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CONTENTS “I never lose. I either

Global Footprint Special Award .............................35 win or learn.”
Across the Oceans ............................. 1 Professor Cheryl Foxcroft ............... 35 As you dip into the pages of Thetha, please
Growing Alumni Global Footprint ... 2 consider these wise words of our namesake,
Alumni Update Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
#MandelaUniversityGiving Making an Impact ............................ 36 His glass-half-full attitude was, and
Giving for Social Redress & Future Focus .................................... 36 continues to be, a salve for the world’s
Empowerment ................................... 8 Graduates, We’re Growing! ............ 37 wounds. It is the kind of encouragement
Growing Need for Food Parcels ....... 9 Online and positivity that we all need, regardless
A Vision for Eco-conscious AI an Educational Reality ................ 38 of our circumstances or the outcome of
Greenhouses .................................... 10 Winning Friends, our dreams.
Supporting Community Kitchens Influencing People .......................... 41 This edition, our seventh, makes
to Feed Families .............................. 13 us mindful of this. These stories are a
Donate to Change Lives ................. 15 Sustainability celebration of highs and lows, setbacks and
From London to Paris with love ...... 17 Jobs and Opportunities in comebacks and valuable lessons learned.
Climate Smart Forestry .................... 45
News We hope that the progressive
Naming & Renaming ....................... 21 Forests of the Future ....................... 47 developments unfolding at Nelson Mandela
Digital Dome a Multi-Purpose Architecture University, along with what our staff, students
Gift for All ......................................... 22 Agriculture Building Project Bags and alumni are achieving, will inspire you.
Expanded University Shop .............. 26 Top Prize ........................................... 50 Behind each of these success stories -
be they about infrastructure, influencers,
Watch This Space: PhD Research Partners artificial intelligence, or internet addiction
Could Physics be Answer for 25 Years of Cooperation.................. 52 - are unwritten losses. These are the
Eskom Woes? ................................... 28 uncertainties, anxieties, and other
Measuring Internet Addiction ........ 29 Double Act: Alumni Couples shortcomings of individual and collective
Empowering Muslim Women Academic Achievers Bite journeys that may trip us up, but don’t stop
to Succeed ....................................... 30 the Big Apple ................................... 54 us. We either win or learn. And we do so
Garlic Boost for Old Tyres ............... 31 Building Dreams .............................. 57
A Passion for Democracy ................ 58 through perseverance.
Alumni Achiever Awards True achievers just keep on keeping on,
Ziyanda Ntshona .............................. 32 Humour because everything will be alright in the
Willem Bouwer van Rooyen ............ 33 On the International Stage ............. 60 end … and, ‘’if it’s not alright,” to quote
Anele Siswana .................................. 33 The Power of Humour ..................... 62 an excerpt from the Best Exotic Marigold
Professor Nosisi Nellie Feza ........... 34 Alumni Features Hotel, “then it’s not the end”.
Alumni Rising Star Awards Water Polo Star Dives into Debbie Derry
Awonke Nqayiya .............................. 34 Pharmacy Career.............................. 64 Editor
Curwyn Mapaling ............................. 35 A woman for all seasons ................. 66
Sedibu Mohlaba .............................. 35 A New Life in the Netherlands ....... 68

Publisher: Paul Geswindt
Editor: Debbie Derry PO Box 77000, Nelson Mandela University,
Sub-editors: Beth Cooper Howell and Gillian McAinsh Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), 6031
Writers: Debbie Derry, Heather Dugmore, T +27 41 504 3935
Beth Cooper Howell and Gillian McAinsh E alumni@mandela.ac.za
Production: Lyndall Sa Joe-Derrocks
Design: Juliana Jangara
Photography: Many thanks to all who contributed images to this publication.
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