CONTENTS
28 From Living in the Grey to Leading with Purpose – The Grounded Rise of FNB Business Banking CEO Ghana Msibi
MESSAGE FROM UJ 1 From the Vice-Chancellor’s Desk 2 From the Alumni Office CONVOCATION CORNER 3 Introducing the New Convocation Executive Committee 5 ThutoKeMatla: Claiming Convocation Through Ubuntu, Alumni Action, and Shared Impact UJ NEWS 8 UJ climbs to highest-ever global ranking, cementing it amongst SA and Africa’s leading universities 10 Resounding Welcome for UJ’s 2026 First-year Students 12 UJ Anchors National Digital Strategy with UNESCO Chair and Government Partnership 13 UJ Honorary Doctorate Recipient Prof Alfred Z Msezane Celebrated by National Society of Black Physicists AI @ UJ 15 UJ’s cutting-edge WhatsApp Chatbot Enhances Student Engagement and Support 16 UJ Implements Facial Recognition for a Secure Registration, a First for a South African University 17 A New Era of Verifying UJ Qualifications Online EVENTS 19 UJ Convocation Charts a New Course at AGM 21 Fortress Westdene: A Season of Legacy and Grit at the Alumni Corner 23 Strengthening Global Bonds – UJ’s Orange Army in Nairobi 25 Shaping 2026 Together – UJ Alumni Reaffirm a Lifelong Legacy in the In Conversation Series ALUMNI MOVERS AND SHAKERS 28 From Living in the Grey to Leading with Purpose – The Grounded Rise of FNB Business Banking CEO Ghana Msibi 30 Motshidisi Mohono and the Power Shift in Sport 32 A Delayed Dream, Fully Realised – Lehlohonolo Majoro on Football, Education and Staying the Course 34 Designing Solutions That Matter: Hebendran Padayachee on Purpose, Technology and Impact 36 Built on Grit and Grace – Andile Zulu’s Ascent to the World of Finance 38 From UJ to the United Nations: Professor Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo’s Mission to Shape Africa’s Digital Governance Future 41 A Life in Law Grounded in Purpose – The Journey of the Much Loved Advocate Sandile Khumalo SC THE WINNERS CIRCLE 44 UJ Alumnus and Grammy Winner Wouter Kellerman Receives Order of Ikhamanga from President Ramaphosa 46 From Muldersdrift to the National Stage: Ntombifuthi Gumede’s Science of Impact 48 A Calling to Care – Sonia Kallai and the Quiet Power of Early Childhood Teaching 50 From UJ to Springbok Sevens: Shaun Williams’ Inspiring Rise Through Resilience and Determination 53 Taxing the Limits: How Mmatshepho Ngwenya is Rewriting the Meaning of Leadership HONORARY DOCTORATE 57 UJ Recognises Monica Geingos’ Transformative Advocacy with Honorary Doctorate 59 UJ Confers Honorary Doctorate on Rugby Legend and Nation Builder Francois Pienaar 61 Tryphosa Ramano Dedicates UJ Honorary Doctorate to the Grandmother Who Taught Her to Lead 62 A Nostalgic Return – Jubilation As An Honorary Doctorate is Conferred on Prof Njabulo Ndebele 64 UI Confers Honorary Doctorate on John Samuel – Turning Hope Into Action for Educational and Social Change 65 Academic Leader and Mathematician Prof Loyiso Nongxa Honoured with UJ Honorary Doctorate
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Wouter Kellerman receives Order of Ikhamanga from President Ramaphosa
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UJ confers Honorary Doctorate on Rugby Legend and Nation Builder Francois Pienaar
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A Nostalgic Return – Jubilation As An Honorary Doctorate is Conferred on Prof Njabulo Ndebele
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