UCT celebrates March 2023 graduates

UCT’s interim vice-chancellor, Emeritus Professor Daya Reddy, said he had a lovely experience capping students during the university’s autumn graduation ceremonies.

Celebration, ululation, fashion and joy were the themes during the UCT’s autumn graduation.

The curtain closed on a 15-ceremony graduation season in the Sarah Baartman Hall on Friday, 31 March, the end of a week which saw 5 214 graduands capped.

UCT’s Faculty of Science celebrated the achievements of 563 graduates at two graduation ceremonies in March 2023. The number of graduates included 11 doctoral candidates.

UCT Chancellor Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe encouraged graduates to embrace and learn from change as they step out into the world as newly qualified professionals.

UCT Chancellor Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe told graduands they had conquered the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, the devasting UCT fire and load shedding to get to graduation day.

In recognition of her contribution to language studies in South Africa, UCT awarded Her Excellency ǂXuu Katrina Esau the degree of Doctor of Literature this week.

Dr Deborah Roberts was awarded a UCT honorary doctorate on Tuesday, 28 March.

Dr Debra Roberts received an honorary doctorate during the March 2023 graduation season.

UCT’s Chair of Council, Babalwa Ngonyama gave an address during the March 2023 graduation

UCT’s Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment held their third ceremony (graduands with surname T–Z) and the Faculty of Law held their only ceremony at 18:00.

UCT’s Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment held their second ceremony (graduands with surname M–S) at 14:00.

UCT’s Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment held their first ceremony (graduands with surname A–L) at 09:00.

UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences held their second ceremony (graduands with surname L–Z) at 18:00.

UCT’s Faculty of Humanities held their fifth ceremony (graduands with surname U–Z) and Faculty of Health Sciences held their first ceremony (graduands with surname A–K) at 14:00.

UCT’s Faculty of Humanities held their fourth ceremony (graduands with surname N–T) at 09:00.

UCT’s Faculty of Humanities held their third ceremony (graduands with surname L–M) at 18:00.

UCT’s Faculty of Humanities held their second ceremony (graduands with surname E–K) at 14:00.

UCT’s Faculty of Humanities held their first ceremony (graduands with surname A–D) at 09:00.

UCT’s Faculty of Science held their second ceremony (graduands with surname L–Z) at 18:00.

UCT’s Faculty of Commerce held their fifth ceremony (graduands with surname T–Z) and Science held their first ceremony (graduands with surname A–K) at 14:00.

UCT’s Faculty of Commerce held their fourth ceremony at 09:00 (graduands with surname N–S).

UCT’s Faculty of Commerce held their third ceremony at 18:00 (graduands with surname M).

UCT’s Faculty of Commerce held their second ceremony at 14:00 (graduands with surname G–L).

UCT’s Faculty of Commerce held the first graduation ceremony of the season at 09:00 (graduands with surname A–F).

Zintle Mtsheke joins the strong contingent of successful students who have graduated during UCT’s March ceremonies.

Nafisa Mayat’s PhD study addresses the dearth of research on how Muslims experience disability in their community. Nafisa will graduate on 30 March.

Cwenga Koyana recently addressed the UNESCO and Women@Dior Global Conference in Paris on her social-impact project, Talitha Together, which won the programme’s Dream for Change competition in 2022.

Inspirational graduand Bukho Ndziweni shared his mantra to overcoming a list of adversities during his undergraduate degree at UCT.

Caitlin Courtney’s PhD on a novel human urine treatment to make liquid fertiliser earned rave reviews. And puppy love helped her across the line.

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