Graduation Ceremony
Date: 16 July 2025
Time: 09:30
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.
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.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE
16 JULY 2025 AT 09:30
The audience will rise as the academic procession enters the hall and will remain standing until the Chancellor is in place
The Chancellor will constitute the congregation
The Chancellor will welcome the graduands, diplomates and guests
Address to the congregation
Conferment of degrees and granting of diplomas
The Acting President of Convocation will address the graduates and diplomates
The 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 HEALTH SCIENCES
DEAN: PROFESSOR SA MADHI MBBCh MMed PhD (Witwatersrand) FCPaeds(SA) MASSAf RSSAf TWAS CBE
Master of Dentistry
HESS, Zhaundrick Marianno Malcolm Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery
RESEARCH REPORT: Acute odontogenic maxillofacial infections: How early do patients present for surgical treatment?
KHAN, Faheema Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery
RESEARCH REPORT : The incidence and aetiology of maxillofacial trauma and concomitant traumatic brain injury in a Johannesburg tertiary hospital
MAPHUTHA, Maditi Louisa
Prosthodontics
RESEARCH REPORT: Comparing shear bond strength of a composite resin to PEEK, PEKK and titanium
Master of Medicine
IDRIS, Amir Abe Internal Medicine
RESEARCH REPORT: The demographics of cardiovascular mortality among cardiac patients admitted in a cardiac intensive care unit (2010-2017) at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
MASHISHI-MATHEBA, Kgapuru Sarah Psychiatry
RESEARCH REPORT: Comparison of cognitive impairment and associated functional impairment in patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
SAUL-MACALA, Yonela Neurological Surgery
RESEARCH REPORT: The Angiographic appearance of Intracranial Aneurysms in Human Immunodeficiency VirusInfected Patients at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
SMITH, Mpumelelo Shadrack Internal Medicine
RESEARCH REPORT: Acute kidney injury: a comparative study of outcomes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive and Human Immunodeficiency Virus negative patients
Master of Medicine in Anaesthesia
BELASYSE-SMITH, Peter Bartholomew
RESEARCH REPORT: An assessment of the levels of physical activity in an academic anaesthetic department
FOWLES, Rory Stephen
RESEARCH REPORT: An analysis of peripheral nerve block documentation at a tertiary hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa
KOOVERJEE, Hasmita
RESEARCH REPORT: Local anaesthetic wound infusion for postoperative pain management following an abdominal hysterectomy: A systematic review and meta -analysis
SARMA, Prathap
RESEARCH REPORT: Perioperative outcomes of paediatric congenital cardiac surgery in Johannesburg, South Africa
Master of Medicine in Clinical Pathology
MOKOKA, Ngwanatala Sophia
RESEARCH REPORT: A Longitudinal Assessment of External Quality Assurance Performance of Haematology and Coagulation Analytes at an Academic Laboratory
Master of Medicine in Community Health
PILLAY, Sayuri
RESEARCH REPORT: An analysis of circulating invasive pneumococcal disease serotypes in South Africa and the potential of new and existing pneumococcal vaccines to prevent disease and death, 2012 - 2021
Master of Medicine in Dermatology
VISAGIE, Amanda
RESEARCH REPORT: The spectrum of skin biopsy proven cutaneous invasive fungal infections in patients at Johannesburg Academic Hospitals (January 2019 - December 2021)
Master of Medicine in Diagnostic Radiology
MANYIKA, Thembani
RESEARCH REPORT: Computed tomography chest findings in hospitalised Covid-19 patients presenting with pulmonary complications
MTHOMBENI, Musawenkosi Mthokozisi
RESEARCH REPORT: A review of papillary breast carcinoma in women attending a breast imaging centre in Johannesburg
OSMOND, Rodger Phillip
RESEARCH REPORT: Bacteria and yeasts of nosocomial importance in a radiology department in an academic hospital
SSEWAALI, Fatumah Namutebi
RESEARCH REPORT: The Role of Multi-Detector Computed Tomography in detecting Incidental Venous Thromboembolism in Adult Cancer patients at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital - A Retrospective Descriptive Study
THORMÄHLEN, Liané
RESEARCH REPORT: Survey on the radiology report at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital: Clinician and Radiologist perspectives
Master of Medicine in Emergency Medicine
DICKINSON, Diana Bernadine
RESEARCH REPORT: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices on the use of local anaesthesia in the Emergency Department
DREYER, Hanlie
RESEARCH REPORT: Co-existing diabetic Ketoacidosis and COVID-19 - a profile of patients presenting to a regional emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic in Johannesburg, South Africa
Master of Medicine in Haematological Pathology
HENDERSON, Delwen Carla
RESEARCH REPORT: A 3-year retrospective analysis comparing flow cytometry-based DNA ploidy (DNA index) to conventional cytogenetics in paediatric patients diagnosed with B -cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
MONAHENG, Refilwe
RESEARCH REPORT: Prevalence and Severity of Anaemia in Persons with Haemophilia and Von Willebrand Disease at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
NUNES, Claudia Ferreira
RESEARCH REPORT: The genomic landscape of aplastic anaemia, myelodysplastic neoplasms, and myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms in a South African setting
WANG, Ching Yu
RESEARCH REPORT: Thrombosis and bleeding outcomes with Warfarin conversion to Rivaroxaban during the COVID-19 pandemic
Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine
DANIELS, Nasreen
RESEARCH REPORT: A retrospective review describing the proportion of medical patients who present with symptoms of psychosis in the medical admission ward at Tshepong Hospital
GWESHE, Justice
RESEARCH REPORT: Characteristics, risk factors and outcomes of pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in HIV infected patients in three hospitals in South Africa
MANGA, Jaishil
RESEARCH REPORT: Glycaemic characteristics, maternal and neonatal outcomes in antenatal patients with pregestational and gestational diabetes attending Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, South Africa
MFUTA, Nsekela Leticia
RESEARCH REPORT: A retrospective record review of chronic hepatitis B patients attending a quaternary Johannesburg hospital
MOOSA, Aqeela
RESEARCH REPORT: Steatotic liver disease in people with HIV at Tshepong Hospital: a post-mortem analysis
MOSHOESHOE, Boitumelo Senate Lynette
RESEARCH REPORT: Relationship between diabetes knowledge, self-management practices, and glycaemic control among patients attending diabetic clinic at a tertiary level hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa
MOTUBATSE, Khutsisho Motlokwe Barnard
RESEARCH REPORT: Comparison of old and new treatment regimen for Cryptococcal Meningitis within the induction phase at Klerksdorp / Tshepong Hospital complex, a retrospective audit
MVUDI, Alain Nzuzi
RESEARCH REPORT: A relationship between asthma and vitamin D
NAIDOO, Suved Yagimurthi
RESEARCH REPORT: Diagnostic accuracy of the rapid antigen vs RT-PCR in the detection of SARS-CoV-2
PILLAY, Bavinash
RESEARCH REPORT: Thromboelastography in COVID-19 patients - an observational study in the South African context
RICH, Nicholas Leslie
RESEARCH REPORT: Appropriate use of Exercise Electrocardiograms in an Academic Hospital in Johannesburg
Master of Medicine in Medical Genetics
MOKWELE, Daisy Salome
RESEARCH REPORT : Retrospective review of genetic conditions in patients with congenital heart defects attending a quaternary paediatric cardiology service in Johannesburg, South Africa
Master of Medicine in Microbiological Pathology
CLOETE, Vernon Michael Douglas
RESEARCH REPORT: A Comparison of ceftazidime-avibactam Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing methods (Disk Diffusion, Gradient Diffusion and Broth Micro-dilution) amongst Klebsiella pneumoniae OXA-48-like producing isolates
PHAMBANE, Gugulethu Julia
RESEARCH REPORT: Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex (XDR-AB) colonisation and clinical outcome in neonates: a retrospective case -control study
TURKSON, Elfrieda RESEARCH REPORT: Epidemiology of laboratory confirmed mucosal and disseminated gonococcal infections in South Africa, from 2012 - 2021
Master of Medicine in Neurosurgery
MAZIBUKO, Lucas Thapelo
RESEARCH REPORT: Factors associated with paediatric medulloblastoma- a descriptive study of patients with medulloblastoma treated in Johannesburg. (2015-2022)
NDZIBA, Gugu
RESEARCH REPORT : Efficacy of cerebrospinal fluid analysis in the diagnosis of primary paediatric brain tumours at two tertiary neurosurgical units in Johannesburg
Master of Medicine in Nuclear Medicine
VENTER, Anica
RESEARCH REPORT: A retrospective study comparing immunohistochemistry subtyping and findings on F-18 FDG PET/CT in patients with invasive breast cancer
Master of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
BOUANGUI-BAZOLANA, Succes Brege Albert
RESEARCH REPORT: Surgical site infection pre and post Covid -19-related hygiene protocols in gynaecologic oncology: Is there a difference in prevalence and severity at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital?
BUHOBE, Seele
RESEARCH REPORT: The use of thyroid stimulating hormone testing in pregnancy and post-partum at Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital
CHIKANDIWA, Admire Takuranenhamo
RESEARCH REPORT: Causes and obstetric factors associated with timing of neonatal deaths in Soweto, South Africa
HELA, Siviwe Simamkele
RESEARCH REPORT: Antiphospholipid Syndrome screening results and associated obstetric outcomes at Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital
KEOGOTSITSE, Letsholathebe Frans
RESEARCH REPORT: The post operative prescription of prophylactic enoxaparin and the adherence to the prescribed regimen in Gynaecologic Oncology patients at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
KIAKA, Munkita
RESEARCH REPORT: Review of fetocides at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital over a three-year period
LOCHER, Josef Alexander
RESEARCH REPORT: A description of intimate hygiene practices during pregnancy in a cohort of women in Johannesburg
MATONHODZE, Thomas
RESEARCH REPORT: Evaluating the ability of fullpiers calculator to predict adverse maternal outcomes in preeclampsia at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
MONTSHO, Khanya Makhatheng
RESEARCH REPORT: Pregnancy outcomes post high intensity focused ultrasound at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
MOTJELA, Esrom Dimakatso
RESEARCH REPORT: Correlation of HbA1c levels in pregnancy with maternal and perinatal outcomes at Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital
MZENDANA, Siseko
RESEARCH REPORT: HIV viral load rebound at delivery in women on ART with previously suppressed viral load during the same pregnancy
NDLOVU, Sinegugu Avelile
RESEARCH REPORT: Awareness factors affecting contraceptive uptake in women attending the gynaecology out-patients department, at a Tertiary Hospital
NGWENYA, Cynthia Zanele
RESEARCH REPORT: Prevalence of burnout in O&G registrars in the University of Witwatersrand department during Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic
NGWEY-SOMPO, Christelle Mbangu
RESEARCH REPORT: Margins status after LLETZ in HIV-positive patients at a South African teaching hospital: Post Universal HAART program review
TSHIVHASE, Thendo Patricia
RESEARCH REPORT: Infectious causes of stillbirths among women in Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital
Master of Medicine in Ophthalmology
BARNOR, Bemah
RESEARCH REPORT: Prevalence of keratoconus in patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis in a population serviced by the St John Eye Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa
RAWJEE, Kashmira
RESEARCH REPORT: A review of syphilitic uveitis in patients treated at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and St Johns Eye Hospital: a descriptive study
TROLLIP, Lindy Jean Fulton
RESEARCH REPORT: Optic nerve sheath diameter: a cross-sectional study of ultrasonographic measurement in healthy Black South African adults
Master of Medicine in Orthopaedic Surgery
ALEXANDER, Laine Ardae John (with Distinction)
RESEARCH REPORT: Compliance with rehabilitation and return to play assessments in patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
DEMBSKEY, Reinhard
RESEARCH REPORT: A review of the epidemiology and average cost for the treatment of gunshot wounds of extremities at a single Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa
FERNANDES, Robert Martins
RESEARCH REPORT: Predictors of next day discharge following total hip arthroplasty using the direct anterior approach
MUKIIBI, Winifred
RESEARCH REPORT: Risk acceptability assessment for complications of five orthopaedic procedures: a questionnaire-based study
NGEMA, Yenziwe Linda
RESEARCH REPORT: Microbial Contamination of cell phones of health care workers in the orthopaedic department at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
PHAKATHI, Oatile
RESEARCH REPORT: The Clinico-pathological and radiological characteristics of multiple Myeloma in an Orthopaedic Oncology unit in South Africa
Master of Medicine in Paediatrics
DLAMINI, Sindiswa Charmaine
RESEARCH REPORT: A descriptive study of meningeal pathogens cultured from the general paediatric wards in Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, 2012 to 2020
HOGARTH, Laura Gail
RESEARCH REPORT: Infective Endocarditis in Neonates at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital: a Retrospective Study (January 2015 - March 2021)
MAHDI, Marwa
RESEARCH REPORT: Peri-operative outcomes of patients undergoing Atrio-Ventricular Septal Defect repair at a new tertiary/quaternary children's hospital in Johannesburg
MULAUDZI, Ritshidze
RESEARCH REPORT: Lupus nephritis in children at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, an observational study from January 2000 to December 2019
MYAKA-GAMA, Ayanda
RESEARCH REPORT: Developmental profiles of infants with Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE) at a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa
WILSON, Lucy Nicola
RESEARCH REPORT: Optimising blood culture collection techniques to minimise contamination rates in a busy public sector Paediatric Department in South Africa: a quality improvement project
Master of Medicine in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
THORNLEY, Laura Jean
RESEARCH REPORT: Isolated ductal carcinoma in situ in patients presenting to two breast units in Johannesburg
Master of Medicine in Psychiatry
COOKE, Luzaan Magdaleen
RESEARCH REPORT: The profile of adolescent patients presenting to a tertiary maternal mental health clinic
DLAMINI, Zamahlubi Tsandzile
RESEARCH REPORT: The attitudes of Christian leaders and congregants in Soweto, South Africa towards mental illness and the mentally ill
HEROLD, Cherith Rebekah
RESEARCH REPORT: Psychedelics as a novel treatment: Describing the awareness and attitudes of South African psychiatrists
HILL, Dalene Catherine
RESEARCH REPORT: Malingering in Awaiting Trial Defendants in South Africa: Prevalence, Patterns and Associative Factors
MOSHORI, Rachel
RESEARCH REPORT : Changes in cannabis use post decriminalization in mental health care users in South Africa
SEOME, Noluthando Angel
RESEARCH REPORT: Descriptive study of mental healthcare users 12 months pre-and-post-COVID-19 lockdown
Master of Medicine in Radiation Oncology
BAPEEKEE, Muhammed Ahmed Sadeck
RESEARCH REPORT : A retrospective study in the utilization of 18F-FDG PET/CT in staging oesophagus cancer at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (2012 -2021)
FELLER, Gal
RESEARCH REPORT: An observational retrospective demographic study of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma treated with radiation therapy at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (2014-2019)
Master of Medicine in Surgery
BYEBWA, Rogers Besigye
RESEARCH REPORT: The sensitivity of a neck CT scan in detecting pneumothoraces in non-penetrating Trauma
LEVENBERG, Lisa Michelle
RESEARCH REPORT: Clinicopathological Features of Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
MAISTRY, Niveshni
Paediatric Surgery
RESEARCH REPORT: Voyaging through the paediatric surgical maze: a multi-centre analysis of inter-hospital referrals to Johannesburg
MASHABA, Nkhensani Charmein
Paediatric Surgery
RESEARCH REPORT: A fifteen-year retrospective review of surgically managed ovarian masses in children at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg and Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospitals
MOTHA, Meshack Nkosinaye
RESEARCH REPORT: The staging and patterns of presentation of gallbladder cancer
VAN RENSBURG, Kewen RESEARCH REPORT: Outcomes of popliteal artery injuries at a Level 1 trauma centre: a 5-year review
Master of Medicine in Urology
MATARUKA, Gerald Tatenda
RESEARCH REPORT: Assessing quality of work life of Urology doctors in South Africa, using a validated questionnaire
Master of Pharmacy
KAWONGA, Chigomezyo James
DISSERTATION: Experiences, challenges, and practices of visually impaired patients and pharmacists within the South African pharmacy healthcare system
KELLY, Bianka
DISSERTATION: Investigating the extent and treatment of infections caused by ESKAPE pathogens in an intensive care unit
SUDU, Kiara
DISSERTATION: The Assessment of Antifungal Stewardship Implementation in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South Africa: Evaluating Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Healthcare Professionals and Developing Evidence -Based Guidelines
Master of Public Health
KAMBEWE, Innocensia Columba
Social and Behaviour Change Communication RESEARCH REPORT: Impact of Availability and Quality of Psychosocial Services on Treatment Adherence among Adolescents Living with Cancer in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a Scoping Review
KHOZA, Gloria
Social and Behaviour Change Communication RESEARCH REPORT: Caregiver and adolescent experiences of mental health support provided by a hybrid parenting programme in Mpumalanga, South Africa
MAKWENDA, Kondwani Peter Abrahams
Social and Behaviour Change Communication RESEARCH REPORT: Postnatal Care Service perceptions and utilisation: Association with "Wheel of Life Saving Practices" Interpersonal Communication Tool in Dowa District, Malawi
NDLOVU, Philisiwe
Mother and Child Health RESEARCH REPORT: Access to Healthcare Services among Youth enrolled in Post School Training and Education (PSET) during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa
NOUTCHANG, Thulisile Busisiwe
Health Economics RESEARCH REPORT: Comparing hospitalisation and costs of diabetes mellitus patients enrolled on disease management programs versus non-enrolees
PERRY, Meghan Isla
Mother and Child Health RESEARCH REPORT: Caregivers' experiences and support needs in caring for their children with neurodevelopmental disorders - A qualitative exploration from Nigeria
RASSOOL, Rayana
Social and Behaviour Change Communication RESEARCH REPORT: The relationship between racism and the mental health of working Black Women and Women of Colour - a Scoping Review
Master of Science in Dentistry
MALAKOANE, Dipuo Johanna RESEARCH REPORT: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of oral and maxillofacial patients under general anaesthesia at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
SEHUME, Mosidi Gillian DISSERTATION: Noma: Epidemiology and Microbiology at Wits Oral Health Care Centre
Master of Science in Epidemiology
BRANDT, Corlia Implementation Science RESEARCH REPORT: Biopsychosocial factors associated with sexual dysfunction in self-identified females in Gauteng, South Africa, during 2013-2023
CHAMANE, Sbonelo Charles
Epidemiology and Biostatistics RESEARCH REPORT: Factors affecting viral load suppression amongst pregnant women on second line ART in South Africa 2022
KWINDA, Zwannda Rosinah Field Epidemiology RESEARCH REPORT: Sex differences in treatment outcomes among adolescents and young adults initiated on ART in Johannesburg, 2016-2017
MASEKO, Goitseone
Biostatistics RESEARCH REPORT: Factors associated with failure to initiate ART among youth aged 15-24 years in South Africa: A secondary analysis
NAUSHIN, Lamisa (with Distinction)
Infectious Disease Epidemiology RESEARCH REPORT: The relationship between adverse childhood experiences and HIV prevalence among adolescent girls and young women in Mpumalanga: An HPTN068 analysis; 2017
RAMUEDI, Ntsako
Epidemiology and Biostatistics RESEARCH REPORT: The Relationship between Mental distress and Somatization in Hospital based Health care workers in Gauteng during Covid-19 pandemic in 2020
SEGULA, Ellen Tendai
Infectious Disease Epidemiology RESEARCH REPORT: Prevalence and determinants of viral load suppression among pregnant women living with HIV, attending first antenatal care visit in South Africa
SEKGALA, Nawane Dorothy
Epidemiology and Biostatistics RESEARCH REPORT: Risk factors for carriage of drug-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae among adults with cough undergoing evaluation for tuberculosis disease in Blantyre, Malawi
SIMELANE, Thobile Sakhile
Epidemiology and Biostatistics RESEARCH REPORT: Risk factors for Prostate cancer in men of African descent aged 45 years and older in Gauteng province, South Africa 2017- 2021: Case-control study
SIMELANE, Xoliswa
Implementation Science RESEARCH REPORT: Acceptability of patient education for hypertension self-management among healthcare providers and beneficiaries in South Africa, 2023-2024: a qualitative study
Master of Science in Medicine
AMONI, Joel Ikechukwu Physiology DISSERTATION: Understanding the in vitro effect of TNF-a and hyperglycaemia on endothelial activation
CHATERGOON, Chetana
Genomic Medicine RESEARCH REPORT: The germline genetic landscape of paediatric central nervous system tumours
CHAUKE, Phehello Selaelo (with Distinction)
Genomic Medicine
RESEARCH REPORT: Menopause-related changes in the gut microbiome and their association with cardiometabolic diseases in women from four sub-Saharan African countries
CHEN, Huang-Miao
Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology DISSERTATION: Understanding the differences (between): Malaria and Covid-19
CHETTY, Thirosha Pharmaceutical Affairs RESEARCH REPORT: Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of the regulation of medical artificial intelligence in South Africa: A survey of regulatory professionals
COETSER, Hendrik Josephus (with Distinction) Haematology and Molecular Medicine DISSERTATION: Resistance profiles in HIV-1 positive patients failing protease inhibitor- and dolutegravir-based treatment in the South African public sector
CROSBY, Michaela Emma Genomic Medicine RESEARCH REPORT: In depth survey of the transferability of genetic associations of lipid traits to African populations
DADI PATEL, Yumna (with Distinction) Genomic Medicine RESEARCH REPORT : Pharmacogenomic variation in drug transporter encoding genes across African populations
DANGOR, Zahraa Genomic Medicine RESEARCH REPORT: Germline mutation landscape of oesophageal squamous cell cancer in South African patients
DUMA, Nolwandle Child Health Neurodevelopment RESEARCH REPORT: A clinical audit of juvenile myasthenia gravis at two academic hospitals in Johannesburg
DU PLESSIS, Darren Pharmaceutical Affairs RESEARCH REPORT: A comparative analysis of the cannabis regulatory frameworks in South Africa, Canada and Uruguay and their impact on the growth of the industry
DZIMBANHETE, Charmaine Ruvimbo Chemical Pathology DISSERTATION: The association of HLA-G with type 1 diabetes in the South African black population
FOURIE, Rentia Bioethics and Health Law RESEARCH REPORT: The ethical and social issues related to becoming a parent later in life
GOLDBERG, Linda Melnick Child Life and Paediatric Psychosocial Care RESEARCH REPORT: The lived experiences of South African parents during the prolonged hospitalisation of their premature baby
GOVENDER, Gizelle (with Distinction) Anatomical Sciences DISSERTATION: Neuroprotective potentials of Obestatin against ethanol-induced neurotoxicity in the SH-SY5Y and C8-D1A cell lines
JANKOWITZ, Amanda Health Sciences Education DISSERTATION: Health Science Educators' awareness, understanding and experience of digital game-based learning and gamification: a mixed methods study
KATEERA, Ruvimbo Tina Tariro Pharmaceutical Affairs RESEARCH REPORT: South African Pharmacists' knowledge and attitudes, towards continuing professional development in the Gauteng Province of South Africa
LAHER, Raeesah Mohammed Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology DISSERTATION: Camellia sinensis tea consumption and effect on disease progression and remission rates in cancer patients on standard therapy. A systematic review and meta-analysis
LEKHULENI, Fortunate (with Distinction) Paediatrics and Child Health DISSERTATION: Measuring parent-adolescent communication and interaction using video: a pilot study of the 'teencam' video observational methodology in Soweto, South Africa
LETSWEE, Edward Exposure Science RESEARCH REPORT: Health Risk Assessment of Sulphur Dioxide Emissions from a Coal-Fired Power Plant in Botswana
MABOEA, Selloane Kgadi
Anatomical Sciences DISSERTATION: A reassessment of single long bone dimensions to estimate sex in adult South African skeletal remains
MAQUTHU, Odwa Exposure Science RESEARCH REPORT: Health Risk Assessment of Airborne PM2.5 Emissions in the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
MARAIS, Johanné Physiology DISSERTATION: The role of obstructive sleep apnoea on chronic inflammation and cardiometabolic risk in people living with HIV
MATLI, Kethabile Isaac
Bioethics and Health Law DISSERTATION: HIV status disclosure to children by healthcare practitioners against parental consent in South Africa
MDLULI, Mandisa Nomonde Mbali (with Distinction)
Bioethics and Health Law RESEARCH REPORT: Tetraplegic persons, intracortical brain-computer Interfaces and agency: a decolonial perspective
MENDELOW, Mira Grace (with Distinction)
Anatomical Sciences DISSERTATION: Assessing changes in internal bone architecture of the immature human pars basilaris and pars lateralis during the prenatal and postnatal stages of growth
MEYER, Marius Clinical Pharmacy RESEARCH REPORT: Prescribing patterns for ventilated COVID-19 patients at a private hospital in Gauteng
MISSER, Shristi (with Distinction) Virology DISSERTATION: The effect of larval exposure to plastic pollution on the major malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis Patton (Diptera: Culicidae)
MKHIZE, Luyanda Ntobeko Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases DISSERTATION: Isolation and characterization of enteric pathogens from the Jukskei River
MOODLEY, Priya Devi (with Distinction)
Genomic Medicine RESEARCH REPORT: Identification of pathogenic variants in African individuals with oculocutaneous albinism type 2 negative for the common 2.7 kb deletion variant
MOTAUNG, Atang (with Distinction)
Pharmacy DISSERTATION: Stimuli-responsive transferosome-based bio-mimetic gels for intra-articular drug delivery in osteoarthritis
NAICKER, Vishanta
Bioethics and Health Law RESEARCH REPORT: The ethical failure by the state's defence to adequately defend medical negligence cases involving cerebral palsy
NAUDE, Lana (with Distinction)
Genomic Medicine RESEARCH REPORT: Identification of germline variants in a cohort of South African paediatric cancer patients
NIAZI, Javed Iqbal Khan
Orthopaedic Surgery DISSERTATION: Occupational Upper Limb Injuries and their Outcomes in a Port Elizabeth Private Hospital: Retrospective Study
NKAMBULE, Bongiwe Innocentia
Paediatrics and Child Health DISSERTATION: Evaluating the associations between WASH-related safety, maternal anxiety, and child nutritional status in informal settlements in Soweto
PHIPSON, Carmen Rose
Genomic Medicine
RESEARCH REPORT: Detection of Copy Number Variants Using Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Data from the Inherited Disease Panel
POTJO, Mantoa Melita
Bioethics and Health Law RESEARCH REPORT: Ethical challenges faced by health professionals in assessing children's maturity and mental capacity to consent to medical treatment as provided for in section 129 (2) of the Children's Act
PRETORIUS, Cecilia Johanna Exposure Science DISSERTATION: The estimation of the particle size of respirable crystalline silica (PSDRCS) from the particle size distribution measurement of archived dust samples (PSDDUST)
RADEBE, Busisiwe Theodora
Bioethics and Health Law RESEARCH REPORT : Ethico-legal issues related to caregiver-assisted oral HIV self-testing of children 18 months12 years in South Africa
RAMSAMY, Adalayne
Physiology DISSERTATION: Effects of acute and chronic inflammation on aortic remodeling in Sprague-Dawley Rats
ROSSOUW, Daniel Leonardus (with Distinction)
Physiology DISSERTATION: The ecological role of Temminck's pangolins in a dryland ecosystem
SEABELA, Matema Mangwadi
Vaccinology RESEARCH REPORT: Recurrent Pneumococcal Community Acquired Pneumonia in hospitalized patients
SEKGALAKANE, Kgabo Mathews
Pharmaceutical Affairs RESEARCH REPORT: A qualitative study on the work-life balance experience of Regulatory Affairs pharmacists working remotely post Covid-19 restrictions in Gauteng, South Africa.
SHABALALA, Londiwe
Virology
DISSERTATION: Molecular epidemiology of circulating human rhinovirus/enterovirus in children and adults with acute respiratory infections at a tertiary hospital in Free State
STOFILE, Yanga Yandani
Surgery DISSERTATION: Pancreatic cancer inhibitory potential of hydrazone lingands and their corresponding metal complexes
VAN DER MERWE, Lara
Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases DISSERTATION: Optimization and validation of a nanofluidic real-time qPCR assay for the detection and serotyping of Klebsiella pneumoniae
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
BUTHELEZI, Snothile Promise
DISSERTATION: The experience of black women from low to medium socio-economic environments with the increased need of use of technology for occupational participation during the Covid -19 pandemic
LEDWABA, Legashe Hezekiel
RESEARCH REPORT: Occupational identity and competence, occupational environment and quality of life among people with paraplegia post neurological rehabilitation
MEIRING, Jody
RESEARCH REPORT: The effect of assistive devices for mobility on caregivers of children with cerebral palsy: a collective case study in the Eastern Cape.
Master of Science in Physiotherapy
FURUSA, Panashe
DISSERTATION: The point prevalence of paediatric upper limb fractures and their effect on the quality of life of children in rural Mpumalanga, South Africa
HAWKE, Amanda Robyn
RESEARCH REPORT: The effectiveness of neuroplastic interventions on accelerating return to play following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a Systematic Review
MWAFULIRWA, Aaron Yaulungu
RESEARCH REPORT: Life experiences and perceived community reintegration of people with spinal cord injury after hospital discharge in Malawi
SONI, Komal
RESEARCH REPORT: South African physiotherapists' perceptions of and involvement with non-invasive positive pressure ventilation therapy in the management of patients following coronary artery bypass graft surgery
TWAKU, Abongile Gcina
RESEARCH REPORT: Attitudes, Knowledge, and Practices of Physiotherapists towards Lifestyle Interventions in the Management of Mental Health Disorders
Bachelor of Health Sciences Honours
CHAWASEMA, Samantha Nyaradzo
Health Systems Sciences
DAHIR, Fatima Hasan (with Distinction) Pharmacology
GREEN, Kaelyn Ché (with Distinction) Physiology
HOOSEN, Taskeen Iqbal Physiology
KEKANA, Rosinah Malemang Physiology
LEBOMBO, Matimba Martha (with Distinction)
Anatomical Pathology
LETSATSI, Nthabiseng March Health Systems Sciences
MADIMABE, Kopano Julie (with Distinction) Pharmacology
MAELE, Cleopatra Reatlegile
MAHLANGU, Thandazile Nomhlekhabo
MAKARINGI, Charmaine
Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Molecular Medicine and Haematology
MAKINGS, Storm (with Distinction) Health Systems Sciences
MATYANA, Luthando (with Distinction) Biokinetics
MBOTHO, Asante Siphosethu Siphelele (with Distinction)
Anatomical Pathology
MLGUNI, Thembeka Anele Pearl Pharmacology
MLOMO, Zenande Mihlalikazi (with Distinction)
Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
MOEKETSI, Kutlwano Jeanette (with Distinction) Immunology
MOHANLAL, Nashik (with Distinction) Health Systems Sciences
MOWLA, Tasneem Redwana Chemical Pathology
MPHAPHULI, Neo Forensic Sciences
MUDANALWO, Nondumiso
Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
MUHAMMED, Anusha Ahsan (with Distinction) Pharmacology
MUSALU, John Tshiala Health Systems Sciences
NGWENYA, Bokang Kealeboga Chemical Pathology
NTULI, Sibusiso Peter Health Systems Sciences
NXUMALO, Lungiswa Pharmacology
PHAKA, Karabo (with Distinction) Exercise Science
RISABA, Nhlamazi Vumbiwa (with Distinction) Biokinetics
SANI, Zandile Public Health
SHONGWE, Ntokozo Saint (with Distinction) Immunology
SIBISI, Naledi Yolanda (with Distinction) Neuroscience
SKOSANA, Xolani Josiah Virology
SULIMAN, Aadil (with Distinction) Biokinetics
TORE, Kimberley (with Distinction) Public Health
ZONDO, Noluthando Chemical Pathology
Bachelor of Dental Science
BUTHELEZI, Nontando
MORWASWI, Raubase Prince
MOSHOBANE, Mororiseng Claudia
NZIYANE, Refilwe Thobile Charmane
TSOLO, Tshepiso Boitshepo
ZONDO, Lindokuhle
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
CHIYA, Lubanzi Macdonald
DE FREITAS, Angelique Nicole
GODDEN, Charné
GOUWS, Monique Venessia Mildred
KALU, Claudika Dee
KARA, Nazreen
KUMALO, Kelly Angela
KUNENE, Lindelani Lovington
LUSENGA, Zanele Martha
MABASA, Shiluba Castain
MAHARAJ, Nivisha
MAMBUSHE, Baphiwe Yolanda
MASAWI, Rufaro Shantel
MASIU, Mohlabani
MBULE, Yolanda
MTHAKATHI, Ntsane Trevor
MUGAURI, Cheryl
Bachelor of Nursing
HLAHANE, Yaseen Mohashudi
MACHACHA, Kagiso Milton
MATYABA, Qaqamba Zukiswa
NCUBE, Bridgette Sandile
NDUKWANA, Confidence
NAICKER, Mira
NEL, Liza-Marie
NENOVA, Radina Zhivkova
NHOSE, Kay Kamogelo
NTRAMA, Tracy Nana Pokua
NWOKEYI, Kelechi Kingsley
PATEL, Halima
PHAKATHI, Madaliso
RAMJEE, Vishal
RAMPURTAB, Sahil
SARLIE, Adam
SEOPELA, Phogole
SHIKHATI, Gladys Nkateko
SITHOLE, Clement
THWALA, Zama Vincent
VANGU, Baka Jolyne
Bachelor of Pharmacy
MALEPE, Innocentia
MANDLAZI, Simlindile Robin Ntando
NKOSI, Zinhle
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy
KATEGURU, Tinotenda
MBATHA, Ndumiso Thabile
MBENGENI, Adivhaho Aubrey
MNGUNI, Skhanyisela Zandile
Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy
MATHIBE, Lethiba Lesego
MNGUMANI, Vuyokazi
NKADIMENG, Maripanyane Pearl
MOSHIKARO, Didimalo
SEMOSA, Precious Ntswaki
THOBELA, Dimakatso Bongekile
RAMONTSA, Boepeo
STRANGE, Abigail Kate
Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice
AJILOGBA, Emmanuel Ibukunoluwa
BALOYI, Peter Wisane
DUMA, Nosipho
MALULEKA, Tsakane Motlanalo
MAPOSELA, Langazelelo
Bachelor of Health Sciences
AGU, Uchenna Caroline Claudia
MATEBULA, Lindelwa Mapaseka Samantha
MOKGATLA, Ntshediseng
NKOSI, Nthabiseng
NTSALUBA, Lilitha
Nursing System Sciences (Online)
BRAAF, Bocasho Peter Richard Biomedical
BUTHELEZI, Thandoluhle
CHISAMA, Naledi Mosehla (with Distinction)
Health Systems Sciences
Nursing System Sciences (Online)
GADISI, Mulalo Nursing System Sciences (Online)
JELE, Londiwe Precious Minenhle Biomedical
JIYANE, Noluthando Senzekile Nursing System Sciences (Online)
JIYANE, Phumzile Nursing System Sciences (Online)
KHAMBULE, Nomusa Hope Biomedical
KHUMALO, Leah Patience Nursing System Sciences (Online)
KHUMALO, Tempilo Health Nursing System Sciences (Online)
KHUNOU, Nqobile Mphoentle Biomedical
KUBU, Lebohang Queen Health Systems Sciences
KUSANGAYA, Celeste Biomedical
MABALANE, Onalenna Lebone Health Systems Sciences
MADIGAGE, Daphney Senyane Nursing System Sciences (Online)
MAGATSELA, Retshepile Lekoba Health Systems Sciences
MAJOVA, Nosipho Queen Nursing System Sciences (Online)
MALEHO, Atile Health Systems Sciences
MANYONI, Mandisa Queen Biomedical
MASONDO, Happines Nomcebo Biomedical
MAZAKA, Simamkele Health Systems Sciences
MCCOURT, Liam Alexander Biomedical
MDLULI, Buhle Alfodencia Biomedical
MLAMBO, Luyanda Mazwi Health Systems Sciences
MOLETE, Kensane Molete Health Systems Sciences
MOROJELE, Bogosi Phoka Biokinetics
MOTAU, Comfort (with Distinction) Nursing System Sciences (Online)
MOTSWANA, Kabo Health Systems Sciences
MOTUBATSE, Amanda Kadie Biomedical
MPALISA, Eza Afika Biomedical
MPOFU, Ntombenhle Paticence
Nursing System Sciences (Online)
MSIBI, Lwando Lethinhlanhla Biomedical
MTHEMBU, Yoliswa Biokinetics
MTSHABI, Amukelani Sara Health Systems Sciences
MUDIWA, Anotida Tinotenda Kamohelo Biokinetics
MUDONWA, Murendeni
MUNNICK, Micaela Carolaine
Nursing System Sciences (Online)
Nursing System Sciences (Online)
MYATAZA, Boitsheko Mda Biomedical
NDLOVU, Ripfumelo Preanents Biokinetics
NGIDI, Sibongokuhle Portia Biomedical
NYAWOSE, Khwezi Misokuhle Biomedical
ODHIAMBO, Ruth Marcelyne Auma Health Systems Sciences
OJIEGO, Virginia Chioma
Nursing System Sciences (Online)
PERAM, Nikhil Biomedical
RAFUMBEDZANI, Muano
RAKEI, Hazel Mnyenyiwa (with Distinction)
Nursing System Sciences (Online)
Nursing System Sciences (Online)
RAPETSOA, Phuma Jackie Health Systems Sciences
RASEMANE, Khensani Lucretia Health Systems Sciences
SELEMELA, Mpho Health Systems Sciences
SHIBAMBO, Lethabo Ayanda Biokinetics
SHIVITE, Ntombi Promise Nursing System Sciences (Online)
SIBIYA, Simphiwe Muzi Biokinetics
SOTYWAMBE, Ziyanda Mirriam
Nursing System Sciences (Online)
THOBELA, Sthembokuhle Nurse Biomedical
TSHITANGANO, Orifha Magdeline (with Distinction)
UYS, Johanet (with Distinction)
Nursing System Sciences (Online)
Nursing System Sciences (Online)
VISHWAKARMA, Anjali Biomedical
YIMGA TOWA, Lea Prisca (with Distinction)
Nursing System Sciences (Online)
ZUMA, Mbalenhle Siyethemba Biomedical
Bachelor of Oral Health Sciences
KGANO, Atlegang Isago
KHOZA, Neo
MASHABA, Karabo Lesiba
MFENE, Yonda
NGCOBO, Ziningi Lwandile
Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences Education
SODO, Pumla Pamella
Postgraduate Diploma in Physiotherapy
GUMEDE, Nqobile
Postgraduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
KALYAN, Eli (with Distinction)
PENGESI, Nzimeni Eric
POHL, Maricke
REDDY, Divaani
THE WITS HEALTH PROFESSIONAL'S HIPPOCRATIC PLEDGE
As a Health Professional graduand of the University of the Witwatersrand, I solemnly pledge that:
- I will dedicate my life to the service of humanity;
- I will exercise my profession to the best of my knowledge and ability in accordance with sound health practices and with compassion, conscience, integrity and humility;
- The health and well-being of all persons entrusted to my care and the well-being of the community will be my first consideration;
- I will respect the autonomy and dignity of my patient and will not knowingly do anything to their detriment or prejudice;
- I will not permit consideration of age, religion, nationality, politics, race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, disease, lifestyle, economic status, social standing or any other factor to interfere with my duty to my patient;
- I will not improperly divulge anything I have learned in my professional capacity;
- I will uphold and defend my professional independence;
- I will advocate for human rights and will not violate such rights and civil liberties, even under threat;
- I will conduct research on patients only in accordance with sound ethical principles and with the approval of a formally constituted ethics committee;
- I will embrace life-long learning to improve my professional knowledge and skills and will share my knowledge for the benefit of patients and the advancement of healthcare;
- In my relations with patients, colleagues and others, I will conduct myself as becomes a member of an honourable profession.
I make this pledge solemnly, freely and upon my honour.
GRADUATION AWARDS
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Prizes to be presented at the Faculty’s prize giving ceremony
Dean's Merit List Bachelor of Health Sciences Year 3:
Citation for achieving an average of 75% in the third year of study for the degree of Bachelor of Health Sciences.
Thandoluhle Buthelezi
Retshepile Lekoba Magatsela
Atile Maleho
Liam Alexander McCourt
Kabo Motswana
Anotida Tinotenda Kamohelo Mudiwa
Ruth Marcelyne Auma Odhiambo
Mpho Selemela
Dean's Merit List Bachelor of Nursing Year 4:
Citation for achieving an average of 75% in the fourth year of study for the degree Bachelor of Nursing.
Bridgette Sandile Ncube
Dean's Merit List Bachelor of Oral Health Sciences (Oral Hygiene) Year 3:
In recognition of excellence in academic endeavours, students who obtain an AM of 75% or more will be recognised on the Dean’s List for excellence. This will be in the form of a certificate.
Ziningi Lwandile Ngcobo
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)
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa has been established for more than 100 years and is regarded as one of most reputable institutions for health sciences education in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ranked by the Shanghai Rankings in the top 300 in the world in subject rankings for clinical medicine and the top 150 in the world in subject rankings for public health, the Faculty holds its own amongst the top 400 universities internationally and prepares students for a future in the healthcare sector across the globe.
As South Africa’s largest and most comprehensive health sciences faculty, with around 7000 registered students, it offers undergraduate degrees in dentistry, medicine, medical and health sciences, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and pharmacy. It also offers a graduate entry medical and physiotherapy programme, Masters degrees in science and medicine and a PhD programme.
Teaching programmes in the Faculty are student-centred, internationally recognised, socially responsive and exemplify excellence in all dimensions. More than 1200 health sciences professionals graduate each year and are sought-after nationally, regionally and globally.
The Faculty provides excellent support and an intellectually stimulating environment for postgraduate study. Significantly, the Faculty has increased its postgraduate output in the last five years and boasts excellent postgraduate supervisors who participate in cutting-edge research in clinical, applied and basic sciences, providing fertile and varied fields of research to undertake.
The Faculty of Health Sciences is home to one Nobel Prize Winner; six research intensive Schools; nine NRF A-rated scientists; two Department of Science & Innovation (formerly the Department of Science and Technology) and the National Research Foundation’s Centres of Excellence (DSI-NRF CoEs); two African Network for Drug and Diagnostics Innovation Centres (ANDI); one Infectious Diseases and Oncology Research Institute (IDORI) – the only institute of its kind globally that examines the intersection between oncology and infectious diseases; and to eight Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation South African Research Chairs. There are currently 28 research entities based in the Faculty and two Research Thrusts (Diseases of Lifestyle and Molecular Biosciences). The quality of the Faculty’s research output ranks amongst the best in the country and is respected internationally. The Faculty publishes more than 2000 research papers each year.
A number of programmes for the training of the next generation of academics are provided through the Faculty. One such programme is CARTA (Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa), a multi-disciplinary programme aimed at growing professional, academic and research capacity in Africa in the field of public and population health. Its Pan-African focus of research includes reproductive health and sexuality as well as killer diseases in Africa, notably TB, HIV and malaria.
One of six Schools in the Faculty of Health Sciences, the School of Clinical Medicine is the largest with nine departments and about 40 divisions, which include sub-specialities. The School trains undergraduate and postgraduate students across a number of teaching platforms, including Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, the largest hospital on the Africa continent. Training is also undertaken at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, the Helen Joseph Academic Hospital and the Rahima Moosa Hospital as well as 20 additional hospitals and clinics throughout Gauteng. The School prides itself on its high throughput of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery students. It has three recognised research centres, with the Centre for Rural Health and the Steve Biko Bioethics Centre for Medical Bioethics being pillars of the Faculty’s social accountability stance, addressing matters of access to health care for all South Africans.
The School of Public Health enjoys an exceptional national and international reputation in teaching, research, academic service and partnerships. Full-time academics in the School are drawn from different disciplinary backgrounds that range from the social to the bio-medical sciences, enhancing multi-disciplinary approaches essential for public health. The School’s academic activities are also supported by more than 100 honorary staff members. The School has an impressive research record and hosts two MRC research units, the Agincourt Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt) and the Centre for Health Policy (CHP), both of which are internationally renowned with a long track record of supporting transformation initiatives to improve population health and the performance of the health sector. PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons for Systems Strengthening South Africa) has produced translational research directly impacting health policy in the salt and sugar areas in South Africa.
The School of Therapeutic Sciences provides high-quality professional education for pharmacists, nurses, occupational therapists and physiotherapists who continue to make significant contributions to the national health sector by rendering professional services. With a focus on health and wellness, and exercise rehabilitation the School also prepares individuals for careers in biokinetics, exercise science and sports medicine. As a significant contributor to research excellence and output at the University, the School continues to produce meaningful research that serves communities, such as through its involvement with the Wits Research Institute for Malaria which provides an environment to enhance groundbreaking research into one of Africa’s deadliest diseases, and the Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform (WADDP) Research Unit which conducts and delivers innovative drug delivery research solutions such as RapiDiss Wafer Technology. Other research initiatives have contributed to the understanding of human movement, sports medicine and sports education.
The School of Pathology provides excellence in pathology in the form of service, teaching and research and contributes to the public health in South Africa through the provision of cost-effective, high-quality diagnostic laboratory services to the public sector. Research departments support diagnostic services and contribute to basic research in the understanding of disease processes whilst also allowing for R&D type research. The School teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The School is home to a number of highly successful research entities including the Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit, the Wits Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, the Wits Diagnostics and Innovation Hub, and the HIV Pathogenesis Research Unit.
The School of Oral Health Sciences is a leader in dental education on the continent graduating dentists, oral hygienists and specialists to make a significant contribution to the oral health of the community. Training is primarily undertaken at the Wits Dental Hospital, located within the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. Primary dental care is provided comprehensively by the undergraduate students of the School, who are under the close supervision of experienced faculty members. The School also supports extensive oral health care services to distant communities, through initiatives such as The Transnet-Phelophepa Health Care Train, hosted by the Transnet Foundation and via Mobile Dental Units.
The School of BioMedical Sciences, the newest school in the Faculty, serves as an exemplar in biomedical research and education by thoughtfully integrating different disciplines in health sciences, such as Anatomical Sciences, Physiology, Health Systems Science, and Medical Entrepreneurship. Each discipline is designed to offer specialised education and research opportunities while also contributing to the School's interdisciplinary objectives. The strategic organisational design enables collaborative research efforts, ensuring that the school achieves its mission and vision while contributing to the overarching goals of the Faculty and the University.
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.
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 2 342 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: 4 563 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 42 000 students of whom 16 600 (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.
