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:
Neil Turok
for the Degree of Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa
Professor Neil Turok will address the Congregation.
The Dean of the Faculty will present the candidates for the award of
Diplomas and the Degrees of Bachelor, Master and Doctor of
Philosophy.
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Development)
will present Jeanette Dalziel Snowball for the Vice-Chancellor’s
Distinguished Research 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 COMMERCE
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
ALLNER, Ashleigh Rayne
AMEEN, Ashraf Moosa
ANDERSEN, Justin Erik Friis, with distinction in Accounting
ANDRÉ, Andréa Marisa Malá Félix
ANDREW, Duncan Graham Charles, with distinction in Information
Systems
AQUADRO, Jason Norman
BACELA, Vuyokazi
BAWUTI, Anathi Peggy
BELKE, Bastian
BERNDT, Ethan James
BEZUIDENHOUT, Jamie John
BOSMAN, Zanele Boipelo
BOTHA, Warren Patrick
BRAKSPEAR, Ryan Adrian
BRITZ, Allistine Stefanie
BROOKS, Mark Robert
BURGER, Katherine Elizabeth
BVURERE, Sean Mufaro
CHAKURUNGAMA, Chengetai
CHAMBOKO, Happyson
CHAMIER, Shannon, with distinctions in Information Systems and
Management
CHAPOLA, Jane Taona
CHIBALE, Kimberly Mwansa
CHIGAME, Sharon
CHINGWENA, Peter
CHIRENJE, Sekai Elizabeth, with distinctions in Economics and
Management
CHITOKWINDO, Tafadzwa
CHO, Kevin I-Der
CHUTRI, Andrew
COLEY, Cassandra Anne, with distinction in Accounting
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DAMJI, Aman Mahamood
DANCKWERTS, Gabriella Beira
DAVIDS, Lauren Lizelle
DAWN, Steven Callum
DAYISI, Siyaxolisa
DESAI, Atiya
DESAI, Imraan
DESEMELA, Lwando
DICKASON, John Andrew
DIKO, Yonela Yolisa
DLAMINI, Zenzele Alex
DOHERTY, Holly Lorrainne
DOSSI, Vanessa Martha
DUBE, Natina Kundai
DUFFY, Brendon Thomas
DULEY, Chanelle Lynn, with distinctions in Economics and
Information Systems
DURRHEIM, Meghan Eunike
DYANTYI, Sibulele
DYASI, Bulelwa Innocentia
ELLIS, Clarke Chesney
EMNIET, Cleo-Elizabeth
FAINT, Jessica-Jade, with distinction in Economics
FRASER, Alexander Ian, with distinction in Economics
GANTSHO, Sikhokele Vuyolwethu
GARAYI, Phillip Tauya, with distinction in Economics
GARING, Amanda Nwabisa
GAVAZA, Mudiwa Artwell
GOTORA, Onward Simbarashe
GRAMANY, Lindiwe Mabel
GRINHAM, Sally Kathleen
GUBANCA, Buselwa Blossom
GUEST, Vaughan Farrell
GUMPO, Nkazimulo Trish
GUNUNDU, Terence Takudzwa
GXABA, Sinovuyo Ntandokazi
HAND, Sean Lyall Charles
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HANGULA, Apollos Hafeni
HARRISON, Justin John
HEATON NICHOLLS, Paul Murray
HERBST, Juan Aaron
HIGSON, Travis Richard
HITCHCOCK, James Michael Fairfax
HLENGWA, Amanda Nompumelelo
HLUBI, Matshepo Victoria, with distinction in Information Systems
HUBER, Mark Charles
HUMPHREY, Luke
HUSSAIN, Muhammad Zaahid
JACOBS, Waide Brandon
JANSEN, Dylan Sinclair
JANUARY, Nceba
JARAMBA, Catherine Nyasha
JELE, Sukoluhle
JOHNSTONE, Richard Douglas Folster
JONES, Neil Robin
JUMBE, Phumelele
KALAWE, Fezile
KALITERA, Reed Tutogolele
KANDA, Tafadzwa Sheillah
KEKANA, Cornelia Annah Boitumelo
KEMA, Thando
KGOMO, Pontsho Tlou
KGOROBA, Mmakay Refiloe
KHALIKANE, Mapesa Lerato
KHERI, Juliana Doreen
KINGHORN, Brendan-Bruce
KIZZA, Namhla Ndinani Namagembe Felicity
KNOWLDEN, Matthew Marc
KUFENI, Tariro Chido
KUKUBO, Rodney
KURTEN, Nicholas
KWABABA, Lufefe
KWEZA, Bhekizulu Siliziwe Liwalethu
KWIDINI, Fiona
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KWIZERA, Clara Edreada Gloria Kabataleesa
LANDZELA, Ntombifuthi
LANGA, Vuyolwethu
LAWLESS, Keith Anthony
LEBALLO, Kerapelang Potlako
LEE-SHEW, Mathew Michael Nomhing
LENGISI, Khuthala
LE ROUX, Simon Robert
LETLALA, Kefentse Martha
LIBISI, Lesego
LINYANA, Asive
LITHGOW, Cerwyn Gareth
LOUBSER, Diego Armando Carlos
LUBBE, Wesley
LUSU, Zwelabona Humphrey Gqama Sinikwento
MABIKA, Vinia Ruvimbo
MACHINGAIDZE, Diana Rufaro
MACKIE, William Michael James
MADANHIRE, Taonanyasha Gabriel
MADLANGA, Sihle Dumo
MAFOKWANE, Moedi Ritah
MAGULA, Sibulele
MAHABEER, Kajal
MAHLANYANA, Sonwabo
MAHOMED, Sarfraz
MAKHELE, Nyakallo Ntefeleng
MAKHUBELE, Khanyisa Cordelia
MAKONI, Eliah
MALABA, Mandla Heyi Mahamba
MALATSI, Tebogo Johanna
MALEEME, Mohau
MALEMA, Kobe Marienkie
MALIWA, Qaqamba
MALONI, Thembokuhle Ntombizanele
MANAMIKE, Runyararo Shingairai
MANDUDZO, Pius Tapiwa
MANGISA, Yonela
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MANGWIRO, Godfrey
MANSER, Michael Andrew
MAPISA, Tafadzwa Gerald
MAQUTYANA, Anda
MARCHANT, William Jenner
MARSH, Daniel Ryan
MARUMAHOKO, Tariro Alvin Felix
MASANGO, Melody
MASHELE, Marvel
MASILO, Tshepang Bevaloid Keotshepile
MASIZA, Makabongwe
MASSAGA, Susan Jerry
MATANDA, Peter
MATHABIRE, Malcom Taku
MATHEBULA, Hlehani Jamela
MATHEW, Vitimol Thomas
MATSHAYA, Noluthando
MATSHEZA, Mufudzi Beswick
MAUWANE, Dikeledi Constance
MAZORODZE, Tawanda Steven
MBANGA, Khokela
MBIRIRI, Francis Tafirenyika
MBIXANE, Esonasihle
MBONANI, Cornelius Nkosnathi
MCCALLUM, Lebohang Robert Obakeng
MCHUNU, Thabisile Nosipho
MCIMBI, Palesa
MCMAHON, Devon
MCNAMARA, Jenna May
MFENQE, Sindisa
MGWABA, Sduduzo Lunga
MHETU, Salome Chipochashe
MHLEKWA, Lulutho Winston
MHLONGO, Kukhanyakwethu
MILITALA, Winston Tinotenda
MIYA, Penelope Lumnandi
MKHWANAZI, Velile Nokukhanya
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MNJAMA, Javan Joshua
MNONO, Mawande
MNTUNDINI, Nokubonga
MODAU, Bophelo Tracy
MOKAYA, Lavenda Kemunto
MOLEKO, Lucille
MOLEKO, Mputseng
MOLEWA, Masechaba
MOLINGOANE, Refiloe Palesa
MOMBEYARARA, Nyasha Otilia
MONA, Camagu
MONAKHISI, Mologadi
MOOKI, Amelia Faith Mpho
MOPP, Felicia Anita
MOYO, Doubt
MPANGA, Sikokele
MPINA, Lonwabo
MPOFU, Kwandokuhle Bubbles
MSELEKU, Nokwethemba Precious Simamukele
MSIMANGA, Thabiso Mashoko
MTHEMBU, Nontuthuko
MTONGA, Nyasha Marilyn
MUKWEKWE, Enock
MURAHWA, Stanley
MURPHY, Shane Ross
MUSISI, Nosipho Cecilia
MUSUWO, Getrude Tafadzwa
MUTEMASANGO, Moreblessing
MUZARI, Shuvai Tariro Rumbidzai
MVULA, Luvuyo
MXOLI, Vuyolwethu
MYERS, Daniel Robert
MZEKILE, Chuma
NAIDOO, Kelina
NCUBE, Awakhiwe Thando
NCUBE, Bhekimpilo
NDABA, Pamela Nokwanda
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NDAKISA, Siziphiwe Masivuye
NDAWONA, Takudzwa Maitaishe
NDLOVU, Mbongeni
NDLOVU, Ndumiso Sipho
NDOU, Gundo
NEDOUVHADA, Mandla
NEWMAN, Devon Luke
NGCABA, Sivuyisiwe
NHARI, Karen Kudzai
NHARI, Tapiwa Frederick
NIDDRIE, Craig Courtney
NJEZA, Azile
NKHUMELENI, Thabelo
NKOMO, Antonetter Kheta, with distinctions in Economics and
Management
NKOSI, Wandile Enzo
NONTWANA, Nonkokeli
NTSHANGASE, Mazwi Colin
NTSHUCA, Zandile
NXESI, Zenande Miranda
NYAMUSHONYONGORA, Blessing Tinashe, with distinction in
Accounting
NZIMANDE, Sandile
OSHUNGBOYE, Kehinde Hassan
PAJI, Natasha
PARIREHWA, Shingai Takudzwa
PARKER, Richard Holden
PATEL, Naeem Yusuf
PELSER, Rory Pieter
PETER, Phikolwethu
PETROS, Sakheluxolo
PETSHA, Aviwe
PITCHER, Chandre
POSWAYO, Zikhona Eunice
PRETORIUS, Sone, with distinction in Accounting
PRINSLOO, Jonathan
QUMA, Yandani Nikiwe
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RAE, Craig Peter
RALEBIPI, Naledi Jacqualine Matabole
RAMAKONYA, Phathutshedzo
RAPHAHLELO, Makgaparu Daisy
RAVELE, Mulavhelesi
RISHWORTH, Craig William
RIVAROLA, James
ROBINSON, Brett Guy
ROBINSON, James Richard
SAMPA, Michael
SAVVA, Costandino
SEKHONYANA, Mathabo Priscilla
SEKOALA, Nkeke Kholofelo
SEMENYA, Motshidisi
SHANDU, Philani
SHARROCK, Chad Roy
SHASHA, Nombongo
SHERIF, Nabiha Mohammed, with distinction in Information
Systems
SHONIWA, Rumbidzai
SIBANYONI, Mandla Shadow
SIDINDI, Vusikhaya
SIKHAKHANE, Nonjabulo Nonkanyiso
SIMANGWENI, Asanda, with distinction in Accounting
SINGH, Kiran Ryan
SINGH, Kirusha
SISHI, Gugu Khanyisile, with distinction in Economics
SITHOLE, Zamajobe Nthabiseng
SMITH, Brendon Michael
SMITH, Chelsey Maxine
SMITH, Matthew Lindsay
SMITH, Warrick Dennis
SODWELE, Anovuyo Zizipho
SOKHABASE, Nontokozo Sybil
SSEKIMPI, Kenneth Ntambi, with distinction in Information
Systems
SWART, Johan
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TEKANA, Aphiwe Chumile
TELEKISO, Abongile
THOMPSON, Byron Kyle
THOMPSON, Tannith Bianca, with distinction in Management
THORNHILL, Kimberley
TIMBA, Busisiwe Lungile
TIMM, Katherine Michelle, with distinction in Accounting
TISANE, Lebogang
TRAUB, Teegan Mya
TSHAKA, Phumeza
UMERA, Elizabeth Charity
VAN DER MEER, Allan Albert
VUMA, Sibongile Thembelihle
VUTULA, Anda Naledi
WEDDERBURN-MAXWELL, Morgan Keir
WELCOME, Okuhle
WELGEMOED, Melanie Patricia
WENTWORTH, Tristan Collet
WESTERMEYER, Bryce
WILKEN, Patrick Mark Atherley
WILLEY, Tyron Alexander
WILLIAM, Anna Martha Tandakos
WOOLER, Stuart Michael
WROOTS, Cacharel Joslyn
WYATT, Jaclyn Dale
YANTOLO, Kanyisa
YEKELA, Khulani Hosanna
ZIMIDZI, Venencia
ZONDI, Thandolwayo Ntombikayise
ZULU, Wandile
ZUMA, Thanduxolo Scelo
ZUNGUNDE, Nyasha Andrew
ZWENI, Ondela Wanda
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DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ECONOMICS
AMANI, Kaneja Bernard Alexander, with distinction
in Economics
ARP, Reinhardt Sven, with distinction in Economics
BALKISSON, Kamaria Ruth, with distinction
in Economics
BASDOW, Alisha
BISAMAZA, Belinda Philippa, with distinction in Economics
BOIKANYO, Boitumelo
BRANFORD, Nicholas William
CHARLTON, Nicholas Evan
GAMA, Xolani
HUTCHINS, Christopher John Julian
KHEMBO, Patrick
KHUMALO, Bonisiwe Angela
KOLIA, Amirah
LEKETA, Sello Johannes
MAGONGO, Cebile Nontobeko Lorraine
MAY, Fumbata
MGIDI, Nothando Zinhle
MOLLEL, Gerald Lotto
MOOYA, Mutinta
MORGAN, Henry John
MXAKAZA, Kuhle Kwanga
NGWABI, Andile Nkonzo
NTSHWEZA, Liziwe Chumani
PEMBA, Ilitha
PURBRICK, George Frederick
ROBERTSON, Paul Charles
SEROBA, Nthabiseng Blessing
SIKIWE, Simnikiwe
VENA, Siphesihle
WATKINS, Michael James
ZHOU, Yang
ZULU, Sibongile
ZWANE, Nokhwezi Zamangethe Lindiwe
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DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF BUSINESS SCIENCE
ANDERSON, Robert Gordon, with distinction
BLORE, Martin Graeme Allan
BOLANI, Lindelwa Mandisa, with distinction
DAKIN, Nicholas John, with distinction
DAVIE, Stacy Kirsten
DUBE, Tanaka Sandra Sarah
GONDO, Valentine Nyasha
JANSSEN, Kathryn Marie, with distinction
KAZIBONI, Arnold Rudaviro
MAHLALELA, Noxolo Mpotsang Dorothy, with distinction
Mc CUNE, Jenna Lauren
ROBINSON, Andrew John, with distinction
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT
ANNEAR, Michele Marion
BRINK, Jessica Ann
CARLYLE-MITCHELL, John Luke
CONRADIE, Tessa Jane
CROSSLEY, Alexander Malcolm
DAWSON, Jarrod Craig
DONALD, Charlene Chenaye, with distinction
EDELSBACHER, Johann Donaldson
FORSYTH, Angus Martin
GOSS, Cayley Amy
GRIFFIN, Michael Neville
GWEBANI, Musa
HARRISON-BOWEN, Jon Sebastian
HASELAU, Blaze Johnathon
HURFORD, Rose-Marie Leigh Catherine, with distinction
JENKINS, Simon Graham
KAJESE, Tanaka Johnmark
KHOALI, Bafokeng Ngcobile, with distinction
KIBUR, Tamzyn Kendall
KROON, Kim
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MAHLATI, Nangamso
MBHELE, Sfiso Oscar
MILLER, Sterling Michael
MKHWANI, Zamakhwane Zenobia
MOORE, Lucy Christine
MUSUWO, Getrude Tafadzwa
NELLEMANN, Kirsten
OLIPHANT, Andisiwe
RAYNER, Stuart John, with distinction
RISHARD SAGAAF, Aisha Mahmoud
SCHLAMM, Matthew
SCROOPE, Amy Elaine Patricia, with distinction
SEIDERER, Robert James Grosvenor
STIEBEL, Jessica Lee, with distinction
TINARWO, Michele Rumbidzai
VAN DER VEGTE, Matthew Ryan
DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
AMANAMBU, Rochelle Aneeta, B.Pharm. (Rhodes), in Business
Administration, in the Rhodes Business School. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: An investigation of the intention to
leave or stay of Health Care Professionals at St Andrews Hospital.
CARLISLE, Juliet Hazel, in Business Administration, in the Rhodes
Business School. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis:
Cooperative Member perspectives on the role of social capital in the
success of the Heiveld Cooperative in the Northern Cape, South
Africa.
CAZA, Akhona Nobusi, B.Com. (Rhodes), in Business
Administration, in the Rhodes Business School. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: An evaluation of the quality of
customer service provided to large power users by ESKOM in the
Eastern Cape.
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DU PREEZ, Samuel Johannes Jacobus, B.Eng. (Civil). (UP), in
Business Administration, in the Rhodes Business School. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Readiness for the implementation of
the National Environmental Management Waste Act, 2008 (Act 59 of
2008): The case of Koukamma Municipal Area.
DYASI, Nobuhle Marjorie Pretty, B.Sc. (Zululand), in Business
Administration, in the Rhodes Business School. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: An exploratory study of the
implementation of a decentralized water service provision model: A
case of Chris Hani District Municipality.
FUNANI, Simphiwe Vincent, in Business Administration, in the
Rhodes Business School. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis:
Organisational culture and leadership competencies in ABSA
Business Bank: Enterprise Business, Gauteng.
MATEBESE, Zolani Loyiso Bantu, in Business Administration, in the
Rhodes Business School. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis:
An evaluation of the city of Johannesburg’s Igoli 2002 programme as
a response to fiscal crisis and the sustainability thereof from 2003 to
2010.
MFABANE, Masiwakhe, B.Soc.Sci. (Fort Hare), in Business
Administration, in the Rhodes Business School. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: The impact of growth on
organisational leadership and culture: A case study of a South African
listed organisation.
MFEKETHO, Chuma Nqabase Masechaba, B.Com. (Hons) (UCT), in
Business Administration, in the Rhodes Business School. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Degree: Exploratory study of the Enablers
and Challenges of a Social Entrepreneur: Case of Dr Govender in the
Gelvandale Community, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
MOKITLANE, Ofentse Clifford, B.Com. (UWC), in Business
Administration, in the Rhodes Business School. Degree by
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coursework and thesis. Thesis: An exploratory study – How do
Somali shop owners run successful businesses in Soweto, South
Africa?
MOONIEYA, Vernon Craig, B.Tech. (Walter Sisulu), in Business
Administration, in the Rhodes Business School. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: An evaluation of the perceived
effectiveness of the management of the East London Industrial
Development Zone (ELIDZ) structural realignment.
MTYALELA, Kanyisa Highly, B.Com. (UPE), in Business
Administration, in the Rhodes Business School. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: An evaluation of the delivery of the
Eskom Customer Safety Education Programme in the Queenstown
Customer Services Area.
NDORO, Tinashe Tsungai Raphael, M.Com. (Rhodes), in Business
Adminstration, in the Rhodes Business School. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: The Personality of an Entrepreneur: A
Psychobiography of Steve Jobs.
NONXUBA, Mnweba, B.Sc. B.Ed. (Fort Hare), in Business
Administration, in the Rhodes Business School. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Influence of Local Economic
Development (LED) strategic leaders on the formulation of the
Integrated Development Plan (IDP), Makana Local Municipality,
Eastern Cape.
SILIMI, Maimbo Mark, B.B.A. (Copperbelt), in Business
Administration, in the Rhodes Business School. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Managers’ perceptions of
performance appraisal implemented at Kansanshi Mine, Zambia.
SOKUTU, Nonkuselo, Pub.Man & Admin. (Walter Sisulu), in
Business Administration, in the Rhodes Business School. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: Towards sustainable municipalities:
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An evaluation of sustainability integration in Elundini Local
Municipality strategy.
TLHAPANE, Keatlaretse Kefilwe, B.Sc. (Durban-Westville), in
Business Administration, in the Rhodes Business School. Degree by
coursework and thesis. Thesis: A case study exploring the level of
awareness of NCP Chlorchem’s staff of environmental costs
associated with hazardous waste.
WAUGH, Geoffrey William, in Business Administration, in the
Rhodes Business School. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis:
A study exploring the relationship between employee happiness and
financial performance within a South African financial
institution.
DEGREE OF MASTER OF COMMERCE
ALISTOUN, Garth, B.Com. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Information
Systems, in the Department of Information Systems. Degree by
thesis. Thesis: Toward a culture of engagement: Leveraging the
Enterprise Social Network.
BADUZA, Gugulethu Qhawekazi, B.Com. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Information Systems, with distinction, in the Department of
Information Systems. Degree by thesis. Thesis: A needs-ICTD
strategy alignment framework foundation for the measurement of
ICTD impact.
BORDISS, Bradley John, B.Com. (Hons) (UNISA), in Economics, in
the Department of Economics and Economic History. Degree by
thesis. Thesis: Ideas and power shaping monetary policy in South
Africa 1919 – 1936.
CHAKAMERA, Chengete, B.Com. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Economics,
with distinction, in the Department of Economics and Economic
History. Degree by thesis. Thesis: Analysis of risk and return
relationship in selected African equity markets.
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FAIFI, Farai, L.LB. (Rhodes), in Taxation, in the Department of
Accounting. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: The
Presumption of Guilt created by Section 235(2) of the Tax
Administration Act: A Constitutional and Comparative Perspective.
FEDDERSEN, Maura, B.Bus.Sci. (Rhodes), in Economics, in the
Department of Economics and Economic History. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: Exports and Economic Growth in South Africa.
FULTON, Mark Hugh John, B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Financial
Markets, in the Department of Economics and Economic History.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Why has South Africa
been relatively unsuccessful at attracting inward Foreign Direct
Investment since 1994?
GONDONGWE, Sharon, B.Com. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Management,
in the Department of Management. Degree by thesis. Thesis: The
leadership competencies subordinates value: An exploratory study
across gender and national culture.
GRENVILLE, David Paul, L.LB. (Rhodes), in Taxation, with
distinction, in the Department of Accounting. Degree by coursework
and thesis. Thesis: A critical analysis of the practical man principles
in Commissioner for Inland Revenue v Lever Brothers and Unilever
Ltd.
GWAINDEPI, Abel, B.Com. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Economics, in the
Department of Economics and Economic History. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: The developmental state, social policy and social compacts: a
comparative policy analysis of the South African case.
HODGE, Dominic Shaughn, L.LB. (Rhodes), in Taxation, in the
Department of Accounting. Degree by coursework and thesis.
Thesis: The Income Tax consequences of the in-house development
of software.
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JARAMBA, Toddy, M.Com. (Rhodes), in Taxation, in the
Department of Accounting. Degree by coursework and thesis.
Thesis: Voluntary disclosure programmes and tax amnesties: An
international appraisal.
KEATING, Clare Amelie, B.A. (Colorado), in Economics, with
distinction, in the Department of Economics and Economic History.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: Willingness to pay for marine based
tourism within the Ponta Do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve,
Mozambique.
MARAIS, Frans Johannes, B.Eco. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Financial
Markets, in the Department of Economics and Economic History.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Considerations for
implementing market based mechanisms in combating climate change
in South Africa.
MNGQIBISA, Vuyisa, B.Com. (Hons) (NMMU), in Financial
Markets, in the Department of Economics and Economic History.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Saving and investment in
South Africa: A causality study.
MWANSA, Mumamba Chitumwa, B.Bus.Sci. (Rhodes), in Financial
Markets, in the Department of Economics and Economic History.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Reviewing the definition of
the natural resource curse and analysing its occurrence post - 1990.
NDHLOVU, Thinkwell, B.Com. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Management,
with distinction, in the Department of Management. Degree by
thesis. Thesis: The relationship between service quality, customer
satisfaction and customer loyalty in the retail supermarket industry.
PATERSON, Steven James, B.Com. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Management, in the Department of Management. Degree by thesis:
Perceptions of organisational commitment within selected Chinese
organisation in South Africa: A case study
approach.
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SABILIKA, Keith, B.Com. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Financial
Management, in the Department of Management. Degree by thesis.
Thesis: Valuation of banks in emerging markets: An exploratory
study.
SIMANGO, Samuel Mwayi, L.LB. (Rhodes), in Accounting, in the
Department of Accounting. Degree by thesis. Thesis: A critical
analysis of the tax consequences of debt reductions, in the context of
insolvency, death and the liquidation of a deceased estate.
SLOANE, Justin, L.LB. (Rhodes), in Taxation, in the Department of
Accounting. Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: A discussion
and comparison of company legislation and tax legislation in South
Africa, in relation to amalgamations and mergers.
SPURWAY, Kayleigh Fay Nanette, B.Bus.Sci. (Rhodes), in Financial
Markets, in the Department of Economics and Economic History.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: A study of the
Consumption Capital Asset Pricing Model’s applicability across four
countries.
SUNGA, Tapuwa Terence, B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), in Financial
Markets, in the Department of Economics and Economic History.
Degree by coursework and thesis. Thesis: Platinum share prices and
the Marikana tragedy: an event study.
WILES, Kira Leigh Deborah, B.Com. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Management, with distinction, in the Department of Management.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: Towards the feasibility of a Landowner
Enterprise in the Western Baviaanskloof: An external stakeholder
analysis.
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DEGREE OF MASTER OF ECONOMICS
CRUICKSHANK, Kyle Mark, B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Economics, in the Department of Economics and Economic History.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: The perceived visual impacts and attitudes
of the Grahamstown community towards the Waainek Wind-Farm.
HADISI BASINGENE, Serge, B.Eco. (Hons) (Rhodes), in
Economics, in the Department of Economics and Economic History.
Degree by thesis. Thesis: Is economic growth without human
development sustainable? Sub-Saharan Africa’s recent growth
acceleration in context.
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
LANCASTER, Jonathan Charles Swinburne, M.A. (Rhodes), CA
(SA), in Accounting, in the Department of Accounting. Degree by
thesis. Thesis: “Watch-dogs for an Economy.” A determination of the
origins of the South African Public Accountants’ and Auditors’ Board
– as the Regulator of the Profession – principally through an analysis
of the debates and related reports to the House of Assembly of the
Parliament of the Union of South Africa in the period 1913-1940.
TAYLOR, Simon Michael, M.Ed. (Rhodes), in Management, in the
Department of Management. Degree by thesis. Thesis: The
development of a personal philosophy and practice of servant
leadership: A grounded theory study.
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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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