Please engage with us via our numerous social media channels and keep connected with us so you can access career support, receive invitations to events and reunions and have sight of all the latest news about Wits and prominent Witsies: www.wits.ac.za/alumni/updateyourdetails/
I would like to extend a warm welcome to you – you are now a #Witsie4Life!
Ms Kgomotso Mufamadi President of Convocation Wits University
Convocation is a statutory body that includes all graduates of the University. Convocation is the largest constituency of the University (since the founding of the University in 1922, graduates number over 200 000). Its statutory mandate is to “… discuss and state its opinion upon any matters relating to the University including matters referred to it by the Council” and allows for the views of graduates to be represented at the highest levels of governance of the University.
IHELE THE PROCESSION
IHELE
Words and music by S.B.P. Mnomiya
Anhom
Falalala
Obani labo?
Baphi Ahhom?
Ngibona beza
Beyikazela
Bathwel ‘ongiyane
Bavela kuphi na?
Obani labo?
Ongqondongqondo
Osibakhulu
Yibo labo hhom!
Yini na leyo?
Ihele
Ihele lezingwazi zakithi
Ahhom udwendwe
Ahhom
Udwendwe lwezingqwele zakithi
Nant’ ihele
Longqondongqondo
Nant’ ihele
Losibakhulu
Udwendwe
Udwendwe Iwezingqwele zakithi
THE PROCESSION
Who are those? Which, Falalala?
I see them coming
Walking with swinging garments
They are wearing head rings
Where do they come from?
Who are those?
They are people with knowledge
They are people in authority
These are the ones
What is that?
It is a procession
A procession of our heroes
It is a procession
A procession of our champions
Here is a procession
Of people of knowledge
Here is a procession
Of people of knowledge
A procession
A procession of our heroes
Ihele is known as the ‘Black’ Gaudeamus Igitur. In song, the writer, Mnomiya uses very poetic language to describe a graduation ceremony. The soloist sings of the ‘strange’ procession of people in long robes and head gear. The choir responds by saying that these people are academics who read profound books of knowledge.
Mnomiya goes on to say that the graduates are an inspiration to all of us, and we will also graduate like them one day. The song goes on to wish the graduates well and it ends with a resounding “Halala” (well done!).
THE UNIVERSITY MACE
Maces were originally weapons of defence, designed to break through armour. In medieval times, bishops carried a mace instead of a sword into battle to enable them to defend themselves in accordance with the canonical rule that forbade a priest to shed blood. In time, the mace has come to be regarded as a symbol of delegated authority vested in a person or an institution. At this University, it is a symbol of the authority vested in the Chancellor and a reminder of the mandate given by the legislature of this country to the University to grant degrees.
The University mace is the work of the Edinburgh designer, silversmith and engraver, William Kirk, who designed and made the mace of the University of Stirling and of other institutions. It is silver-and gold-plated, is 1070 millimetres long and 180 millimetres broad and weighs seven kilograms. The heraldic devices used in the decoration reflect the character of this University as an institution of learning, set in a mining centre within the Republic of South Africa.
The head of the mace with its spreading vertical blades is symbolic of the horns of a springbok. The central vertical spike is representative of a rock drill on the mine, and the amber stone set in the head is intended as a tribute to a past Chancellor through its association with his name, Bernstein, which in German means amber stone. The heavy quality of the head is consistent with the traditional concept of the mace as a weapon of defence. The collar repeats the shape of the head. It consists of eight cogs which symbolise the cog-wheel in the University coat of arms and represents mining and industry. The shaft is octagonal and divided into three sections. The coat of arms of the University is placed on the shaft under the collar. Below this the words Universitas Witwatersrandensis Johannesburgi: are inscribed, followed by the date in Roman numerals – MCMLXXVI (1977) – which signifies the year of the dedication of the mace.
The mace is a symbolic portrayal of this University, this city, the Witwatersrand and the Republic of South Africa. It is a constant reminder to members of Council and Senate to uphold at all times the rights, powers and privileges of the University and its governing bodies.
ACADEMIC DRESS
The academic dress of this University is patterned on that of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, with modifications based on the model of the University of London and certain individual features, particularly in the costumes of office bearers and the hoods of degreesof bachelor and master.
Dress for Office Bearers
• The Chancellor wears a scarlet silk gown with a broad facing of black velvet down each side, embroidered in gold and a black velvet cap with gold cord and tassels.
• The Vice-Chancellor and Principal wears a blue silk gown with a broad facing of gold silk down each side, embroidered in blue, the sleeves being lined with gold silk. The cap is of the same design as that of the Chancellor.
• The Chairman of Council wears a black silk gown with a broad facing of red velvet down each side and around the neck, the sleeves being lined with gold silk. The cap is of the same design as that of the Chancellor.
• The academic dress of the Deputy Vice-Chancellors and the Executive Directors is the same as that of the Vice-Chancellor and Principal, except that the colour of the facing and sleeves of the gown and of the cord and tassels of the cap is silver-grey.
• The gown of the President of Convocation is of blue silk, with a broad facing of gold silk down each side, the sleeves being lined with white silk. The cap is the same as that of the Chancellor, but with a blue cord and tassels.
• The Registrar wears a black silk gown with a broad facing of blue silk down each side, bordered with gold braid. The cap is the same as that of the President of Convocation.
• A member of Council wears a black silk gown with a broad facing of gold silk. The cap is the same as that of the Chancellor.
• The gown of the President of the Students’ Representative Council is black with a broad facing of blue satin.
Graduands’ Gowns
• The gowns for all degrees of bachelor and master of the University are black, of the same pattern as the gown for a Master of Arts at the University of Oxford.
• The gown for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy is scarlet, after the University of London pattern.
• The gown for a senior doctorate is the same as that for the PhD, but with a gold satin facing on each side of the gown and with the sleeve button and cord in gold.
The Academic Hood
The academic hood is the principal feature of the costume for holders of our degrees of bachelor and master. The hood for the PhD is standard, regardless of the Faculty in which the degree was obtained. It is scarlet silk, lined with white silk.
Degree Colours
The hoods reflect the colour or colours of a particular degree or associated degrees.
DISTINCTLY WITS
As a 102-year-old public university in South Africa, Wits is proud of its record of achievement as a significant contributor to our society. We contribute capable people to society that are training in their chosen field that are engaged and able to tackle problems using evidence-based solutions. We also engage with our communities to share knowledge that we create so as to make a positive impact on the quality of life. Wits for Good.
Wits is a world-class research-intensive university based on our intellectual excellence, international competitiveness, and commitment to social justice; all of which have a measurable impact.
What makes Wits distinct?
Here are a few of many differentiators:
• An international perspective that helps us maintain high standards in teaching and learning and research while not distracting us from our place in Johannesburg, South Africa, and Africa. In 2024 Wits authors published articles with co-authors from 199 universities, 94% of which were from countries other than South Africa.
• An intellectual hub of Africa, a founding member of the African Research University Alliance. In 2024 Wits published 2342 articles with co-authors in Africa, including 32 articles with Namibia, 61 with Botswana, 87 with Zimbabwe and 36 with Mozambique.
• An active and engaged community leader that takes a stand on social issues and is fully committed to the advancement of the public good.
• A growing contribution to the body of knowledge through peer reviewed academic publications: 4563 in 2024 and an average growth rate of 4% per year over the last five years.
• Knowledge contribution that is above global quality averages in several fields including: clinical and pre-clinical health studies (76% above global norms); arts and humanities (58% above global norms); life sciences (36% above global norms); physical sciences (12% above global norms).
• Wits is particularly associated with the study of the fields of virology, particle physics and the Higgs Boson, malaria, archaeology, paleontology, paleoanthropology, violence, local and regional politics, geochemistry, rock mechanics, deep mining, forensic anthropology, climate change, migration, social justice, and many more.
• Proud of the four Nobel laureates and the 99 Rhodes Scholars.
• Proud of our current 42000 students of whom 16600 (40%) are undertaking postgraduate studies and learning to make their own unique contributions to the global knowledge base.
• Proud of our more than 200 000 graduates. More than 90% of Wits graduates obtain permanent employment within 12 months of graduation.
• Proud of its ability to raise external funding to support and drive its research efforts, with contributions exceeding R 2 billion per annum.