ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS
The Congregation is requested to stand while the Choir sings Vis Virtus Veritas and the
Procession enters the Auditorium.
The Chancellor will constitute the Congregation.
The Vice-Chancellor will address the Congregation.
The Deans of the Faculties will present the candidates for the award
of Diplomas and the Degrees of Bachelor, Bachelor with Honours,
Master and Doctor.
The congregation will stand and sing the National Anthem.
The Chancellor will dissolve the Congregation.
The Congregation is requested to stand while the Choir sings Gaudeamus Igitur and the
Procession leaves the Auditorium.
With the exception of the commencement and conclusion of the Ceremony and the singing of
the National Anthem, members of the Congregation are requested to remain seated
throughout the proceedings.
FACULTY OF PHARMACY
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF PHARMACY
ANSARI, Sabiha
BOTHA, Danielle
CAKATA, Azola
CAWE, Yolanda
CHAKONDA, Eric Kudzanai
CHAPMAN, Nyaradzo Felistas
CHEMURU, Nomsa Rutendo
CHEN, Kuan-Yu
CHIDUKU, Chiedza
CHIMOMBE, Faith
CHIPOYERA, Allan
CHISHIMBA, Precious Mumbi
CHIWESHE, Cynthia Tafadzwa Nyaradzo
CLAYTON, Kristi Joan
DENDAMERA, Mellisa Rumbidzai
GAMBARA, Melisa Rumbidzai
GANGADIN, Ashmika
GONONGONO, Abriton
GOVENDER, Naressa
GUSHA, Zimasa
GWARIRO, Abigaal Tendai Sungano
GWEBU, Michelle Nelisile
HKUNGE, William Tsatsi
HUMANI, Masixole
JANKI, Aarthi
JINGQI, Nandipha
JOWAH, Andropov
KANDANGA, Mudiwa Edward
KATIVHU, Rujeko Pennelop, with distinction
KATSINDE, Shingirai Miranda
KIGOZI, Alex Nicholas Senoga
KOEKEMOER, Sonya Mariana
LEE, Hyeon Bok
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LEHMAN, Nicole Caitlin
LUVINDAO, Jonathan
MACHEMEDZE, Simbarashe Patrick
MAGOSVONGWE, Clare Ropafadzo
MAHLANGU, Zoleka Nomasonto
MAHLAULE, Sibusiso
MAHOSVO, Tendai
MAKWARA, Oscar Tatenda
MALANGENI, Zingisa
MARZBAN, Saba
MASAKUSI, Panashe, with distinction
MASHIYI, Siyamthemba Vuyo
MATAMBO, Varaidzo
MATSIKIDZE, Beverley-Ann Tariro, with distinction
MAZANA, Kumbirai Progress
MDLETSHE, Sthembile Princess
MKUDU, Linda Tafadzwa
MOTSI, Rutendo Olivia Maryann
MTAMBEKA, Thembakazi
MTOLO, Mthenjwa Quinton
MTSHALI, Bongiwe
MUDYAHOTO, Tsitsi
MULALEYA, Lydia
MUNGRA, Hansley
MUNYIKWA, Rumbidzai
MUROYIWA, Lowen
MWAMUKA, Michelle Tatenda Thembie
MWANDINGI, Wilhelmina Lattenda
MZO, Lwazi
NAICKER, Roganie
NCUBE, Mbonisi
NELL, Stacy Christy, with distinction
NHIWATIWA, Idi Chiedza
NOMKRUCA, Vuyolwethu
NOMPANDANA, Amanda
NONDO, Tinashe Tashinga Simbarashe
NTULI, Thuli Zeldah
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NYAMUTUKWA, Rutendo Beauty
NYANDORO, John Tapiwa
OKEYO, Ida Lisa Anyango, with distinction
PHALADI, Mobakeng Ruth
PILLAY, Evane
QUDDUSI, Rifat-Ara
RAMSAMY, Sanrisha
SATANDE, Tanyaradzwa Everjoyce
SIBANDA, Kundai Rushingo
SIBANDA, Nigel Thandolwenkosi
SILVER, Durre
SINYANYA, Sibusisiwe
SUME, Lonwabo Lusizo Janice
TAKAFAKARE, Munyaradzi David
TINARWO, Michelle Tafadzwa
VITO, Charisma Joy
WEWEGE, Nikita Klaire
ZENDA, Macfarlane
FACULTY OF LAW
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF LAWS
AINSLIE, Deborah Marie
ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, Adam Emmanuel
BEAUMONT, Amy
BOAST, Roxanne Ashley
BOSMAN, Peter William Ross, with distinction
BOUWER, Ceiri
BRAATVEDT, Nils John
CADER, Courtney
CANTON, Stephen John Hick
CHANHUWA, Mildred Kudzanai
CHEN, Yung-Chaun
CHIDEMO, Shorai Rutendo
CRESSWELL, Sean Gerald
CRISP, Lee, with distinction
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DENGU, Admire Tendai
DU PREEZ WINSON, Ross Brian
FITZGERALD, Kirsten Haley
FOSTER, Carmen
GLOVER, Tristan Duncan, with distinction
GORDON, Shaun Patrick
HARRISON, Tamsyn Ann, with distinction
HARRY, Akhira
HASSIM, Sarhanna
HOUSTON, Graham Stephen
ITAMBA, Yolanda Frieda Aio
JAKAZI, Tinotenda Simbarashe Elijah
JOKAZI, Noluthando
KAKAZA, Nada Thobeka
KAMBULE, Ntaoleng Lydia
KATIVU, Taurai Blessed
KAUFMANN, Anthony Luke
KHALANI, Qaqamba
KHAMBULE, Mlungisi
KHANYILE, Mfana
KHWELA, Bandile
KNOTT, Gabrielle Rose
KNOTT, John Andrew
LUCWABA, Sipumelele
MACQUEEN, Sarah Ashleigh, with distinction
MADOVI, Ezekiel
MADZINGO, Beauty Farai
MAGENYA, Sibonile Ropafadzo
MAKHUBO, Mduduzi Prince
MALAN, Carla
MALHERBE, Abraham Johannes, with distinction
MALHERBE, Karin Tilitha
MANHOMBO, Tinashe Griffin
MARAZANI, Artwell
MARDON, Jarryd Edward, with distinction
MATHER, Nadine Renee, with distinction
MATLOU, Lebogang Diale Herbert
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MATSIKIWA, Josephine Rutendo
MATTHEWS, Richard Charles Robin
MBETU, Gamuchirai Alice
MBOTI, Rosalia
MCCULLOCH, Sean Vincent
MFEKA, Luyanda Bongani
MHLALA, Thuli Crystal
MOROLONG, Mmaphuti
MOUBRAY, Nicola Joan
MUTIZAMHEPO, Tinashe Michael
MVULANE, Sybil Nozipho
NCUBE, Lipton
NDABULA, Nqwenelwa Libongo
NDHLOVU, Lisa Nompumelelo
NDLOVU, Nokuzola Charlene
NKOSIMBINI, Aphiwe
PEMBERTON, Luke Walter
PHAMODI, Sekoetlane Jacob
RAPHUTI, Tshegofatso Lerato
SCOTT, Jessica Leigh
SHARPLEY, Kieren Lionel
SMITH, Maxine Alice, with distinction
STEWART, Cameron Charles
SULTER, Nicola Jane
TAYLOR, Murray Alistair
TENDAYI, Tatenda Lovemore
THERON, Nicholas Anthony
TURNBULL, Victoria
ULYATE, Rodney Mark
VILJOEN, Shanine Marie
VOERMAN, Leanne
VON WILDENRATH, Lara, with distinction
WEBSTER, Christopher Barry
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FACULTY OF COMMERCE
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN TAXATION
KURETU, Aqualine
MINI, Luzuko Yamnkela
NONTSHINGA, Zezethu Sinovuyo
PONTER, Lloyd Anthony
ROSS, Mark Desmond, with distinction
SIBIYA, Nontobeko Zandile
TARUVINGA, Memory Tashinga
WAGENAAR, Anna Susanna Maria
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTANCY
ALPORT, Bradley Shaun
ANDERSON, Byron Grey
BARRY, Jonathan George
BROWN, Jennifer Elizabeth
CHAKANYUKA, Chipo
COPPOLA, Michele
DICHABE, Cokung Naledi
DUBE, Nomvuyo Ratanang Riyalima
GAMBUSHE, Sthokozile Zamachonco Nokuphila
GCABA, Mvuselelo Ndumiso
HART, Bradley Kevin
HATTINGH, Callan
HAUPT, Alexander
KASITA, Salmi Nangolo Ndinelago
KIND, David Bruce
KOFFIE, Chester Timothy
KUIPA, Kudzai Marewasei
KUSEL, Tim
LALLA, Suhina
LECLEZIO, Stephen Marc
LECLEZIO, Thierry Francois
MATANGA, Aviwe
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MISTERGREEN, Nyeteh Awah
MITCHELL, Jodie Jane
MTHETHWA, Cabangile Refilwe
MUDZOKORA, Mwazvitaishe Lilian
NAANDA, Ndeapo Anna-Rosa Naapopye
NEEDHAM, Scott William Grey
NEHARA, Ramesh Kumar
NEMAITONI, Fulufhelo Stewart
NKOLOTI, Kuhebantu
ODHIAMBO, Linda Evelyne Atieno
ONWUDINJO, Chukwuebuka Obinna
PRETORIUS, Amy
RAZUNGUZWA, Tatenda Stephen
TANGANA, Siphokazi Wendy
THOMAS, Nithin Thomas
TJIKUUA, Punehi
TOERIEN, Rebekah Hadassah
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE WITH HONOURS
ADENDORFF, Emily Esther, in Financial Management, with
distinction
AFUNDE, Werner Simanekeni, in Accounting
ANGUS, Craig Alexander Hugh, in Economics
BENNETT, Catherine Lynne, in Economics
BRASHER, Justin Gavin, in Information Systems, with distinction
BROWN, Timothy John, in Environmental Science, with distinction
CETYIWE, Sinako, in Information Systems
CHIKUKWA, Danai Tafara, in Information Systems
CHIRWA, Musankhana, in Information Systems, with distinction
DIXON, Julie Lauren, in Economics, with distinction
DU CANE, Alexander James Gordon, in Financial Management
DUBE, Denise Tashinga Stembiso, in Economics
DUZE, Simphiwe Ntombizodwa, in Economics, with distinction
GARDNER, Ashley, in Information Systems
GIDDIE, One Elsie, in Accounting
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GNJATIC, Dusan, in Information Systems
GUMEDE, Nkanyiso Harward, in Financial Management
HILL, Darren Michael, in Information Systems
JACOBS, Anelisa, in Economics
JOHNSTON, Dean Allan, in Economics
JOHNSTON, Jason, in Management
JUGESSUR, Yuvan, in Financial Management
KANTOR, Christy Merle, in Economics
LETLALA, Tseko, in Financial Management
LOVELL, Anthony Scott, in Management
MABUZA, Nonhlanhla, in Information Systems, with distinction
MAGAZI, Ziyanda, in Economics
MAHOLO, Lisa, in Financial Management
MAJOLA, Simphiwe Celumuzi, in Economics
MAKHUBU, Nomvula Thando Phumelele, in Financial Management
MAKONI, Tsungai, in Information Systems, with distinction
MALIEHE, Paballo Ellen, in Management
MAMETJA, Kgopong Edwell, in Information Systems
MANNZHI, Livhuwani Bridget, in Information Systems
MAPUMA, Aviwe Simbonge, in Economics
MASSON, David Carlisle, in Economics
MATAKANE, Lwazi, in Economics
MAUCHAZA, Farai Eunice, in Economics
MAWENI, Khanya, in Information Systems, with distinction
MAYAT, Aslam Yusuf, in Accounting
MBEDU, Saziso, in Financial Management
MIGA, Ellendar Bongiwe, in Economics
MKHWANAZI, Sanele Siyathokoza Protus, in Accounting
MOLEME, Paballo, in Financial Management
MORDAUNT, Naledi Marcia, in Economics
MOSES, Rory Lloyd, in Financial Management
MOSS, Nicola Joy, in Management, with distinction
MOYO, Nkosinomusa, in Accounting
MQUQU, Pelokazi, in Financial Management
MUNYAI, Danisile Nonhlanhla, in Economics
MUTENDA, Gladman, in Financial Management
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NCUBE, Lindani Bunu Siphathisiwe Michelle, in Information
Systems
NGEWANA, Lwandile Azande, in Economics
NGWANE, Odwa, in Accounting
NKOSI, Njabulo James, in Information Systems, with distinction
NOQAYI, Aluzuko, in Management
NTIKINCA, Duma, in Financial Management
NYACHOWE, Tafadzwa Virginia, in Financial Management
NYACHOWE, Tinotenda Violet, in Financial Management
NYAMAKANGA, Geoff, in Financial Management
NYAMARIWATA, Ronald Munyaradzi, in Financial Management
NZAMA, Lihle Pearl, in Economics
NZAMA, Zinhle Pelsie, in Economics
ONKABETSE, Boikhutso, in Financial Management
PONTING, Kayla Jean, in Management, with distinction
RAMCHANDRA, Taahir, in Financial Management
RANKAPOLE, Abram Tebogo, in Information Systems
RAW, Charles William, in Management
REDDY, Nicolan, in Information Systems
ROBERTS, Simon, in Financial Management, with distinction
ROE, Amber-Jade, in Management, with distinction
ROSS, Timothy Allan, in Management, with distinction
SAID, Seif, in Management
SCOTT, Donald Brett Leman, in Economics
SIMENDA, Nankondo, in Financial Management
STUURMAN, Zimkita, in Economics
THEIJSSEN, Matthew John, in Financial Management, with
distinction
THOMSON, Caroline Deborah, in Information Systems, with
distinction
WASSERFALL, Nicola, in Mathematical Statistics
WATT, Dustin James, in Financial Management
WIDDOP, James Stuart Hailstones, in Economics
WILLIAMS, Christopher John, in Financial Management, with
distinction
XULU, Thabile Sibusisiwe, in Accounting
ZIKI, Makaziwe, in Financial Management
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DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ECONOMICS WITH HONOURS
CHIBANGUZA, Emilia, in Economics
CRAGG, Bradley, in Economics
FERREIRA, John-Edward, in Economics
JANKS, Julia Kate, in Economics, with distinction
LECWIDI, Letlhogile Marc Antony, in Economics
MORGAN, Henry John, in Economics
MUTIZE, Takudzwa, in Economics
NTE, Boitumelo Prudence, in Economics
PONELA, Arnold Tichaona, in Economics
THORNYCROFT, Blake Mytton, in Financial Management
TWALA, Rebecca Mohau Tanya, in Economics
FACULTY OF PHARMACY
DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
(PHARMACY)
CHAKAINGESU, Chikomborero, B.Pharm. (Rhodes), in
Pharmaceutical Chemistry, in the Faculty of Pharmacy. Degree by
thesis. Thesis: Synthesis and structure-activity relationship studies of
1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives as potential anti-trypanosomal agents.
CHANAKIRA, Tendai Jonathan, B.Pharm. (Rhodes), in
Pharmaceutics, in the Faculty of Pharmacy. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: Development, manufacture and assessment of mometasone
furoate loaded nanostructured lipid carriers.
MAKONI, Pedzisai Anotida, B.Pharm. (Rhodes), in Pharmaceutics,
with distinction, in the Faculty of Pharmacy. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: Formulation, development and assessment of efavirenz-loaded
lipid nanocarriers.
MOYO, Francis, B.Pharm. (Rhodes), in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, in
the Faculty of Pharmacy. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Absorption and
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emulsion liquid membranes in the remediation of metal processing
waste water effluents using rhodium, trioctylamine and trihexylamine
as a model.
MUKOZHIWA, Samantha Yolanda, B.Pharm. (Rhodes), in
Pharmaceutics, with distinction, in the Faculty of Pharmacy. Degree
by thesis. Thesis: Development and assessment of gastroretentive
sustained release captopril tablets.
NYAMBE, Mutenta Nsokolo, B.Pharm. (Zimbabwe), in
Pharmaceutical Chemistry, with distinction, in the Faculty of
Pharmacy. Degree by thesis. Thesis: An Investigation of the potential
anti-diabetic (insulinomimetic) activity of anti-oxidant compounds
derived from Sargassum heterophyllum.
ZINDOVE, Chiedza Cathrine, B.Pharm. (Rhodes), in Pharmaceutics,
in the Faculty of Pharmacy. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Development
and assessment of sustained release stavudine loaded microparticles.
DEGREE OF MASTER OF PHARMACY
SIRUMA, Amanda Tatenda, B.Pharm. (Rhodes), in Pharmacy
Practice, in the Faculty of Pharmacy. Degree by thesis. Thesis:
Adolescent pregnancy: A community engaged participatory approach
to design and implement an educational intervention.
FACULY OF LAW
DEGREE OF MASTER OF LAWS
MOHAMI, Thapelo Adelice, LL.B. (Lesotho), in the Faculty of Law.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: The principle of complementarity: A
critical analysis of Article 17 of the Rome Statute from an African
perspective.
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FACULTY OF SCIENCE
DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
ABU-BASUTU, Keitometsi Ngulube, B.Sc. (Hons) (NUST), in
Environmental Science, in the Department of Environmental Science.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: Relative contribution of wild foods to
individual and household food security in the context of increasing
vulnerability due to HIV/AIDS and climate variability.
ADEYEMI, Samson Adebowale, B.Sc. (Hons) (Ilorin), in
Bioinformatics and Computational Molecular Biology, in the
Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Structural bioinformatics
analysis of the Hsp40 and Hsp70 molecular chaperones from humans.
ALISTOUN, Judith Robyn, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Environmental
Science, in the Department of Environmental Science. Degree by
thesis. Thesis: The origin of endorheic pans on the African erosion
surface north of Grahamstown, South Africa.
ASSANE, Ali Ossufo, B.Sc. (Hons) (Eduardo Mondlane), in
Exploration Geology, in the Department of Geology. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Distribution of heavy mineral sands in
Namalope deposit, Moma district, Mozambique.
AYRES, Devin William Philip, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Fisheries
Science, in the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: Effect of diet and sex sorting on growth and
gonad development in farmed South African abalone Haliotis midae.
BARRETT, Dennis Ian, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Mathematics, with
distinction, in the Department of Mathematics. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: Invariant optimal control on the three-dimensional semieuclidean group: Control afine and quadratic Hamilton-Poisson
systems.
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BELL, Caroline Margaret, B.Sc. (Hons) (UKZN), in Marine Biology,
in the Department of Zoology and Entomology. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: The epibiotic relationship between mussels and barnacles.
BEZUIDENHOUT, Samantha Catherine, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Human Kinetics and Ergonomics, in the Department of Human
Kinetics and Ergonomics. Degree by thesis. Thesis: The effects of age
on the worker capacity and mechanization on the task demands in a
South African manufacturing industry.
BISHOP, Amy Ruth, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Marine Biology, in
the Department of Zoology and Entomology. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: Age, growth, reproduction and sexual dimorphism of the
striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, off the south-east coast of
southern Africa.
BITESIGIRWE, Godfrey Stephen, B.Sc. (Hons) (Dar es Salaam), in
Exploration Geology, in the Department of Geology. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Gold mineralization in a high grade
metamorphic terrane in the Handeni district, Eastern Tanzania.
BRANSON, Thomas Keegan, B.Sc. (Hons) (British Columbia), in
Exploration Geology, in the Department of Geology. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: A review of archean orogenic gold
deposits in greenstone belts and the Slave Province: Exploration in
the Yellowknife domain, NWT, Canada.
CHARTIER FITZGERALD, Veronique, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Microbiology, in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and
Biotechnology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Screening of
entomopathogenic fungi against citrus mealybug (Planococcus citri
(Risso)) and thrips (Scirtothrips aurantii (Faure)).
CHINYUKU, Donald Tichaona, B.Sc. (Zimbabwe), in Exploration
Geology, in the Department of Geology. Degree by coursework and
thesis. Thesis: The Kansanshi Cu-Au deposit, Domes Region,
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Zambia: Geology, mineralisation and alteration characteristics in the
main pit.
CONTU, Lara, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Biochemistry, with
distinction, in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and
Biotechnology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: The effects of extracellular
and intracellular Hop on cell migration processes.
COPPINGER, Christine Rose, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Fisheries
Science, with distinction, in the Department of Ichthyology and
Fisheries Science. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Assessing the genetic
diversity of catface rockcod Epinephelus andersoni in the subtropical
western Indian Ocean and modelling the effects of climate change on
their distribution.
CRYMBLE, Tegan, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Human Kinetics and
Ergonomics, in the Department of Human Kinetics and Ergonomics.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: Cardiovascular disease risk in Black African
females and the efficacy of a walking programme on blood pressure
in a sub-sample.
DE BEER, Chénelle Lesley, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Fisheries
Science, in the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: Genetic and morphometric variation of
Octopus vulgaris in the Benguela Current region.
DE LA REY, Edward Albert, B.Sc., B.Eco. (Rhodes), in Information
Systems, in the Department of Information Systems. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: Towards an information systems model of the National
Qualifications Framework.
DE MOOR, Warren Ralph Josephus, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Biochemistry, with distinction, in the Department of Biochemistry,
Microbiology and Biotechnology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: The
interaction of silver nanoparticles with triosephosphate isomerase
from human and malarial parasite (Plasmodium falciparum): A
comparative study.
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DIBLEY, James, B.Sc. (Surrey), in Computer Science, with
distinction, in the Department of Computer Science. Degree by
thesis. Thesis: An investigation of the XMOS XS1 architecture as a
platform for development of audio control standards.
DUNCAN, Murray Ian, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Fisheries Science,
with distinction, in the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries
Science. Degree by thesis. Thesis: The genetic stock structure and
distribution of Chrysoblephus puniceus, a commercially important
transboundary linefish species endemic to the southwest Indian
Ocean.
EGAN, Shaun Peter, B.Sc. (UNISA), B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Computer Science, in the Department of Computer Science. Degree
by thesis. Thesis: A framework for high speed lexical classification of
malicious URLs.
ELLIOTT, Andrea, B.A., B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Human Kinetics
and Ergonomics, with distinction, in the Department of Human
Kinetics and Ergonomics. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Impact of batting
skill on pacing during repeated sprints between wickets.
FAIREY, Brenton John, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Geology, in the
Department of Geology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Genesis of karsthostel manganese ores of the Postmasburg manganese field and the
implications of related hydrothermal activity, Northern Cape, South
Africa.
FAYA, Ngonidzashe, B.Sc. (Hons) (Fort Hare), in Bioinformatics and
Computational Molecular Biology, with distinction, in the
Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: A step forward in defining
Hsp90s as potential drug targets for human parasitic diseases.
FORRESTER, Jock Ingram, B.Com. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Computer
Science, in the Department of Computer Science. Degree by
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coursework and thesis. Thesis: An exploration into the use of
webinjects by financial malware.
FOULKES, Susan Elizabeth, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Geology, in
the Department of Geology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Genesis of the
Gamsberg Zn(-Pb) deposit, Namaqualand metamorphic province,
South Africa: A petrographic, mineral-chemical and novel stable
isotope approach.
FRIEDMAN, Brandon, in Computer Science, in the Department of
Computer Science. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: A study
of South African computer users’ password usage habits and attitude
towards password security.
GELDENHUYS, Chanel, B.Sc. (Hons) (UKZN), in Botany, with
distinction, in the Department of Botany. Degree by thesis. Thesis:
Mangrove and salt marsh dynamics at Nahoon Estuary, Eastern Cape:
A planted mangrove forest.
GIDAY, Nigussie Mezgebe, B.Sc. (Debub), M.Sc. (Addis Ababa), in
Physics, in the Department of Physics and Electronics. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Optimizing MIDAS III over South
Africa.
GOUWS, Lindsey Ann, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Computer Science,
in the Department of Computer Science. Degree by thesis. Thesis:
The role of computational thinking in introductory computer science.
GULAMUSSEN, Noor Jehan, Lic. Vet. Med. (Eduardo Mondlane), in
Chemistry, in the Department of Chemistry. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: Electrospun sorbents for solid phase extraction (SPE) and
colorimetric detection of pesticides.
GWATINETSA, Demand, B.Sc. (Zimbabwe), in Exploration
Geology, in the Department of Geology. Degree by coursework and
thesis. Thesis: Distribution of iron-titanium oxides in the vanadiferous
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main magnetite seam of the upper zone: Northern limb, Bushveld
complex.
HANSEN, Christel Dorothee, B.Sc. (Hons) (UP), in Geography, with
distinction, in the Department of Geography. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: The characterization of an openwork block deposit, northern
buttress, Vesleskarvet, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica.
HONYE, Sylvester, B.Sc. (Fort Hare), B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Computer Science, in the Department of Computer Science. Degree
by thesis. Thesis: Mobile application development for converged
telecommunication/internet environments.
HUGHES, Gareth Edward, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Microbiology,
in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: An investigation into the expression and
subcellular localization of three small open reading frames on
Helicoverpa armigera stunt virus RNA 1.
HUNTER, Morgan Campbell, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Biochemistry, in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and
Biotechnology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Analysis of the interaction
of Hsp90 with the extracellular matrix protein fibronectin (FN).
HUYSAMEN, Kirsten Christina, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Human
Kinetics and Ergonomics, in the Department of Human Kinetics and
Ergonomics. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Validation of an assessment
tool for mental fatigue applied to rotational shift.
ISEMONGER, Devin Neil, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Fisheries
Science, with distinction, in the Department of Ichthyology and
Fisheries Science. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Modelling the spatial and
genetic response of the endemic sparid: Polysteganus praeorbitalis
(Pisces: Sparidae) to climate change in the Agulhas Current system.
JOB, Nancy Merle, B.A. (UKZN), H.D.E. (UCT), in Environmental
Science, in the Department of Environmental Science. Degree by
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thesis. Thesis: An investigation into the geomorphic origin and
dynamics of deep, peat-filled valley bottom wetlands dominated by
palmiet (Prionium serratum): A case study based on the Goukou
Wetland, Southern Cape.
JORDAAN, Jason, B.Tech. (Technikon S.A), B.Sc. (Grantham),
B.Com. (Hons) (UCT), M.Tech. (UNISA), in Computer Science, with
distinction, in the Department of Computer Science. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: An examination of validation practices
in relation to the forensic acquisition of digital evidence in South
Africa.
KABUNDA, Ghislain Mwape, B.Sc. (Hons) (Lubumbashe), in
Exploration Geology, in the Department of Geology. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Exploration for sediment-hosted
copper mineralization in Kaponda prospect, central African
copperbelt, Democratic Republic of Congo.
KADYE, Rose, B.Sc. (Zimbabwe), B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Biotechnology, with distinction, in the Department of Biochemistry,
Microbiology and Biotechnology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: The
involvement of TRAP1 in the mitochondrial localization of STAT3 in
mammalian cells.
KIBET, Caleb Kipkurui, B.Sc. (Hons) (Kenyatta), in Bioinformatics
and Computational Molecular Biology, with distinction, in the
Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Analysis of transcription
factor binding specificity using ChIP-seq data.
KIHARA, Esther Wanjiku, B.Sc. (Kenyatta), in Bioinformatics and
Computational Molecular Biology, in the Department of
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Structural bioinformatics analysis of
plasmodium DNAJ proteins and the interactions with Plasmodium
falciparum Hsp70s.
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KLEIN, Rebecca Ann, B.Sc. (Hons) (Leeds), in Zoology, in the
Department of Zoology and Entomology. Degree by thesis. Thesis:
An assessment of human-carnivore conflict in the Kalahari region of
Botswana.
KRAMER, Adam Hildyard, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Biotechnology, in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and
Biotechnology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: An investigation of the role
of mitochondrial STAT3 and modulation of the reactive oxygen
species in adipocyte differentiation.
LAND, Jarred Sven, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Geology, in the
Department of Geology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Genesis of BIFhosted Hematite iron ore deposits in the central part of the Maremane
anticline, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.
LEDWABA, Mpho Violet, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Chemistry, in
the Department of Chemistry. Degree by thesis. Thesis:
Characterization and application of phthalocyanine-magnetic
nanoparticle conjugates anchored to electrospun polyamide
nanofibers.
LONTSI SOB, Aaron Joel, B.Sc. (Buea), B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Physics, with distinction, in the Department of Physics and
Electronics. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Thermoluminescence of natural
quartz.
MACHUMELE, Nkateko Jones, B.Tech. (UP), in Exploration
Geology, in the Department of Geology. Degree by coursework and
thesis. Thesis: A geological, petrological and mineralogical study of
the UG3 chromitite seam at Modikwa platinum mine: Significance to
exploration and PGE resources.
MADIKIZA, Lwazikazi, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Environmental
Biotechnology, in the Institute for Environmental Biotechnology.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: Bacterial degradation of waste coal.
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MAGORO, Mandla Leon, B.Sc. (Venda), in Zoology, in the
Department of Zoology and Entomology. Degree by thesis. Thesis:
Predation by alien largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides Lacepéde
1802 (Centrarchidae: Perciformes), on indigenous marine fish species
in the Kowie system, South Africa.
MALATJI, Tsholofelo Sylvia, B.Sc. (Hons) (Botswana), in
Exploration Geology, in the Department of Geology. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Petrological, mineralogical and
geochemical studies of Zhongchang and Yantiangou ultramafic
intrusions from the Panxi region, Sichuan Province, S-W China.
Metallogenic and exploration implications.
MASEFIELD, Vincent Antony, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Geography,
in the Department of Geography. Degree by thesis. Thesis: A
preliminary assessment linking altered catchment land-cover to the
health of four temporarily open/closed South African estuaries.
MAYISELA, Simphiwe Hector, Nat.Dip. (UNISA), in Computer
Science, in the Department of Computer Science. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Information-centric security: A
business driven approach for protecting corporate information on
mobile devices.
MIDGLEY, Craig, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Fisheries Science, in the
Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: Trends in the fish assemblage structure of two South African
transition-zone estuaries: Can these trends be linked to climate
change?
MITECHE, Sacha Patrick, B.Sc. (Malawi), B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Computer Science, in the Department of Computer Science. Degree
by thesis. Thesis: A mobile phone solution for ad-hoc hitch-hiking in
South Africa.
MLAMBO, Patricia Zanele, B.Sc. (Zululand), B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes),
in Environmental Biotechnology, in the Institute for Environmental
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Biotechnology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Exploring fertiliser potential
of biosolids from algae integrated wastewater treatment systems.
MODISHA, Phillimon Mokanne, B.Sc. (Hons) (Limpopo), in
Chemistry, with distinction, in the Department of Chemistry. Degree
by thesis. Thesis: Fabriction, characterization and application of
phthalocyanine-magnetite hybrid nanofibers.
MOETLHOA, Boitumelo, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Microbiology,
in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: The preparation of an antigen for the
generation of polyclonal antibodies against the capsid subunit, VP1,
and the viral protease, 3Cpro, of Theiler’s murine encephalomyelitis
virus (TMEV).
MOHALE, Mamello, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Chemistry, in the
Department of Chemistry. Degree by thesis. Thesis: An electrospun
nanofiber colorimetric probe for detection of alkaline phosphatase for
diagnosis of liver toxicity.
MOHAPI, Neo, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Applied Mathematics,
with distinction, in the Department of Mathematics. Degree by
thesis. Thesis: A study of spherical solutions in chameleon scalartensor theories.
MORALLANA, Jonas Moqebelo, B.Sc. (Hons) (UFS), in
Ichthyology, in the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: Regional connectivity, differentiation and
biogeography of three species of the genus Lutjanus in the western
Indian Ocean.
MORRISON, David Graham, B.Com., B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Biochemistry, in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and
Biotechnology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Lignocellulosic waste
degradation using enzyme synergy with commercially available
enzymes and Clostridium cellulovorans XylanaseA and MannanaseA.
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MOSES, Vuyani, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Bioinformatics and
Computational Molecular Biology, in the Department of
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: The large scale bioinformatics analysis
of auxiliary activity family 9 enzymes.
MULLER, Matthew Justin, B.A., B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Water
Resource Science, in the Institute for Water Research. Degree by
thesis. Thesis: Linking institutional and ecological provisions for
wastewater treatment discharge in a rural municipality, Eastern Cape,
South Africa.
MZOBE, Pearl Nonjabulo, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Geography, in
the Department of Geography. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Sediment
linkages in a small catchment in the Mount Fletcher southern
Drakensberg region, South Africa.
NEEF, Gotz Georg, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Botany, in the
Department of Botany. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Comparative
phylogeography of five swallowtail butterfly species (Lepidoptera:
Papilionidae) in South Africa: ecological and taxonomic implications.
NEPGEN, Eugene Stephan, B.Sc. Agric. (Stell), in Entomology, in
the Department of Zoology and Entomology. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: A study on the application technology of the sterile insect
technique, with focus on false codling moth, Thaumatotibia
leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a pest of citrus in
South Africa.
NHLEKO, Zoliswa Nombulelo, B.Sc. (Rhodes), B.Sc. (Hons)
(UNISA), in Zoology, in the Department of Zoology and
Entomology. Degree by thesis: Thesis: The demography, spatial
ecology and reproductive success of the black rhinoceros, Diceros
bicornis, in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
NICHOLSON, Gareth Hurst, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Fisheries
Science, in the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science.
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Degree by thesis. Thesis: Towards understanding stocking density of
farmed South African abalone Haliotis midae.
NIYONZIMA, Pontien, B.Sc. (Hons) (KIST), in Physics, in the
Department of Physics and Electronics. Degree by thesis. Thesis:
Thermoluminescence characteristics of synthetic quartz.
NKHUMELENI, Thizwilondi Moses, B.Bus.Sci. (Rhodes), in
Computer Science, in the Department of Computer Science. Degree
by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Correlation and comparative
analysis of traffic across five network telescopes.
NOLTE, Zianca, B.Sc. (UFS), in Marine Biology, in the Department
of Zoology and Entomology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: The natural
history of the humpback dolphin, Sousa chinensis, in KwaZulu-Natal,
South Africa: Age, growth and reproduction.
NTINDA, Maria Ndapewa, B.Sc. (Namibia), in Computer Science,
with distinction, in the Department of Computer Science. Degree by
thesis. Thesis: Web-based M-Learning system for ad-hoc learning of
Mathematical Concepts amongst first year students at the University
of Namibia.
NTSHAKAZA, Pamella, B.Sc. (Hons) (Zululand), in Microbiology,
in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: Host relations of Kalaharituber pfeilii
(Henn.) Trappe & Kagan-Zur.
ONYWERA, David Harris, B.Sc. (Hons) (Nairobi), in Bioinformatics
and Computational Molecular Biology, in the Department of
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Influence of non-synonymous
sequence mutations on the architecture of HIV-1 clade C protease
receptor site: Docking and molecular dynamics studies.
PAGE, Samantha Karin, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Zoology, with
distinction, in the Department of Zoology and Entomology. Degree
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by thesis. Thesis: The feasibility of reintroducing African wild dogs
(Lycaon pictus) into the Great Fish River Nature Reserve, Eastern
Cape, South Africa.
PARKER, Rhiannon Jennifer, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Human
Kinetics and Ergonomics, in the Department of Human Kinetics and
Ergonomics. Degree by thesis. Thesis: A field investigation into the
impact of task demands on worker responses in the South African
forestry silviculture sector.
POWER, Sean Duncan, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Fisheries Science,
with distinction, in the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries
Science. Degree by thesis. Thesis: The water and nutrient potential of
brewery effluent for hydroponic tomato production.
RAFAEL, Christopher Carlos Ferreira, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Chemistry, in the Department of Chemistry. Degree by thesis. Thesis:
Synthesis of metal carbene scaffolds for use in medicinal chemistry.
RAINES, Mark Douglas, B.Sc. (UJ), B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Geology, in the Department of Geology. Degree by thesis. Thesis:
Mineral disequilibrium: A textural, geochemical and isotopic (SmNd) study between coexisting plagioclase and orthopyroxene from the
Merensky reef at Winnaarshoek in the Eastern Bushveld Complex,
RSA.
SALIMO, Luckmore, B.Sc. (Zimbabwe), in Exploration Geology,
with distinction, in the Department of Geology. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Gold mineralization at Masumbi AuCu Prospect, west Kenya: Implication for gold exploration in the
Archaean Ndori Greenstone belt of Kenya.
SENEZA, Cleophace, B.Sc. (Kigali Institute of Education), in
Physics, with distinction, in the Department of Physics and
Electronics. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Thermoluminescence of
secondary glow peaks in carbon-doped aluminium oxide.
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SIMASIKU, Evans Kamwi, B.Sc. (Namibia), B.Sc. (Hons) (UCT), in
Ichthyology, in the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: Assessment of the Lake Liambezi fishery,
Zambezi region, Namibia.
SITOLE, Phumeza, B.Sc. (Hons) (Fort Hare), in Microbiology, with
distinction, in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and
Biotechnology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Investigating the role of
mycorrhizal fungi and associated bacteria in promoting growth of
citrus seedlings.
SLABBERT, Wynand Leon, B.Sc. (Hons) (Stell), in Exploration
Geology, in the Department of Geology. Degree by coursework and
thesis. Thesis: Ore distribution controls within the footwall of the
Navachab Gold Mine, an orogenic lode gold deposit, Damara belt,
Karibib district, Namibia.
STAFFORD, Martha Louisa, Nat. Dip. (UNISA), in Entomology, in
the Department of Zoology and Entomology. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: Biological control as an integrated control method in the
management of aquatic weeds in an urban environmental and sociopolitical landscape. Case study: Cape Town Metropolitan area.
STALMANS, Etienne Raymond, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Computer Science, with distinction, in the Department of Computer
Science. Degree by thesis. Thesis: DNS traffic based classifiers for
the automatic classification of BOTNET Domains.
STEELE, Nikita, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), Marine Biology, in the
Department of Zoology and Entomology. Degree by thesis. Thesis:
Geographical variation in effects of nutrient levels and grazing
intensity on community structure between upwelling and nonupwelling regions of South Africa.
TAYLOR, Jessica Mary, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Chemistry, in the
Department of Chemistry. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Synthesis and
characterization of NaYGdF4 upconversion nanoparticles and an
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investigation of their effects on the spectroscopic properties of two
phthalocyanine dyes.
TERRACIN, Matthew Theodore, B.Sc. (Hons) (Kingston), in
Exploration Geology, in the Department of Geology. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Petrography, geochemistry and origin
of atypical sedimentary-igneous contact relationships at the base of
the Hotazel formation around Middelplaats, Northern Cape Province,
RSA.
TRISTRAM, Uvedale Roy, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Computer
Science, with distinction, in the Department of Computer Science.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: Classification of the difficulty in
accelerating problems using GPUs.
VAN DER SCHYFF, Karl Izak, B.Sc. (UNISA), in Computer
Science, with distinction, in the Department of Computer Science.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Cloud information security:
A higher education perspective.
VAN DER VYVER, Johan Samuel Frederik, B.Tech. (NMMU),
B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Fisheries Science, in the Department of
Ichthyology and Fisheries Science. Degree by thesis. Thesis: The
geographic stock structure of chokka squid, Loligo reynaudi, and its
implications for management of the fishery.
VAN DER WALT, Kerry-Ann, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Ichthyology, with distinction, in the Department of Ichthyology and
Fisheries Science. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Genetic structure of
tributary populations of native fishes in the Groot Marico catchment,
North West Province, South Africa.
VOOGT, Nina Margaret, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Marine Biology,
in the Department of Zoology and Entomology. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: Dietary aspects of establishing a mainland-based colony of the
endangered African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) in St Francis
Bay, South Africa.
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WEIDEMAN, Craig Ivan, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Environmental
Science, in the Department of Environmental Science. Degree by
thesis. Thesis: Linking satellite and point micrometeorological data to
estimate vegetation water use: Distributed evapotranspiration
modelling based on MODIS LAI, Penman-Monteith and functional
convergence theory.
WHEELER, Anita, Nat. Dip. (CPUT), in Botany, in the Department
of Botany. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Factors influencing ecological
sustainability in the ostrich industry in the Little Karoo, South Africa.
WINKLER, Alexander Claus, B.Sc. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Fisheries
Science, with distinction, in the Department of Ichthyology and
Fisheries Science. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Taxonomy and life
history of the zebra seabream, Diplodus cervinus (Perciformes:
Sparidae), in southern Angola.
YAO, Jia, B.Sc. (China), B.Sc. (Hons) (Wits), in Biochemistry, in the
Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: Synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their
role against a thiazolekinase enzyme from Plasmodium falciparum.
FACULTY OF PHARMACY
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHARMACY
COETZEE, Renier, M.Pharm. (North West)
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
FAUZEE, Ayeshah Fateemah Beebee, M.Sc. (Pharmacy) (Rhodes),
in Pharmaceutics, in the Faculty of Pharmacy. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: Establishing a formulation design space for a generic
clobetasol 17-propionate cream using the principles of Quality by
Design. Supervisor: Professor RB Walker.
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MUGORE, Linnetie, MPH (Zimbabwe), in Pharmacy Practice, in the
Faculty of Pharmacy. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Adherence to
antiretroviral therapy in children in Zimbabwe: A randomized control
trial to validate a new self-reported adherence monitoring tool.
Supervisor: Professor R Dowse. Co-supervisor: Professor K Nathoo
(University of Zimbabwe).
FACULTY OF LAW
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
OBURA, Ken Otieno, LL.M. (UP), in the Faculty of Law. Degree by
thesis. Thesis: Combating corruption while respecting human rights:
A critical study of the non-conviction based assets recovery
mechanism in Kenya and South Africa. Supervisor: Professor L Juma.
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What is graduation?
Our practice of graduation is derived from a tradition which reaches back to at least the
medieval universities of Europe.
Graduates are those who have been admitted to a degree. There is a strict hierarchy of
degrees from “bachelor’ through to “doctor”. In admitting a person to a degree the degree is
conferred on that person in a somewhat archaic ceremony which is reminiscent of the equally
archaic ceremony in which a knighthood is conferred.
What actually happens in a graduation ceremony is along the following lines. The Dean, who
is the person responsible for the academic project in that particular Faculty and who can thus
attest to the achievement of the particular student in reaching the required level, requests the
Chancellor to confer the degree. The student then moves to the Chancellor and kneels before
him. The Chancellor, who is the titular head of the University and who acts in the name of the
University, then confers the degree by holding a ceremonial bonnet to the student’s head
while saying “I confer the degree”. The student proceeds to the Registrar. The Registrar, who
is the keeper of the records of the student’s endeavours, confirms the admission of that
student to a particular degree by placing the appropriate hood over the student’s head. There
is a hood for each degree. Hoods differ from each other in colour and shape.
The three basic degrees are Bachelor, Master and Doctor. Bachelor has nothing to do with the
usual meaning “a man who has never married” but with the garland of leaves and berries
(from the Latin bacca lauri, laurel berry) worn by graduands long ago. A Master’s degree is
conferred on a person who has achieved the mastery of a specific field of study. “Doctor” is
from the Latin verb “to teach” and is an ancient academic title which dates back to the very
first universities where it implied that the holder had a licence to teach in a university.
Academic gowns are based on the clerical gowns (most scholars in Europe were monks or
priests) worn in the Middle Ages in universities which would have been housed in poorly
heated buildings. The hood is also derived from ancient times when it was attached to the
gown and worn to keep the head warm. When not on the head it was pushed back to look
more or less as it does when worn today.
Rhodes gowns are derived from those of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Bachelors and Master’s wear a black gown of the same design as that worn by Master’s of
Arts in the University of Oxford. Doctors of Philosophy wear a scarlet gown of the same
design as that worn by Bachelors of Arts in the University of Cambridge. Bachelor’s hoods
are made in an Oxford simple shape. Master’s and Doctors’ hoods are made in the full shape
of the University of London. Apart from the shape of the hood, the colour indicates the
specific degree. For instance, a BA hood is black lined with white and bound with purple,
while that for a BSc is black lined with bottle green.
The principal officers at graduation wear distinctive gowns. For example, the Chancellor and
Vice-Chancellor wear gowns made of black brocade. The Chancellor’s gown is trimmed with
gold lace and the Vice-Chancellor’s with silver lace.
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