"“sikhathazekile ukuthi abantu bakithi kabasanakile ukuthi icovid--19 isekhona, abasazigqoki izifonyo uma besemphakathini, abasaqhelelani, bahlala babe baningi ezindaweni zokudlela nezokucima ukoma. abasaziwashi izandla noma basebenzise izibulali--magciwane,” kusho uzikalala." “Ngeke ngikwazi ukuphendula uMncwabe ngoba angimazi ukuthi unasiphi isikhundla ebandleni. Akakaze abekwe abe ngumkhulumeli webandla osemthethweni. Umuntu onelungelo lokukhuluma izinto zebandla ezithinta umthetho yimina. Kwezikamoya kumele kuthintwe uMfundisi Mbongwa Nzama, hhayi uMncwabe,” kusho uNcwane. Umuzi ngokwayo ezihlotshiswe kahle ngesikhathi iholide, futhi inikeza okuthile kokubili zanamuhla futhi bendabuko. Kuyinto ukukhetha phezulu njengoba ingenye yamadolobha engcono kakhulu yokujabulela Christmas. teaching and learning constitutes one of the core businesses of the college of humanities in terms of delivering academic programmes of high quality. teaching and learning also constitutes goal four of humanities strategic thrusts, which is to promote excellence in teaching and learning. the college continues to graduate the highest number of quality students in the university. the college has improved the graduation rate by 5% from 2010 to 2013, moving from 21% to 26% which is an indication of success in terms of teaching and learning. we have kept our academic exclusions at 1%. our graduates in the college have careers in architecture, education, media, editing, translation, library and information systems, religious ministry, psychology, writing and publishing. we have seen an increase in the number of academics who are researching about the quality of teaching and learning at the same time involved in community related engagements. the college is committed to the promotion of bilingual teaching in line with the university language policy and the transformation charter. we are committed to curriculum transformation and also in making our degrees relevant to the local and international communities we serve. we are also committed to increase student access through our foundation programme, at the same time we are committed to success and throughput which is major challenge for the department of higher education and training. after the bachelor’s degree, the college of humanities offers a range of postgraduate studies at honours, masters and doctoral levels. we invite our students to pursue their options so that they contribute to the important task of knowledge production. professor nobuhle nhlongwa