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GRADUATION CEREMONYFriday, 10 July 2020 l 09:30
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Emergency and Fire Plans during Graduations
1. In the event of an emergency and/or fire:
The presiding official (Chancellor/Vice-Chancellor/Deputy Vice-Chancellor) will make an announcement
requesting guests, graduands and staff to keep calm and remain seated;
The Ushers will assist guests to proceed to the nearest Emergency exits in order to evacuate the Great
Hall in an orderly fashion;
Emergency exit signs are visible in red above all exit doors situated on your left and right hand sides as
well as the back of the Hall;
The Ushers will assist the elderly and disabled guests out of the building;
The academic procession on stage must exit through the back stage door;
Once outside the Great Hall all guests, graduands and staff must proceed to the main assembly point on
the piazza.
2. In the event of a Bomb threat
All bomb threats will be treated as real in order to protect lives and property and the premises will be evacuated
immediately.
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ORDER OF PROCEDURE
10 JULY 2020 AT 09:30 The audience will rise as the academic procession enters the hall and will remain standing until the Chancellor is in place The Wits Choir will perform The Chancellor will constitute the congregation The Chancellor will welcome the graduands and diplomates Address to the congregation Conferment of degrees and granting of diplomas The President of Convocation will address the graduates and diplomates The Chancellor will dissolve the congregation The audience will stand while Ihele is played Members of the audience are requested to stand while the academic procession leaves the hall and not to leave the hall before the end of the ceremony.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
In the event of load-shedding or power cuts, the Great Hall may become totally dark until the generator comes into
operation.
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FACULTY OF COMMERCE, LAW AND MANAGEMENT
DEAN: PROFESSOR I VALODIA BCom (Unisa) BCom Hons (Natal) MSc (Lancaster) DEcon (KwaZulu-Natal)
Master of Business Administration ALAGIOZOGLOU, Alexander
PROJECT REPORT: Cell phone usage among millennials as an indication of general social spending BURNEY, Faaez Ahsan
RESEARCH REPORT: Monetising disruptive technologies in the telecommunications industry GOVENDER, Geraldine
PROJECT REPORT: Development of a cost per parcel model using ABC costing in a service organisation in South Africa KHALPEY, Mehboub
PROJECT REPORT: Savings behaviour in South African households MHLONGO, Andile Bess
PROJECT REPORT: Corporate entrepreneurship at a Central Hospital in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan District MILLEN, Aletta (with Distinction)
PROJECT REPORT: Assessment of financial literacy in healthcare professionals in South Africa NDZANA ONANA, Innocent Patrice
PROJECT REPORT: Market entry strategies for Cummins in Sub-Saharan Africa NKUNA, Nyeleti Sue-Angel
RESEARCH REPORT: Success factors of small to medium sized construction companies in South Africa PILLAY, Sharen Shalton PROJECT REPORT: Consumer perception of the evolving landscape of the South African banking industry SIMELANE, Portia Phumzile
PROJECT REPORT: The viability of a Solar Photovoltaic business in Eswatini SPAGNUOLO, Johanna Catharina (with Distinction)
PROJECT REPORT: Sustainable mechanisms for delivering point-of-use water treatment to underprivileged communities in South Africa VAN EEDEN, Gerrit
PROJECT REPORT: Employee engagement and total rewards in the South African insurance landscape
Master of Commerce GRODKO, Ron Yaroslav Development Theory and Policy
RESEARCH REPORT: How can Post-Keynesian monetary policies contribute to development and growth in a small open economy?
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Our researchers are at the cutting edge of global research on, among others, banking and finance, social
entrepreneurship, the labour market, macroeconomics, inequality, human rights law, commercial law, constitutional
law, information systems, governance, public finance and health economics.
Illustrious Alumni
Well-known Wits Commerce, Law and Management graduates include Ismail Mahomed, the first Chief Justice in
post-apartheid South Africa; Arthur Chaskalson, former Chief Justice of South Africa; Thuli Madonsela, former Public
Protector of South Africa; George Bizos, Human Rights Advocate; Joel Joffe, attorney for Nelson Mandela and the
others at Rivonia Treason trial; Sir Sydney Kentridge, leading advocate in the Treason trial and many other prominent
trials in South Africa and the UK; Margaret Marshall, former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court; Donald
Gordon, founder of Liberty Life in 1958 and after whom the Donald Gordon Medical Centre is named; Brian Joffe,
founder of the Bidvest Group; Natie Kirsh, prominent South African businessman; Patrice Motsepe, South African
mining magnate; Koos Bekker, Chairman of Naspers; Gail Kelly, Australian and South African businesswoman; Adrian
Gore, CEO of Discovery Holdings; Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, founder of Anglo American; and Maria Ramos, South
African economist, businesswoman and former CEO of the ABSA group.
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FACULTY OF COMMERCE, LAW AND MANAGEMENT
Situated in the heart of the most powerful economic hub on the African continent, drawing on the best academic talent
in the region, and connected to the most influential social agents in the country, the Faculty of Commerce, Law and
Management offers an exciting and contemporary set of study programmes that grapple with the economic and social
challenges of our country, and the economies across the globe. The Faculty’s academic programmes aim to graduate
students who study and specialize in both the technical skills that are driving and shaping modern economies and
understanding the social, political and legal implications of these patterns of economic development. The Faculty offers
a unique opportunity to study and understand the complex developments in the economy and the social, legal and
economic consequences of these patterns of development and growth.
The Faculty consists of six Schools:
The School of Accountancy,
The School of Business Sciences,
The School of Economics and Finance,
The School of Law,
The Graduate School of Business Administration (Wits Business School), and
The Wits School of Governance
The Faculty offers three undergraduate programmes in Commerce:
1. a three-year Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com), 2. a three-year Bachelor of Accounting Science (B.AccSc), and 3. a three-year Bachelor of Economic Science (B.EconSc).
Three undergraduate programmes are offered in Law:
1. a four-year LLB programme as a first degree for students wishing to study law 2. a three-year LLB programme for students who hold any prior degree but who have not completed any law
subjects, and 3. a two-year LLB programme for students who hold any prior degree who have law as a major subject.
In addition the Faculty offers its undergraduate B.Com degree on a part-time study basis through Wits Plus, which
serves as a centre for part-time studies at Wits University.
At the postgraduate level the Faculty offers a full spectrum of honours degrees, postgraduate diplomas, Masters
degrees and Ph.D programmes across its six Schools. The Faculty offers exciting opportunities for MBA and related
qualifications in the Wits Business School - the most research-productive business school in South Africa - and public
management and development degrees offered by the Wits School of Governance - the leading South African centre
for public service postgraduate training. In addition to Doctoral degrees, Masters degrees and Postgraduate Diplomas
are offered in Commerce, Accountancy, Taxation, Economics, Business Economics, Applied Development Economics
and Policy, Law, and Management.
The Faculty has an extensive offering of short course programmes.
Our Faculty has consistently produced the best results in the final Board examination of the South African Institute of
Chartered Accountants (SAICA), our law graduates are sought after by the top legal firms and our economics and
business sciences graduates are leaders in corporate management, policymaking, governance and regulatory
institutions in South Africa.
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GUERRA LIMA SERRAO B SAMPAIO, Luisa (with Distinction)
Development Theory and Policy
RESEARCH REPORT: Distribution and inequality in Latin America in the 2000s: a critical review JACKSON, Cameron Brent Business Sciences/Management
DISSERTATION: An analysis of supply chain management and performance measurement practices in select South African oil companies MAGEZA, Musa Kenneth Information Systems
RESEARCH REPORT: The adoption of IT service management in a state organisation MATLOU, Karabelo Salaminah Accounting
RESEARCH REPORT: An examination of the extent to which state owned entities disclose their strategy in their integrated report MOILA, Pula Benestein Information Systems
RESEARCH REPORT: Determinants of mobile banking adoption in South African rural areas NDABA, Zamokuhle Economics
RESEARCH REPORT: Does democracy increase economic growth? NTULI, Elvis Kwenzokuhle Information Systems
RESEARCH REPORT: Utilising agile project management for virtual project teams within South African banking REDDY, Preshlen Information Systems
RESEARCH REPORT: Factors influencing the individual level adoption of big data analytics (BDA) tools within the financial services context
Master of Laws BOLLAND, Kirk Michael Environmental Law
RESEARCH REPORT: The implications of the monopolistic legal framework in South Africa's electricity industry for renewable energy FORD, Andrew Charles Commercial and Business Law
RESEARCH REPORT: The legal implications of the judgment in Maccsand (PTY) LTD v city of Cape Town: a perspective of the mining right holder GAMA, Thandeka Siphumuzo Labour Law
RESEARCH REPORT: The labour relation act and worker participation in decision making in the South African mining industry: are workplace forums a viable option? HARIA, Kirith Praveen General
RESEARCH REPORT: A critical evaluation and possible reforms to the summary judgment procedure JAHED, Mohammed Khalid General
RESEARCH REPORT: The risk based approach as a framework for assessing effective implementation of FICA MADIDE, Noluthando Sinakho Commercial and Business Law
RESEARCH REPORT: The Avoidance of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000: some recent developments MANYAME, Amanda Information and Communications Law
RESEARCH REPORT: Informed consent for processing personal information in the context of big data analytics MOKADIKWA, Sello Asaph International Law
RESEARCH REPORT: The SADC tribunal saga: implications for the rule of law and SADC's legal obligations
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MSETEKA, Tionge Mirriam Human Rights Advocacy and Litigation
RESEARCH REPORT: The tale of Matriachy: transformation and substantive equality in Customary Law MUDAVANHU, Ethan Information and Communications Law
RESEARCH REPORT: The status of unlawful administrative acts in the South African Constitutional Court NAIDOO, Renee Salome General
RESEARCH REPORT: Reconciling science and environmental law in South Africa NGULUBE, Mxolisi Artwell (with Distinction) Human Rights Advocacy and Litigation
RESEARCH REPORT: Regulating informal housing practices in South Africa OONI, Yahya Commercial and Business Law
RESEARCH REPORT: 'Twin Peaks' - the implications of South Africa's new financial regulatory model RASOOL, Zareenah Corporate Law
RESEARCH REPORT: The criminalisation of cartel behaviour in South Africa RENS, Simone Tax Law
RESEARCH REPORT: A critical examination of Section 23K, 23k, 23n and 240 of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 in light of the general anti-avoidance rule in South Africa SHAZI, Nokukhanya Sinenhlanhla Sinegugu Commercial and Business Law
RESEARCH REPORT: The predatory pricing provisions of the Competition Act - media 24 v competition commission THIPA, Ernest Thabo General
RESEARCH REPORT: Fiduciary duties of trustees and insider trading WOKER, David Willard Tax Law
RESEARCH REPORT: A critical examination of introducing a land tax in South Africa
Master of Management MADZINGA, Tshimbiluni Lister Public and Development Management
RESEARCH REPORT: Perceptions of workers in minimum wages in relation to the decent living standard MAKHUBO, Moloantoa Geoffrey Public and Development Management
RESEARCH REPORT: An assessment of the impact of understanding of the development grants in the City of Johannesburg
Master of Management in Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation MKHWANANZI, Thembalami Leslie
RESEARCH REPORT: The role of entrepreneurial leadership skills in the growth of SMEs in South Africa TARUSARIRA, Cocky
RESEARCH REPORT: Collaboration between SOE's and technology-based SME's: assesing the impact on the SME performance
Master of Management in Finance and Investment NAMUPOLO, Hilma Ndilipune
RESEARCH REPORT: Infrastructure development in Namibia: non-traditional forms of financing opportunities
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OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY Chancellor DR NJ DLAMINI MBChB (Natal) DBL (Unisa) MBA (Witwatersrand) IEC (USA) Vice-Chancellor and Principal PROFESSOR A HABIB BA Hons (Witwatersrand) MA (Natal) MPhil PhD (City University of New York) Chairman of Council MR I SHONGWE BA (Wesleyan) MPhil(Oxford) Vice-Principal and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Postgraduate Affairs) PROFESSOR Z VILAKAZI BSc (Manchester) MSc PhD (Witwatersrand) MASSAf FAAS Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) PROFESSOR R OSMAN BA (Witwatersrand) HDipEd BEd (Unisa) MEd PhD (Witwatersrand) MASSAf Registrar MS CG CROSLEY BA HDipEd (Witwatersrand) BEd (Hons) (Unisa) MEd (Witwatersrand) Chief Operating Officer MR F SIBANYONI BSc(Eng) (Natal) MBA (Cape Town) PrEng SMICMEESA Chief Financial Officer MR PC DESAI BCom (University of Durban, Westville) BCompt. (Hons) (Unisa) CA (SA) Dean of Student Affairs MR JAP SEPTEMBER BA MPhil (Cape Town) DEANS OF THE FACULTIES Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management PROFESSOR I VALODIA BCom (Unisa) BCom Hons (Natal) MSc (Lancaster) DEcon (KwaZulu-Natal) Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment PROFESSOR IR JANDRELL BSc(Eng) GDE PhD (Witwatersrand) IntPE(SA) PrEng FSAAE FSAIEE SMIEEE Faculty of Health Sciences PROFESSOR MG VELLER MBBCh MMed(Surg)(Witwatersrand) FCS(SA) Faculty of Humanities PROFESSOR G STEVENS BA (Cape Town) BA Psych (Hons) MPsych (Western Cape) DLitt et Phil (UNISA) Faculty of Science PROFESSOR N CHETTY BSc Hons (Natal) MS PhD (Urbana-Champaign) MSAIP MASSAf President of Convocation MS S BOLON BA Hons MA (Witwatersrand)
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OBANDO GUARDA, Jacqueline Mary
Public and Development Management
PHAKATHI-TSHIDZUMBA, Zanele
Security
PHOSA, Maropeng Margret
Public and Development Management
PHUTHI, Thoko Prudence
Public and Development Management
PRIMO, Lauren Jane
Digital Business
RABONDA, Fhumulani Patrick
Public and Development Management
RAPETSWANE, Phetane
Security
SCHOEMAN, Shaun
Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
SHABANGU, Lucky David
Public and Development Management
SIBIYA, Thandeka Nontobeko
Public and Development Management
SIGODI, Odwa
Digital Business
SITOLE, Nontsi Thokozile
Public and Development Management
SPELMAN, Pamella Kate Yolanda
Business Administration
XAPA, Charles Lusindiso
Security
Postgraduate Diploma in Specialised Accountancy ILA, Deborah Obonga
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SOYAMBA, Khanyisa Babalwe
RESEARCH REPORT: Commodity price and stock returns nexus in Arica
Bachelor of Commerce with Honours MAGOLEGO, Lungelo
Economics
MAKHETHA, Mpho
Business Sciences/Marketing
MAKIBINYANE, Sefatsa
Business Sciences/Human Resources
NTULI, Nombuso Purity
Economics
TAUNYANE, Tshegofatso
Applied Development Economics
TSHIBANGU, Tshimanga
Business Finance
Bachelor of Economic Science with Honours DYONTA, Azola Nico
Bachelor of Laws ADHAM, Oraizia
MAMUNZE, Vimbainashe Shieka
CHIRENGWA, Vongai
MBHEKENI, Zimkhitha Fiath
HADEBE, Nolwandle Charlotte
MOKOBANE, Thapelo Claire Nthula
KOTOANE, Ts'epo
NEMUDZIVHADI, Lutendo Tshinaki
MAGADLA, Mzoxolo Terrance
OFEIMUN, Calphania Snowey
Bachelor of Accounting Science LETAOANA, Ntebaleng Elsie
MKHALANE, Pheziwe
MABEKA, Vincent
WAGNER, Aden
MATHE, Atang Reabetsoe
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Bachelor of Commerce DA COSTA, Micaela Claudia
MOIME, Gomolemo Oratilwe
KGOSIMORE, Rethabile
PHOLOGA, Tumelo Gali
LANGA, Hellen Mmoya
SEGOWA, Sekitla Ralph
MLAMBO, Nothando Charlene
SITHOLE, Zanenhlanhla Nothemba
MODISE, Goitsemodimo Gabriel
ZWANE, Mbuso
Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy LUCKUN, Ellesha
SHANDUKANI, Livhuwani Hope
RISSENGA, Delisani Adele
TLAKA, Neo Otsile
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration CHANDA, Lesego Pertunia
MATABOGE, Olebogeng Motshidisi
DLAMINI, Lensha Buhle
MATHUTHU, Sikhulisiwe Sikhulile
GROENMEYER, Gavin David
MDINGI, Siyamtanda
HOVE, Stanley
MIYA, Nkosana Amon
JACOBS, Ralwyn John
MNENE, Xola Walter
KEIKELAME, Gaogakwe Austin
MUNSAMI, Chantal Abigail
LEOKAOKE, Lulama Vanessa
NHLAPO, Duduzile Puleng
LESHOKGOTO, Mmoni Katlego Grace
TAMASANE, Tsiliso Andreas
MADONONO, Vuyi
TANYANYIWA, Olivia Tashinga
MAFUMO, Thuso
THOMPSON, Thelma
MAHLATSI, Mahlohonolo
ZONDANI, Thotyelwa
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Postgraduate Diploma in Law MABUZA, Busisiwe Tshegofatso
General
MOKEMANE, Pinky Joyce Mabatloung
Corporate Law
SONO, Tintswalo Queen
Tax Law
Postgraduate Diploma in Management BALOYI, Refomoni Enny
Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
CHIKUDO, Donald
Security
CONRADIE, Rees Thomas
Business Administration
DAKILE, Dumisani Andrias
Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
DIOLE, Tshiamo
Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
DOOLABH, Swasthie
Public and Development Management
HOFFMANN, Ryan Anthony
Public and Development Management
HOFMEYR, Robert Oswald
Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
JUMIRA, Glenda
Public and Development Management
KUBHEKA, Mandy Mandisa
Business Administration
LANGTON, Alecia Lindse
Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
MABEDLA, Mlungisi
Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
MABUNDA, Tembisa Tini
Public and Development Management
MADHLALA, Nokwazi Sweetness
Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
MAMPHISWANA, Rendani Stranger
Energy Leadership
MANTSHONGO, Mandla
Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
MASHASHA, Tumisho Othaniel
Public and Development Management
MATSHAYA, Zintle Apiwe
Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
MTSHALI, Nokwazi
Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
MZELE, Lindile
Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
NKEMELE, Nchochoba Kenneth
Business Administration