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The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University logo is a visual expression of what our university

stands for, what sets us apart and what we aim to achieve. It draws on the vision, mission and

values of NMMU.

The logo

The circular nature of the outer element suggests cyclical and continuous change – a key element

of a university, fostering fresh thinking and innovation. It is also suggestive of a rising sun, a new

dawn – the birth of a new university. The circle is a symbol of unity, with the pointed elements

suggesting diversity, as well as engagement and interaction, both amongst ourselves and with our

stakeholders in the broader external community.

The inner element emphasises that we are a people-centred organisation, striving to optimise the

potential of all our people. It is also suggestive of a learning environment, and a supportive

environment. The globe represents our international links, as well as our connection to our natural

resources.

The slogan

NMMU is a university “for tomorrow” – we nurture innovation, foster creativity, embrace technology,

and develop people to meet the challenges of the world of tomorrow. “For tomorrow” also

symbolises our commitment to sustainable development – development that meets today’s needs

and can be continued into the future.

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2011 GRADUATION CEREMONIES

FRIDAY, 8 APRIL 2011 Ceremony 1

10:00 George Campus All Programmes

TUESDAY, 12 APRIL 2011 Ceremony 2 09:30 Faculty of Law Ceremony 3

14:30 Honorary doctoral degrees Faculty of Health Sciences: Undergraduate qualifications

WEDNESDAY, 13 APRIL 2011 Ceremony 4 09:30 Faculties of Arts and Health Sciences: Postgraduate

qualifications Ceremony 5

14:30 Faculty of Science

THURSDAY, 14 APRIL 2011 Ceremony 6 09:30 Faculty of Arts: Undergraduate qualifications Ceremony 7

14:30 Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and

Information Technology: Diplomas FRIDAY, 15 APRIL 2011 Ceremony 8 09:30 Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and

Information Technology: Degrees Ceremony 9

14:30 Faculty of Education: Undergraduate qualifications

SATURDAY, 16 APRIL 2011 Ceremony 10 09:30 Faculty of Education: Advanced Certificate in Education Ceremony 11

14:30 Faculty of Education: Postgraduate qualifications

MONDAY, 18 APRIL 2011 Ceremony 12 09:30 Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences: Diplomas Ceremony 13

14:30 Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences: Bachelor's

degrees TUESDAY, 19 APRIL 2011 Ceremony 14 09:30 Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences: Postgraduate

qualifications

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Honorary doctoral degrees will be conferred on the following candidates during the April 2011 graduation ceremonies: Sir David Frederick Attenborough – Doctor Scientiae (honoris causa) Mr Suresh Parbhoo Kana – Doctor Commercii (honoris causa) Judge Lex Mpati – Doctor Legum (honoris causa) Mrs Tembeka Nosipho Tozama Nkamba – Van Wyk – Doctor Philosophiae (honoris causa) Prof Walter Eugene (Wally) Morrow – Doctor Educationis (honoris causa) posthumously

Mr Mark Shuttleworth – Philosophiae Doctor in Information Technology (honoris causa)

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OFFICE-BEARERS

CHANCELLOR MS S BOTHA: BEcon (Economics & Marketing), BEconHons (Marketing)(Stell)

CHAIRPERSON OF COUNCIL JUSTICE R PILLAY: BA, LLB(UDW)

VICE-CHANCELLOR PROF DI SWARTZ: BA(UWC), MA, DPhil, Doctor in Human Rights Law (hc)(Essex University, UK)

DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR: ACADEMIC PROF C VAN LOGGERENBERG: BJuris, LLB(UPE), DJuris(Leiden)

DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR: RESEARCH AND ENGAGEMENT PROF TV MAYEKISO: BA, BAHons, MA Psych(Fort Hare), DPhil(Free University, Berlyn, Germany), HDE(PG)(Unisa)

DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR: INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT DR SW MUTHWA: BA(SW)(Fort Hare), BA(SW)Hons(Wits), MSc(Social Policy and Planning in Developing Countries), PhD(London University, UK)

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: FINANCE MR M SCHEEPERS: BCom(Pret), BComHons, Dip Comp Science(Unisa), CFA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: HUMAN RESOURCES MR GW PAUL: BA, HDE(UWC), BTech HRM (TSA), MTech HR(NMMU)

REGISTRAR MR MH GRIMBEEK: BA, BAHons, HDE(PG)(Stell), MA(Unisa)

PRESIDENT OF CONVOCATION MR PGG GESWINDT: BComEd(UPE), BComHons(Unisa), PGDE(UPE)

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: OPERATIONS MS G KAISER: BSc (Civil Engineering), GDE (Project Mgt)(Wits), MBA(UFS)

DEAN OF STUDENTS MR TH SOGA: BA, BAHons, BEd(Fort Hare), MSc(Int Inst for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences)(Netherlands), JSTC(Lovedale)

EXECUTIVE DEANS OF FACULTIES ARTS PROF V NOTSHULWANA: BA Psychology (City College of New York); PhD Psychology (Southern California University

for Professional Studies); Certificate in Public Policy & Executive Leadership in Higher Education (Nova Southeastern University)

BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES PROF NJ DORFLING: BCom, BComHons, BEd(Ter) (UPE), MBL(Unisa), PhD(Stell)

EDUCATION PROF DM ZINN: BA(UCT), BAHons (UCT), HDE(UCT), MEd(Harvard USA), DEd(Harvard USA)

ENGINEERING, THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROF HJ DE JAGER: BA(PU-CHE), DTE(Unisa), MDip Tech Elec Eng(Vaal Triangle Technikon), DTech: Edu Mgt(TSA), Pr Tech(Eng), MSAIEE, MIPET

HEALTH SCIENCES PROF NT NAIDOO: BSc(Pharm), BScHons, MSc, PhD(Rhodes), MPS(SA)

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LAW PROF VA LAWACK-DAVIDS: BJuris, LLB, LLM(UPE), LLD(Unisa)

SCIENCE PROF AWR LEITCH: BSc, BScHons, MSc, PhD(UPE)

CAMPUS PRINCIPALS George Campus PROF C FABRICIUS: BSc, BScHons(Pret), MSc(Wits), PhD(UCT)

Missionvale Campus MR K MATISO: BA(Vista), BEd(Rhodes), MBA(PET), HDE(PG), PGDIR(Rhodes)

DEAN OF TEACHING AND LEARNING PROF CD FOXCROFT: BA, BAHons, MA, DPhil(UPE)

SENIOR DIRECTORS ACADEMIC PLANNING AND QUALITY ADVANCEMENT PROF MJ OOSTHUIZEN: BA(Law), BAHons, BTh, Lis Teol, MTh(Stell); DTh(Unisa)

AUDIT AND RISK MANAGEMENT MR KD PATHER: CA(SA)

FINANCE MR J WASSERMAN: NH Dip Cost Acc (PET), PA(SA), AGA(SA)

STRATEGIC PLANNING PROF HJ NEL: BA, BAHons, MA, DPhil(UPE)

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER MR S BOSIRE: BBA -MIS (Andrews), MBA (Heriot-Watt), MPA (UFH), MCSSA

DIRECTOR: TRANSFORMATION MONITORING AND EVALUATION MS R-A LEVENDAL: BSc, BSc Hons, MSc(UWC), MPhil (UPE)

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ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS

ENTRANCE OF ACADEMIC PROCESSION

Congregation rises

MOMENT OF SILENCE

CONSTITUTION OF CONGREGATION AND WELCOME

Chancellor Congregation sits

CHORAL ITEM

NMMU Choir

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DOCTORAL DEGREES

Chancellor

AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS AND CONFERRING OF DEGREES

Chancellor Please applaud each candidate once only, after the Executive Dean has announced the name

DISSOLUTION OF CONGREGATION

Chancellor

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Congregation rises

DEPARTURE OF ACADEMIC PROCESSION

Congregation remains standing

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NATIONAL DIPLOMA: BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

AJAM, Razia FREEMAN, Chanté Francis GABA, Sibulele GALADA, Zimasa KILI, Ziyanda KUTER, Melissa Lee MANGCOTYWA, Avela MARITZ, Sonika MAY, Aseza Felicia Thulashe NAIDOO, Sarisha NDZIMANDE, Yonela NGXIZELE, Lazola NZUZO, Zimkhitha Azukile RATSHIVHADELO, Thendo Judith SAM, Thirusha Melissa

SEPHOTO, Zandile Emily SIBI, Zandile SOMBHANE, Ntsako Ophilia STUURMAN, Nombulelo TSHANGANA, Marjorie TSOTSI, Noluthando CUM LAUDE DE KOCK, Leanne MALAPERMAL, Veshara NORTJE, Adri SIZILA, Wandile TURNER, Faye

NATIONAL DIPLOMA: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

ALVENI, Bulelani BALITI, Lwandile BOCO, Simnikiwe CHITYWA, Ondela Zimbini DAMANE, Ziyanda DUBULA, Sivuyile GOBA, Mawethu GONZO, Zandile GUMBO, Ngoni JOHN, Stellan Abraham JOOSTE, Claire KHUMALO, Mondli Justice KRAMER, Kim Carin LAGARDIEN, Saubirah LITELU, Muso Teboho LOUIS, Logan Simoné LUSIZI, Nwabisa MADINGA, Anelisa MAJOLA, Nobuhle Wendy MAKASA, Xoliswa Beaullah MALI, Nokubonga Patience MASIKO, Pinky MAZONDA, Luvuyo

MBANGWA, Zandile MEKE, Vuyokazi MENEMENE, Lungisa MHLAMBISO, Thokozile Lucritia NED, Fatima NKUMANDA, Thantaswa NONTSHIKIZA, Abongile OMBASO, Sheilah Bitutu QULUBA, Ncumisa RERANI, Mulanga SANGQU, Sipiwe Ongezwa SIJADU, Ntombekhaya SIYATHA, Chumisa SKITI, Camagu SOGAYISE, Lwazi STEMELA, Unati TIYO, Zanele Abegail TOBI, Nokuzola Judy TOBOTI, Onela TYILA, Sizeka Felicia VALAYDON, Ashlynn Simone ZIGOXO, Yandiswa

NATIONAL DIPLOMA: RADIOGRAPHY: DIAGNOSTIC

BALOI, Chumande Tiago BROWN, Donnay GRUNDLINGH, Danielle JACK, Nokulunga Lucia JARVIS, Shauna Alika JOHANNES, Nazley Janine KOEN, Jolindi LOLI, Tandiswa LUDWABA, Thandokazi MPOFU, Phelekwa Patricia MTINTSILANA, Anele Brian MVUNYISWA, Solomzi NDZULULEKA, Solomon Mhlanguli NORTJE, Melissa

NTLANTSANA, Funeka Akhona NYAKAMBI, Ntombozuko OERSON, Monique Melissa RATYANA, Khayalethu SANDLA, Avuyile Tunky SINYONGO, Nontuthuzelo Cynthia TAVERNER, Anne Louise VAN NIEKERK, Natalie VELEZANTSI, Siyabulela Kenneth VERS, Randy Nicole CUM LAUDE

MINYA, Ntomboxolo

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NATIONAL DIPLOMA: SPORT MANAGEMENT

BAARTMAN, Heinrich BENADE, Ruan Benito DE VILLIERS, Francois Etienne DU PLOOY, Jean-Pierre HUFKIE, Traun Chad

NXOMANI, Thandiswa Caroline PIETERSE, Darren Christo SLABBERT, Cristopher André VAN JAARSVELD, Nadine VERMAAK, Sheldon

BACCALAUREUS ARTIUM (HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE)

BOTHA, Rowan Roderick

BACCALAUREUS ARTIUM (PSYCHOLOGY)

DYASI, Nandipha Andiswa FORTUIN, John Alfred Michael

MATROS, Portia Bongiwe

BACCALAUREUS ARTIUM (SOCIAL WORK)

RANTLOLE, Segametsi SELALEDI, Mpho

BACCALAUREUS ARTIUM IN PSYCHOLOGY

ADAMS, Nolwazi ATLHOLANG, Angel Bugalo BAATJIES, Vunyiwe Princess BEZUIDENHOUT, Wendy BROWN, Curtis Alain COLEMAN, Nicole Candice FOURIE, Cindy Yolandi FOURIE, Hanlie FRANCIS, Nateley Melissa HAY, Anton Riaan HITGE, Marcel HOLLAND, Samantha Nicole Anderson HUMAN, Nadine Melinda JOHNSON, Peter Benjamin KEMP, Hermione Stephlyn Juanita LAZARUS, Jayde Tamzin MAJAVU, Lukhanyo MOHALE, Keneuoe Maryen-Joseph MOJE, Boitshepo MONYERE, Shanel Nayang MOTSAGE, Keletso NAIDOO, Sanjay NOKAMA, Busisa Antoinette NTSOANE, Itumeleng Gladwin PARBHOO, Preeyam PERILS, Carlyn Meredith PETU, Mothabiseng Christina PHUTHEGO, Tirelo Tonkanyana PRAG, Reshika PRETORIUS, Sunelle RAMATSITLA, Kgomotso RUMBLES, Grant RUPPERSBURG, Lynne

SCHARNICK, Edmunda Lesley SCHEEPERS, Andrisa Rutania SEBILO, Ikko SINGH, Romisha SMITH, Nicole SNAYER, Bradley Wade SOLOMON, Tamryn Lee STRYDOM, Yolandi Eloise STWAYI, Nontsukuma Abigail SWANEPOEL, Bianca THORPE, Nadine Kirsty TRYFONOS, Angelique Carmen TULUMA, Vuyolwethu VAN DER HOVEN, Chantel VAN DER WALT, James Alexander VERRALL, Carl Michael VINCENT, David Paul WALAZA, Pumla WILLIAMS, Candice Demi WOLFF, Nomalizo WRIGHT, Candice WYNNE, Nicola ZABU, Yvonne CUM LAUDE BENTLEY, Kaitlyn FRANK, Anne Stephannie FRONEMAN, Carmen Michelle HOLLAND, Ashleigh Simone Anderson KARABATSIS, Eleni STANDER, Liandi

BACCALAUREUS ARTIUM IN YOUTH WORK

MALEBE, Letlhogela NKUBIZI, Clement Kazinguvu Papy

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BACCALAUREUS CURATIONIS (INSTITUTIONIS ET ADMINISTRATIONIS)

KOEBERG, Beverley Ingrid

BACHELOR OF HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE

AFRICA, Lanine Tamlin AH SHENE, Grant Leslie William BENNETTA, Natasha Elizabeth BONTHUYS, Sheldon Troy BOWDEN, Justin Tony BURTON, Aron Michael CARD, Glen Eric CHIRINDA, Archibald Tendai COMERASAMY, Neeshalan CUMMINGS, Wade Lester DE DONCKER, Sueivique Renee Suveria DERRY, Katherine Pamela DORFLING, Karen DOS SANTOS, Mazan Forsyth HEATLEY, Jessi Marcelle HOGGONS, Genevieve Odette HOLDER, Ryan HOLDSTOCK, Bianca Caroline HORNE, Leani Hestien HOULIE, Faik HOWITZ, Jayde Annabel

HOWLAND, Sheldon KLEINHANS, Ronél LAGARDIEN, Nooreen LEO, Tranele LOPES, Calvin Adrian Querobino LUSASA, Yanga MOORE, Gavin Michael MOSEHLE, Mmabatho Sephora Mmakgetsing Christine PERKS, Andrew James RADEMEYER, Maryké RADLOFF, Mary-Lyn Elaine SCHLEMMER, Mandy SECOND, Rudi Stewart SLUIS-CREMER, Sandra-Mari TARR, Byron Lawrence TAUNTON, Katherine Claire TEPPLER, Jonathan Bradley VAN ZYL, Alex Lesley Francis VIMBELA, Zanele Vuyiswa VORGERS, Nicole Natasha WEITZ, Riaan

BACCALAUREUS CURATIONIS

BIRUNGI, Immaculate BRITZ, Zelda HANS, Nombulelo Cornelia JARDIEN, Sihaam JOOSTE, Suemaya KOEKEMOER, Liné Louie MAXAZA, Bukelwa MOMANYI, Naom Nyarorego

MORRIS, Loren Claire NSINAMWA, Batanani Unopa O'CONNOR, Anya ROETS, Zelda VAN DYK, Anke VAN ROOYEN, Marelize WALTERS, Danielle Chavonne

BACCALAUREUS PHARMACIAE

ABAHAMYE, Aloysius BLOUW, Buhle Sharon BOOYSEN, Alister Wayne CHITAKA, Ponayi DINGELA, Mzikazi Elsie DORASWAMI, Devanisha FALCO, Marco Francesco GIBBS, Claire Joy HOWARD, Cahlia JANKEE, Bassant Singh JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Ettienne JUGOO, Arunima Kassee KADERNANI, Yakub KAPO, Ntombizanele KRÜGER, Johannes Jakobus LILLMOND, Sarwan Kumar MAMOOJEE, Muhammad Muniir Yacoob MANGALISO, Vuyokazi Judith MEYER, Tania MKO, Nobulali

MLANDULI, Siyamthanda Patricia MOREMI, Tshepiso MOSIMANEMOTHO, Peo MUNGROO, Careena Bholah MWAMBAZI, Kapembwa NICHOLSON, Chantelle NODADA, Nkululeko OWINO, Dennis Omondi PATEL, Mehul Kiritkumar PENZA, Mwaka PICKARD, Naseera-Khanamnoor RAMLOLL, Jason SAADOON, Sumayah SOMHLAHLO, Zolisa CUM LAUDE

DOUBELL, Miecke GAIDA, Razia

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BACCALAUREUS PSYCHOLOGIAE (COUNSELLING)

AROSI, Ziyanda GUMBI, Nkhosivile LELIMO, Thabang Lucky MACHEKABUWE, Tarsianna PIET, Astrid Heagan PROCTER, Jenna-Lee TWAKU, Unati

VAN ZYL, Hazel-Jeanne WOOD, Mandi-Rae CUM LAUDE DUTTON, Tanya

BACCALAUREUS PSYCHOLOGIAE (SPORT PSYCHOLOGY)

MAC KENZIE, David James PRETORIUS, Mona

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK

BALAMU, Efrance BAZI, Fikelwa Yolanda BEYLEVELD, Mario-Bernhardt BROWN, Carren Cathrine DHLIWAYO, Michelle GABAKOPANE, Maitumelo HOKONYA, Nozipho Rungano Emma-Jean KLEINBOOI, Nombulelo MAERESERA, Raviro MAERESERA, Rutendo

MONTWEDI, Dimakatso Sophrine NYEREYEMHUKA, Christie OLIVIER, Lauren PETERS, Ricardo REMIE, Stephanie SARUCHERA, Ennie SCANNELL, Marcelle Dianne SIHOYI, Shirley Tholakele TSHAKAZA, Zoyisile VETFUTI, Nkosinathi Oscar

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HONORARY DOCTORAL

DEGREE CITATIONS

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DAVID FREDERICK ATTENBOROUGH DOCTOR SCIENTIAE, HONORIS CAUSA

DAVID FREDERICK ATTENBOROUGH was born on 8 May 1926 in Isleworth, London, UK, to Frederick and Mary. He was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys in Leicester before studying at Clare College, Cambridge, where in 1947 he graduated with a degree in Natural Science. He spent two years in the Royal Navy in North Wales before taking employ as an editor of children’s science textbooks. In 1952 he began his long and illustrious career at the BBC working his way up as writer, editor, director and producer and also introducing colour television in the United Kingdom. His contribution hardly needs introduction - his often-whispering voice forms the backdrop for so many of the best natural history programmes used to teach and entertain our children from pre-school to university. While at BBC2, David developed his own style of nature cinematography – one that filmed nature unobtrusively. During the accumulation of his monumental portfolio, he has travelled to every part of the Earth, presenting, narrating, displaying, and showcasing the extraordinary natural world - delivering a view of natural science that, in his own words, “is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest ... the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living”. It was in 1985, that he received his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth the 2nd to become Sir David Attenborough and in 2005 he was awarded the Order of Merit conferred for eminence in his field. His list of television programmes, publications and awards is extensive but special mention must be made of his being voted one of the Smithsonian’s 35 Innovators of our Time Who Made a Difference. Added to this, an opinion poll in 2006 by Reader's Digest names him “the most trusted celebrity in Britain” and according to a list compiled by New Statesman in the same year, he was voted tenth in the list of “Heroes of our time”. He is patron or supporter of many charitable organisations, including Patron of the World Land Trust, which buys rain forest and other land for preservation. Sir David has visited South Africa several times while filming his many series, traversing the country from Cape to Kruger filming all kinds of amazing wildlife from Matebele ants to spitting cobras. He has built much of his career around the conviction that the natural world is a beautiful and complex place, and that humankind is in danger of being severed from its natural environs by technology and civilization. In contrast to our obsession with ourselves as organisms, Sir David provides poignant glimpses into the astounding world on which we are so dependent. In so doing he fathered the basic structural framework for much of the current science material available on television, such as The Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel. He has provided hours of wonder and awe in a remarkably entertaining way, while maintaining the scientific credibility. Sir David Attenborough has without doubt earned the title of “the alpha male of natural history documentary-making” (Times Online, 22 January 2009). He married Jane Oriel in 1950, spending 47 years with her until her death in 1997. They have two children, Robert and Susan. In recognition of his pioneering approach to wildlife film-making as well as the engineering of an astonishingly successful marriage between science and entertainment – maintaining both profitability and fascination while living up to the scientific credibility demanded by our intricate and complex natural world, it is an honour for NMMU to confer the degree of Doctor Scientiae (honoris causa) on SIR DAVID FREDERICK ATTENBOROUGH.

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SURESH KANA DOCTOR COMMERCII, HONORIS CAUSA

SURESH PARBHOO KANA was born on 17 January 1955. He obtained his BCom degree in 1975 from the former Durban Westville University, his honours degree from Unisa in 1978, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 1979. As a keen intellectual, Suresh furthered his higher education to obtain his MCom from Wits University in 1986. In 1976, Suresh was the first black professional to join the then Coopers and Lybrand and played a key role as national HR Director in the later PricewaterhouseCoopers' transformation. He currently serves as a trustee on the governing board of the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Thuthuka Bursary Fund, aimed at increasing the access of black graduates to the Chartered Accountancy profession. He became involved with SAICA's committees in 1993 and for many

years chaired its Auditing Standards Committee, responsible for the development and issuance of auditing standards in South Africa. From 2003 to 2005 he was also a member of the Accounting Standards Board, responsible for the setting of accounting standards for use in the public sector. Suresh served as a member of the GAAP Monitoring Panel, set up to investigate complaints about the accounting practices of JSE-listed companies and report findings to the JSE Listings Division, from its inception until the end of 2005. He was elected to serve as a board member of the International Audit and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) of the International Federation of Accountants which he did from 1995 to 2003. The IAASB is the body responsible for independently setting International Standards on auditing and assurance standards used by the auditing profession across the world. These standards play an important role in ensuring the quality and uniformity of external auditing practices, and strengthen public confidence in financial reporting. Suresh has made notable high-level contributions to issues of governance and accountability in the business world. He is convenor of the Accounting and Auditing sub-committee of the well-known King Committee on Governance in South Africa, a director of the Independent Regulatory Board of Auditors (IRBA) as well as the National Business Initiative, and serves on the Audit Committee of both these organisations. In the financial field, he has served on the Boards of Appeal for the Financial Services Board Act, Stock Exchanges Control Act and the Financial Markets Control Act. He has wide experience in a variety of industries and has been involved in the audits of companies like Group Five, Afrox, Guardian National, and the Anglo American Properties Limited Group. He has also acted as relationship partner on the audits of listed companies like MTN, Naspers and the FirstRand Group. Suresh is currently the Territory Senior Partner and Chief Executive Officer for PriceWaterhouseCoopers Southern Africa, Senior Partner for the PWC African Region and serves on the PWC Strategy Council. He served on the PWC Global Board from 2005 to 2009. His interest in academic work is demonstrated by his professorship at the University of Johannesburg and the post of Honorary Professor at the Centre of Accounting at the University of the Free State. He is co-author of Corporate Reporting, now in its 7th edition. His own history of making progress against considerable odds is part of the driving force to ensure that the future of the Accounting profession reflects the full spectrum of South African society. Suresh lives in Johannesburg and is married to Kalpana and they have two girls and two boys. In recognition of his unique contribution to the development of the Accounting profession and governance practices in South Africa and globally, it is an honour for NMMU to confer the degree of Doctor Commercii (honoris causa) on SURESH KANA.

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LEX MPATI DOCTOR LEGUM, HONORIS CAUSA

LEX MPATI was born in Durban on 5 September 1949. He attended St Joseph’s Catholic School in Fort Beaufort and Mary Walters High School in Grahamstown where he matriculated in 1967. During the following 12 years, Lex earned a living working his way through the ranks of furniture salesperson, petrol attendant and barman until he was able to start studying law at Rhodes University, graduating with a BA in 1982 and an LLB in 1984. After completing his articles, he practised as an attorney in a partnership in Grahamstown. Much of his practice as an attorney coincided with the troubled times in the Eastern Cape in the late 1980s. Lex was one of the few practitioners committed to the unfashionable work of representing the interests of far-flung communities throughout the Karoo, whose cases never made the headlines, but whose human rights were as important as those whose cases caught the attention of the media. After having served as Secretary of the Grahamstown Side-Bar Association between 1985 and 1987, Lex joined the Eastern Cape Society of Advocates in Grahamstown in 1989 until 1993 when he joined the Legal Resources Centre as its in-house counsel, continuing to serve rural communities as far afield as Barkley East. In 1994, he served as co-chair of the Greater Grahamstown Local Government Negotiation Forum, leading the negotiations to establish a single non-racial local authority in the town. He was also a member of the delegation to Chile which studied the Chilean truth and reconciliation committee with a view to the establishment of the South African body in due course. In 1996, former president Nelson Mandela appointed Lex as senior counsel and, soon thereafter, he was appointed as an acting judge. He was permanently appointed to the Eastern Cape Bench on 1 February 1997. After having served as an acting Judge of Appeal for 18 months, Lex became the first black person appointed to the Supreme Court of Appeal in December 2000. He was elevated to the position of Deputy President of the Court in 2003 and became President, the second highest judicial office in South Africa, in 2008. His great passion for rugby started in high school and he later captained the Old Collegians RFC in Grahamstown and played at centre for the South Eastern Districts Rugby Union. Furthering his love for the game, he served in various capacities on SARU and SARFU structures. His arrival to conduct court cases at distant centres like Middelburg often provided an opportunity for local rugby administrators and players to seek guidance and advice. He was a member of the national executive of the SA Rugby Union from 1992 to 1994 and has been a member of the National Judicial Committee of SARFU, which he chaired for two years, since 1994. In 2003, Lex was appointed by the International Rugby Board as judicial officer for the Rugby World Cup in Australia and has been a member of the SANZAR (South Africa/New Zealand/Australian Rugby) Judicial Committee since 2007. He is married, with four children, two sons and two daughters. Lex Mpati’s outstanding characteristic throughout his legal career has been his compassion for the ordinary citizen, the weak and the defenceless. In recognition of his contribution to the transformation of the South African legal profession and the struggle for the respect of human rights as well as the respect he commands as a judicial officer, it is an honour for NMMU to confer the degree of Doctor Legum (honoris causa) on LEX MPATI.

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TEMBEKA NKAMBA-VAN WYK DOCTOR PHILOSOPHIAE, HONORIS CAUSA

TEMBEKA NOSIPHO TOZAMA NKAMBA–VAN WYK was born on 11 September 1954 in Umtata. She did her schooling at various schools in the former Transkei and passed her matric in 1972. In 1973 she enrolled at Fort Hare University where she attained a BA degree in Xhosa and English and in 1976, an honours degree in Xhosa Literature. In 1977 she enrolled for a master’s degree in Xhosa poetry, but when her parents and her baby sister were tragically killed in a road accident she had to leave university and seek work to support her five sisters who were all still in school. Moving to Johannesburg in 1978, she was employed by the Chamber of Mines as a researcher and translated and interpreted Xhosa poetry and protest songs sung by the miners. After three months she was

fired as the managers thought she put too much depth into the interpretation. In 1979 she worked as a volunteer in rural villages teaching women to read and write where she was spotted by the Department of Education in Umtata who sent her on a literacy teacher training course. Her project expanded into art production including beadwork and grass work. Taking up her studies again in 1981, she enrolled for a master’s degree in English Literature and African Studies and later an MA in Film and Video at UCLA in Los Angeles, graduating with a dual degree in 1984. Returning home, she joined the South African Department of Education in Umtata as a planner for Cultural Affairs – organising traditional music competitions and encouraging artists to produce beadwork and grass work products for the major centres. She also encouraged budding writers to write books in both Xhosa and English. In 1988 she enrolled at the University of Witwatersrand to study for a Higher Diploma for Educators of Adults for which she attained two distinctions. In 1989 Professor Russell of Wits University recruited Tembeka to conduct research on the use of radio for a participatory democracy in South Africa and her report “Listening to Learn, Learning to Listen” prompted the SABC to offer Tembeka a position at the national broadcaster to produce educational and career guidance programmes. In 1992 she was promoted to the position of Manager of Corporate Services. It was during this time that Tembeka worked with children and youth giving them a voice and recording their feelings about what was happening in their communities. She edited the magazine called “The Children’s Voice” and later produced 10 TV documentary programmes under this name. After this production, she produced 52 episodes called The People’s Choice. In 1995 she was appointed as the National Chief Director for Communications for the new democratic government, but left the position in 1997 to start the Talking Beads Academy, focussing on job creation and the promotion and preservation of the arts and cultural heritage. In 2000, she started Blue Sky Investments – the social upliftment arm of Talking Beads – providing counselling and education on aids awareness. In 2008 when xenophobic unrest swept the nation she used her bead craft centre as a refugee centre which when eventually vacated in 2010, was converted into the Ngezandla Zethu Earth Centre – creating beautiful crafts utilising recycled waste materials – addressing her desire to be more environmentally responsible. She has received numerous awards throughout her illustrious career, including the Absa Top Award for Innovation in 2006, the SABC Checkers Business Woman of The Year in 2000 and the National Department of Arts and Culture Award for Developing the Arts in 1998. Tembeka was married to Sirk Bernadus Van Wyk for ten years, until his death following a stroke. Together they wrote and performed poetry at reading sessions. In recognition of her substantial literary, cultural and community development contributions to South African society, it is an honour for NMMU to confer the degree of Doctor Philosophiae (honoris causa) on Tembeka Nosipho Tozama Nkamba – Van Wyk.

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WALTER MORROW DOCTOR EDUCATIONIS, HONORIS CAUSA (posthumously)

WALTER EUGENE MORROW was born on 15 July 1939 in Pretoria and completed his school education at Pretoria Boys High, where after he proceeded to study at the University of Witwatersrand obtaining his BA in 1961. After completing his Transvaal Teacher's Higher Diploma at the Johannesburg College of Education, he taught English at two high schools in Johannesburg from 1962 till 1965.

In 1965, he joined the tertiary education arena when he was appointed as an English lecturer at the University of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. He later joined the Maria Grey College in London where he taught Philosophy of Education. During this time, he continued with his studies and obtained a BA Honours from UNISA in 1964, an Academic Diploma in Education from the University of London in 1967 and an MA from the same university in 1968. Prof Morrow returned to South Africa in 1972 and taught philosophy of education at Wits and UWC where he later became Dean of the Faculty of Education. In 1982, he was awarded his PhD from the University of London. Moving to Port Elizabeth, he was appointed as Dean of Education at the former UPE in 1999, where he remained until 2004 before being seconded to the National Ministry of Education to chair the Ministerial Committee on Teacher Education. Prof Morrow was also a dedicated Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) councillor and a member of the Editorial Board of HSRC Press, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), the advisory committee for the Study of Education Project, the South African Institute for Distance Education, and the UMALUSI research committee. He acted as a consultant to the Higher Education Qualifications Committee (HEQC), the national Department of Education, as well as the South African Council for Educators (SACE). Until his illness, Prof Morrow was a member of the task team on the development of a Continuing Professional Teacher Development system. He was also a founder member of the Kenton conference and established the academic journal Perspectives in Education. Jointly, these two platforms created the intellectual space for critical discussion about education during dark times in South Africa. A previous collection of his essays, published in 1989 under the title Chains of Thought, addressed fundamental issues that were constantly disregarded in disputes about education during the decades of political struggle. Since the early 1990s he was prominently involved in the project of transforming South African education. More recently, two additional selections of essays were published. Learning to teach in South Africa (2007) consists of a selection of essays that span the crucial years of democratic transition in South Africa. The Bounds of Democracy (2009), another selection of essays, spans the pivotal years in the historic democratisation of our country and provides a forceful reflection on South African Higher Education in transition. Sadly, Prof Morrow was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour and passed away on 11 February 2009. He leaves us with a legacy of rich intellectual material for sustained scholarly engagements. In recognition as South Africa’s foremost philosopher of education and respected as one of the most original and distinctive thinkers in South African education over the past three decades, it is an honour for NMMU to confer the degree of Doctor Educationis (honoris causa) posthumously on WALLY MORROW.

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MARK SHUTTLEWORTH PHILOSOPHIAE DOCTOR IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, HONORIS CAUSA

MARK SHUTTLEWORTH was born on 18 September 1973 in Welkom in the Free State. He studied finance and information technology at the University of Cape Town where he was involved in the installation of the first residential Internet connections at the university. In 1995, his final year at UCT, Mark founded Thawte, an Internet consulting business which later shifted to Internet security for electronic commerce. Thawte became the first company to produce a full-security encrypted e-commerce web server that was commercially available outside the USA. Thawte was one of the first companies to be recognised by both Netscape and Microsoft as a trusted third party for website certification, and it quickly established a leadership position helping businesses around the world accept secure transactions over the web.

In 1999, Mark sold Thawte to the US Company VeriSign – it was then the fastest-growing Internet certificate authority worldwide, and the leading certificate authority outside of the USA. He then founded HBD Venture Capital, believing that entrepreneurs in South Africa have the potential to start businesses with global impact. HBD has invested in several South African companies in a variety of sectors, such as software, pharmaceutical services, electronics and mobile phone services. In the hope that risk capital can be as important for social development as it is for the economy, Mark has also created a non-profit organisation that supports social innovation in education in Africa. The Shuttleworth Foundation funds projects that have the potential to bring about dramatic improvements to some aspects of the education system and hopes to improve both the quality and the reach of education in Africa. The Foundation has worked in all 9 provinces of South Africa, funding initiatives from teachers, small businesses and private individuals. The Foundation is a catalyst for accelerated change in civil society. It seeks to identify ideas that have the potential to create tremendous change for good in civil society, and funds them for implementation in South Africa. The ideas can be South African in origin, but the Foundation also seeks to identify global trends and to bring new ideas to South Africa that are working well in other countries. Mark moved to London in 2001, and began preparing for the First African in Space mission, training in Star City, Russia, and in Khazakstan. In April 2002 he flew in space, as a cosmonaut member of the crew of Soyuz mission TM34 to the International Space Station. Since then, he has worked on a road show to share that experience as well as his excitement about science, mathematics and technology with pupils across South Africa. The science and mathematics show under the Hip2BSquare brand has been seen by more than 100,000 pupils from nearly 2,000 schools. In March 2004 Mark formed Canonical Ltd., for the promotion and commercial support of free software projects. The Ubuntu project, which aims to produce a high quality desktop and server operating system that is freely available all over the world, is funded through Canonical Ltd. Sub-projects include specialised desktop environments for schools, and for the needs of people in specific countries or industries, such as Edubuntu and Kubuntu. In December 2009, Shuttleworth stepped down as the CEO of Canonical, Ltd to focus his energy on product design, partnership and customers. In recognition of his contribution to the field of Information Technology, through sustained open source initiatives endeavouring to promote universal and free access to the tools of the digital era, it is an honour for NMMU to confer the degree of Philosophiae Doctor in Information Technology (honoris causa) on MARK SHUTTLEWORTH.

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VISION, MISSION, VALUES,

EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE AND

PHILOSOPHY

VISION To be a dynamic African university, recognised for its leadership in generating cutting-edge knowledge for a sustainable future. MISSION To offer a diverse range of quality educational opportunities that will make a critical and constructive contribution to regional, national and global sustainability. To achieve our vision and mission, we will ensure that:

Our values inform and define our institutional ethos and distinctive educational purpose and philosophy.

We are committed to promoting equity of access and opportunities so as to give students the best chance of success in their pursuit of lifelong learning and diverse educational goals.

We provide a vibrant, stimulating and richly diverse environment that enables staff and students to reach their full potential.

We develop graduates and diplomates to be responsible global citizens capable of critical reasoning, innovation, and adaptability.

We create and sustain an environment that encourages and supports a vibrant research, scholarship and innovation culture.

We engage in mutually beneficial partnerships locally, nationally and globally to enhance social, economic, and ecological sustainability.

VALUES i. Respect for diversity

- We reflect and serve diverse regional, national and global communities - We promote an open society where critical scholarship and the expression of a

multiplicity of opinions and experiences are actively encouraged - We foster an environment in which diversity is appreciated, respected and celebrated - We are committed to accessibility, inclusivity and social justice

ii. Excellence - We promote, recognise and reward excellence in our teaching, learning, research and

engagement - We promote, recognise and reward excellent service delivery to all our stakeholders - We provide a supportive and affirming environment that enables students and staff to

reach their full potential - We adopt innovative approaches to promote excellence in our institutional policies,

structures, processes and systems

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iii. Ubuntu

- We are a people-centred university - We respect the dignity of others - We recognise our mutual interdependence - We promote compassionate and responsible citizenship

iv. Integrity - We act with integrity and accept responsibility for our actions - We behave in an ethical and professional manner - We conduct our activities in an accountable and transparent manner - We ensure the integrity of our information, systems and processes

v. Respect for the natural environment - We care about the environment and recognise our responsibility to conserve, protect and

properly manage natural resources for ourselves and future generations - We promote the integration of sustainability principles into our academic practices,

institutional operations and design of physical infrastructure - We encourage mutually beneficial and sustainable approaches to community service and

engagement - We inspire students and staff to embrace environmentally friendly practices

vi. Responsibility - We acknowledge our personal responsibility for ethical behaviour towards others - We assume responsibility for the achievement of personal and institutional goals - We accept responsibility for our actions and the consequences thereof - We provide an environment that encourages students and staff to take responsibility for

their academic and professional endeavours EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE AND PHILOSOPHY - We provide transformational leadership in the service of society through our teaching and

learning, research and engagement activities. To achieve this we are committed to developing the human potential of our staff and

students in the full spectrum of its cognitive, economic, social, cultural, aesthetic and personal dimensions in the pursuit of democratic citizenship.

- We adopt a humanising pedagogical approach that respects and acknowledges diverse knowledge traditions and engages them in critical dialogue in order to nurture a participative approach to problem-posing and -solving, and the ability to contribute to a multi-cultural society.

- We inspire our stakeholders to be passionate about and respectful of an ecologically diverse and sustainable natural environment.

- We will be known for our people-centred, caring, values-driven organisational culture that will allow all members of the university community to contribute optimally to its life.

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NATIONAL ANTHEM

Nkosi Sikelel’i-Afrika, 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 Africa.

South Africa.

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.