UCT celebrates December 2021 graduates

Sandile Ngcamphalala graduates with a PhD on the development of a monitoring and evaluation framework for water policy evaluation in the context of climate change.

UCT celebrated graduates with a ‘walk of celebration’ outside the Sarah Baartman Hall.

Mhlangabezi Mdutyana graduates with his PhD from UCT in December 2021, he makes history as South Africa’s first black observational ocean biogeochemist.

UCT holds an informal graduation ‘walk of celebration’ as students celebrate with family and friends.

Timothy de Wet will graduate with a PhD this December, and is set to graduate with an MBChB in December 2022.

It was a gra(n)d affair as the University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated graduates from the faculties of Engineering & the Built Environment, Science, Health Sciences and Law on 14 December 2021.

The air was electrifying, and joy abounded, as the University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated the 2021 summer graduation ceremonies.

UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Law celebrate the December 2021 virtual graduations.

UCT’s Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment and Faculty of Science celebrate the December 2021 virtual graduation.

UCT’s Faculty of Humanities celebrates the December 2021 virtual graduation ceremony.

UCT’s Faculty of Commerce celebrates the December 2021 virtual graduation ceremony.

On 14 December, Ludwe Qosho will graduate with his master’s degree in city and regional planning from UCT’s Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment.

Mhlangabezi Mdutyana’s road to his PhD was filled with many surprising moments but he is finally set to receive his doctoral degree.

After countless deferred exams and an extended degree as a result of her ill health, Reitumetse Kholumo will graduate with her degree in chemical engineering.

Kate Dent’s PhD thesis explores the rise of lawfare, the legitimacy of courts to act in a political role – and the dangers for the country.

Ibrahim Harun’s PhD thesis examines Somalia’s federal system of governance and the elements needed to ensure peace and nation-building.

No two academic journeys are alike and staying the course, despite life’s proverbial curveballs, requires tenacity and an unshakeable resolve to achieve.

Alone and cut off from his home in Namibia, EBE graduand Shade Muluti grappled with the effects of COVID-19 on his studies and family circle.

Julieth Gudo’s PhD thesis shows how law amendments can bolster civil society organisations when challenging the poor governance of SOEs.

Aamirah Sonday’s approach to speed bumps in the road to success, belief in the power of perseverance and desire to help those who are less fortunate make her a true inspiration.

As someone from a poor, rural background, Mluleki Majavu did not see himself graduating from a university one day. The idea of obtaining a PhD seemed even more far-fetched.

The first matriculant from his Limpopo school to attend UCT, Marvel Makhubele will be graduating with a PhD in Geoscience on 14 December 2021.

UCT’s Associate Professor Amanda Tiffin is the recipient of the university’s 2021 Creative Works Award.

Nkule Mabaso and Associate Professor Nomusa Makhubu have won a UCT Creative Works Award for their exhibition The stronger we become.

Two UCT Creative Works Awards have been announced. The first award was for What Remains by Associate Professor Nadia Davids and Professor Jay Pather.

The primary task of a history teacher is to encourage disagreement in a consensus-ridden climate, said DTA winner Dr Bodhisattva Kar.

For his versatile, flexible and creative approach to teaching and learning, UCT has honoured Dr Marlon Swai with a Distinguished Teacher Award.

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