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Seven honorary degrees to be awarded in 2015
25 May 2015 | Story by Newsroom
This year, UCT will award honorary degrees to seven highly esteemed figures for their contribution to activism, the arts, law and the economy.
- Ahmed Kathrada: life-long activist committed to achieving freedom in South Africa, former political prisoner and South African politician. Read more.
- Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke: Constitutional Court Judge, Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa, Deputy Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission, anti-apartheid activist and former political prisoner. Read more.
- Dr Johannes de Villiers Graaff (posthumous): Neoclassical welfare economist and former chairman of Nedbank. Read more.
- Professor John Wright: Pre-colonial historian and retired history lecturer, well-known for his work on Southern Africa and on The James Stuart Archive. Read more.
- Professor Kenneth Reid: Legal scholar and former law commissioner, Chair of Scots Law at the University of Edinburgh. Read more.
- Professor Okwui Enwezor: Curator, art critic, editor, poet and writer specialising in art history. Read more.
- Advocate Thuli Madonsela: Public Protector of South Africa. Read more.
Recipients will be honoured at either the June or December graduation ceremonies.
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Interested to know who else has been honoured by UCT over the years? Read about those we honoured in 2014, and then browse through the full archive of awardees. |
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