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 Public Orator, Professor Paul R Maylam, will present:
Nokugcina E Mhlophe
for the Degree of Doctor of Literature, Honoris Causa
Ms Gcina Mhlophe will address the Congregation.
The Dean of the Faculty will present the candidates for the Degrees of
Bachelor, Bachelor with Honours, Master and Doctor of Philosophy.
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic & Student Affairs)
will present Undine Susanne Weber for the award of the
Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Distinguished Teaching Medal.
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 HUMANITIES
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
ABRAHAMS, Sanaa, with distinctions in History and Philosophy
ALEXANDER, Connor Callum Umberto
ANTROBUS, Claudia
ARKERT, Ross Karl
ATTEWELL, Cara Elizabeth
BAGWASI, Mpiwa Seipone Mokgethi
BAKASA, Pamela Rutendo
BARFORD, Laura Anne
BARNETT, Kagontle Redemption
BATYI, Zusipe
BAXTER, Clayton Zachary
BAYTOPP, Catherine Claire
BEARD, Sally-Anne
BELL, Alexander Kuthning
BENDIE, Khalil
BENNETT, Maria Angelina
BENOIT, Nadege Stephanie Julie
BENSE, Bradley Peter
BENSUSAN, Tansy Ella, with distinction in English
BENTLEY, Nicole Beecroft Elliott
BERRY, Jessie, with distinction in English
BERTRAND, James Louis
BEYLEVELD, Genevieve Marguirite
BLANE, Andrew Grant Stewart
BLUMBERG, Callyn Samantha
BRAANS, Cameron Ian
BRADLEY, Jessica Anne
BRIDGENS, Jemma
BRILL, Samantha
BRITS, Jason Eric, with distinctions in Art History & Visual Culture
and English
BRITZ, Kirsty Sian
BROWN, Ashleigh Meghan
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BUTLER, Travis Michael
CABE, Musawenkosi
CADDEN, Luke Aron
CARKEEK, James Michael
CAROLUS, Alyxandra Catherine
CHIBANDA, Tanaka
CHIPANGA, Tanaka Shad
CHITAPI, Rosemary Fadzai Tendai
CHIYA, Sinazo Sanelisiwe Sibusisiwe
COLLINS, Morgan Gwyneth, with distinction in German Studies
CONRADIE, Tessa Jane
COOPER, Jason Dean
CRICHTON, Nicole Leigh
DAMANT, Tania
DANCKWERTS, Ashleigh Jane
DAVIES, Marc Daniel, with distinctions in Journalism & Media
Studies and Political & International Studies
DAWE, Holly Emma
DE BACKER, Bianca Leigh
DE KLERK, Danielle Andrea, with distinction in Political &
International Studies
DE KOCK, Candace Rose
DE ROBILLARD, Tristan Michael
DE WET, Nicholas Jonathan
DIECKMANN, Walther John
DIOKANE, Kegomoditswe
DLALISA, Samkelisiwe
DLANGALALA, Sandisile Sizo
DLOMO, Mthokozisi
DORMEHL, Jamie-Lee
DOTT, Melian
DU TOIT, Chanel Rose-Marie
DURANDT, Danielle Claire, with distinction in Philosophy
DWYER, Gareth Terence Bryant, with distinctions in Computer
Science and German Studies and Philosophy
DYKMAN, Kendra Irene
EDWARDS, Katherine Rose
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EFSTATHIOU, Elianna
ELLIS, Michele Calista, with distinction in Drama
ERASMUS, Shirley Josephine
ERSKOG, Mikaela Nhondo
FAIRFOOT, Sheldon Henri
FARIS, Alexia
FERGUSON, Kate Deliana, with distinction in Anthropology
FITCHET, Rubert, with distinctions in Journalism & Media Studies
and Political & International Studies
FROST, Diana Frances
FUNK, Sabina Georgia, with distinction in Philosophy
GABELANA, Vuyolwethu
GARDNER, Candice May, with distinction in Studio Practice
GCALI, Andisiwe Simpiwe Lubambo
GHEDI ALASOW, Jonis
GILBERT, Thomas Russel
GLUCKMAN, Lloyd Jonathan
GOVENDER, Carissa Jade, with distinction in Journalism & Media
Studies
GRAHAM, Stephanie Anne
GRIFFIN, Anne Margaret
GRIFFITHS, Jonathan Lloyd, with distinction in Studio Practice
GUMEDE, Simphiwe Thembinkosi
HARIDASS, Pratishtha, with distinction in Journalism & Media
Studies
HART, Jeremy Mallon Slater
HATTINGH, Cornelius Johannes
HAZELL, Kyla Jane Emma, with distinctions in Legal Theory and
Philosophy and Political & International Studies
HENDRICKS, Lindi Leela
HERHOLDT, Melanie Joan
HILL, Kirsten Leigh
HLALUKA, Rita Noxolo
HLANGANYANA, Siviwe
HOCKLY, Ju-Ann Joy
HODGSKISS, Kirsty Leigh Marjorie
HOFFMANN, Chloe Shanna Sinclair, with distinction in English
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HOGGE, Tristan David
HOLDSWORTH, Jessica
HOLMES, Katharine Nova, with distinction in Journalism & Media
Studies
HONGSHAGEN, Tore
HOUSTON-MCMILLAN, Jason
HUANG, Kuei-Mao
HUXHAM, Daniel Richard Edward
IVISON, Tarryn Patricia, with distinction in English Language &
Linguistics
JAMIESON, Christie Elizabeth
JENKINS, Alia Anne Surtees
JOHANNES, Rhowan Leandre
JOUBERT, Laila
KABUSHENGA, Grace Mbabazi
KAMUHANGA, Katuna Uahenua Ashrawi Hoveka
KERR, Tamsin Frances
KERR, Taryn Candice
KHAKETLA, Ntsali
KIBI, Linda Cecilia
KINGSTON, Robyn
KIRK, Robyn Deidre
KLEINBOOI, St John Benedict
KNIGHT, Vanessa Louise
KNOWLES, Megan Sarah, with distinction in Drama
KOLOANE, Lebogang Maria
KOZA, Neo
KUBEKA, Busisiwe
KWIZERA, Fiona Hope Esther Nyirarukundo
LANDERS, Shannon Leigh
LANGE, Timothy Graeme
LAWLOR, Kenneth Ryan
LELIA, Yvonne Lerato
LEWIS, Tiffany Amber
LINDHORST, Deane James
LLOYD, Dylan Reuben
LOMBARD, Edith
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LOVATT, Marc David
LOWEN, Kathleen Louise, with distinction in Sociology
LUKSICH, Danielle Teresa
LUZIPHO, Sive Natasha Cebisa
LYLE, Megan Daniele, with distinction in English Language &
Linguistics
MABUSELA, Sibulele Khayakazi
MACHOVANI, Nyeleti Michelle
MADUNA, Ntombifuthi Jennifer
MAHOKO, Thamsanqa
MAKONI, Danai Vimbai
MAKUVACHUMA, Tutsirai Patricia
MAMBI, Yolokazi Zoxolo Mtha
MARALACK, Matthieu Gottlieb, with distinction in
Ethnomusicology
MARX, Matthew David
MASANGO, Bongeka Nozipho
MASEBE, Morongoa
MASHIANE, Lerato Lillian
MASOEK, Nonkululeko Neo
MASUNGA, Tafadzwa Precious
MATHIESON, Struan Wade
MATLALA, Alucia Koketso
MATTUSHEK, Patrick Mark
MAVUSO, Snethemba Fikile
MCCORRISTON, Matthew Luke
MCFADZEAN, Sarah-Jane
MEIKLE BRAES, Kate Elizabeth
MIDZI, Vimbai Beverly, with distinctions in Journalism & Media
Studies and Political & International Studies
MINI, Tshitso
MINNIE, Hannah Catherine
MLISWA, Alexandra Tokozile
MODISE, Nthabiseng
MOLOBYE, Kamogelo
MOLOPE, Koketso Lebohang
MOLUTSI, Khulusego Maduo
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MONARE, Tshegofatso Reneilwe
MONDHLANA, Sandile
MONTOEDI, Katlego
MOODLEY, Shivani, with distinctions in Legal Theory and
Psychology
MOTSAMAI, Boitshoko Katlego Arthur
MTHEMBU, Sithembiso Johnson
MTHONTI, Fezokuhle Ntokozo, with distinction in Drama
MULLA, Zaheera
MUNEMO, Ihwani Makaita
NAMBA, Akhona Zenande
NAPIER, Ryan Clive
NASS, Colin Wayne
NCOLOSI, Mbulelo Sandisiwe
NCUBE, Bahle Nicollette
NDEBELE, Eustace Lindani
NDLOVU, Mthandazo
NEZAR, Shimelle
NGAMLANA, Chwayita Nombeko
NGCOBOZI, Lihle
NGWENYA, Lethiwe Jabulisile
NIVEN, Georgina Clare, with distinction in English
NKABINDE, Siphiwo
NKAMBULE, Pheli Nontobeko
NKOGATSE, Mohlaki Pebetse
NKOSI, Asanele Phephile
NODADA, Lonwabo
NONOSE, Ziyanda
NOWERS, Michelle
NTULI, Sazi Junior
NUTTALL, Jessica Jane, with distinction in Drama
O’BRIEN, Danielle Renée
OFEI, Eric Ernest
OLIPHANT, Andisiwe
PARSONS, Samantha Lee
PAVER, Ananda Morris, with distinctions in Drama and English
PEARSON, Camilla
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PEPPERELL, Edward Jacob Hugh
PERRETT, Mallory Tanita
PET, Kimberley Joy
PETER, Bronwyn Louise, with distinctions in Classics and English
PHILLIPS, Bianca Jewel
PILLAY, Sunali Narshai
PIO, Palmira Teresa Maria
POLLOCK, James Barry
PRETORIUS, Hendrik
RADEBE, Sizuzile Mbalenhle
RAMALIBANA, Karabo Molly
RATUNE, Thato
REDDY, Kerisha
REGNARD, Pascale
REMSING, Sandra Claudia, with distinctions in Human Kinetics &
Ergonomics and Psychology
ROBERTS, Juliette Josephine
ROMEO, Adrian Sereno
ROUX, Megan Una, with distinction in Economics
RULE, Benjamin Jabulani, with distinction in Philosophy
RUSIKE, Tererai Florah
SCHAFER, Rosa Luise Agnes Cosima with distinction in
Psychology
SCHMIDTKE, Nadia Jasmine
SCISCIO, Gia
SEAMAN, Hayley Claire
SHORT, Matthew John, with distinction in Drama
SIDEY, Kendall Gaye
SIKHAKHANE, Sifiso
SITSHANA, Yanga
SIYILA, Nangamso Siphesihle Bavuyise
SMEDLEY, Suzanne Elisabeth
SMIT, Cornelius Hendrik
SNEDDEN, Corbin Michael
SOLOMON, Kelly Michelle
SPARG, Megan Wendy
STEENEKAMP, Travis
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STEENKAMP, Elri Colleen
STEENKAMP, Mikhaila Kim, with distinctions in English and
Journalism & Media Studies
STEWART, Kelsey Isobel, with distinctions in Classical Latin and
Classics and Drama
STEYN, Jessica
STIRK, Colin James
STROOBERG, Mieke
STUBBINGS, Claire Alexandra, with distinction in English
SULLIVAN, Kaylin Michelle
SULLIVAN-CHRISTIE, Amy
SULTER, Philip Eric John, with distinction in Drama
SUTHERLAND, Lisa Kate
SWANEPOEL, Benita
THAKHOLI, Lla
THOMAS, Roxanne Morague
THORNE, Aimee Liza, with distinction in Anthropology
TIETZ, Irmela Irmela Sabine Simone
TIMM, Benjamin George
TIRIVAVI, Hope Ndanaka
TITUS, Afton Cavel
TOYI, Babalwa Charmain
TROSKIE, Christiaan
TSHABALALA, Nkanyezi Kinini
TUTU, Bongiwe Olwethu
USHER, Rory James Andrew
VAN HEES, Marcelle Jennifer
VENABLES, Sarah Ashleigh, with distinction in Organizational
Psychology
VINCENT, Michelle Kerryn
WAGNER, Kristen Casey
WALKER, Gillian Heather
WALLACE, Chloe
WATKINS, Keegan Don, with distinction in Instrumental Music
Studies
WEBB, Jessica Raechel, with distinctions in Classics and English
WESI, Tsholofelo, with distinction in Anthropology
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WILKES, Amy Helen
WILLIAMS, Atalya Claire
WILLIAMS, Shelby Lily
WILMOT, Savannah Storm, with distinction in Political &
International Studies
WRIGHT, Megan Grace, with distinctions in Drama and English
YOLA, Ziyanda
ZOTE, Anazi Elizabeth
ZULU, Nokukhanya Ottolee Bathobile
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE WITH
HONOURS
ALWEENDO, Ndapwa Magano Nelao, in Political & International
Studies
BOBO, Azola Benita Dorothea, in Psychology
BROKENSHA, Ashlyn Sarah, in Psychology, with distinction
CHAKA, Kundai Nicolla, in Financial Management
CHIKUKWA, Fungai Edwick, in Psychology
CHITANI, Pumela Yolisa, in African Languages
CIESIELSKI, Adrian Adam, in Organisational Psychology
CROSSLEY, Rachael Enid-Raine, in Psychology, with distinction
DANIELS, Sean Lionel, in Organisational Psychology
DLAMINI, Nomalanga Siphiwo Kusanele, in Sociology
FERREIRA, Matthew Richard, in Sociology, with distinction
FINKELSTEIN, Ross Philip, in Psychology
GEORGE, Calym Ashwin, in Management
HANBURY, Catherine Helen May, in Sociology
HARRIS, Kirsten Lee, in Political & International Studies, with
distinction
HAYES, Jonathan Christie, in Financial Management
HLABENI, Namhla, in Political & International Studies
HLATSHWAYO, Mlamuli Nkosingphile, in Political & International
Studies
JEVON, Tui, in Environmental Science
KANE, Moctar, in Sociology, with distinction
LAWLOR, Lauren Jane, in Management, with distinction
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LOCK, Emma Margaret, in Psychology, with distinction
MACHAKA, Khomotso Sewela Emely, in Industrial and Economic
Sociology
MADZIVIRE, Shamiso Christine, in Sociology, with distinction
MAEMA, Marina, in Industrial and Economic Sociology
MAKWETU, Ncebakazi, in Sociology
MAPONYA, Mapula, in Organisational Psychology
MAZARURA, Tendai Marjories, in Industrial and Economic
Sociology
MAZIVA, Chipiwa, in Organisational Psychology
MAZIVA, Chipo, in Organisational Psychology
MBOKAZI, Nonzuzo Nomfundo Mbalenhle, in Sociology
MDEE, Maseabata Anna Neema Kekeletso, in Psychology, with
distinction
MOTALA, Nargis, in Political & International Studies
MOTHUPI, Frans Makwena, in Geography/Sociology
MULDER, Anja Kerstin, in Psychology, with distinction
MWATCHA, Mpho Patience, in Industrial and Economic Sociology
NENE, Sinenhlanhla Sindisiwe, in Industrial and Economic
Sociology
NJWAMBE, Thandisiwe Avela, in Anthropology
NKOANA, Lekgoa Julia, in Industrial and Economic Sociology
NTANTISO, Ziyanda, in African Languages/Industrial and Economic
Sociology
NXOKWENI, Saphokazi, in Industrial and Economic Sociology
SCHOLTZ, Brittany Storm, in Organisational Psychology, with
distinction
SEFATSA, Mpho Joyce, in Psychology
SITHOLE, Tawanda Tracey, in Development Studies
STONE, Hayley Louise, in Psychology
THRING, Stephen Richard, in Economics
WALAZA, Letsholo Robert, in Sociology
XABA, Mzingaye Brilliant, in Sociology, with distinction
XULU, Amanda Sanelisiwe, in Political & International Studies
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DEGREE OF MASTER OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
CHAMUKA, Paidashe, B.Sc. (Hons) (Zimbabwe), in Sociology, in
the Department of Sociology. Degree by thesis. Thesis:
Understanding the sexual practices of medically-circumcised males in
the context of HIV and AIDS: A study in Harare, Zimbabwe.
HITCHCOCK, Kelly Alexandra, B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Sociology, in the Department of Sociology. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: Tourism and Development: A case study of Mdumbi
Backpackers and Transcape non-profit organisations.
JARICHA, Desmond Tichaona, B.Soc.Sci. (Rhodes), in Sociology, in
the Department of Sociology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Land
redistribution and state decentralisation in South Africa.
MASEKO, Qondile Angel Phutumile, B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Sociology, in the Department of Sociology. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: Critical evaluation of medical waste management policies,
processes and practices in selected rural hospitals in the Eastern
Cape.
MFECANE, Asanda, B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Industrial and
Economic Sociology, in the Department of Sociology. Degree by
thesis. Thesis: The impact of labour law on small firms: A study of
employer perceptions of the Labour Relations Act of 1995 and the
Basic Conditions of Employment Act of 1997.
MOSUOE, Teboho Priscilla, B.A. (Soc.Work) (Lesotho), in
Sociology, in the Department of Sociology. Degree by thesis. Thesis:
The potential and reality of the Living Lab model of ICT for
Development (ICT4D) in the rural development context: A case study
of Siyakhula Living Lab, Dwesa, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
MOTSETSE, Matsepo Nomathemba, B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Sociology, in the Department of Sociology. Degree by thesis.
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Thesis: Understanding the livelihoods of child-grant mothers in
Sinathingi in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
MTHATYANA, Andisiwe Tutula Zinzi, B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) (Rhodes),
in Political and International Studies, with distinction, in the
Department of Political and International Studies. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: How are the messages of the official grade ten sexuality
education curriculum at a former Model C girls’ high school in South
African mediated by student sexual cultures?
NDLOVU, Ana Admiração João Laimone, B.Soc.Sci. (Hons)
(Rhodes), in Sociology, in the Department of Sociology. Degree by
thesis. Thesis: Understanding Development Aid and State Autonomy:
The case of European Union Budget Support to Mozambique.
RIPPON, Tamsyn, B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Psychology, in the
Department of Psychology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Career choices
of Rhodes University academics: Internal and external influences on
the decision making process.
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
BOULIND, Melissa Jane, M.A. (Rhodes), in Psychology, in the
Department of Psychology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: “I felt that I
deserved it”. An investigation into HIV-related PTSD, traumatic life
events and the personal experiences of living with HIV: A mixedmethod study. Supervisor: Professor C Young.
NGQANGWENI, Hlonelwa, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Psychology, in
the Department of Psychology. Degree by thesis. Thesis: ‘Gender’
and constructions of spousal mourning among the AmaXhosa in the
Eastern Cape. Supervisor: Professor C Macleod.
REYNOLDS, John Hunter, M.Soc.Sci. (Rhodes), in Sociology, in the
Department of Sociology. Degree by thesis. Challenging Hegemony:
A provincial perspective on the limits of policy challenge in the South
African state. Supervisor: Professor FT Hendricks.
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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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