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GRADUATION CEREMONY Faculty of Health Sciences

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Faculty of Science

LIBRARY LAWNS TUESDAY, 19 APRIL 2022 | 09:30

Graduation Ceremony Date: 11 December 2024 Time: 09:30 Venue: The Great Hall

Examinations and Graduation Office

2nd Floor, Room 2021, Solomon Mahlangu House Tel: 011 717 1280/1 www.wits.ac.za/graduations

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 Gaudeamus igitur Juvenes dum sumus Post jucundum juventutem Post molestam senectutem Nos habebit humus.

Let us rejoice therefore While we are young.

After a pleasant youth After a troublesome old age The earth will have us.

Ubi sunt qui ante nos In mundo fuere?

Vadite ad superos Transite in inferos Hos si vis videre.

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.

Vita nostra brevis est Brevi finietur.

Venit mors velociter Rapit nos atrociter Nemini parcetur.

Our life is brief It will be finished shortly.

Death comes quickly Atrociously, it snatches us away.

No one is spared.

Vivat academia Vivant professores Vivat membrum quodlibet Vivat membra quaelibet Semper sint in flore.

Long live the academy!

Long live the teachers!

Long live each male student!

Long live each female student!

May they always flourish!

Vivant omnes virgines Faciles, formosae.

Vivant et mulieres Tenerae amabiles Bonae laboriosae.

Long live all maidens Easy and beautiful!

Long live mature women also, Tender and loveable And full of good labor.

Vivant et republica et qui illam regit.

Vivat nostra civitas, Maecenatum caritas Quae nos hic protegit.

Long live the State And the One who rules it!

Long live our City And the charity of benefactors Which protects us here!

Pereat tristitia, Pereant osores.

Pereat diabolus, Quivis antiburschius Atque irrisores.

Let sadness perish!

Let haters perish!

Let the devil perish!

Let whoever is against our school Who laughs at it, perish!

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Nkosi sikelel’ iAfrika Maluphakanyisw’ uphondo lwayo, Yizwa imithandazo yethu, Nkosi sikelela Thina lusapho lwayo.

Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso, O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho, O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso, Setjhaba sa, South Afrika — South Afrika.

Uit die blou van onse hemel, Uit die diepte van ons see, Oor ons ewige gebergtes, Waar die kranse antwoord gee, Sounds the call to come together, And united we shall stand, Let us live and strive for freedom In South Africa our land.

The Wits Choir The Wits Choir has been around since 1995. Their repertoire is colourful and vibrant. They perform regularly at graduations and important ceremonies. The Wits Choir has toured internationally as well as playing host to other choirs here. They are also active in the community, undertaking choral outreach programmes.

ORDER OF PROCEDURE

11 DECEMBER 2024 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 and certificates 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.

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FACULTY OF HUMANITIES DEAN: PROFESSOR M MUSEMWA BA Hons (Zimbabwe) MA (Cape Town) PhD (Minnesota, USA) MASSAf

Master of Arts Labour Policy and Globalisation ALLI, Muhammad Matola RESEARCH REPORT: The effects of the National Minimum Wage as a Labour Market Mechanism for Reducing Income Inequality in South Africa Digital Arts ARGALL, Timothy Normand (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: An Animator Prepares: a Practice-Based Investigation of Acting Principles and their application in the Craft of Character Animation Cultural Policy and Management ATKINSON, Kendall Lee RESEARCH REPORT: Protecting Independent Local Contemporary Fashion: an exploration of policies that shaped the South African fashion industry and approaches to protect local independent South African contemporary fashion as cultural heritage Organisational Psychology AYSEN, Savannah Courtney (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: Psychological Well-Being and South African Socio-Economic Stressors: the moderating role of Leaders creating Hope E-Science BAETA, Raquel Christina RESEARCH REPORT: The role of international commitments in combating the Illicit Distribution of Cocaine Contemporary Curatorial Practice BAIA, Tristan Leonardo RESEARCH REPORT: Crafting Spaces: Exploring the potential for a Queer(ed) Curatorial Practice through Zines.

Social and Psychological Research BAMBO, Matsidiso Princess (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: Depression Demographic Profiling of Young Adults in South Africa Sociology BOLTINA, Sinovuyo RESEARCH REPORT: People's Dignity is at stake: the ambulance availability Crisis in Lusikisiki, Ingquza Hill Local Municipality

BROWN, Ryan Lenora (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: Comrades on the Road: the story of South Africa's Unlikely Iconic Race

Creative Writing

International Relations BUX-WILLIAMSON, Fatima Bee Bee RESEARCH REPORT: Hugging the Crocodile: South Africa's (SA's) tense relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC) Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts

CHETTY, Teakshania

RESEARCH REPORT: Forum Theatre as a form of protest. A Practice-Based Investigation Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts

CLAASEN, Estee Lauren

RESEARCH REPORT: Unheard Narratives: theatre-making that celebrates Coloured stories Organisational Psychology CRONJE, Sherrilee Jade (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: The role of social media in career discovery, aspirations, and choice of South African university students: a social cognitive perspective

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ICT Policy and Regulation DAVIES, Tanswell Nathan RESEARCH REPORT: The effect of the ICT policy and legislative regime on the Namibian Telecomunications Sector 2009-2024 Psychology DLAMINI, Lindokuhle Sibahle Anna-Maria (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: The experiences of COVID-19 related lockdown and social media usage among the youth in Vosloorus, Mfundo Park, Gauteng Digital Arts DLAMINI, Phiwokuhle (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: Enabling Authentic Learning Experiences for Indigenous Knowledge Acquisition in a Digital Environment: a case of Zulu beading practice Drama Therapy DLAMINI, Sanelisiwe Siduduzo Pauline RESEARCH REPORT: Hip hop and Narrative Therapy in Drama Therapy: an exploration of the ways in which Hip hop in Narrative Form can be used to address issues of displacement, foster cohesion and conscientize a sense of self in urban adolescents Development Sociology DUBE, Gugulethu Violet RESEARCH REPORT: Fluid Justice: Tracing the experiences of women navigating urban water insecurity in Luveve In Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Film and Television EFFENDI, Karima DISSERTATION: Encountering apartheid publics: an essay film on Hendrik Verwoerd as public symbol 1958-1966 and implications for counter-publics today.

Digital Arts GARDINER, Eric Selous DISSERTATION: 2D Animation: the key to growth and adaptation of the South African Animation Ecosystem Journalism and Media Studies GOBA, Lindi Mpumelelo RESEARCH REPORT: The requirements of ethical journalism: an analysis of COVID-19 related news coverage by South African print and online media Political Studies ISAACK, Jeaneth Samantha RESEARCH REPORT: “They will never know what we lost when we lost our home”: How do women in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, remember forced emovals (1960-1990)?

Social Development JANTJIES, Aphelele RESEARCH REPORT: Experiences of grade eight learners in transitioning from primary to secondary school settings: a case of learners at a secondary school in Soweto International Relations JIANG, Zhiqi (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power: the Impact of South Korea's Pop Culture on China and the World E-Science KGOMO, Tshegofatso Marriam RESEARCH REPORT: The Influence of Perceived Opportunities and Perceived Capabilities on entrepreneurial activity in sub-Saharan Africa E-Science KHOZA, Palesa Johanna RESEARCH REPORT: Food Riot? Analyzing the July 2021 unrest in South Africa using Topic Modeling Journalism and Media Studies KHUMALO, Sibongile Sinenhlanhla RESEARCH REPORT: The 1995 Shobashobane Christmas Day massacre: political mass murder that shook the new South Africa

KRIENKE, Hannah Celine RESEARCH REPORT: Changing patterns of violence in the Western Sahel

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Political Studies

Organisational Psychology KUTU, Siyamthanda Elia RESEARCH REPORT: Career adaptability, occupational identity, and psychological well-being after a career change during the Covid-19 pandemic Psychology LALLA, Mayuri RESEARCH REPORT: The role of executive function and socioeconomic status on risk-taking behaviours in the low-to-middle income context of South Africa Film and Television LANGA, Nkateko Nicole DISSERTATION: Re-imagining African Storytelling Conventions within the Cinematic Virtual Reality Medium

LIPSHITZ, Danya Raquel DISSERTATION: Africa Remix; Reposted Curating African Identity in Postcolonial & Digital Spaces LOWE, Graham Mark RESEARCH REPORT: Is there a moral right for civilian gun ownership?

Digital Arts

Applied Ethics for Professionals

Labour, Economic and Development Sociology LUKHELE, Ntfombiyenkhosi Patricia RESEARCH REPORT: Supporting women smallholder farmers in Eswatini: Comparing those in cooperatives to those outside of cooperatives Social and Psychological Research MACINGWANE, Nontokozo RESEARCH REPORT: The Psychosocial Impacts of COVID-19 on children: a parents' perspective Drama Therapy MADDAMS, Amy Charlotte RESEARCH REPORT: An integrated literature review investigating how significant elements of Drama Therapy, namely Role Method and Narradrama, can support the congruent identity formation of teenagers influenced by contemporary social media Health Demography MADUBYE, Koketso Tholo RESEARCH REPORT: An analysis of the relationship between HIV-testing and cervical cancer screening uptake, among females of reproductive age (15-49 years old) in South Africa Linguistics MADZIWO, Alexia Ruvarashe (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: Phonological memory and sentence processing in South African L2 English-speaking children Social Development MAEPA, Pontsho RESEARCH REPORT: An investigation of the financial and psychological impact of COVID-19 on students at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa International Relations MAGAGULA, Noncedo Badelisile RESEARCH REPORT: Investment and social conflict in Extractive Industries in Africa: the case of Cabo Delgado, Northern Mozambique Health Sociology MAGOLA, Delipher RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the involvement of HIV patients in person-centred care: the case of Nancholi Youth Organization (NAYO) in Blantyre, Malawi Cultural Policy and Management MAHLANGU, Thato RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the efficacy of an audience-centred approach in establishing culturally sensitive art centres in Tshwane Demography and Population Studies MAHLANGU, Theophelus Sphesihle RESEARCH REPORT: Male Circumcision and Multiple Sexual partners in South Africa Critical Diversity Studies MAHOBE, Patience Ntsoaki (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: The role of intersecting identities in the career development and progression in the core disciplines within the South African mining industry

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Health Sociology MAHUMAPELO, Mmabatho Christophine RESEARCH REPORT: "I thought I was dying": Menstruation experiences, knowledge gaps, and knowledge-seeking practices among young black South African women Health Demography MAKGALE, Tswelopele (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: Factors associated with HIV knowledge among younger adolescents aged 12-14 years old in South Africa Anthropology MAKHATHINI, Sinqobile Luyanda RESEARCH REPORT: Azibuye Emasisweni: Exploring everyday notions of Zulu Nationalism through the women in the hostels of Alexandra Township Psychology MAKUBE, Mpho Mamokgethi (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: Young Black Women's experiences of negotiating dominant cultures in corporate South Africa Social Development MASHIANE, Sphiwe Dorcus (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: The experiences of Black Female postgraduate students with mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2021, the case of the University of the Witwatersrand Organisational Psychology MASOKA, Petunia Ntokozo RESEARCH REPORT: A qualitative exploration of Teachers' experiences of bullying by learners- a job demands resources perspective Social Development MATHEBULA, Sipho Sol RESEARCH REPORT: The perceptions of social workers on the implementation of the Occupation Specific Dispensation policy (OSD) within the Department of Social Development in the Johannesburg Region Journalism and Media Studies MAWILA, Cathrine Kate RESEARCH REPORT: Framing of climate change in South Africa: an analysis of content in News24 and Tiktok Political Studies MBALA, Mhlangabezi RESEARCH REPORT: Missionary Conversions and Cross-Cultural Translations in the highveld, 1820 to 1870 Social Development MDLULI, Busisiwe RESEARCH REPORT: Children placed in alternative care: experiences of primary caregivers pending finalisation of the Children's Court Inquiry Digital Arts MJINDI, Mathew Uzubenathi DISSERTATION: Exploring the relevance of Garrett's Elements of UX Design in contemporary design practices, through a local FIFA (EA) esports mobile app prototype African Literature MOCHECHANE, Khumo Sophia RESEARCH REPORT: Intimacy, sadness-as-courage and post-apartheid disillusionment in Nhlanhla P. Maake's Mangolo a Nnake

MOFOLO, Katleho DISSERTATION: Digital Avatar Design and Social Masks: the atavism of Totemic-storytelling

Digital Arts

International Relations MOJELA, Tshenolo (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: The economic and geopolitical implications of China's BRI in Nigeria and Ethiopia: a comparative analysis Political Studies MONGWE, Veli Conrad RESEARCH REPORT: Access to the Township Economy: a comparative study of the spaza shop sector in the City of Ekurhuleni Townships, Tsakane and Duduza

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Anthropology MOODLEY, Paalini Jasanthini (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: Caste and Colourism: Constructions of beauty among women in the historically Indian area of Chatsworth, Durban Applied Ethics for Professionals MOOLLA, Sadiyyah RESEARCH REPORT: A critical inquiry into the ethical justification(s) for decriminalising Cannabis use In South Africa.

Applied Ethics for Professionals MTHEMBU, Xoliswa RESEARCH REPORT: Understanding the requirements and barriers to providing Post-Trial Access (PTA): a review of continued access to effective medicine African Literature MTONGANA, Lutho Siphe RESEARCH REPORT: Memory, trauma and narrative in Yvonne Vera's The Stone Virgins and Delia Jarrett-Macauley's Moses,Citizen & Me Drama Therapy NCANANA, Nomfundo Innocentia RESEARCH REPORT: The Awakening: Makudlalwe. A study on how play awakens the inner child in black Indigenous African adults Political Studies NDLOVU, Xolane (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: Contesting Heritage: a political analysis of Freedom Park and Voortrekker Monument in South Africa International Relations NEVOBASI, Aletta Adaaku RESEARCH REPORT: An evaluation of democratization processes in West Africa: a comparative analysis of Nigeria's and Ghana's democratic governance E-Science NGWENYA, Nonhlanhla Nomusa RESEARCH REPORT: A computational study of media bias in South African online political news reporting over the period 2021 - 2023

NKOSI, Nhlanhla Lucky DISSERTATION: The Usability of Cross-Device Controllers

Digital Arts

Labour Policy and Globalisation NTLOKOTSE, Mamolaba Ruth RESEARCH REPORT: Labour led strategy towards the fourth industrial revolution: a critical appraisal of Numsa's approach to worker control Contemporary Curatorial Practice NYATHI, Denzel RESEARCH REPORT: bubblewrapped: (Queered) Exhibition Making as a means of creating spaces in Johannesburg which balance Intimacy, Safety and Access Digital Arts ODURO, Twumwaa Nosibusiso DISSERTATION: Genre and Narrative in Adaptation: Romance in Heartstopper from comic to live-action series

PARUK, Fathima RESEARCH REPORT: Representative Fiction in Muslim Literature in South Africa

Publishing Studies

Organisational Psychology PASSOS, Monique Coimbra (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: The Impact of a Psychological Capital Micro-Intervention on academic engagement within a student-university context Health Demography PETER, Andrea Nathania RESEARCH REPORT: Factors and Levels associated with HIV Knowledge among Non-Heteronormative Youth in South Africa Psychology QUINN, Caroline Lesley RESEARCH REPORT: Interactional dynamics during residential robbery: Victims' accounts and reflections

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Journalism and Media Studies RAMONOEDI, Never Tshepo RESEARCH REPORT: The link between economic and digital diplomacy: the case of US-South Africa relations on LinkedIn Psychology REDDI, Benita Yolanda RESEARCH REPORT: The Mediating Effects of CPA Coverage on Curriculum and Early Mathematics Performance in Mpumalanga, South Africa Journalism and Media Studies SEETH, Avantika RESEARCH REPORT: How Does the Media Frame Human Trafficking in South Africa: a study of Four Metropolitan Newspapers E-Science SEGONE, Tshepiso Mmabotshe RESEARCH REPORT: Determinants of Adaptation and Insurance Uptake among Small-Scale Farmers in Kenya Cultural Policy and Management SELOLWANE, Marang Galaletsang DISSERTATION: Explicit and Implicit Cultural Policies: a critical analysis of the role and impact of cultural policies that govern the Television Sector in Botswana History of Art SHAW, Angela DISSERTATION: Sustainability of the KwaZulu-Natal creative sector: the KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts as a case study African Literature SHIRINDE, Karabelo (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the Anti-Bildungsroman in Kopano Matlwa's Coconut (2007) and Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani's I Do Not Come to You by Chance (2009) Psychology TEBELE, Sharon Maphokolo RESEARCH REPORT: Tutor-student interaction: How advice is requested, offered, and responded to in an online consultation Cultural Policy and Management THELEDI, Kamogelo Tinyiko RESEARCH REPORT: To regulate or not to regulate South African podcasts? A qualitative study on cultural expression Social and Psychological Research TLADI, Lesedi Mosenngwe RESEARCH REPORT: The Impact of Loadshedding on the Mental Health of Small Business Owners in the Alexandra Township Development Studies VAN BILJON, Johanna Yvonne RESEARCH REPORT: Assessing how an alternative waste management system may facilitate subaltern and environmental justice: a thematic analysis of a zero waste pilot case study in South Africa Applied Ethics for Professionals XATE, Lulamile Lincoln RESEARCH REPORT: Ethical foundations for International Investments in developing poor African Countries Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts

ZITHA, Albert Shangu

RESEARCH REPORT: Teaching at Sir Alba Tutoring and Arts Academy: Investigating Theatre of the Oppressed as a teaching approach to After Care Centre Classrooms in Etwatwa Township in Johannesburg

Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology DU TOIT, Marlene RESEARCH REPORT: The Impact of Stalking and Harassment on Females of Intimate Partner Violence in Johannesburg following the break-up of a relationship

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MABONGO, Qhawekazi Khazimla RESEARCH REPORT: Car culture and masculinity as resources for understanding road rage MOLAAPHENE, Puseletso RESEARCH REPORT: Investigating constructions of beauty amongst young, urban, Black South African women as influenced by their socio-cultural contexts.

SEBIDI, Kgaugelo (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: Making Home in Setswetla: a narrative exploration of 'Belonging' and 'Home' in a Contested Informal Settlement in Johannesburg

Master of Arts in Community-Based Counselling Psychology DAVIS, Catherine Michelle (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: Sub-Saharan African Refugee women's lived experiences of Gender-Based Violence and their adaptive processes DZENGA, Rachel Leigh (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring older adult narratives of living with a depressed parent PRESENCE, Jewel Christina RESEARCH REPORT: The Legacy of Parental Divorce as an Adverse Childhood Experience On Emerging Adults SIGOLA, Nozipho RESEARCH REPORT: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Psychological Resilience among HIV Positive Youth in South Africa

Master of Arts in Dramatic Art FLORENTINO, Gabriella DISSERTATION: Womedy and its women: How female comedians confront and perform gender within dress and costume, in their stand-up performances

Master of Arts in Fine Arts GREYLING, Marcia Elizabeth (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: Seeking joy: between secrecy and silence in a white Afrikaner home

Master of Arts in Social Work BALOPEDI, Karabo Mpho RESEARCH REPORT: Social Workers' experiences of providing psychosocial support to learners in foster care in Merafong City, Gauteng during the covid-19 pandemic BOTHA, Noluthando Daleen Elizabeth RESEARCH REPORT: The influence of children displaying characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on the lives of working parents: a case of the Northern Cape Province (NC) South Africa

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DOODHNATH, Sirishka RESEARCH REPORT: The Exploration of the experiences and perceptions of service providers on the implementation of the Amendments to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offenses and Related Matters) Amendment Act 13 of 2021: the case of statutory rape in Johannesburg, Gauteng MASEKO, Nokuthula RESEARCH REPORT: Primary caregivers' perceptions of the effect of COVID-19 on the mental well-being of learners at a secondary school in Soweto.

SMITH, Lerelle RESEARCH REPORT: The provision of School Social Work Intervention Services: a case study of schools in Johannesburg TLAKULA, Caroline Hleziphi RESEARCH REPORT: Factors that affect job satisfaction: perceptions of child protection social workers employed by the Department of Social Development in the Johannesburg Metro Region

Master of Arts in Speech Pathology ALLSOP, Elizabeth Julia DISSERTATION: The Experiences of Community Service Rehabilitation Professionals who managed their own department in South Africa MOGOLANE, Mamaila Joyce (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: An exploration into the verbal and non-verbal social use of the Sepedi language in the Pedi culture.

NAIDOO, Kerchia DISSERTATION: The Expressive Semantic Skills of Sesotho-Speaking Toddlers (28 and 30 months): a comparison using the Sesotho Picture-Naming Vocabulary Task and the Preliminary Version of the Sesotho Communicative Development Inventory.

Master of Education Education BUTHELEZI, Bridget Snethemba Samukelisiwe RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the integration of school food gardens as a learning and food security tool at a primary school in Orlando West, Soweto Education CHINDOMU, Rodwell (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: Technology practices to promote equity, access and quality in South African higher education: a multi-case study Education DADABHAI, Qudsiyyah DISSERTATION: Teacher experiences of using digital technology to support reading development in grade 1 learning contexts Education DLAMINI, Noxolo Zandile (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: What exactly is to decolonise curricula? Exploring lecturers' perspectives on decolonisation in relation to the intended and enacted curriculum: a case study of a postgraduate teacher education course at a university in Gauteng Education DLODLO, Khanyisa RESEARCH REPORT: An investigation of quality assurance practices and teaching in a higher learning institution in Johannesburg South Africa

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Education JAMES, Lindy Michele (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: Observing literacy pedagogies: a comparison of how first- and fourth-year preservice teachers analyse practice Educational Psychology JOHNSON, Tamlyn Lauren RESEARCH REPORT: High school learners' experiences of Inclusive Education: Reflections from first year psychology students Education KGASAGO, Lesedi DISSERTATION: Reforming the grade 11 economics curriculum: Amplifying the perspectives of black township school teachers Education KHANYE, Mapaseka Ntintiseng RESEARCH REPORT: Investigating practising teachers' willingness to teach genetics with the use of ICT Education KISTOO, Kerisha (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: A critical realist account of the factors enabling and constraining lesson differentiation in STEM Education: a case study of a private school in the eastern suburbs of Johannesburg Education LACHMAN, Sarah Jerusha RESEARCH REPORT: Game-based learning and simulations to enhance FET History teaching practices Education LEFORA, Neo (with Distinction) (Posthumously) RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring indigenous knowledge as curriculum knowledge for the life sciences CAPS: What rural communities can offer in South Africa Educational Psychology MABENA, Phindile Nothando RESEARCH REPORT: Understanding Teachers' childhood exposure to corporal punishment and the abandonment of this practice: a thematic analysis Education MADIMABE, Mapoulo Boitumelo RESEARCH REPORT: Investigating the use of ICT tools on the Canvas learning management system (LMS) by STEM lecturers at a South African university Education MAEANE, Matjema Caroline (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: Investigating the impact of ICT professional development of six South African primary school teacher's innovation in curriculum delivery Education MAGWAZA, Sthembile Lebohang RESEARCH REPORT: An analysis of the affordances for learning probability in a commonly used mathematical literacy grade 12 textbook Education MANIKAI, Tarumbidzwa Petronella RESEARCH REPORT: Foundation phase teachers' experiences of compulsory mask wearing on teaching language and literacy in the foundation phase Education MAUNATLALA, Phoko Martha DISSERTATION: Fostering commitment as a tool in environmental education to alleviate littering in rural schools Education MBHELE, Saneliso RESEARCH REPORT: Explanations: a comparison of novice and experienced teachers' explanations in grade 9 linear functions Education MLAUZI, Kate Mercia RESEARCH REPORT: Perspectives on working for the common good and its implications for education and training Education MOAGI, Kedibone Ivory RESEARCH REPORT: Re-designing the road to Success Programme (RSP) as a tutorial: Blended mode

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MOCHOSA, Karabo Ngako RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring how grade 7 learners solve additive word problems

Education

Education MOHLALA, Morufane Relebogile (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: Representations of masculinity in African women's literature and their implications for English FET education: a feminist study of Ama Ata Aidoo's Changes: a love story, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus and Sindiwe Magona's Mother to Mother Education MOHLALA, Nkeke Onicah RESEARCH REPORT: Investigating the experiences of school principals servant and ethical leadership in Gauteng province Education MOKOKO, Thembinkosi RESEARCH REPORT: A review of the school-based support teams (sbst) experiences in the implementation of curriculum policy (caps): challenges of reading and writing Education MOOLLA, Fatima DISSERTATION: An interpretivist account of the factors that facilitate and constrain the translation of inclusive education theory, legislation and policy into practice Education MSIZA, Busisiwe Lerato (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: The effect of using grade 9 learner errors and misconceptions when explaining algebraic equations in a professional noticing intervention Education MTHETHWA, Nolwazi RESEARCH REPORT: An investigation of how the lecturer promotes meaning-making when teaching cell biology to 1st year natural sciences pre-service teachers in an e-learning classroom on the BigBlueButton conferencing platform Education NADASON, Salome RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the effect of professional noticing in the context of algebraic fractions: a case study of national certificate vocational L3 lecturers in a TVET college Education NDABA, Mandisa Chardeen RESEARCH REPORT: Characteristics of school leadership and management in low and high performing schools: Voices of SMT Education NDELU, Sithabile RESEARCH REPORT: Integration of education for sustainable development in teacher education, life sciences classroom practices, during the COVID pandemic Education NDWAMBI, Mueletshedzi Farai Revival (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the effectiveness of an online tutor training programme in a South African university: a case study Education NEDAMBALE, Nndileleni RESEARCH REPORT: The influence of visual technological resources on grade 9 learners' conceptual knowledge of transformation geometry Education NGEMA, Kwanele Adequate Peabo RESEARCH REPORT: Grade 8 learners' perspectives on inclusion and exclusion: Affordances and drawbacks of participating in sports Education NGUBANE, Nkululeko (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: Investigating the impact of interactive simulations: a case of PhET simulators to teach algebraic functions in quintile three schools

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Education NKABINDE, Nonkululeko RESEARCH REPORT: Integration of Cultural Heritage when teaching and learning about the kidney in Grade 11 life sciences classrooms in SA: a self study Education NKOSI, Thulani Gift RESEARCH REPORT: What knowledge-building is required by the admission exams for attorneys? An analysis with Legitimation Code Theory Education NYEMBE, Brenda Zanele (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: Graduate Experiences of Learnerships in South Africa: Understanding transitions into and through a learnership for employability Education PILLAY, Yvette Uzziel (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: Using branching google forms with multimedia to enhance word problem-solving skills in mathematics Education PRATT, Juanita Renee RESEARCH REPORT: Examining lecturers' use of ICT in an introductory economics course during the Covid-19 pandemic Education RAMCWANA, Christopher Tebogo RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring the conceptualisation, practices and experiences of talent management: a case of the mining qualification authority Education REDDY, Leslie Cheston Nicholas RESEARCH REPORT: Investigating the experiences of female heads of departments leading at an independent high school in South Africa Education SEHOWA, Mmatsela Kate RESEARCH REPORT: Teachers' choice of examples and talk in mediating the chosen examples in Grade 8 multilingual classrooms Education SEOPETSOA, Sara Mamoraka (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring school leadership strategies for supporting teachers to address learning gaps of progressed learners: a case study in selected secondary schools in Gauteng province Education SHABANGU, Thabo (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: Exploring the application of procedural knowledge and conceptual knowledge in Geometry: a case of schools in Bushbuckridge in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa Education SITOE, Maida Carlos RESEARCH REPORT: Investigating teachers' perceptions on unemployment caused by the possibility of deploying robots into the teaching profession: a case of three schools in South Africa Education SOUSA, Danica Franca (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: L.S. Vygotsky's theory of the development of higher mental functions and defectology - A challenge or support for the contemporary notions of "Inclusion" and "Inclusive Education" in South Africa?

Education TRIPP, Jacob Mark Anthony (with Distinction) RESEARCH REPORT: An exploration of grade 4 teachers' understanding and practice of formative assessment in Mathematics Education VILAKAZI, Naledi RESEARCH REPORT: Newly qualified in-service teachers' readiness for pedagogical technology use in the classroom: case studies of township schools Education WESLEY, John DISSERTATION: Learning and knowledge production: a case study of the auto industry in the Pretoria region

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Educational Psychology ZIKALALA, Lucia RESEARCH REPORT: The parents' lived experience of the pathways to identification and support provision of a child's Learning Difficulty: case studies Education ZULU, Mandisa Bertha RESEARCH REPORT: The beliefs held by school principals and SGB members about the value of inclusion in a township full-service school, special school, and special school as a resource centre

Master of Music DU PLESSIS, Marc Rene (with Distinction) DISSERTATION: Composing Speech: Investigation and application of musical expression embedded in spoken language

Bachelor of Arts Honours Organizational Psychology

DICKSON, Tyran Basil (with Distinction)

Psychology

DLAMINI, Siphesihle Zamaswazi

Development Studies and International Relations

FEMELE, Zokwanda

Music

GEORGE, Adam Leighton

International Relations

KOTANE, Lebogang

South African Sign Language

KOTU, Kelebogile

Heritage Studies

KUMALO, Nonkululeko

Organisational Psychology

LEBALLO, Keamogetse Tshegofatso

Psychology

MAGUIRAGA, Ramanata

Drama Therapy

MARINDA, Kimberly Tafadzwa (with Distinction)

Organisational Psychology

MATISONN, Rebecca (with Distinction)

Psychology

MBONISWA, Amanda Bongiwe

Migration and Displacement

MGOBHOZI, Kwanele

Linguistics

MOROPA, Tshepiso Rorisang

Drama and Film

MOTHETHO, Johannes Hlomohang

History of Art

MOTSWAI, Marang Fika Tebogo MTHOMBENI, Thubelihle

Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts

NCALO, Sinazo Zukhanye

Film and Television

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Creative Writing

NDABENI, Esinako Diana

Labour Policy and Globalisation

NGWIRA, Wisdom

Anthropology

NHLANGULELA, Lwaluhle PICKER, Bianca Carley

Psychology

QANGULE, Qaqamba

South African Sign Language Labour, Economic and Development Sociology

SELLO, Relebohile Irene

African Languages and Linguistics

SHOZI, Nokukhanya Brightness Anele

Psychology

ZIDE, Siyamthanda

International Relations

ZULU, Nolwazi Siphokazi

Anthropology

ZWANE, Buhle Nomasonto

Bachelor of Arts with Honours Philosophy

MAHLANGU, Nkosinathi Nicholas

Bachelor of Education Honours GASEKATSWE, Reamogetse Mitah

MSIYA, Gabisile

HARRIS, Kefue Emily

NDLOVU, Nompumelelo Nombuso

KHAN, Juwayria

NGWENYA, Niyola Ellen

LETSELA, Mthokozisi Onkemetse

NKUNA, Matimo Martin

MAGANA, Kamogelo Conel

NKUTA, Minenhle Nomonde Amanda

MARKUS, Melanie

PRANTICE, Lauren Carmen

MATLALA, Vanessa Konope

SALOOJEE, Aaliya (with Distinction)

MBATHA, Siphesihle

SEBUSHI, Cindy Mmatloo

MOHLAKWANA, Refuoe Elena

SHABALALA, Imogen Noxolo Nosipho

MPIYAKHE, Mvuyisi

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Postgraduate Diploma in Arts HLONGWANE, Sibusiso

MOLOI, Katleho

Postgraduate Diploma in Education ASOBA, Samson Nambei BELENG, Perseverance Mamotshewa

Postgraduate Diploma in Education in the field of Digital Education and Online Teaching

BIYELA, Precious Thabisile (with Distinction) BURNHAM, Kayleigh (with Distinction) FAREO, Adewunmi Gideon KOLOKO, Mpolai Anacletta (with Distinction)

Postgraduate Diploma in Education in the field of Digital Education and Online Teaching

MATELA, Sifiso Tsietsi (with Distinction)

Postgraduate Diploma in Education in the field of Digital Education and Online Teaching

MEHLOMAKHULU, Esona

Postgraduate Diploma in Education in the field of Digital Education and Online Teaching

MUGWEDI, Lutendo (with Distinction) NGABASE, Xabiso NNDWAMATO, Ndivhudzannyi Michael QUAYE, Emmanuel Ato Silva VILJOEN, Johannes Matheus (with Distinction)

Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching BURTON, Ashlin Paige

GWALA, Phumzile Prunella

BUYEYE, Avela

HARRY, Saranya

CHABANT, Taine Mckellar Blue

HLAHASOANE, Keabetswe

COTSHANI, Lumka

HLATSHWAYO, Samkelo

DIVHULA, Dzivhuluwani Anitar

HOOSAIN, Tasneem

DUBE, Prudence Dimakatso

JOBELA, Sanelisiwe

GUMEDE, Bathandwa Lerato, Fundiswa

JOOSUB, Amana

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JULIES, Zoë

MODLEY, Tamika Calista

KGADITSI, Melissa Phemetso

MOHLALA, Linda Motsokhuloane

KGOSIEMANG, Letlhogonolo

MOKOENA, Tshepo Justice

KHANYILE, Njabulo Sithembiso

MONAMA, Mmathapelo Rosina

KHUMALO, Bonga Paul Charles

MOOLLAN, Lauren Ashleigh

LANGA, Kgomotso Makgabo

MPOSI, Mpho Lopez

LETSWALO, Bothlale Mercy

MSIZA, Sithabile Nolwazi

LIKHETHA, Ompha

MUDACA, Isaac

LIKHETHE, Motshewa Felicia (with Distinction)

NGWANE, Nombulelo (with Distinction)

MABE, Mathapelo Felicia

NKONZO, Nqobile

MACHWISA, Thuto Queenton

NKOSI, Samukelisiwe Nontokoza

MAEKO, Maria Makwena

NKOSI, Simphiwe Wiseman

MAJAFE, Boineelo Antrolia

PHALANE, Precious Ramatsemela

MAKGOTLHO, Monni Isher

SEABI, Thapelo

MANGANYI, Ripfumelo Tracy

SHABALALA, Pumla Thokozile

MASHININI, Amanda

SIBANDA, Nesiduduzo

MATELA, Sbongakonke Lerato

SIBANYONI, Buhle Precious

MATHIBA, Nompumelelo Precious

SONTASHE, Boitumelo Agreement

MBOLA, Zusive Masande

TAMBANI, Emmanuel

MCCALLUM, Michael Neil (with Distinction)

THOKA, Lebogang Ramathabathe

MINYUKU, Ripfumelo Tiyiselani

TSHIFHIWA, Tshikovhi

MLOTSHWA, Dineo Surprise

Advanced Diploma in Technical and Vocational Teaching KHOSA, Andrew Vanaye

NETSIANDA, Dovhani Annah

MAKHUBEDU, Presley Mthobisi

RABBIA, Mamohube Magdeline

MKHONTO, Kindred

SIYERANE, Joel Jones

MOKOENA, Sylvia Vivy

XAKI, Odumo

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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 Psych Hons 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 BScEng MScEng (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 President of Convocation MS K MUFAMADI BA LLB LLM (Witwatersrand)

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HUMANITIES AT WITS The Faculty of Humanities is a leading, vibrant, dynamic centre of teaching and learning as well as a hub of academic and research excellence on the continent.

Our students undergo rigorous theoretical and methodological training which imparts strong research and analytical skills and enables them to adapt, and often define, the constantly changing world of work. Our students learn to think critically – they are problem-posers, problem-solvers, and active social citizens who make a difference in society.

The Faculty has a student-centred ethos which simply means that through its Teaching and Learning Unit, it offers student support in a timely manner and ensures that it is relevant to students’ needs; helps student develop a strong sense of purpose and assists students to recognise the value of their humanities degree.

The creative suite of programmes on offer in the Faculty equips our students to compete globally and to act locally.

To this end, the Faculty engages creatively and critically with its location in Johannesburg – South Africa’s most globally networked city – taking advantage of its dynamic political, social, economic, and cultural links to the rest of Africa and the world.

The Faculty drives innovation in our undergraduate and postgraduate studies by encouraging multi-disciplinary, cross-disciplinary, inter-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary programmes that link the arts, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, health sciences, education, and law. To this end, we have collaborative degrees in Digital Arts, E-Science, Institutional Studies, Public Health, and Law. As a research-intensive university, the Faculty is steadily increasing its post-graduate enrolments in order to innovate and service the needs of our fast-changing world. The Humanities Graduate Centre is a home for collaboration and public intellectual activities where students are active participants.

The Faculty offers a wide range of research-oriented programmes, including professional degrees. Collectively, our programmes impart skills that offer graduates access to a range of careers across a variety of professions in the public and private sectors, including, academia, research institutes and science councils, governmental and non-governmental organisations, civil society, and corporate enterprises, amongst others.

Renowned for its distinguished academics and scholars, the Faculty is home to globally acclaimed and emerging scholars working at the horizon of the knowledge economy. Its cosmopolitan mix of international and local staff are located in a number of disciplines that are highly ranked across a range of global higher education measures. It is home to more than 70 researchers rated by the South African National Research Foundation as having national and international standing. Our scholars are innovating at the leading edge of research in the areas of African art, area studies, cities and housing, human migration, diversity and difference, critical race studies, violence, gender and sexuality, cultural studies, trans-languaging, narrative, and labour/work, etc. Our mission is to develop and advance globally impactful scholarship on the questions that define and disrupt what it means to be human in the twenty-first century.

The Faculty comprises of five schools, namely, the Wits School of Social Sciences, Wits School of Education, Wits School of Arts, the Wits School of Human and Community Development and the Wits School of Language, Literature and Media. The Faculty boasts a number of prestigious research institutes including the Society, Work and Politics Institute; the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research; the Centre for Researching Education and Labour; the History Workshop; the African Centre for Migration and Society; and the Wits Centre for Diversity Studies.

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complement the research institutes, we host 8 prestigious research chairs.

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NRF Chair in Critical Diversity Studies NRF Chair in Mobility and the Politics of Difference NRF Chair in SA-UK Bilateral Chair Political Theory NRF Chair in Skills Development in PSET

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NRF Chair in Advancing African Languages for Social Inclusion and Success in Higher Education

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NRF/FRF Chair in Mathematics Education NRF/FRF Chair in Numeracy Education UNESCO Chair in Teacher Education for Diversity and Development

The Faculty of Humanities remains a dynamic hub of teaching innovation, research excellence and critical scholarship embedded in a local and global society. Our extensive list of renowned alumni provides inspiration for our current students and new graduates to leave their mark in society.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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An active and engaged community leader that takes a stand on social issues and is fully committed to the advancement of the public good.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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Proud of the four Nobel laureates and the 98 Rhodes Scholars.

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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.

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Proud of our 200 000 graduates. More than 90% of Wits graduates obtain permanent employment within 12 months of graduation.

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Proud of its ability to raise external funding to support and drive its research efforts, with contributions exceeding R 2 billion per annum.

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GRADUATION CEREMONY Faculty of Health Sciences

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