Graduation Ceremony
Date: 10 December 2024
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 2024! Some of you entered university as the world sank into a global pandemic, COVID-19; some were already pursuing their studies at this world class university, the University of the Witwatersrand. We applaud you for strength of character, grit, and commitment to success.
Our country continues to experience a plethora of challenges that threaten our economic stability and social cohesion, further deepening inequality and hopelessness. It is in this century that, as one of the member states of the UN that approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we intend to eradicate inequality, achieve peace, prosperity, and dignity for all, through partnerships while preserving the planet for future generations. We cannot achieve these lofty ambitions without your wisdom and servant leadership as you embark on your careers.
Your hard work and dedication to achieve your dreams is a true reflection of your resilience and commitment. It is this resilience that makes us confident that you have what it takes to build a better future that is equal and just. History has proven time and again that it is the weakest amongst us that determine our strength as a nation. The highly educated have the responsibility to enlighten and fight for social justice for the marginalised, for the good of humankind.
As you venture into the world, take time to expand the depth and breath of your knowledge. Read outside your specialisation, engage with people outside your comfort zone. Be lifelong learners. Understand the plight of people less fortunate than yourself. 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 Integrity. May you be those leaders!
CONGRATULATIONS! HALALA! GO LEAD SOUTH AFRICA TO GREATNESS!
Dr Judy Dlamini Chancellor Wits University
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 and changed society for good. 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.
ORDEROF PROCEDURE
10DECEMBER2024 AT09:30
TheaudiencewillriseastheacademicprocessionentersthehallandwillremainstandinguntiltheVice-Chancellor and Principalis in place
TheVice-Chancellor and Principalwillconstitutethecongregation
TheVice-Chancellor and Principalwillwelcomethegraduands,diplomates and guests
Addressto the congregation
Conferment of degreesand granting ofdiplomas
TheActing Presidentof Convocationwilladdressthe graduatesanddiplomates
TheVice-Chancellor and Principalwilldissolvethecongregation
Theaudiencewillstandwhile Ihele is played
Membersoftheaudiencearerequestedtostandwhiletheacademicprocessionleavesthehallandnottoleavethe hallbeforethe end oftheceremony.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Intheeventofload-sheddingorpowercuts,theGreatHallmaybecometotallydarkuntilthegeneratorcomesinto operation.
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LAND,Patrick Economics
MANSINGH, Sriya Applied Development Economics
MOKOENA, KeabetsweItumeleng Economics
MOLAPO,GladysMapaseka Business Sciences/Marketing
MOROKE,ThariArethabengTeboho Applied Development Economics
MOSITSA,Rearabetswe Sidney Economics
MOTSUENYANE, ItumelengOarabile Economics
MUSEHANE,Ndivhuwo Applied Development Economics
ODURO-KWATENG,George Applied Development Economics
PEARCE, Cabral Peter Applied Development Economics
SEBOKO, MolehadiSophy Economics
SEKWATI, AleciaMapule Applied Development Economics
SITHATU, Paulina Koketso Business Sciences/Human Resources
ZONKE,Zonazintle Economics
BachelorofEconomicSciencewithHonours
KRAAI, Mzimasi
MAFORA, Kebaabetsoe LesegoJoshua
NGALO,Sihle (with Distinction)
SIBIYA,Reason Talent
BachelorofLaws
AHMED,Ammaarah
CHAUKE,RisimatiBrian
DHLAMINI,Lesego
DIRERO, Itumeleng Mmatau
GABELA,Celumusa Nosipho
GAXA, Siboniso Pa
GOVENDER, Sarisha
MANICKUM, BritneyCortland
MAOTO,Ofentse
MASUTHA,MamelloTendani
MDAKA, Bongiwe Princess
MHANGANI, Ntiyiso
MOLOJA,MosaNqobile
NABO,Sihle Sibongile
NTIMBANA,Lulama
NTOMBELA, Nhlakanipho Thabiso Lucky
NTSHONGA, Sivile
PATEL, Aaliya Ebrahim
PHETLHU,MoeketsiTheo
SIBANDA,Grace
TWALA,Nonhlanhla
ZULU,Njabulo Babalwa
BachelorofAccountingScience
DEFREITAS,JarrydLuca
RAMULONGO,PromiseDineo
BachelorofCommerce
BOOI,Asisipho
COX,Brent Lyle
GCWABE,Lisakhanya
HUMA,IpelengPrudence
IHEDIWA, Cindy
LEBOHO,PhenyetsoPhineas
LEEUW, Lethabo
MABASA, Amanda Karabo
MAHLANGU, Bafana
MAKENA, BoitumeloModise
MAKUA,ThabishiTrinity
MASERUMULE, Sylvia Palesa
MATHEBULA, Believe
MATHEBULA, Samkelo Cornelius
MAZIBUKO, Bukeka Minenhle
MBATHA,ThapeloZama
BachelorofEconomicScience
NTATAMALA, Lesego
RAYI, SinobomiOwethu
MBAVA,Fezekile Siphiwo
MDLULI,Mukelwe Siphosami
MHLONGO,MbaliAngel
MOKGOATJANA, Elsina
MTHIMUNYE, KeatlegileImmaculate
MUKENDI,Ruth Maganga
MXINWA, Nikilitha
NGEWU,Chidochemoyo
SELOMA,Nolwazi
SHAIKH,Muhammad
SHANGE,Nomfundo Hlengiwe
SIMBINE, Taylor
THINANE,NthabisengTshepisho
TSHANGANA,Aviwe
VUNDLA, KhumoMandlenkosiKabelo
PostgraduateDiplomainAccountancy
BELA, BoitumeloJean
BIASSONI,RinaldoMario James
BILOSE, KhululaSihlanze Ntuthuzelo
MAPHATE, Palesa
MASILO, Mpho
MATHUNJWA, ThembumenziKwazi
MOFANA, SivuyisiweNtombebhongo
MULAUDZI, MakhadziTshililo
NDLOVU,Zama Winnie
RAPOO, Bohlale Basetsana
SHABANGU,Nongcebo Sanelisiwe
SIBANYONI, Khethiwe
SIGEJE, Yongama
SIMELANE, Banele Ntandoyenkosi
SITHOLE, Makhanyisa Sakhile
PostgraduateDiplomainLaw
MKUNYANA, Ncumisa Commercial and Business Law
MORONEY, Elsa Annalina
MSIMANGA,Nomonde
Information and Communications Law
Information and Communications Law
NGOVE, Pheni Cyprian Environmental Law
TLADI,Tebogo Corporate Law
PostgraduateDiplomainManagement
CALUZA,Vuyiswa Precious Governance and Public Leadership
DUKWANA, MatebogoMartha Public and Development Management
HLONGWANE,Vuyiswa Public and Development Management
ILUNGA,Mwamba Pierrot Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
KASONGO,Nomathemba Ednah Digital Business
LAKAJOE, ThabisoTsietsi Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
LAMOLA,Malesela Charles Digital Business
LEOPE,LefaHerbert Business Administration
LEPOTA,Tshepo Hopewell
Digital Business
MABASO,Sifiso Philemon
MAKATONG,Fufe Bohutsana Providence
MASANGO,Senamile
MASILELA,Nomcebo Betty
MAZIBUKO,Tshepo Silvester
MJEKULA,Zimkhitha
MKHONTO,Nomthandazo Lesego
MOSANA,Rebone
MTOLO,Bongiwe
MULLER, Ian
PHILLIPS, Cheryl
PHIRI, LopangThemba
SHOKANE, BoitumeloGladness
SIBISI,Fundiswa Patience
TSELANA,MaphutiMaria
VASS, BentleyGavin
PostgraduateDiplomainPublicManagement
BVUMA,Bryan
CHABALALA, Yoliswa
CHAUKE,Seipati
DLAMINI, Phuphelihle SinethembaNsindiso
ENEMUO,NgoziDoris
FIKELADLAKAVU,Landiwe
GEXU,ZethuThembela
KAPOYI,Avela
LEGODI,RaesibeSharen
and Development
and Development Management
and Public Leadership
Leadership
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
Business
Leadership
Leadership
Leadership
Business
and Development Management
and Public Leadership
Leadership (Electricity)
Leadership
Business
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
and Public Leadership
MAFUZA,RamaiselaLeshegoGeorgina
MALEBE,HaroldPontsho
MAPHAKELA,Morakana Lucia
MASEMOLA, Makeeme Precious
MATLALA, KatlegoGriseldaDellator
MATSHE, Maplaki Alina
MBENGO, Mokuhle
MBUTHO, Anson Msizi
MHANGWANE,TsakaniLysterine
MONETHI, Keamohetsoe
MOYIKWA, AcquilaBusisiwe
MPHOMANE,Katlego Reuben
MUNYAI,Dorah
NDLOVU,Zoleka Pearl
NEMBE,Thamsanqa Ishmael
NENZHELELE,Rendani
NGCOBO,Maxwell Solomuzi
NGQOBA,ThembakaziSweetlina
NTINI,VanessaPortia
PHOKU,Ignitious
PHUNGULA, Sbongile Promise
PITOUT,BronwynClaire
SENATLA,Thabiso
VANDER MERWE,Margrietha Magdalena
VANHEERDEN,Lorraine
PostgraduateDiplomainSpecialisedAccountancy
KIYOMBO, SaraMajolie
MASUKU, Sipho Phillip
MTHEMBU,NamileNonduduzo
NAGAR,PranishaMistry (with Distinction)
NAICKER,Megan
PostgraduateDiplomainTaxation
MABUZA, Mbalenhle Sibhekokuhle
MBATHA, SiphosihleLindani
NGIDI,Lungani
PILANE,RetlametsweEuginia
SIRALARALA, Babalwa
FACULTYOFSCIENCE
DEAN:PROFESSORN CHETTY BScHons(Natal) MSPhD(Urbana-Champaign) MASSAfMSAIP
BachelorofScience
DHLUDHLU,ZintleJuliet
GOMOSHE, Ongeziwe
GROBBELAAR, Joachim Marthinus
KANSILEMBO, Ornella
KHOMO,FalatsiAndrew
LAMANE,AnathiOlwethu
LEGOALE,Omphile Nthibane
MABUSELA, SekotiNicole
MACHIPA,Thoriso
MAGANO,TshegofatsoEdgar
MAHLADISA, Machuene Midlot
MAKOLA,Ramathibe Sheron
MARKHAM, AliceIsabel
MOKHETHI,NnosoMonica
MONOANE, Thabang
MPANDE, Mondliwethu Akhuya
MUKWEVHO, PrevailNakisani
MUZANGISA,LaurianneYasanada
NKUTSHWEU,Goitseone Kelly
NTUMBE,KgothatsoTshepo
NXUSANI, Loyiso
PIMSTEIN,JoshuaIsaac
RAKOENA, KgothatsoObed
RAMPOPO,Hope
RAULINGA,Ivy
ROBERTSON,Gabriella Kathleen
SEKHOSANA,DimphoJohanna
SENATEL, AlanisJade
SIMAYI, Amanda
SINGH, Aishwarya
TSEKI,LebohangEzekiel
YENDE, Ntokozo Wandile
PostgraduateDiplomainScience
MADIE,Thabiso
Data Science
OFFICERSOFTHEUNIVERSITY
Chancellor
DRNJ DLAMINIMBChB(Natal)DOH(Free State)MBA(Witwatersrand)DBL(Unisa)PGCE(Witwatersrand)IEC (Stanford-USA)
Vice-Chancellorand Principal
PROFESSORZ VILAKAZI BSc(Manchester)MScPhD(Witwatersrand)FRS, FAAS, MASSAf
Chairman of Council
MRI SHONGWE BA(Wesleyan)MPhil(Oxford)
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
PROFESSOR ROSMAN BA(Witwatersrand)HDipEd BEd(Unisa)MEd PhD(Witwatersrand) MASSAf
DeputyVice-Chancellor (Research andInnovation)
PROFESSOR LMORRIS BSc(Hons)(Witwatersrand)DPhil(Oxford)FRSSAFAAS MASSAf
DeputyVice-Chancellor (SystemsandOperations)
PROFESSOR IRJANDRELLBSc(Eng)GDE PhD(Witwatersrand)IntPE(SA)PrEngFSAAEFSAIEE SMIEEE
DeputyVice-Chancellor (People Developmentand Culture)
PROFESSORGSTEVENSBA(CapeTown)BAPsychHonsMPsych(WesternCape)DLittetPhil(Unisa),MASSAf
Registrar
MSCG CROSLEYBAHDipEd(Witwatersrand)BEd Hons(Unisa)MEd(Witwatersrand)
ChiefFinancialOfficer
MSMMMANYAMACA(SA)BComAccounting(CapeTown)BComptHons(Unisa)BComHonsTaxation(Pretoria) MBA(GIBS)
DeanofStudentAffairs
MRJAPSEPTEMBER BA MPhil (CapeTown)
DEANSOFTHE FACULTIES
FacultyofCommerce,LawandManagement
PROFESSORJCOHEN BComHonsPhD(Witwatersrand)
FacultyofEngineering andtheBuiltEnvironment
PROFESSORT MAJOZIBScEngMScEng(Natal) PhD(UMIST)CEngPrEngFIChemEFAASMASSAfFWISA FSAAE
FacultyofHealthSciences
PROFESSOR SAMADHI MBBCh MMed PhD(Witwatersrand)FCPaeds(SA)MASSAf,RSSAf, TWAS,CBE
FacultyofHumanities
PROFESSOR MMUSEMWA BAHons(Zimbabwe) MA(CapeTown) PhD(Minnesota, USA)MASSAf
FacultyofScience
PROFESSOR NCHETTY BScHons(Natal)MS PhD (U.IllinoisUrbana-Champaign) MASSAf, MSAIP
President of Convocation
MSKMUFAMADI BALLBLLM(Witwatersrand)
FACULTYOFCOMMERCE, LAWANDMANAGEMENT
SituatedintheheartofthemostpowerfuleconomichubontheAfricancontinent,drawingonthebestacademictalent in the region, and connected to the most influential social agents in the country, the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Managementoffersanexcitingandcontemporarysetofstudyprogrammesthatgrapplewiththeeconomicandsocial challengesofourcountry,andtheeconomiesacrosstheglobe.TheFaculty’sacademicprogrammesaimtograduate students who study and specialize in both the technical skills that are driving and shaping modern economies and understanding the social, political and legal implications of these patterns of economic development. The Faculty offers auniqueopportunity tostudyand understand thecomplexdevelopments in the economyandthesocial,legal and economicconsequencesofthesepatterns ofdevelopmentand growth.
TheFacultyconsistsofsixSchools:
• TheMargo Steele School ofAccountancy,
• TheSchoolof BusinessSciences,
• TheSchoolof EconomicsandFinance,
• TheSchoolof Law,
• TheGraduate Schoolof BusinessAdministration(Wits BusinessSchool), and
• TheWits Schoolof Governance
TheFacultyoffers threeundergraduate programmesinCommerce:
1. athree-yearBachelorofCommerce(B.Com),
2. athree-yearBachelorof Accounting Science(B.AccSc),and
3. athree-yearBachelorof EconomicScience(B.EconSc).
Threeundergraduate programmesareoffered inLaw:
1. afour-yearLLBprogrammeasafirstdegreeforstudentswishing tostudylaw
2. a three-year LLB programme for students who hold any prior degree but who have not completed any law subjects,and
3. atwo-year LLBprogramme forstudentswhohold any priordegree who have law asamajorsubject.
At the postgraduate level the Faculty offers a full spectrum of honours degrees, postgraduate diplomas, Masters degreesand Ph.Dprogrammesacrossitssix Schools. The Facultyoffers exciting opportunitiesfor MBAand related qualificationsintheWitsBusinessSchool-themostresearch-productivebusinessschoolinSouthAfrica-andpublic managementanddevelopmentdegreesofferedbytheWitsSchoolofGovernance -theleadingSouthAfricancentre forpublicservicepostgraduatetraining.InadditiontoDoctoraldegrees,MastersdegreesandPostgraduateDiplomas areofferedinCommerce,Accountancy,Economics,Business Science,AppliedDevelopmentEconomicsandPolicy, Law, andManagement.
TheFacultyhasanextensiveofferingofshortcourse and executive education programmes.
Our Faculty has consistently produced among the best results in the final Board examination of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), our law graduates are sought after by the top legal firms and our economics and business sciences graduates are leaders in corporate management, policymaking, governance and regulatoryinstitutionsinSouthAfrica.
Our researchers are at the cutting edge of global research on, among others, banking and finance, social entrepreneurship, the labour market, macroeconomics, inequality, human rights law, commercial law, constitutional law,informationsystems,governance, publicfinance andhealtheconomics.
The Faculty’s research addresses important social issues such as climate change, digital transformation, inequality, and governance and democracy. The Faculty is home to the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS), our SchoolofLawholdstheClaudeLeonFoundationChairinEarthJusticeandStewardshipandtheNRFSARChI Chair onEquality,LawandSocialJustice,theWitsBusinessSchoolhousestheAfricanEnergyLeadershipCentre,andthe Wits School of Governance is doing work on just transitions, adaptation and climate governance as well as governanceofstate-owned entities. Wecontribute to digitaltransformationthroughourFintech Hub in the Schoolof EconomicsandFinance andour WBSChair in DigitalBusiness,among others.
IllustriousAlumni
Well-known Wits Commerce, Law and Management graduates include Ismail Mahomed, the first Chief Justice in post-apartheidSouthAfrica;ArthurChaskalson,formerChiefJusticeofSouthAfrica;ThuliMadonsela,formerPublic Protector of South Africa; George Bizos, Human Rights Advocate; Joel Joffe, attorney for Nelson Mandela and the othersatRivoniaTreasontrial;SirSydneyKentridge,leadingadvocateintheTreasontrialandmanyotherprominent trials in South Africa and the UK; Margaret Marshall, former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court; Donald Gordon, founder of Liberty Life in 1958 and after whom the Donald Gordon Medical Centre is named; Brian Joffe, founder of the Bidvest Group; Natie Kirsh, prominent South African businessman; Patrice Motsepe, South African mining magnate; Koos Bekker, Chairman of Naspers; Gail Kelly, Australian and South African businesswoman; Judy Dlamini, Chancellor of Wits University; Ivan Glasenberg, former CEO of Glencore; Mary Vilakazi, CEO of FirstRand; Robbie Brozin, founder of Nandos; Rodney Sacks and Hilton Schlosberg of Monster Beverages; Steven Collis, CEO of Cencora; Victor Sekese CEO of SNG Grant Thornton; Mervyn King, Chair of the KingCommitteeonCorporateGovernance;andMariaRamos,SouthAfricaneconomist,businesswomanandformer CEOof theABSAgroup
EmergencyandFirePlansduringGraduations
1.Intheeventof anemergencyand/orfire:
• The presiding official (Chancellor/Vice-Chancellor/Deputy Vice-Chancellor) will make an announcement requesting guests, graduandsandstaff tokeepcalm andremainseated;
• TheUsherswillassistgueststoproceedtothenearestEmergencyexitsinordertoevacuatetheGreatHall inanorderlyfashion;
• Emergencyexitsignsarevisibleinredaboveallexitdoorssituatedonyourleftandrighthandsidesaswell asthe backoftheHall;
• TheUsherswillassisttheelderly and disabledguests outofthebuilding;
• Theacademicprocessiononstage must exitthroughthebackstagedoor;
• OnceoutsidetheGreatHallallguests,graduandsandstaffmustproceedtothemainassemblypointonthe piazza.
2.Intheeventof a Bomb threat
All bomb threats will be treated as real in order to protect lives and property and the premises will be evacuated immediately.
A MESSAGE TO GRADUATES FROM THE PRESIDENT OF CONVOCATION
Dear Wits Graduate,
There are a few defining moments in life – and it is without doubt that graduation is one of them!
Today, you enter the world as a graduate from one of the top universities on the African continent. You enter into a world filled with many challenges, but a world that is also filled with limitless possibilities. May you meet all the challenges and opportunities that await you with pride, drive, passion, innovation, social-conscience and positive-purpose.
In addition to earning the degree conferred upon you today, you have also earned the right to be associated with a special group of individuals – the Convocation of Wits University. Convocation represents all the degreed graduates of Wits and forms a vital link between the University and the global community in which it operates. Membership to Convocation is free and serves as an official channel, allowing you, the members, to convey to the University management your views about the University. This membership comes with several unique privileges, which include nominating the Chancellor of the University. The Convocation Executive has two members on the Wits Council (the governing body of the University) and maintains other regular contact with the University to ensure the voice of the Convocation is represented at the highest levels of The University.
There are approximately 200 000 Wits alumni worldwide. The distinction of our university is important to the prestige of our collective qualifications. We call upon you to nurture and enhance the value of your degree by promoting Wits’ image, preserving our values, and contributing towards our ongoing development, ensuring that we grow in stature as a globally competitive, proudly South African institution of higher learning. Please engage with us via our numerous social media channels and keep connected with us so you can access career support, receive invitations to events and reunions and have sight of all the latest news about Wits and prominent Witsies: www.wits.ac.za/alumni/updateyourdetails/
I would like to extend a warm welcome to you – you are now a #Witsie4Life!
Ms Kgomotso Mufamadi President of Convocation Wits University
Convocation is a statutory body that includes all graduates of the University. Convocation is the largest constituency of the University (since the founding of the University in 1922, graduates number over 200 000). Its statutory mandate is to “… discuss and state its opinion upon any matters relating to the University including matters referred to it by the Council” and allows for the views of graduates to be represented at the highest levels of governance of the University.
IHELE THE PROCESSION
IHELE
Words and music by S.B.P. Mnomiya
Anhom
Falalala
Obani labo?
Baphi Ahhom?
Ngibona beza
Beyikazela
Bathwel ‘ongiyane
Bavela kuphi na?
Obani labo?
Ongqondongqondo
Osibakhulu
Yibo labo hhom!
Yini na leyo?
Ihele
Ihele lezingwazi zakithi
Ahhom udwendwe
Ahhom
Udwendwe lwezingqwele zakithi
Nant’ ihele
Longqondongqondo
Nant’ ihele
Losibakhulu
Udwendwe
Udwendwe Iwezingqwele zakithi
THE PROCESSION
Who are those? Which, Falalala?
I see them coming
Walking with swinging garments
They are wearing head rings
Where do they come from?
Who are those?
They are people with knowledge
They are people in authority
These are the ones
What is that?
It is a procession
A procession of our heroes
It is a procession
A procession of our champions
Here is a procession
Of people of knowledge
Here is a procession
Of people of knowledge
A procession
A procession of our heroes
Ihele is known as the ‘Black’ Gaudeamus Igitur. In song, the writer, Mnomiya uses very poetic language to describe a graduation ceremony. The soloist sings of the ‘strange’ procession of people in long robes and head gear. The choir responds by saying that these people are academics who read profound books of knowledge.
Mnomiya goes on to say that the graduates are an inspiration to all of us, and we will also graduate like them one day. The song goes on to wish the graduates well and it ends with a resounding “Halala” (well done!).
THE UNIVERSITY MACE
Maces were originally weapons of defence, designed to break through armour. In medieval times, bishops carried a mace instead of a sword into battle to enable them to defend themselves in accordance with the canonical rule that forbade a priest to shed blood. In time, the mace has come to be regarded as a symbol of delegated authority vested in a person or an institution. At this University, it is a symbol of the authority vested in the Chancellor and a reminder of the mandate given by the legislature of this country to the University to grant degrees.
The University mace is the work of the Edinburgh designer, silversmith and engraver, William Kirk, who designed and made the mace of the University of Stirling and of other institutions. It is silver-and gold-plated, is 1070 millimetres long and 180 millimetres broad and weighs seven kilograms. The heraldic devices used in the decoration reflect the character of this University as an institution of learning, set in a mining centre within the Republic of South Africa.
The head of the mace with its spreading vertical blades is symbolic of the horns of a springbok. The central vertical spike is representative of a rock drill on the mine, and the amber stone set in the head is intended as a tribute to a past Chancellor through its association with his name, Bernstein, which in German means amber stone. The heavy quality of the head is consistent with the traditional concept of the mace as a weapon of defence. The collar repeats the shape of the head. It consists of eight cogs which symbolise the cog-wheel in the University coat of arms and represents mining and industry. The shaft is octagonal and divided into three sections. The coat of arms of the University is placed on the shaft under the collar. Below this the words Universitas Witwatersrandensis Johannesburgi: are inscribed, followed by the date in Roman numerals – MCMLXXVI (1977) – which signifies the year of the dedication of the mace.
The mace is a symbolic portrayal of this University, this city, the Witwatersrand and the Republic of South Africa. It is a constant reminder to members of Council and Senate to uphold at all times the rights, powers and privileges of the University and its governing bodies.
ACADEMIC DRESS
The academic dress of this University is patterned on that of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, with modifications based on the model of the University of London and certain individual features, particularly in the costumes of office bearers and the hoods of degreesof bachelor and master.
Dress for Office Bearers
• The Chancellor wears a scarlet silk gown with a broad facing of black velvet down each side, embroidered in gold and a black velvet cap with gold cord and tassels.
• The Vice-Chancellor and Principal wears a blue silk gown with a broad facing of gold silk down each side, embroidered in blue, the sleeves being lined with gold silk. The cap is of the same design as that of the Chancellor.
• The Chairman of Council wears a black silk gown with a broad facing of red velvet down each side and around the neck, the sleeves being lined with gold silk. The cap is of the same design as that of the Chancellor.
• The academic dress of the Deputy Vice-Chancellors and the Executive Directors is the same as that of the Vice-Chancellor and Principal, except that the colour of the facing and sleeves of the gown and of the cord and tassels of the cap is silver-grey.
• The gown of the President of Convocation is of blue silk, with a broad facing of gold silk down each side, the sleeves being lined with white silk. The cap is the same as that of the Chancellor, but with a blue cord and tassels.
• The Registrar wears a black silk gown with a broad facing of blue silk down each side, bordered with gold braid. The cap is the same as that of the President of Convocation.
• A member of Council wears a black silk gown with a broad facing of gold silk. The cap is the same as that of the Chancellor.
• The gown of the President of the Students’ Representative Council is black with a broad facing of blue satin.
Graduands’ Gowns
• The gowns for all degrees of bachelor and master of the University are black, of the same pattern as the gown for a Master of Arts at the University of Oxford.
• The gown for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy is scarlet, after the University of London pattern.
• The gown for a senior doctorate is the same as that for the PhD, but with a gold satin facing on each side of the gown and with the sleeve button and cord in gold.
The Academic Hood
The academic hood is the principal feature of the costume for holders of our degrees of bachelor and master. The hood for the PhD is standard, regardless of the Faculty in which the degree was obtained. It is scarlet silk, lined with white silk.
Degree Colours
The hoods reflect the colour or colours of a particular degree or associated degrees.
DISTINCTLY WITS
As a 100-year-old public university in South Africa, Wits is proud of its record of achievement as a significant contributor to our society. We contribute people to society that are training in their chosen field that are engaged and able to tackle problems using evidence-based solutions. We also contribute knowledge that has a positive impact on the quality of life. Wits for Good.
Wits is a world-class research 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. 60% out our 2021 publications included international collaborators.
• An intellectual hub of Africa, a founding member of the African Research University Alliance. In 2021 Wits published 167 articles with Namibia, 220 with Botswana, 326 with Zimbabwe and 137 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: 4 400 in 2021 and an average growth rate of 500 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 98 Rhodes Scholars.
• Proud of our current 40 000 students of whom 16 000 (40%) are undertaking postgraduate studies and learning to make their own unique contributions to the global knowledge base.
• Proud of our 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.
