Final Address by the President of UJ Convocation Prof Tumi Diale
To the UJ Council members, the MEC, the ELG, our esteemed Convocation, our UJ Alumni, the newly-elected Exco of Convocation, my current Exco of Convocation, and Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg, Prof Tshilidzi Marwala: I greet you all, Ah!, Dumelang, Sanibonani, Hello. I am humbled that I was bestowed the mammoth task of leading the UJ Convocation from 15 September 2019 to 14 September 2022. Yes, it has been a challenging, yet value- oriented and goal-driven three- year journey as the Exco of the UJ Convocation. As we took off on UJ JET, Flight EXCO2019 to Destination 2022, we had to start on Ground Zero to rebuild the UJ Convocation.
Allow me to acknowledge and say a big thank you to my flight crew members. Ms. Zanele Modiba as my co-pilot and Deputy President of the UJ Convocation … my flight engineer and navigator, Ms Confidence Tshilande, is our representative in the UJ Council … my cabin crew member, Mr Msizi Khoza, is also our UJ Council representative … and at our last connecting airport in 2021 we were joined by another member of the cabin crew, Ms Nondumiso Mvubu. I am eternally grateful to this team. Without them this flight could have crashed when we crossed unchartered mountains and oceans. Thank you A-Team, ke leboga go menagane. Ngesizulu bathi, “Ukwanda kwaliwa umthakathi”. As a black woman I am not blind to the fact that I entered office when our country is faced with a myriad of social, economic, political and educational ills that threaten the future of our country’s youth. When we took over office and had our strategic plan in January 2020, little did we know that we would be faced with the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the challenges, we are proud to say we achieved a lot and made great strides despite the tough times. We initially had five projects that we committed to and although we put the SWC Female Residence on hold because of financial challenges
I am eternally grateful to this team. Without them, this flight
could have crashed when we crossed unchartered mountains and oceans. Thank you A-Team, ke leboga go menagane. Ngesizulu bathi, “Ukwanda kwaliwa umthakathi”.
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