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ALUMNI AWARDS

100+

alumni awards conferred
by the University since 2010

Alumni

ACHIEVER “Their individual stories are powerful
testimonies of the life experiences,
AWARDS hard work, mindset and personal
values which (have formed) part of
their life journey and achievements.”

– Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sibongile Muthwa

elson Mandela University produces achievers,
both well-known and unsung. We have seen
thousands of graduates cross our campus
Nthreshold, poised to make their mark on the
world and proudly bearing the torch of our namesake. On 23
March this year, we honoured eight of our most successful
graduates at the annual Alumni Awards ceremony.
It was a memorable night of reunions and rewards at the
Madibaz Sports Centre, bringing together alumni leaders
past and present in a joyous reminder of our institution’s rich
heritage of success, rooted in being of service to society.

Ziyanda Ntshona

LLB, Nelson Mandela University; LLM and MBA, African
Leadership University

A legal eagle with a philanthropic passion for people, law
expert Ntshona is blazing a trail through corporate South Africa
while driving upliftment for the country’s most vulnerable.
The Webber Wentzel corporate partner was named 2023
Up-and-Coming Lawyer of the Year at the Chambers Africa
Awards, is a 2019 Woman Professional of the Year recipient
and co-led the team that assisted ABSA Bank Limited in its
acquisitions from Barclays Bank PLC – a move awarded 2013’s
“Deal of the Year” by DealMakers.
Ntshona’s philanthropic projects include a non-executive
directorship of the Kolisi Foundation and board membership of
Ubuntu Pathways, a Gqeberha NPO supporting orphaned and
vulnerable children.

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