VIRTUAL GRADUATION CEREMONY
Health Sciences
Graduation Date: 23 July 2021
Time: 09:30

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A MESSAGE TO GRADUATESFROM THE CHANCELLOR
Congratulations to all the graduands for working hard and staying
focused in order to achieve this milestone!! I also congratulate yourparents for not only supporting you but creating an environmentthat allowed you to thrive. It takes a village to raise a child, theaunts, the grandparents, amongst others are the reason we areable to celebrate these achievements. Thanks to the lecturers who
contributed to your success. Well done.
May this be the beginning of a life of continuous learning, investing inyourself, and investing in the communities that nurtured you. Nurture therelationships that you’ve formed and those that you will form as you journey
through life. Umuntu umuntu ngabantu. Life is about collaboration with others.
Dream big, act consistently with integrity, self-respect and respect for others, and theuniverse will conspire to make you achieve your dream/s. A positive attitude & hard work willbring you closer to your dream and your purpose. Use others’ successes as your inspiration.
Wits is full of those, from Nobel Prize Laureates to world leaders in different fields of society.
You have received world class education. Use it to make a difference in other people’s
lives. Especially those less fortunate than yourself. We are a country with many needs,
identify a role you can play to make a positive difference; you owe it to this country andthe people that invested in you.

Find your Purpose and Live it. Help Africa Rise!
Dr Judy Dlamini
Chancellor
Wits University

There is no limit to what you can achieve,
if you put your mind and your best effort into it!

23A MESSAGE TO GRADUATESFROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
AND PRINCIPALGAUDEAMUS
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.

You are now a member of an elite group of graduates of thisaugust institution. Our more than 200 000 alumni are at the cuttingedge of excellence, both locally and internationally in business, thepublic sector, the academy, and civil society. Today, you become amember of that illustrious community.

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.

Over the past 99 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 andgeneration, and social impact. It has shaped the lives of many and changed society forgood. You are now an integral part of this proud and enduring
legacy.

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.

Wits is renowned for its intellectual leadership and for nurturing critical thinkers, creative
innovators, problem-posers and problem solvers. Your success has furthered ourcommitment to equipping the next generation of leaders with the skills and determinationthat you will need to find innovative and sustainable solutions to the pressing problems ofthe 21st Century.

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!

Dear Wits GraduandCongratulations on successfully completing your academic
programme at Wits, the premier university in Africa.

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 vibrantcommunity that makes you a true global citizen. You have been part of an institution thatgenerates 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 byparticipating in our alumni programme and by further advancing the reputation of youralma mater.
Best wishes for the next steps of your journey.
Professor Zeblon Vilakazi
Vice-Chancellor and Principal
Wits University

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FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

ORDER OF PROCEDURE
23 JULY 2021 AT 09:30

DEAN: PROFESSOR SA MADHI MBBCh MMed PhD (Witwatersrand) FCPaeds(SA)The audience will rise as the academic procession enters the hall and willremain standing until the Chancellor is in place
The Chancellor will constitute the congregation
The Chancellor will welcome the graduands and guests
Address to the congregation

Master of Dentistry
BWERINOFA, Dikhabiso Vivian
RESEARCH REPORT: Comparing shear bond strength of a composite resin to PEEK and titanium

Prosthodontics

Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery
MOHOTLHOANE, Gontse Pauline
RESEARCH REPORT: A protocol for prophylactic antibiotic use in managing mandibular fractures requiring open
reduction and internal fixation: a prospective clinical trial

Master of Medicine
Family Medicine
AKHETUAMEN, Pius Omon
Research Report: Female nurses' personal exposure and responses to hypothetical case scenarios on domestic
violence in Ekurhuleni Health District

Conferment of degrees
The President of Convocation will address the graduates
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 theceremony.
IMPORTANT NOTICEIn the event of load-shedding or power cuts, the Great Hall may become
totally dark until the generator comes into
operation.

Obstetrics and Gynaecology
ALDAGDAG, Najwa JumaRESEARCH REPORT: Management and outcome of patients admitted to Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg
Academic Hospital with grade three and four pelvic inflammatory disease

ALHLIB, Amadadin
RESEARCH REPORT: Pain modulation by audiovisual distraction during local cystoscopy

Urology

Psychiatry
ANTWI-ANYIMADU, Annette
RESEARCH REPORT: The demographic profile and referral of pre-schoolers with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD) attending a Child, Adolescent and Family Psychiatric Unit
Internal Medicine
ASIEDU, Gloria Anibea
RESEARCH REPORT: Concurrence of active Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Aspergilloma in Patients who
underwent lobectomies at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital from 2000-2016
Diagnostic Radiology
BALOLEBWAMI, David Akilimali
RESEARCH REPORT: Audit of ultrasound guided core needle biopsies of ipsilateral axiliary lymphnodes in breast
cancerDiagnostic Radiology
BESTER, Dewald
RESEARCH REPORT: Comparison of chest radiographs with minimum intensity projection reconstruction CT scans
for the presence of airway stenosis resulting from lymphobronchial TB in children
Anaesthesia
BHAGOWAT, Marisha
RESEARCH REPORT: Effect of caregiver's recorded voice on emergence delirium in children undergoing dental
surgery
Anaesthesia
BROWN, Patricia MaryRESEARCH REPORT: The indications for and timing of haemodialysis in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury
in Johannesburg

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Radiation Oncology
BUNGA, Antonia Mrudulata Gonzalez
RESEARCH REPORT: Patterns of practice of breast cancer irradiation in the Department of Radiation Oncology,
Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital 2010-2012

Family Medicine
MALAZA, Eliza
Research Report: The prevalence of depressive symptoms in women attending antenatal care in primary healthcare
clinics in Johannesburg Metro District, South Africa

Microbiology
DLADLA-NDZABANDZABA, Sinenhlanhla
Nonjabulo Precious
Research Report: The epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of non-fermenter gram-negative bacilli at Chris
Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Microbiology
MASANGO, Bheki Zethy
Research Report: Evaluation of the simplified carbapenem inactivation method (sCIM) for simple and accurate
detection of carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacilli

Psychiatry
EKLEKTOS, Nikki
RESEARCH REPORT: An assessment of childhood trauma in a group of state patients admitted to Sterkfontein
Hospital
Ophthalmology
FREED, Irene Marthina
RESEARCH REPORT: The surgical outcomes of deep sclerectomies performed at a Johannesburg Academic
Hospital

GOVENDER, Denishan
RESEARCH REPORT: The prevalence of psychosocial risk factors in acute myocardial infarction

Internal Medicine

Anaesthesia
IPUTO, Rebecca
RESEARCH REPORT: The perioperative management of caesarean section related haemorrhage in a material
near-miss population: a retrospective study
Internal Medicine
KAKOOZA, Dominic
RESEARCH REPORT: Ga DOTATATE - PET/CT scan imaging for the detection of the role of inflammation in thepathogenesis of restenosis in patients treated with Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvotomy
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
KOONIN, Sheree Debbie
RESEARCH REPORT: The prevalence and clinical profile of adult burns due to assault: a South African adults burncentre review
Psychiatry
LETSELI, Kabo Josias
RESEARCH REPORT: A descriptive analysis of the impact of early childhood trauma in a group of people
undergoing rehabilitation for substance use
Psychiatry
LINTNAAR, Stacey-LeighRESEARCH REPORT: Comparison of co-morbid psychiatric diagnoses in male adolescent in-patients with a historyof cannabis use with those without cannabis use

MABATHOANA, Makafane Cyril
Research Report: Patient satisfaction with non-pharmacological pain management during labour at Phola Park
CHC, Ekurhuleni

Family Medicine

Obstetrics and Gynaecology
MADIBA, Kholofelo Raisibe
RESEARCH REPORT: Near-miss in early pregnancy at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
Family Medicine
MAHOLE, Goitseone Lesley
Research Report: Perceptions of terminally ill patients concerning the palliative care they receive in rural primary
health care
Psychiatry
MAHUMA, Othelia Omphemetse
RESEARCH REPORT: The clinical utility of electroencephalographic studies in children and adolescents at Tara
Hospital
Paediatrics and Child Health
MAIMELA, Wendy Kelebogile
RESEARCH REPORT: Description and outcomes of children requiring long-term domiciliary oxygen at Chris Hani
Baragwanath Academic Hospital between January 2011 and December 2015

MEDDOWS-TAYLOR, Jessica ClairRESEARCH REPORT: A review of the clinical efficacy of an in-patient eating disorders programme

Psychiatry
MELAPI, Tando
RESEARCH REPORT: Record review of occurrence of physical illness in patients at a specialist psychiatry
outpatient clinic
Radiation Oncology
MLABA, Nonkululeko Zamaximba
RESEARCH REPORT: The efficacy and long-term side effects of prophylactic cranial radiation therapy in childhood
acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL) in Johannesburg, South Africa
Anaesthesia
MOGOTSI, Kenalemodisa Lindiwe
RESEARCH REPORT: Retrospective evaluation of the APACHE II critical care scoring system in a multidisciplinary
intensive care unit
Psychiatry
MONDLANA, Sibongile
RESEARCH REPORT: Perspective of traditional healers in the Sedibeng District of Gauteng on mental illness andcollaborative work with western mental health care
Anatomical Pathology
MTSHALI, Nompumelelo Zamokuhle
Research Report: Placental related factors contributing to stillbirths at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic
Hospital

NAKAMWE, Ndeufika Twahafifhwa
RESEARCH REPORT: Evaluation of a mentorship program in a department of anaesthesiology

Anaesthesia

Haematology
NCETE, Nolukholo Ayanda
Research Report: The prevalence of anti-Adeno associated virus neutralizing antibodies in South African people
with Haemophilia B
Dermatology
NDAKUNDA, Julia Ndeshihafela
RESEARCH REPORT: A descriptive study of non-melanoma skin cancers in patients attending Charlotte Maxeke
Johannesburg Academic Hospital and Helen Joseph Hospital from July 2013 to June 2016
Radiation Oncology
NDLEVE, Masana
RESEARCH REPORT: Brain metastases: treatment patterns and outcomes at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg
Academic Hospital Radiation Oncology Department
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
NGUEKENG, Etienne
RESEARCH REPORT: Amnioinfusion for Meconium Stained Liquor at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. A
secondary analysis of local data from an international multicentre randomized trial
Diagnostic Radiology
OBENG-ADJEI, Foriwah
RESEARCH REPORT: Ultrasound-detected BI-RADS 3 breast lesions at a quaternary institution in Johannesburg:
Initial features and audit of follow up findings
Psychiatry
O'BRIEN, Sharne
RESEARCH REPORT: The impact of the HIV epidemic on the length of stay in an Acute Psychiatric Unit at a general
hospital in Gauteng

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Obstetrics and Gynaecology
ODINE, Peter Odianosene
RESEARCH REPORT: Burnout amongst interns in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of
Witwatersrand

Obstetrics and Gynaecology
TSEKELI, Matefo Eileen
RESEARCH REPORT: The effect of maternal weight on Misoprostol Induction of labour at Rahima Moosa Motherand Child Hospital

Orthopaedic Surgery
ORJIAKO, Livinus Obiora
RESEARCH REPORT: Review of management of traumatic spondylolisthesis of the axis in a tertiary academic
hospital

Obstetrics and Gynaecology
VAN DER MERWE, Melissa
RESEARCH REPORT: Quality of life and symptomatology after high intensity focused ultrasound treatment foruterine fibroids

Orthopaedic Surgery
OSEI, Emmanuel Dwomoh
RESEARCH REPORT: Diagnostic accuracy of pre-operative clinical examination in zone V flexor injuries

Paediatrics and Child Health
VAN GREENEN, Maxine Bernadette
RESEARCH REPORT: The association between self-reported physical activity levels and patterns and BMI of urban
Black South African young adult women

Orthopaedic Surgery
PIETRZAK, Jurek Rafal Tomasz
RESEARCH REPORT: Staphylococcus aureus colonization and surgical site infection in patients admitted to a
South African academic hospital for elective total joint arthroplasty
Haematology
PILLAY, Evashin
Research Report: An evaluation of the sysmex xn-30 haematology analyser in the detection and quantitation of
Malaria parasitaemia
Clinical Pathology
PILLAY, Shalini
Research Report: An evaluation of the analytical performance of the Dynamiker ® Fungus (1-3)- ß-D- Glucan assay
in comparison to the Cape Cod Fungitell ® 1,3 beta-D glucan assay for the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections
Paediatrics and Child Health
PITIRI, Motlalepula Portia
RESEARCH REPORT: Underlying disease, management strategies and survival rate of neonates diagnosed withpersistent pulmonary hypertension of the new-born
Internal Medicine
QWABE, Lindokuhle Felicity
RESEARCH REPORT: The retrospective analysis of patients with lupus nephritis at Helen Joseph Hospital

Chemical Pathology
VAN HEERDEN, Carla
Research Report: Evaluating the need for free glycerol blanking for serum triglyceride measurements at Charlotte
Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
Chemical Pathology
VAN HEERDEN, Marli
Research Report: The application of sigma metrics in the laboratory to assess quality control processes
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
VENTER, Marisse
RESEARCH REPORT: Evaluating the effect of autologous fat grafting on wound healing - An animal study
Psychiatry
VYTHILINGUM, Priscilla Iswari
RESEARCH REPORT: Rise and fall: Cortisol levels pre- and post-antidepressant therapy in depression
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
WILLIAMS, Melissa Denielle
RESEARCH REPORT: An evaluation of the decision-to-incision interval for caesarean sections at Chris Hani
Baragwanath Academic Hospital

Psychiatry
SEBOTHOMA, Rebone Immaculate
RESEARCH REPORT: An overview of substance and alcohol use in pregnant women attending antenatal care

Anaesthesia
WITT, Jonathan
RESEARCH REPORT: A prospective study assessing the quality of chest compressions delivered by anaesthetists
during cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Ophthalmology
SELELE, Thekiso Mzwandile
RESEARCH REPORT: A review of patient demographics, indications, waiting period and patient availability for theelective corneal graft waiting list at Saint John Eye Hospital

Orthopaedic Surgery
XASO, Sibulele
RESEARCH REPORT: Analysis of the complications of volar plate fixation for the treatment of distal radius fractures
Frykman type 3 - 6

Psychiatry
SEREBRO, Caroline
RESEARCH REPORT: The effect of a 'Dialectical Behaviour Therapy' - Informed intensive outpatient groupintervention on individuals with emotional regulation difficulties

Orthopaedic Surgery
ZONDO, Zwelibanzi William
RESEARCH REPORT: Shoe size as a predictor for total knee arthroplasty component sizes in South African
patients

Internal Medicine
SHIVUTE, Rosalia Ree Ndikuhole
RESEARCH REPORT: Prevalence of tuberculosis and associations in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis

Psychiatry
ZUMA, Sibulele
RESEARCH REPORT: HIV, mental illness and substance abuse; the experiences of persons diagnosed with triple
diagnosis at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital outpatient clinic

Diagnostic Radiology
SIHLANGU, Siphamandla Cedric
RESEARCH REPORT: A comparison of examination outcomes in the Part 1 of FC Rad Diag (SA) before and after
2012
Family Medicine
STAATS, Jurgens
Research Report: Characteristics and outcomes in children aged 6 to 60 months assessed as being malnourishedby community health workers in Tlokwe
Internal Medicine
SUNNYRAJ, Micky Mammen
RESEARCH REPORT: Safety and efficacy with colistin use - a South African tertiary level experience
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
TJINJEKA, Uamunovandu
RESEARCH REPORT: Prevalence of hypernatremia and outcome in adult burns patients admitted at Chris Hani
Baragwanath Burns Unit

Master of Medicine in Anaesthesia
AMADO, Leandra Anastasia
RESEARCH REPORT: Preoperative cognitive dysfunction in older patients at a central hospital
BALOO, Mayank Mukeshbhai
RESEARCH REPORT: Factors Xa levels in patients receiving prophylactic enoxaparin sodium in the intensive careunit of an academic hospital
BISMILLA, Nisaa
RESEARCH REPORT: Experiences of mothers who are registrars in an anaesthesiology department and thenegotiations of their work-life balance

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BLUMENTHAL, Trevor Martin
RESEARCH REPORT: Heart rate variability of anaesthesiology registrars pre- and post-night call at a central
hospital
COETZEE, Nicholas Daniel
RESEARCH REPORT: The transthoracic echocardiographic skills of registrars in a department of anaesthesiology
DE JAGER, Pieter Pieterse
RESEARCH REPORT: Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile in South Africa
GAYAPARSAD, Mithasha
RESEARCH REPORT: Debriefing following specific critical events in a department of anaesthesiology
GUIDOZZI, Alyssa Claire
RESEARCH REPORT: Anaesthetists' use and ethical and legal knowledge of social media
JEGGO, Tahlia Ann
RESEARCH REPORT: Substance use disorder in South African departments of anaesthesiology: profile andmanagement experiences
KOLLING, Matthew Graeme
RESEARCH REPORT: The perceptions of the working environment of anaesthesiologists migrating from the public
to the private sector
LAKE, Caryn Margaret
RESEARCH REPORT: Depressive symptoms among anaesthetists in a department of anaesthesiology
LEBALLO, Gontse
RESEARCH REPORT: A profile of cardiac surgery related acute kidney injury in adult patients at an academic
hospital

Master of Medicine in Community Health
KISTAN, Jesne BarryRESEARCH REPORT: An evaluation of the performance of the Hepatitis B surveillance system at Charlotte Maxeke
Johannesburg Academic Hospital for 2017 - 2018

Master of Medicine in Dermatology
HUTE, FortuneRESEARCH REPORT: Trends in Kaposi Sarcoma at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital after
the antiretroviral drugs rollout in 2004 (from December 2004 to December 2019)
MODI, Zateen
RESEARCH REPORT: Clinical spectrum of dermatological diseases at a regional hospital

Master of Medicine in Diagnostic Radiology
MATHEW, Denny
RESEARCH REPORT: Breast Tuberculosis: a retrospective analysis of the disease burden among three tertiary
hospitals in Johannesburg
NICOLAOU, Mark Andrew
RESEARCH REPORT: A retrospective study correlating sonographic features of thyroid nodules with FNA cytology
in a South African setting

MOON, Storm CaraRESEARCH REPORT: Airway assessment of diabetic patients at a central hospital

PEISER, Gary Charles Weston
RESEARCH REPORT: Association between adipose tissue thickness and fibroid shrinkage using ultrasound guided
high intensity focussed ultrasound

MURPHY, Andrea Lynne
RESEARCH REPORT: A follow-up study of the extended labour epidural analgesia service at a regional hospital in
GautengWARNICH, Ilonka
RESEARCH REPORT: Breast Imaging at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital - a clinically relevant audit

SAN PEDRO, Karyll Mae
RESEARCH REPORT: Development and validation of an anaesthetic consent form
SMITH, Sheena DiereRESEARCH REPORT: Intubations in an emergency department and intensive care unit at a central hospital

Master of Medicine in Anatomical Pathology
MEKOA, Lucretia Portia
RESEARCH REPORT: Cervical cytology with a diagnosis of at least low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL-H): what does this mean in HIV positive women? A
cytologic-histological correlation

Master of Medicine in Emergency Medicine
CRONJE, LanaRESEARCH REPORT: The role of head CT prior to lumbar puncture in patients with suspected meningitis in a
Johannesburg emergency department
RAE, Bradley JohnRESEARCH REPORT: An audit of blood cultures performed in an emergency department at a Johannesburg
Academic Hospital
SNYMAN, Jenna
RESEARCH REPORT: Nerve blocks in the Emergency Department at an academic hospital in South Africa

Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine
ANAFI, Ivy Yaa Gyamaa
RESEARCH REPORT: Haematological abnormalities in South Africans with systemic lupus erythematosus

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BANDERKER, Ebrahim
RESEARCH REPORT: A cross sectional study of the spectrum, aetiology and clinical characteristics of adult mitralvalve disease at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
CHERNICK, LiorRESEARCH REPORT: Clinical, radiological and laboratory predictors of positive urine lipoarabinomannan in sputum
scarce and sputum negative patients with HIV associated TB in two Johannesburg Hospitals
DU PLESSIS, Jean Adriaan
RESEARCH REPORT: Evaluation of the use of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) for venous thromboembolism(VTE) prophylaxis in medical patients
GOQWANA, Lindokuhle Nwabisa
RESEARCH REPORT: Determinants of smoking cessation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
JOHANNES, LeighRESEARCH REPORT: Incidence and predictors of nonresponse to Hepatitis B vaccination among dialysis patients
at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
MAZWI, Sibulele
RESEARCH REPORT: Ventilator associated pneumonia in a Johannesburg academic ICU
MIRI, Anisa
RESEARCH REPORT: Occult pulmonary hypertension in patients with previous tuberculosis: a pilot study
PERUMAL, Craig Ashley
RESEARCH REPORT: The clinical profile of patients with acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia at Chris Hani
Baragwanath Academic Hospital
SUNNY, Sharon Elizabeth
RESEARCH REPORT: The impact of a nursing falls assessment tool on reducing the inpatient falls in aneuro-orthogeriatric ward at the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre: an observational study

MAY, Jabulile
RESEARCH REPORT: Does repeat Lletz achieve a cure for histologically proven persistent HGSIL at margins?
MNDEBELE, Sbusiso Trevor
RESEARCH REPORT: Morbidity of ectopic pregnancy at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
MORUDU, Lefihlile AllyRESEARCH REPORT: Short term perinatal and obstetrics outcomes in singleton pregnancies with
Oligohydramnios: A prospective study
NCHABELENG-SHIBAMBU, Madithame Rachel
RESEARCH REPORT: Early and intermediate outcomes of patients who underwent gynaecological oncology
surgery at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
NGUBANE, Neliswa Sibongile
RESEARCH REPORT: Congenital abnormalities diagnosed antenatally at CHBAH: a retrospective descriptive
study: 2016 - 2018
TEW, Catherine Louise
RESEARCH REPORT: Pregnancy outcomes, complications and experiences in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
registrars

Master of Medicine in Orthopaedic Surgery
FANG, Kao-Wei
RESEARCH REPORT: Health-related quality-of-life outcomes in patients udergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty
at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
PILLAY, Tristan
RESEARCH REPORT: A review of civilian gunshot injuries of the extremities

YUDELOWITZ, Gregory SaulRESEARCH REPORT: An audit of HIV positive patients admitted to Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg, South
AfricaWHITEHEAD, Alexis SianRESEARCH REPORT: The treatment of tibia fractures by intramedullary nails at the Charlotte Maxeke
Johannesburg Academic Hospital

Master of Medicine in Microbiological Pathology

Master of Medicine in Otorhinolaryngology

MACDONALD, James Wesley
RESEARCH REPORT: Evaluation of the Resist-4 O.K.N.V immunochromatographic lateral flow assay for the rapid
detection of OXA-48, KPC, NDM and VIM carbapenemases from cultured isolates

MUNGUL, Sheetal (with Distinction)
RESEARCH REPORT: Microbiology of paediatric deep neck space infections

SAVAGE-REID, Sunila
RESEARCH REPORT: Comparison of cumulative antiobiograms and infection type for the Trauma Intensive Care
Unit for 2015 and 2017 at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

Master of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
DE JONGH, Skye Francis
RESEARCH REPORT: GIFT AND ZIFT: Is there a place for these procedures in a new era of assisted reproduction?

THOKAN, Nishat
RESEARCH REPORT: Survival of patients with floor of mouth squamous cell carcinoma treated with surgicalresection and reconstruction at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

Master of Medicine in Paediatrics
MAPELE, Apamu Jacques
RESEARCH REPORT: An audit of culture-proven neonatal sepsis at a tertiary hospital in South Africa: aretrospective review

KOTZE, Adri
RESEARCH REPORT: Maternal outcomes before and after new oxytocin protocol at Chris Hani Baragwanath
Hospital

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MATLHADISA, Matakala Moses
RESEARCH REPORT: Epidemiology of bacterial bloodstream infections in very low birth weight neonates at
Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

VALLY, Muhammed-Jibreel Ibn-Ibraaheem
DISSERTATION: A 5-year review of paediatric maxillofacial and oral surgery procedures performed at the Wits Oral
Health Centre

Master of Medicine in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Master of Science in Medicine

VYAMUNGU, ChristianRESEARCH REPORT: Analysis of Histology results of the masses of the hand seen at Chris Hani Baragwanath
Academic Hospital Hand Unit in Johannesburg, South Africa

Vaccinology
AKWUE, Kenneth
RESEARCH REPORT: CA-125 in the diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of Tuberculosis in HIV positive patients

Master of Medicine in Psychiatry
BOUWER, Jade Catheryne
RESEARCH REPORT: Procurement and expenditure of medicines used for mental, neurological and substance use
disorders: a secondary analysis of the 2017/2018 Gauteng provincial pharmaceutical database
HART, Bianca
RESEARCH REPORT: A retrospective review of psychiatric admissions of females of childbearing age to a Gauteng
Hospital, comparing those in the peripartum period to the general population
MARCUS, Felicity Dawn
RESEARCH REPORT: An assessment of voting knowledge and related decisions amongst hospitalized mental
health care users in South Africa
MORAR, Tejil
RESEARCH REPORT: Exploring burnout among psychiatry trainees at a South African University
VEYEJ, Nabila
RESEARCH REPORT: Prescribing patterns of long acting injectable antipsychotics at community psychiatric clinics
in Johannesburg

Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
ARENDSE, Madison Laura (with Distinction)
DISSERTATION: In silico and in vitro inhibition of quorum sensing and biofilm formation in chromobacterium
violaceum using semi-synthetic compounds
Haemotology and Molecular Medicine
BRANTI, Vuyani
DISSERTATION: Phenotypic characterization of a Mycobacterium smegmatis strain lacking MSMEG_0858 (Cdc48)
Forensic Medicine
CARELLE, Lorena
DISSERTATION: A retrospective analysis of suspected suicides and their associated link to victim profiles
Vaccinology
CUAMBA, Inocência Augusto
RESEARCH REPORT: Hepatitis B prevalence using residual sera from febrile rash surveillance in South Africa in
2018

DINAT, Sarhana (with Distinction)
DISSERTATION: The effects of Helicobacter spp. on blood pressure in rat models of hypertension

Surgery

Virology
E SILVA, Bianca Galante
DISSERTATION: Characterising the native midgut bacteria from main African malaria vector species, Anopheles
arabiensis and An. funestus

FITCHAT, Nicolas Allyn
DISSERTATION: Age-Related Sarcopaenia of the Posterior Pharynx in a Cadaveric Population

Internal Medicine

Paediatric Cardiology
GHULAM HOOSAIN, Shenaaz Banoo
DISSERTATION: Transcatheter interventions and coarctation of the Aorta: a South African experience

Master of Medicine in Surgery
GAMIET, Yentl LeighRESEARCH REPORT: Outcomes of Paediatric Liver Transplant for biliary Atresia

Paediatric Surgery

Master of Medicine in Urology
MAMPA, Eshely
RESEARCH REPORT: The correlation between obesity and prostate size in patients with benign prostatic
hyperplasia at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
ISMAIL, Mishka
DISSERTATION: Expression and activity of antioxidant enzymes in Candida auris and their regulation by carvacrol
Human Genetics
KARIITHI, Brian Timothy
DISSERTATION: Evaluation of IPSC - derived hepatocyte model to predict functional effects of the CYP2D6*17
genetic variant in activation of Tamoxifen to Endoxifen
Vaccinology
KUONZA, Farisai Susan (with Distinction)
RESEARCH REPORT: Hospitalizations for influenza after introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines at Chris
Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in South Africa, 2009 - 2018
Haemotology and Molecular Medicine
MAHARAJ, Surina (with Distinction)
DISSERTATION: Ecdysone receptor knockdown: implications on longevity, reproductive success and Plasmodium
susceptibility in the malaria vector Anopheles funestus

MARSDEN, Joshua Patrick
DISSERTATION: Characterising antibody genetic diversity in Black Women from KwaZulu-Natal

Master of Science in Dentistry
DAYA, Ruqaiyah Ayub
RESEARCH REPORT: Design of removable partial dentures fabricated in dental laboratories serving private andpublic health dental clinics in the district of Ekurhuleni, Gauteng Province

Vaccinology
MELSEBO, Zinabu Temesgen
RESEARCH REPORT: Contribution of Vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) to the hospitalization in Chris Hani
Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

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MANICOM, Brandon Thomas

NKOMO, Zibusiso Zane

MARTIN, Caryn Melissa

OLOWOOKORUN, Oluwatobi DavidMAZIBUKO, Nkosinathi Donald

POLLARD, Evan Allan

MBHELE, Nothando Amanda

PREMCHAND ROCHARAM, Prashin Sudesh

MGABHI, Vezokuhle Ziphezinhle

RALEBONA, Tiisetso Arnold

Forensic Medicine
RILEY, Gareth Michael (with Distinction)
DISSERTATION: The application of LC/MS/MS in the determination of Ethyl Glucuronide and Ethyl Sulphate in
Vitreous Humour as a biomarker of recent alcohol use in post-mortem cases

MISTHRY, Yasheen

REDELINGHUYS, Nadia

MMEKWA, Tshegofatso Grace

SAVILLE, Joy Glynis

Child Health Neurodevelopment
VAN DER NET, Bianca Vieira
RESEARCH REPORT: Investigating the association between Autism Spectrum Disorder and head circumference

MNDZEBELE, Njabulo

SEEDAT, Layla

MOABELO, Lekgotla Ntlatla

SEEMELA, Itumeleng Christine

MOGALAKWE, Angela Nosipho

SOSIBO, Thamsanqa Sicebi

MORE, Keeleditswe Vivienne

THUSI, Minenhle Nokulunga

MPOFANA, Zola

VAN ECK, Devon Basil

NAIDU, Arnold Jeremiah

WA-MATAMBA, Meta Yasmine

NDABA, Emmanuel Malesela

WILLIAMS, Rhys Rowan

NCUBE, Itai Tendai
RESEARCH REPORT: Characterizing IgA1 and IgG1 constant region diversity in South Africans

Vaccinology

Paediatrics and Child Health
NGOBENI, Martha
DISSERTATION: Comparison of growth and body composition of infants born to mothers with, and those without,gestational diabetes mellitus
Vaccinology
OPIECABO, Ronald
RESEARCH REPORT: Antimicrobial resistance patterns in neonatal sepsis cases at Chris Hani Baragwanath
Academic Hospital (CHBAH)

Emergency Medicine
VAN ROOYEN, Ljuba RuthRESEARCH REPORT: An audit of stimulant use amongst pre-hospital Emergency Medical Services Personnel in
Gauteng
Virology
WRAGGE, Sue-Ellen
DISSERTATION: Entomological surveillance for malaria control at a gold mine in Sadiola District, Western Mali

Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice with Honours
MARIMUTHOO, Denel

Emergency Medicine

NDLOVU, Portia Xolile

Bachelor of Dental Science
CHEN, Ni-Ni Shelly

MUKONOWESHURO, Natasha Tatenda

LECOGE, Neo Makgabeng

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
BOSMAN, Thozama Adeline

HLATSHWAYO, Bayisizwe Siphosethu

CHIMPELO, Yeukai Mellary

KAMUZINZI, Nicole Shima

DILEBO, Lehlogonolo Mogau

KOHALY, Yonatan

DOWNEY, Nicholas John

LIMBADA, Fatimah

FORD, Candice Jayde

MABOTJA, Mpho Machuene

GOVENDER, Komeshni

MALOBA, Phokwane Tsholofelo Ruth

HATTINGH, Wilana

MAMPA, Kenny Maboke

Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice
ALEXANDER, Fatima

MALETE, Ingrid Lebogang

CHIRINDZA, Evete

MANYELA, Samkele

LI, Jeanette

MUHAMED, Raeesa

MAGAGULA, Thokozani Joyann

NXUMALO, Andisiwe Afanele

MAHADEO, Kimera

Bachelor of Oral Health Sciences (Oral Hygiene)
MUDAU, Pearl Lufuno

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Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences Education

THE WITS HEALTH PROFESSIONAL'S HIPPOCRATIC PLEDGE

HARTMANN, Carol Ann (with Distinction)

Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences Education

MAZENGENYA, Pedzisai

Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences Education

RUCH, Aviva (with Distinction)

Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences Education

As a Health Professional graduand of the University of the Witwatersrand, I solemnly pledge that:-

I will dedicate my life to the service of humanity;-

I will exercise my profession to the best of my knowledge and ability in accordance with sound healthpractices and with compassion, conscience, integrity and humility;

Postgraduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene-

The health and well-being of all persons entrusted to my care and the well-being of the community
will be my first consideration;

HLONGWANE, Magabo Hellen

PHOOKO, Bontle Bessie-

MGUDLWA, Babalwa Amanda

RASHOPOLE, Maite Siesta

I will respect the autonomy and dignity of my patient and will not knowingly do anything to their detriment or
prejudice;-

I will not permit consideration of age, religion, nationality, politics, race, gender, sexual orientation, disability,
disease, lifestyle, economic status, social standing or any other factor to interfere with my duty to my patient;-

I will not improperly divulge anything I have learned in my professional capacity;-

I will uphold and defend my professional independence;-

I will advocate for human rights and will not violate such rights and civil liberties, even under threat;-

I will conduct research on patients only in accordance with sound ethical principles and with the approval of aformally constituted ethics committee;-

I will embrace life-long learning to improve my professional knowledge and skills and will share myknowledge for the benefit of patients and the advancement of healthcare;-

In my relations with patients, colleagues and others, I will conduct myself as becomes a member of anhonourable profession.

MOODLEY, Mahavi Shnu Morgan

Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
FADANA, Vuyolwethu

I make this pledge solemnly, freely and upon my honour.

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GRADUATION AWARDSOFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITYFACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Prize to be presented at the Faculty’s prize giving ceremony
Dean's Merit List Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Year 6:
Citation for achieving an average of 80% in the sixth year of study for the degree Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelorof Surgery.
Joy Glynis Saville

Chancellor
DR NJ DLAMINI MBChB (Natal) DBL (Unisa) MBA (Witwatersrand) IEC (USA)Vice-Chancellor and Principal
PROFESSOR Z VILAKAZI BSc (Manchester) MSc PhD (Witwatersrand) MASSAf FAAS
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
Registrar
MS CG CROSLEY BA HDipEd (Witwatersrand) BEd Hons (Unisa) MEd (Witwatersrand)
Chief Operating Officer
MR F SIBANYONI BSc (Eng) (Natal) MBA (Cape Town) PrEng SMICMEESA
Chief Financial Officer
MR PC DESAI BCom (University of Durban, Westville) BCompt. Hons (Unisa) CA (SA)Dean of Student Affairs
MR JAP SEPTEMBER BA MPhil (Cape Town)

DEANS OF THE FACULTIES
Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management
PROFESSOR I VALODIA BCom (Unisa) BCom Hons (Natal) MSc (Lancaster) DEcon (KwaZulu-Natal)
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
PROFESSOR IR JANDRELL BSc (Eng) GDE PhD (Witwatersrand) IntPE(SA) PrEng FSAAE FSAIEE SMIEEE
Faculty of Health Sciences
PROFESSOR SA MADHI MBBCh MMed PhD (Witwatersrand) FCPaeds(SA)Faculty of Humanities
PROFESSOR G STEVENS BA (Cape Town) BA Psych Hons MPsych (Western Cape) DLitt et Phil (Unisa)
Faculty of Science
PROFESSOR N CHETTY BSc Hons (Natal) MS PhD (Urbana-Champaign) MSAIP MASSAf
President of Convocation
S BOLON BA Hons MA (Witwatersrand)

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FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCESThe University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences, located in Johannesburg - the hub of the South
African economy, has been established for more than 100 years and is regarded as one of most reputable
institutions for health sciences education in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ranked by the Times Higher Education as 85th in the world in subject rankings for clinical, preclinical and healthsubjects, the Faculty holds its own amongst the top 100 universities internationally and prepares students for a
future in the healthcare sector across the globe.
As South Africa’s largest and most comprehensive health sciences faculty, with 7000 registered students, it offers
undergraduate degrees in dentistry, medicine, medical and health sciences, nursing, occupational therapy,
physiotherapy and pharmacy. It also offers a graduate entry medical programme, Masters degrees in science andmedicine and a PhD programme.
Teaching programmes in the Faculty are student-centred, internationally recognised, socially responsive andexemplify excellence in all dimensions. More than 1000 health sciences professionals graduate each year and aresought-after nationally, regionally and globally.
The Faculty provides excellent support and an intellectually stimulating environment for postgraduate study.
Significantly the Faculty has increased its postgraduate output significantly in the last four years and boasts
excellent postgraduate supervisors who participate in cutting edge research in clinical, applied and basic sciences,providing fertile and varied fields of research to undertake.

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 anannouncement 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 theGreat Hall in an orderly fashion;
Emergency exit signs are visible in red above all exit doors situated on your left and right handsides 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.

Some of the world’s most significant and cutting-edge research is conducted through the Faculty. With 25 research
entities, a Centre of Excellence, five DST/NRF South African Research Chairs and many individual researchers
who are involved in relevant basic and applied research in all fields of health sciences the Faculty publishes morethan a 1500 research papers annually.

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A number of programmes for the training of the next generation of academics are provided through the Faculty. One
such programme is CARTA (Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa), a multi-disciplinary programme
aimed at growing professional, academic and research capacity in Africa in the field of public and population health.
Its Pan-African focus of research includes reproductive health and sexuality as well as killer diseases in Africa,
notably TB, HIV and malaria.

2. In the event of a Bomb threat

The Faculty also hosts the Carnegie Academic Medicine Fellowship programme for the training of specialist
clinicians working towards a PhD degree. This Fellowship ensures the provision of clinician scientists for the future.

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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NATIONAL ANTHEMMESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
OF CONVOCATION
Dear Wits Graduate,

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.

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 withmany challenges, but a world that is also filled with limitless possibilities.
May you meet all the challenges and opportunities that await you withpride, drive, passion, innovation, social-conscience and positive-purpose.

Uit die blou van onse hemel,
Uit die diepte van ons see,Oor ons ewige gebergtes,
Waar die kranse antwoord gee,

In addition to earning the degree conferred upon you today, you havealso earned the right to be associated with a special group of individuals – theConvocation of Wits University. Convocation represents all the degreed graduates of Witsand 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 comeswith several unique privileges, which include nominating the Chancellor of the University. The
Convocation Executive has two members on the Wits Council and maintains other regularcontact with the University to ensure the voice of the Convocation is represented at the highest
levels of The University.

Sounds the call to come together,
And united we shall stand,Let us live and strive for freedom
In South Africa our land.

There are approximately 200 000 Wits alumni worldwide. The distinction of our university is importantto the prestige of our collective qualifications. We call upon you to nurture and enhance thevalue 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, proudlySouth 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, invitations to events and reunions and all the latest news about
Wits and prominent Witsies: https://www.wits.ac.za/alumni/updateyourdetails/
I would like to extend a warm welcome to you – you are now a #Witsie4Life!
Stacey-Lee Bolon
President of Convocation

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

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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.

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IHELE (THE PROCESSION)
IHELE
Words and music by S.B.P. Mnomiya

THE UNIVERSITY MACE

THE PROCESSION

Anhom
Falalala
Obani labo?
Baphi Ahhom?

Who are those?
Which, Falalala?

Ngibona beza
Beyikazela
Bathwel ‘ongiyane
Bavela kuphi na?
Obani labo?
Ongqondongqondo
Osibakhulu
Yibo labo hhom!

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

Yini na leyo?
Ihele
Ihele lezingwazi zakithi
Ahhom udwendwe
Ahhom
Udwendwe lwezingqwele zakithi
Nant’ iheleLongqondongqondo
Nant’ ihele
Losibakhulu
UdwendweUdwendwe Iwezingqwele zakithi

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 usesvery 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 bysaying that these people are academics who read profound books of knowledge.

Maces were originally weapons of defence, designed
to break through armour. In medieval times, bishops
carried a mace instead of a sword into battle toenable them to defend themselves in accordancewith the canonical rule that forbade a priest to shedblood. 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 theauthority vested in the Chancellor and a reminder ofthe 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 madethe mace of the University of Stirling and of other institutions. It is silverand 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 ofa springbok. The central vertical spike is representative of a rock drill on the mine, andthe 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 weaponof 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 isplaced 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 theRepublic 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.

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!).

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ACADEMIC DRESSDISTINCTLY WITSThe academic dress of this University is patterned on that of the Universities of Oxford andCambridge, 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 degrees
of bachelor and master.

Wits is one of only two universities in Africa to be placed in the top 200 (from amongst
23 000 universities world-wide) in two separate in­ternational rankings. A world-class research
university, Wits aims to be in the top league of world leading universities built on intellectual
excellence, international competitiveness and measurable impact.

Dress for Office Bearers• The Chancellor wears a scarlet silk gown with a broad facing of black velvet downeach 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 ofgold silk down each side, embroidered in blue, the sleeves being lined with goldsilk. 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 isthe same as that of the Vice-Chancellor and Principal, except that the colour of thefacing 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 ofgold silk down each side, the sleeves being lined with white silk. The cap is thesame 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 eachside, 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 abroad facing of blue satin.

Wits is:• internationally recognised for its research and its accredited academic programmes

Graduands’ Gowns• The gowns for all degrees of bachelor and master of the University are black, ofthe 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 inwhich the degree was obtained. It is scarlet silk, lined with white silk.

• an active leader that takes a stand on social issues• an engaged University committed to the advancement of the public good
• The latest 2017 alma mater survey by Times Higher education ranking placed Wits
amongst the world’s top 100 universities from which Fortune 500 CEOs graduated• a University that boasts highly skilled teams working in astronomy, physics and relatedareas on the SKA project and other SA telescopes, and at CERN in Switzerland where
Wits academics made a significant contribution to finding the Higgs Boson• the institution that maintains the highest proportion of independent financial support• a leader in the evolutionary sciences and the curators of priceless faunal, floral andhominid collections including the Taung Skull, Little Foot, Sediba and Naledi fossils• proud of the four Nobel laureates and the 91 Rhodes Scholars that have emanated fromthe University• the intellectual hub of Africa and has over 40 key projects actively running on thecontinent• proud of its more than 200 000 graduates. More than 97% of Wits graduates obtainpermanent employment within 6 months of graduation• renowned for its balanced approach to all disciplines. Half of all enrolments are in the
Science, Engineering and Technology fields• proud of it academics who wrote four research articles that are ranked in the world’s top
0.1% best articles in 2016• pleased to collaborate with peers across 179 countries, including all the countries in Africa,
bar two. Outside of South Africa, Wits produces most of its research in collaboration withleading universities and research centres in the world.

Degree Colours
The hoods reflect the colour or colours of a particular degree or associated degrees.

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