A UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL ALUMNI PUBLICATION Issue 1 • 2009 • NEWS • PROFILES • OUT & ABOUT • CLASS NOTES • ON THE BOOKSHELF Edgewood Howard Medical Pietermaritzburg Westville College School CONTENTS 02 MESSAGES 06 NEWS 18 PROFILES 22 OUT & ABOUT 26 CONVOCATION 28 CLASS NOTES 38 ON THE BOOKSHELF A UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL09 ALUMNI PUBLICATION Editorial team Dasarath Chetty, Finn Christensen, Deanne Collins, Sandile Ngcobo Contributors Deanne Collins, Vicky Crookes, Sejal Desai, Thembeka Dlungwane, MaryAnn Francis, Hazel Langa, Smita Maharaj, Neesha Maharaj, Indu Moodley, Zanele Ndlala, Sabelo Nyuswa, Normah Zondo, Xoliswa Zulu Photographs Vicky Crookes, Anand Govender, Albert Hirasen, Kevin Joseph, Neesha Maharaj, Madoda Mahlangu, Mangana Makhumisane, Zanele Ndlala Administrative Assistance Esmé Estrice, Desiree Govender, Zanele Ndlala Produced by Corporate Relations, University of KwaZulu-Natal Telephone 031 260 7115/2027 Email
[email protected] Alumni Affairs office 031 260 2016/2823 Alumni Affairs website www. alumniaffairs.ukzn.ac.za Design & Layout Artworks Communications Printing Art Printers Cover photo Proud graduates at one of the 2009 Graduation ceremonies (see page 6) UKZNTOUCH/ 01 MESSAGES From the desk of the Vice-Chancellor the Committee on Governance and with the Ministerial Committee’s so soon after the merger while facing Academic Freedom (GAFC) to exam- Report on Transformation, Social enormous challenges. ine issues pertaining to governance Cohesion and the Elimination of These reports have long-term and academic freedom at UKZN. The Discrimination in Higher Education implications for the University and it Committee was tasked to furnish a Institutions are being engaged by all is both a national and an institutional report to Council in May 2009.