AMESSAGETOGRADUATESFROM
THECHANCELLOR
Todaywecelebrateyou–yourperseverance,your discipline,andyourachievement.Graduationisneverthe
toacknowledgethefamilies,friends,lecturers,supervisors, andprofessionalstaffwhowalkedthisjourneywithyou.Their
Toeachofthem,weofferoursinceregratitude.
Yougraduateatatimeofprofoundglobalchange.Acrosstheworld,societiesaregrappling withclimatepressures,economicuncertainty,rapidtechnologicaltransformation,and questionsofethics,inclusion,andhumandignitydemandthoughtfulleadership.Theseare complexchallengesthatrequiregraduateswhoarenotonlyskilled,butalsoprincipledand adaptable.
InSouthAfrica,theseglobalpressuresintersectwithlocalrealitiesyouknowwell.Ourcountry continuestofacehighlevelsofunemployment,especiallyamongyoungpeople,persistent inequality,andtheongoingtaskofstrengtheningpublicinstitutionsandinfrastructure.Energy security,waterresilience,andeconomicinclusionremainpressingconcerns.Yet,alongside thesechallenges,thereareclearsignsofpossibility:growinginvestmentinrenewableenergy, innovationinentrepreneurship,andrenewedfocusonskillsdevelopmentandreform.The futureofourcountryisnotpredetermined–itwillbeshapedbythechoiceswemakeand theleadershipweshow. Thatiswhereyoucomein.
AsgraduatesofthegloballyrespectedWitsUniversity,youareequippedtocontribute meaningfullytoabetterfuture.Yourrolewillbetoapplyyourknowledgewithintegrity,to solveproblemswithcreativity,andtoleadwithempathy.Whetheryoubecomeprofessionals, researchers,entrepreneurs,educators,publicservants,orcommunityleaders,your responsibilityextendsbeyondpersonalsuccess.Youarecalledtohelpbuildaneconomy thatcreatesopportunity,asocietythatvaluesdignityandjustice,andinstitutionsthatearn thetrustofthosetheyserve.
WitsUniversityhaspreparedyounotonlytoearnaliving,buttomakeadifference,in keepingwithourslogan#WitsForGood!Carryforwardthevaluesyouhavelearnedhere: criticalthinking,ethicalconduct,respectfordiversity,andcommitmenttoservice.Theroad aheadwillrequireresilienceandcourage,butitwillalsorewardthosewhoarewillingtowork, tocollaborate,andtoimaginebetterpossibilities.
Graduands,youleaveusatachallengingtime–butalsoatahopefulone.SouthAfrica needsyourskills,yourideas,andyourleadership.Theworldneedsgraduateswhoare capable,compassionate,andcourageous.
Weareproudofyou.Webelieveinyou.Andwelookforwardtothecontributionsyouwill make.
CongratulationstotheClassof2026!HALALA!
Yourssincerely,
DrJudyDlamini Chancellor
AMESSAGETOGRADUATESFROM
THEVICE-CHANCELLORANDPRINCIPAL
Congratulationsonthesuccessfulcompletionofyouracademic programmeattheUniversityoftheWitwatersrand.Todaymarks animportantmilestoneinyourpersonaljourneyandinthe continuinghistoryofthisinstitution.
Younowjoinaglobalcommunityofmorethan200,000Wits alumniwhosecontributionsspanscienceandmedicine, engineeringandthebuiltenvironment,businessandlaw,the byindividualachievement,butbysustainedimpactacross generations.
Formorethanacentury,WitshasbeenrecognisedasoneofAfrica’sleadinguniversities andagloballyrespectedcentreoflearning,research,andinnovation.Whatdistinguishes Witsisnotexcellenceinasinglediscipline,buttheconsistentproductionofgraduatesof purpose. health,miningandearthsciences,andthebasicsciences,shapingpolicy,industry,and scholarshipinSouthAfricaandbeyond.Itscontributionstopalaeoanthropologyandhuman originsresearchhavetransformedglobalunderstandingofhumanityitself,whileitsstrengths inmathematicsandphysicscontinuetodrivediscoveryatthefrontiersofknowledge.
andNeuralDiscovery(MIND)Institute,theUniversityisadvancinginterdisciplinary neuroscience,thehumanities,andpolicy,whileengagingcriticallywithitsethicaland societalimplications.Alongsidethiswork,WitscontributestoSouthAfrica’squantum scienceandtechnologyagendaasanodeoftheSouthAfricanQuantumTechnology Initiative,advancingresearchinquantumcommunication,imaging,andcomputing,and
Equally,Witshaslongbeenacentreofintellectualleadershipinthehumanitiesandsocial sciences,shapingdebatesonhistory,politics,culture,andpower,andstrengthening democraticthoughtthroughengagedscholarship.
Itisfromthisdepthandbreadthofexcellencethatglobalrecognitionhasfollowed.Wits alumniandscholarsincluderecipientsoftheworld’smostprestigioushonours,including NobelPrizelaureatesAaronKlug,SydneyBrenner,NadineGordimer,andNelsonMandela, recipientoftheShawPrizeinMathematicalSciences.
AsWitslooksahead,weencourageyoutoremainconnectedtotheUniversityandtocarry forwarditsvaluesaspartofalegacythatcontinuestoshapeSouthAfrica,thecontinent, andtheworld.
Wecongratulateyouonyourachievementandwishyoueverysuccessinthejourney ahead.
Vice-ChancellorandPrincipal WitsUniversity
GAUDEAMUS
Gaudeamusigitur Juvenesdumsumus Postjucundumjuventutem Postmolestamsenectutem Noshabebithumus.
Ubisuntquiantenos Inmundofuere? Vaditeadsuperos Transiteininferos Hossivisvidere.
Vitanostrabrevisest
Venitmorsvelociter Rapitnosatrociter Neminiparcetur.
Vivatacademia Vivantprofessores Vivatmembrumquodlibet Vivatmembraquaelibet
Vivantomnesvirgines Faciles,formosae. Vivantetmulieres Teneraeamabiles Bonaelaboriosae.
Vivantetrepublica etquiillamregit. Vivatnostracivitas, Maecenatumcaritas Quaenoshicprotegit.
Pereattristitia, Pereantosores. Pereatdiabolus, Quivisantiburschius Atqueirrisores.
Letusrejoicetherefore Whileweareyoung. Afterapleasantyouth Afteratroublesomeoldage Theearthwillhaveus.
Wherearethey Whowereintheworldbeforeus? Youmaycrossovertoheaven Youmaygotohell Ifyouwishtoseethem.
Ourlifeisbrief
Deathcomesquickly Atrociously,itsnatchesusaway. Nooneisspared.
Longlivetheacademy! Longlivetheteachers! Longliveeachmalestudent! Longliveeachfemalestudent!
Longliveallmaidens Easyandbeautiful! Longlivematurewomenalso, Tenderandloveable Andfullofgoodlabor.
LonglivetheState AndtheOnewhorulesit! LongliveourCity Andthecharityofbenefactors Whichprotectsushere!
Letsadnessperish! Lethatersperish! Letthedevilperish! Letwhoeverisagainstourschool Wholaughsatit,perish!
Nkosisikelel’iAfrika
ANTHEM
Maluphakanyisw’uphondolwayo,
Yizwaimithandazoyethu, Nkosisikelela
Thinalusapholwayo.
Morenabolokasetjhabasaheso, Ofedisedintwalematshwenyeho, Oseboloke,Osebolokesetjhabasaheso, Setjhabasa,SouthAfrika—SouthAfrika.
Uitdieblouvanonsehemel, Uitdiedieptevanonssee, Ooronsewigegebergtes, Waardiekranseantwoordgee,
Soundsthecalltocometogether, Andunitedweshallstand, Letusliveandstriveforfreedom InSouthAfricaourland.
TheWitsChoirhasbeenaroundsince1995.Theirrepertoireiscolourfulandvibrant.Theyperformregularlyat graduationsandimportantceremonies.TheWitsChoirhastouredinternationallyaswellasplayinghostto otherchoirshere.Theyarealsoactiveinthecommunity,undertakingchoraloutreachprogrammes.
AMESSAGETOGRADUATESFROM THEPRESIDENTOFCONVOCATION
doubtthatgraduationisoneofthem!
Today,youentertheworldasagraduatefromoneofthetop universitiesontheAfricancontinent.Youenterintoaworld withlimitlesspossibilities.Mayyoumeetallthechallenges andopportunitiesthatawaityouwithpride,drive,passion, innovation,social-conscienceandpositive-purpose.
Inadditiontoearningthedegreeconferreduponyoutoday,youhavealsoearned therighttobeassociatedwithaspecialgroupofindividuals–theConvocationof WitsUniversity.ConvocationrepresentsallthedegreedgraduatesofWitsandforms avitallinkbetweentheUniversityandtheglobalcommunityinwhichitoperates.
members,toconveytotheUniversitymanagementyourviewsabouttheUniversity. Thismembershipcomeswithseveraluniqueprivileges,whichincludenominating theChancelloroftheUniversity.TheConvocationExecutivehastwomemberson theWitsCouncil(thegoverningbodyoftheUniversity)andmaintainsotherregular contactwiththeUniversitytoensurethevoiceoftheConvocationisrepresentedat thehighestlevelsofTheUniversity.
Thereareapproximately250000Witsalumniworldwide.Thedistinctionofouruniversity andenhancethevalueofyourdegreebypromotingWits’image,preservingour values,andcontributingtowardsourongoingdevelopment,ensuringthatwegrowin statureasagloballycompetitive,proudlySouthAfricaninstitutionofhigherlearning. Pleaseengagewithusviaournumeroussocialmediachannelsandkeep connectedwithussoyoucanaccesscareersupport,receiveinvitationstoevents andreunionsandhavesightofallthelatestnewsaboutWitsandprominentWitsies: www.wits.ac.za/alumni/updateyourdetails/
Iwouldliketoextendawarmwelcometoyou–youarenowa#Witsie4Life!
PresidentofConvocation WitsUniversity
isastatutorybodythatincludesallgraduatesoftheUniversity.Convocationisthelargestconstituency oftheUniversity(sincethefoundingoftheUniversityin1922,graduatesnumberover200000).Itsstatutorymandate isto“…discussandstateitsopinionuponanymattersrelatingtotheUniversityincludingmattersreferredtoitbythe Council”andallowsfortheviewsofgraduatestoberepresentedatthehighestlevelsofgovernanceoftheUniversity.
THEPROCESSION
Anhom Falalala Obanilabo? BaphiAhhom?
Ngibonabeza Beyikazela Bathwel‘ongiyane Bavelakuphina? Obanilabo? Ongqondongqondo Osibakhulu Yibolabohhom!
Yininaleyo? Ihele
Ihelelezingwazizakithi Ahhomudwendwe Ahhom
Udwendwelwezingqwelezakithi
Nant’ihele
Longqondongqondo Nant’ihele Losibakhulu Udwendwe
UdwendweIwezingqwelezakithi
Whoarethose? Which,Falalala?
Iseethemcoming Walkingwithswinginggarments Theyarewearingheadrings Wheredotheycomefrom? Whoarethose? Theyarepeoplewithknowledge Theyarepeopleinauthority Thesearetheones
Whatisthat? Itisaprocession Aprocessionofourheroes
Itisaprocession Aprocessionofourchampions Hereisaprocession Ofpeopleofknowledge Hereisaprocession Ofpeopleofknowledge Aprocession Aprocessionofourheroes
Iheleisknownasthe‘Black’GaudeamusIgitur.Insong,thewriter,Mnomiyausesverypoeticlanguageto describeagraduationceremony.Thesoloistsingsofthe‘strange’processionofpeopleinlongrobesandhead gear.Thechoirrespondsbysayingthatthesepeopleareacademicswhoreadprofoundbooksofknowledge. Mnomiyagoesontosaythatthegraduatesareaninspirationtoallofus,andwewillalsograduatelikethemone day.Thesonggoesontowishthegraduateswellanditendswitharesounding“Halala”(welldone!).
MACE
Maceswereoriginallyweaponsofdefence,designedtobreakthrougharmour.In medievaltimes,bishopscarriedamaceinsteadofaswordintobattletoenable themtodefendthemselvesinaccordancewiththecanonicalrulethatforbadea priesttoshedblood.Intime,themacehascometoberegardedasasymbolof delegatedauthorityvestedinapersonoraninstitution.AtthisUniversity,itisasymbol oftheauthorityvestedintheChancellorandareminderofthemandategivenbythe legislatureofthiscountrytotheUniversitytograntdegrees.
TheUniversitymaceistheworkoftheEdinburghdesigner,silversmithandengraver, WilliamKirk,whodesignedandmadethemaceoftheUniversityofStirlingandofother institutions.Itissilver-andgold-plated,is1070millimetreslongand180millimetresbroad characterofthisUniversityasaninstitutionoflearning,setinaminingcentrewithinthe RepublicofSouthAfrica.
Theheadofthemacewithitsspreadingverticalbladesissymbolicofthehornsofa springbok.Thecentralverticalspikeisrepresentativeofarockdrillonthemine,and theamberstonesetintheheadisintendedasatributetoapastChancellorthrough itsassociationwithhisname,Bernstein,whichinGermanmeansamberstone.The heavyqualityoftheheadisconsistentwiththetraditionalconceptofthemaceasa weaponofdefence.Thecollarrepeatstheshapeofthehead.Itconsistsofeightcogs whichsymbolisethecog-wheelintheUniversitycoatofarmsandrepresentsmining andindustry.Theshaftisoctagonalanddividedintothreesections.Thecoatofarms oftheUniversityisplacedontheshaftunderthecollar.BelowthisthewordsUniversitas WitwatersrandensisJohannesburgi:areinscribed,followedbythedateinRoman
ThemaceisasymbolicportrayalofthisUniversity,thiscity,theWitwatersrandand theRepublicofSouthAfrica.ItisaconstantremindertomembersofCounciland Senatetoupholdatalltimestherights,powersandprivilegesoftheUniversityandits governingbodies.
DRESS
TheacademicdressofthisUniversityispatternedonthatoftheUniversitiesofOxford ofdegreesofbachelorandmaster.
•TheChancellorwearsascarletsilkgownwithabroadfacingofblackvelvetdown eachside,embroideredingoldandablackvelvetcapwithgoldcordandtassels.
•TheVice-ChancellorandPrincipalwearsabluesilkgownwithabroadfacingof goldsilkdowneachside,embroideredinblue,thesleevesbeinglinedwithgoldsilk. ThecapisofthesamedesignasthatoftheChancellor.
•TheChairmanofCouncilwearsablacksilkgownwithabroadfacingofredvelvet downeachsideandaroundtheneck,thesleevesbeinglinedwithgoldsilk.Thecap isofthesamedesignasthatoftheChancellor.
•TheacademicdressoftheDeputyVice-ChancellorsandtheExecutiveDirectorsis thesameasthatoftheVice-ChancellorandPrincipal,exceptthatthecolourofthe facingandsleevesofthegownandofthecordandtasselsofthecapissilver-grey.
•ThegownofthePresidentofConvocationisofbluesilk,withabroadfacingofgold silkdowneachside,thesleevesbeinglinedwithwhitesilk.Thecapisthesameas thatoftheChancellor,butwithabluecordandtassels.
•TheRegistrarwearsablacksilkgownwithabroadfacingofbluesilkdowneach side,borderedwithgoldbraid.ThecapisthesameasthatofthePresidentof Convocation.
•AmemberofCouncilwearsablacksilkgownwithabroadfacingofgoldsilk.The capisthesameasthatoftheChancellor.
•ThegownofthePresidentoftheStudents’RepresentativeCouncilisblackwitha broadfacingofbluesatin.
•ThegownsforalldegreesofbachelorandmasteroftheUniversityareblack,ofthe samepatternasthegownforaMasterofArtsattheUniversityofOxford.
•ThegownforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophyisscarlet,aftertheUniversityof Londonpattern.
•ThegownforaseniordoctorateisthesameasthatforthePhD,butwithagoldsatin facingoneachsideofthegownandwiththesleevebuttonandcordingold.
Theacademichoodistheprincipalfeatureofthecostumeforholdersofourdegrees ofbachelorandmaster.ThehoodforthePhDisstandard,regardlessoftheFacultyin whichthedegreewasobtained.Itisscarletsilk,linedwithwhitesilk.
WITS
Asa102-year-oldpublicuniversityinSouthAfrica,Witsisproudofitsrecordof
abletotackleproblemsusingevidence-basedsolutions.Wealsoengagewithour communitiestoshareknowledgethatwecreatesoastomakeapositiveimpacton thequalityoflife.WitsforGood.
Witsisaworld-classresearch-intensiveuniversitybasedonourintellectualexcellence, internationalcompetitiveness,andcommitmenttosocialjustice;allofwhichhavea measurableimpact.
Hereareafewofmanydifferentiators:
•Aninternationalperspectivethathelpsusmaintainhighstandardsin teachingandlearningandresearchwhilenotdistractingusfromourplace inJohannesburg,SouthAfrica,andAfrica.In2024Witsauthorspublished articleswithco-authorsfrom199universities,94%ofwhichwerefrom countriesotherthanSouthAfrica.
•AnintellectualhubofAfrica,afoundingmemberoftheAfricanResearch UniversityAlliance.In2024Witspublished2342articleswithco-authors inAfrica,including32articleswithNamibia,61withBotswana,87with Zimbabweand36withMozambique.
•Anactiveandengagedcommunityleaderthattakesastandonsocial issuesandisfullycommittedtotheadvancementofthepublicgood.
•Agrowingcontributiontothebodyofknowledgethroughpeerreviewed academicpublications:4563in2024andanaveragegrowthrateof4%per
•Knowledgecontributionthatisaboveglobalqualityaveragesinseveral norms);artsandhumanities(58%aboveglobalnorms);lifesciences (36%aboveglobalnorms);physicalsciences(12%aboveglobalnorms).
• particlephysicsandtheHiggsBoson,malaria,archaeology,paleontology, paleoanthropology,violence,localandregionalpolitics,geochemistry, rockmechanics,deepmining,forensicanthropology,climatechange, migration,socialjustice,andmanymore.
•ProudofthefourNobellaureatesandthe99RhodesScholars.
•Proudofourcurrent42000studentsofwhom16600(40%)areundertaking postgraduatestudiesandlearningtomaketheirownuniquecontributions totheglobalknowledgebase.
•Proudofourmorethan200000graduates.Morethan90%ofWitsgraduates obtainpermanentemploymentwithin12monthsofgraduation.
•Proudofitsabilitytoraiseexternalfundingtosupportanddriveitsresearch efforts,withcontributionsexceedingR2billionperannum.
ORDEROFPROCEDURE
24MARCH2026AT17:00
TheaudiencewillriseastheacademicprocessionentersthehallandwillremainstandinguntiltheActing Vice-Chancellorisinplace
TheActingVice-Chancellorwillconstitutethecongregation
TheActingVice-Chancellorwillwelcomethegraduandsandguests
Addresstothecongregation
Confermentofdegrees
TheActingPresidentofConvocationwilladdressthegraduates
TheActingVice-Chancellorwilldissolvethecongregation
TheaudiencewillstandwhileIheleisplayed
Membersoftheaudiencearerequestedtostandwhiletheacademicprocessionleavesthehallandnottoleavethe hallbeforetheendoftheceremony.
IMPORTANTNOTICE
Intheeventofload-sheddingorpowercuts,theGreatHallmaybecometotallydarkuntilthegeneratorcomesinto operation.
FACULTYOFHUMANITIES
DEAN:PROFESSORMMUSEMWABAHons(Zimbabwe)MA(CapeTown)PhD(Minnesota,USA)MASSAf
BachelorofArts
ADAM,Yaasir
AKHALWAYA,Sumaiyah
ALCOCK,LukeQina
ALLAN,JoshuaEthan
ALLOW,Tasmiyah
ALLY,KishaNtombenhle
BABA,Deeran
BABEILE,Otshepeng-Oreratile
BALENI,Dikeledi
BALIDDAWA,DanielKiirya
BALLIM,Atiyyah
BALOYI,ZamokuhleThando
BAPELA,Diphetogo
BASSOG,HelenaBianca
BATY,TallulahBryony
BEAUMONT,JasminePaige(withDistinction)
BERMAN,Tyra
BILA,MusabeniSibusisiwe
BLESS-KOTA,MaletsholoBohlokwa
BOOI,Emihle
BOSMAN,Marlé
BOTHA,TarianaApril(withDistinction)
BRANKEN,HannahRuth(withDistinction)
BRESLER,JordanRae
BRODIE,CaitlinAnne
BUTHELEZI,SibongiziphoCebile
BUTLER,Ruby-RoseShand
CASSAR,IreneMariaChrisovalantou
CASSIM,NooriyahAzhar
CHAPMAN,JordanNicole
CHAVOOS,Talha
CHETTIAR,KendraTanaya
CHETTY,AnnaleaTalitaGenesis
CHIYA,Nombulelo
CHRONIS,AshleyBridgetMacy
CHUGHTAI,MohamedSaumaan
CINDI,Nelisiwe
CLEMENTSON,HayleyAurial
COETZEE,SanniePetro
COSSER,AdrianJames
CZIGANEK,Sascha(withDistinction)
DAJEE,Hamza
DANISA,NhloniphoZethembe
DAR,Iqra
DASILVA,Isabella(withDistinction)
DIBAKOANE,ValeryAsanda
DIKO,QhaweSanga
DLAMINI,AlwandeSaphila
DLAMINI,MbasaNothabizolo
DLAMINI,ThobaniOwamiDestiny
DUBE,OwethuNoluthando
DUBE,TshoanaKhanya
DUZE,SithembileNobuhle
EBRAHIM,Zia
EDELSTEIN,KaceyRoni(withDistinction)
ELS,Dylan(withDistinction)
ENGELBRECHT,Cayla
FAROUK-ALLI,Umar
FITZGERALD,MatthewSean
FOKO,VumaniMacdonald
FORD,Gregory
FOURIE,JakeNicholas
FRANSMAN,AllisonMinette
GANI,Almaaz
GAYLARD,WilliamMichael
GEORGE,Miriyam(withDistinction)
GEORGIADES,Valentin
GERMOND,EmilyModiehi(withDistinction)
GHARIB,Zahrah-El-Hayat
GLAFFIG,Nicola(withDistinction)
GOPAL,Shameeka
GOVENDER,JaredLuke
GOVENDER,Kalysta
GOWAN,Ria
GREAVES,OliverHinton
GUMEDE,Nomahlubi
GUNGIAH,TaliaTasha
GWENTE,NokwaziAmanda
HARRISON,DeandraJade
HASHE,PholileThobile
HAYES,JessMargaret
HIRSCHSON,JadeLee
HLATSHWAYO,ThuliSphesihleNicole
HLONGWANE,AkaniVuyo
HO,JamieKiano(withDistinction)
HOFFMANN,Sophie
HOSKINS,GabriellaStefanie
HOURRIDES,AlessiaMilan
INDERJEETH,Pranav
INFANTINO,Annina
JACOB-MENON,Naima
JACOBS,LakiyahShanique
JAFTA,TshegofatsoSarah
JANUK,Pooja
JARDIM,JaylynBenita
JARDINE,Nawwal
JOHNSON,JordanAshlynBeyonce
JOHNSON,Sesona
JONATHAN,MathaleaMary
JOUGHIN,MeganKate
KADJEE,Aa'ishah
KAJEE,Zaria
KANJEE,ZantheZoe
KATAKUZINOS,Christina(withDistinction)
KATHRADA,ZakiyyahOmar
KATZ,GemmaPaige
KETHWA,AmandaYonelisa
KGATLA,MatomeQuindoline
KGOMO,Ntombienhle
KGOSI,NtebengAsande
KGWATLA,BasetsanaBontle
KHAN,Maliha
KHOSA,Xihlala
KHOSA,XiluvaJoyNatasha
KHOZA,LwandileNoluthando
KHUMALO,BlessingNkanyiso
KHUMALO,Mbali
KHUMALO,SandileMusawenkosi
KHUMALO,TchissolaHomolemo
KUNGWANE,OratilweTshegofatsoAgatha
KWANT,MarkRobert
KWETEPE,Kamogelo
LALLA,Iman
LAPINER,JonathanEliezer
LEKONE-NKUMBULA,KatlehgoThatoKelebogile
LESABE,KamogeloMaphefo
LESENYANE,Lebogang
LESOLE,ThatoGladys
LETSOALO,LethaboMogomotsi
LIPHADZI,Patience
LOCKWOOD-SIMS,JaciElizabeth(withDistinction)
LOIZOS,Xenia
LOUW,CourtneyJane
LUNANGA,NsingiBestaleel
LUND,GeorgiaAmy
MABELEBELE,Mmanthokoa
MABOGO,MakhadziMuipheni
MABOTE,TelePaballo
MABUELA,KamogeloSolomon
MABUNDA,Elizabeth
KISTAN,AlexandraMariaJoan(withDistinction)MADHAV,KiaraKalpesh
KRAWITZ,MelissaEmma(withDistinction)MADISA,Ipeleng
KRITZAS,AlexanderEmmanuel(withDistinction)MADONDO,KuzivaAlex
KUBAYI,LindiwePhindile
KUBHEKA,Zinhle
KUNENE,Zanele
MAGAGULA,FeliciaNomathemba
MAGAQA,Thina
MAGCAKI,Xoliswa
MAGUBANE,ThandekaNokwanda
MAGUDULELA,ManqobaVusimuziMthokozisi
MAGUDUMANA,Asanda
MAGWAZA,Siphumelele
MAHADA,Phathutshedzo
MAHLANGU,Nelisiwe
MAHOKO,KatlegoDebrah(withDistinction)
MAHOMED,Tasneem
MAKGORO,Tshegofatso
MAKHAYA,MbalenhleFelicity
MAKHOBA,Nonhlanhla
MAKHUBELA,AmukelaniNtokozo
MAKHUBU,Ntombizodwa
MAKOTOKO,Treaty
MALAHLE,NoluvuyoBotlhale
MALATJIE,ThusoJustine
MALEKA,FortunateNtombi
MAMTUPI,MphoMirriam
MANALE,AlutaKopanoNico
MANANA,Lihle
MANFERDINI,ElenaNiki(withDistinction)
MANGANYI,ShalatiFrancisca
MANGISA,SiphesihleLungisa
MANGISA,SisiphoBulela
MANJORO,Barbara
MANNGO,Uhone
MANUEL,Pedro
MARAISANE,Debora
MARX,Levi
MASEKO,Sizakele
MASHALA,ShaunKgothatso
MASHELE,Makgotso
MASHOLA,MphoElisa
MASIA,RefentseMantwampe
MASIKANE,AndileFortunate
MASINA,MandlaSteven
MASINGA,NtandoyenkosiKeketsoSimphiwe
MASUKU,Dumoluhle
MASUMPA,Elona
MASWANGANYI,RisunaGift
MASWAZI,Nande
MATHABATHA,Ernest
MATHEBULA,NhlalukoMandla
MATHIBA,TumeloSarina
MATHIPA,Elon
MATHISO,LiceboMbali
MATHONSI,Shilla
MATSETELA,TiteloThatego
MATUTOANE,Neo
MATWADIA,Nazeefah(withDistinction)
MAVANGO,SivuyisiweFaith
MAVIE,MillisoaGracia
MAVIMBELA,DumsaneDaniel
MAZAKA,NcumisaMmabatho
MBATHA,Sibahle
MBATHA,SiyandaBotshelo
MBELE,DidintleOnica
MBULUNGWANA,Hluma
MBUSI,Siyabonga
MCHUNU,OwethuNqobile
MCHUNU,PhumzileNokukhanya
MCHUNU,NtobekoSwelihle(withDistinction)
MCUBE,GomolemoNondumisoPrecious
MDEBUKA,Nikilitha
MDLIVA,GuguSinethemba
MEKGOE,Pelonomi
MENDEL,Nehemiah
MEUWESE,DaganBryan
MGANDELA,InnocentKhumbuzile
MHANGWANE,Ndzalama
MHATU,Nikho
MHLANGA,Molebogeng
MIJATOVIC,Aleksandar
MINNIE,JaydeneAlexia
MITCHELL,EmmaSeeley
MIYA,SamkelisiweMpho
MKIZE,SinothandoSthembile
MLAMBO,MandisaSenamile
MLANGENI,NeoEntleKay
MLAUZI,ChristenThokozile
MLONDOBOZI,BoitumeloRivoningo
MNETHU,Asikelelwe
MNGOMEZULU,OlwethuNonkanyiso
MNGOMEZULU,SbongakonkeSiphamandla
MNGUNI,SphiweTinyiko
MNISI,SifisoKgaugelo
MNYEMBANE,Ayanda
MOABI,Bonolo
MOGOTSI,Kago
MOHALE,LizetteMakoma
MOHAMMED,Fareen
MOHAMMED,Fatima
MOKGETHI,Keabetswe
MOKGOATJANE,MaetjaneKoketjo
MOKKEN,ShaniKindel
MOKOENA,KamogeloMahlogonolo
MOKOENA,MphoFatima
MOKWANYANE,MmamoreotsileLebogang
MOKWENA,DanielMpho
MOKWENA,Thato-Ya-Ona
MOLEFE,PhumzileMillicent
MOLELEKWA,Keabetswe
MOLOI,Grace
MOLOI,OreneileTshegofatso
MONAMETSI,GaopalelweLethabo
MONTSE,MatshedisoEvelyn
MOODLEY,Deyuri
MOODLEY,Siddhi
MOOLA,Nuha
MOOLLA,AaliahYusuf
MOOLMAN,Hayley
MOORE,TeaganNicole
MORAR,Pooja
MOSIMA,LekhalateTebogoConstance
MOTAU,KhumoGift
MOTHA,Nombuso
MOTLHALE,MemoriaLerato
MOTSEPE,Lebogang
MOTSOENENG,Itumeleng
MPANZA,Nosipho
MPHASHA,ThobjaRosaLesedi
MPHOLO,KgothatsoItumeleng
MPOTHULO,SokhanaVictor
MPUNGOSE,Pamella
MQOBONGO,Asisipho
MSIMANG,MbalenhleSbusisiwe
MSIMANGO,JuniorRhulani
MSIMANGO,VutisaniDesy
SIEFF,TalyaAhuva
GRADUATIONAWARDS
FACULTYOFHUMANITIES
Prizest
CentroCulturaleItalo-SudafricanoProgressPrize: Forthestudentwhomadethemostprogressinsuccessiveyearsofstudyorwithinthesameacademicyear AlexanderEmmanuelKritzas
ConsulGeneralofItalyPrize: ForthebeststudentmajoringinItalian AlexanderEmmanuelKritzas
ExcellenceinPoliticalStudies:Part-TimeStudies: AwardedtotheMostOutstandingThird-YearPart-TimeStudentinPoliticalStudies SizakeleMaseko PhumzileMillicentMolefe
ExcellenceinPsychology:Part-TimeStudies: Forthemostoutstandingthirdyearstudentinparttimepsychologystudent HannahRuthBranken
FacultyofHumanitiesGoldMedal: ForthestudentwiththemostdistinguishedrecordinthedegreeofBachelorofArts(Part-Time) SaschaCziganek
FacultyofHumanitiesSilverMedal: FormeritoriousachievementinthedegreeofBachelorofArts ElenaNikiManferdini
FacultyofHumanitiesSilverProximeAccessitMedal: ForoutstandingmeritoriousachievementinthedegreeofBachelorofArts KaceyRoniEdelstein
IJKrielPrize: TothebeststudentinEnglishIII ChristinaKatakuzinos
InstitutFrançaisenAfriqueduSudPrize(FrenchInstituteofSouthAfricaPrize): TothebeststudentinFrenchIII JamieKianoHo
ItalianInstituteofCulturePrize: ForthemostoutstandingstudentofItalianinanyyearofstudy AlexanderEmmanuelKritzas
MargaretDanielsPrize: FortheTopthird-yearstudent KaceyRoniEdelstein
RuthFirstPrize:GeneralSociologyIII: ForthebestperformanceinGeneralSociologyIII DylanEls
RuthFirstPrize:LabourandEconomicSociologyIII: ForthebestperformanceinLabourandEconomicSociologyIII DylanEls
VanRietLowePrizeinArchaeologyIII: ThisprizeisawardedtothetopstudentinArchaeologyIIIineithertheFacultyofScienceortheFacultyof Humanities.
AshleyBridgetMacyChronis
OFFICERSOFTHEUNIVERSITY
Chancellor
DRNJDLAMINIMBChB(Natal)DOH(FreeState)MBA(Witwatersrand)DBL(Unisa)PGCE(Witwatersrand)IEC (Stanford-USA)
Vice-ChancellorandPrincipal
PROFESSORZVILAKAZIBSc(Manchester)MScPhD(Witwatersrand)FRS,FAAS,MASSAf
ChairmanofCouncil
MRTNOMBEMBEBCom(UNITRA)BComptHons(UNISA)CASA
SeniorDeputyVice-Chancellor(Academic)
PROFESSORROSMANBA(Witwatersrand)HDipEdBEd(Unisa)MEdPhD(Witwatersrand)MASSAf
DeputyVice-Chancellor(ResearchandInnovation)
PROFESSORLMORRISBSc(Hons)(Witwatersrand)DPhil(Oxford)FRSSAFAASMASSAf
DeputyVice-Chancellor(SystemsandOperations)
PROFESSORIRJANDRELLBSc(Eng)GDEPhD(Witwatersrand)IntPE(SA)PrEngFSAAEFSAIEESMIEEE
DeputyVice-Chancellor(PeopleDevelopmentandCulture)
PROFESSORGSTEVENSBA(CapeTown)BA(Hons)PsychMPsych(WesternCape)DLittetPhil(UNISA), MASSAf
Registrar
MSCGCROSLEYBAHDipEd(Witwatersrand)BEdHons(Unisa)MEd(Witwatersrand)
ChiefFinancialOfficer
MSMMMANYAMACA(SA)BComAccounting(CapeTown)BComptHons(Unisa)BComHonsTaxation(Pretoria) MBA(GIBS)
DeanofStudentAffairs
MRJAPSEPTEMBERBAMPhil(CapeTown)
DEANSOFTHEFACULTIES
FacultyofCommerce,LawandManagement
PROFESSORJCOHENBComHonsPhD(Witwatersrand)
(Acting)FacultyofEngineeringandtheBuiltEnvironment
PROFESSORCMUSINGWINIBSc(Hons)(Eng)(UZ)MSc(Eng)(Wits)PhD(Wits)PrEngFSAIMM
FacultyofHealthSciences
PROFESSORSAMADHIMBBChMMedPhD(Witwatersrand)FCPaeds(SA)MASSAfRSSAfTWASCBE
FacultyofHumanities
PROFESSORMMUSEMWABAHons(Zimbabwe)MA(CapeTown)PhD(Minnesota,USA)MASSAf
FacultyofScience
PROFESSORNCHETTYBScHons(Natal)MSPhD(U.IllinoisUrbana-Champaign)MASSAfMSAIPMRSSA
PresidentofConvocation
MSKMUFAMADIBALLBLLM(Witwatersrand)
HUMANITIESATWITS
TheFacultyofHumanitiesisaleading,vibrant,anddynamiccentreofteachingandlearningaswellasahubof academicandresearchexcellenceonthecontinent.
Ourstudentsundergorigoroustheoreticalandmethodologicaltrainingwhichimpartsstrongresearchandanalytical skillsandenablesthemtoadapt,andoftendefine,theconstantlychangingworldofwork.Ourstudentslearntothink criticallytheyareproblem-posers,problem-solvers,andactivesocialcitizenswhomakeadifferenceinsociety. TheFacultyhasastudent-centredethoswhichsimplymeansthatthroughitsTeachingandLearningUnit,itoffers senseofpurposeandassiststhemtoappreciatethevalueoftheirhumanitiesdegree.
ThecreativesuiteofprogrammesonofferintheFacultyequipsourstudentstocompetegloballyandtoactlocally. Tothisend,theFacultyengagescreativelyandcriticallywithitslocationinJohannesburg globallynetworkedcitytakingadvantageofitsdynamicpolitical,social,economic,andculturallinkstotherestof Africaandtheworld.
TheFacultydrivesinnovationinourundergraduateandpostgraduatestudiesbyencouragingmulti-disciplinary, cross-disciplinary,inter-disciplinaryandtrans-disciplinaryprogrammesthatlinkthearts,socialsciences,natural sciences,engineering,healthsciences,education,andlaw.Tothisend,wehavecollaborativedegreesinDigital Arts,E-Science,,PublicHealth,andLaw.GiventhatWitsisaresearch-intensiveuniversity,theFacultyissteadily increasingitspost-graduateenrolmentsinordertoinnovateandservicetheneedsofourfast-changingworld.The HumanitiesGraduateCentreisahomeforcollaborationandpublicintellectualactivitieswherestudentsareactive participants.
TheFacultyoffersawiderangeofresearch-orientedprogrammes,includingprofessionaldegrees.Collectively,our programmesbestowskillsthatoffergraduatesaccesstoarangeofcareersacrossavarietyofprofessionsinthe publicandprivatesectors,including,academia,researchinstitutesandsciencecouncils,governmentaland non-governmentalorganisations,civilsociety,andcorporateenterprises,amongstothers.
Renownedforitsdistinguishedacademicsandscholars,theFacultyishometogloballyacclaimedandemerging scholarsworkingatthehorizonoftheknowledgeeconomy.Itscosmopolitanmixofinternationalandlocalstaffare locatedinanumberofdisciplinesthatarehighlyrankedacrossarangeofglobalhighereducationmeasures.Itis hometonumerousresearchersratedbytheSouthAfricanNationalResearchFoundationashavingnationaland internationalstanding.OurscholarsareinnovatingattheleadingedgeofresearchintheareasofAfricanart,area studies,citiesandhousing,humanmigration,diversityanddifference,criticalracestudies,violence,genderand sexuality,culturalstudies,multilingualism,trans-languaging,narrative,labour/work,andmanyotherfieldsofstudy. Ourmissionistodevelopandadvancegloballyimpactfulscholarshiponthequestionsthatdefineanddisruptwhatit meanstobehumaninthetwenty-firstcentury.
TheFacultycomprisesfiveschools,namely,theWitsSchoolofSocialSciences,WitsSchoolofEducation,Wits SchoolofArts,theWitsSchoolofHumanandCommunityDevelopmentandtheWitsSchoolofLanguage,Literature andMedia.TheFacultyboastsanumberofprestigiousresearchinstitutesandgroupsincludingthe;theWits InstituteforSocialandEconomicResearch;theCentreforResearchingEducationandLabour;theHistory Workshop;theAfricanCentreforMigrationandSociety;andtheWitsCentreforDiversityStudiesandSociety,Work andPolitics.
EmergencyandFirePlansduringGraduations
1.Intheeventofanemergencyand/orfire:
Thepresidingofficial(Chancellor/Vice-Chancellor/DeputyVice-Chancellor)willmakeanannouncement requestingguests,graduandsandstafftokeepcalmandremainseated; TheUsherswillassistgueststoproceedtothenearestEmergencyexitsinordertoevacuatetheGreatHall inanorderlyfashion; Emergencyexitsignsarevisibleinredaboveallexitdoorssituatedonyourleftandrighthandsidesaswell asthebackoftheHall;
TheUsherswillassisttheelderlyanddisabledguestsoutofthebuilding; Theacademicprocessiononstagemustexitthroughthebackstagedoor; OnceoutsidetheGreatHallallguests,graduandsandstaffmustproceedtothemainassemblypointonthe piazza.
2.IntheeventofaBombthreat
Allbombthreatswillbetreatedasrealinordertoprotectlivesandpropertyandthepremiseswillbeevacuated immediately.
