UCT NEWS ALUMNI MAGAZINE 2007 UCT AppoinTS ndEBElE’S SUCCESSOR Alumni behind wheel for BEE BMW • Stormy days for ship’s doctor 52 UCT NEWS 2007 Reunions galore • 15 pages of classmates 12 UCT NEWS 2007 ALUMNI MAGAZINE 16 2 Foreword 5 A year in the life of UCT 6 VC process 8 UCT doctors in the Eastern Cape 12 Green building 14 Goedgedacht outreach 18 15 A year in the life of UCT 16 Kent family rooted in UCT soil 17 UCT four in the driving seat 18 A Southern Ocean storm 20 Alumni books and plays 21 A year in the life of UCT contents 22 Wireless technology 22 makes Internet affordable Cover picture: 24 Graduate shoulders 2010 preparations Dr Max Price and Prof Njabulo S Ndebele 25 Finding the molecules of destiny 26 A year in the life of UCT PUBLISHED BY COMMUNICATION AND 27 In memory MARKETING DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN 28 A year in the life of UCT EDITOR 29 Message from Prof Thandabantu Nhlapo MEGAN MORRIS WRITERS 35 30 Alumni reunion roundup MYOLISI GOPHE CHRIS McEVOY 32 Development and Alumni Department MEGAN MORRIS HELEN THÉRON 34 Supporting our future PHOTOGRAPHER DYLAN COLHANE 35 A year in the life of UCT ADMIN SUPPORT CARMILLA PAULSE 36 Alumni in the news 39 Where are they now? 43 foreword Though this edition His achievements include leading an has no single flavour, Internal Reconciliation Commission outreach will be a and establishing a new graduate prominent theme. entry medical degree. He pioneered Read, for example, academic programmes in rural health, about a UCT-trained bioethics, sports medicine, emergency group of health medicine and biomedical sciences. He professionals who also raised over R130 million for new keep the wheels initiatives. He founded South Africa’s turning at Zithulele first university-owned private teaching Hospital in the hospital and the first local university Eastern Cape, one of research company. the country’s hardest- hit regions in terms UCT will be proud to have Dr Price of medical resources. as the ninth Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town in July next This will be my last year. His vision for the institution into message to you in the future is inspiring and in line with UCT News. My second the UCT values we hold dear. term of office ends at the end of June next In this edition, we’ve summarised the year. In this regard, I election process that led to Dr Price’s am pleased to inform appointment, and have also included a Dear alumni and friends you of the appointment of Dr Max statement from Dr Price. Price as the UCT Vice-Chancellor Designate. Dr Price will succeed me It has been a great honour and privilege Greetings from UCT. in July 2008. His appointment by to have served this great institution and Council follows a lengthy and thorough to have met so many of you, in person can hardly believe it’s been a year selection process led by the chair of the on my travels locally and abroad, and I since the last UCT News. This edition UCT Council, Mr Geoff Budlender. through the pages of publications such is a little later than usual. We’ve held Dr Price has been appointed for a as this one. back because there was an important term of five years. notice we wanted to go out with this UCT’s strength and future lies in edition. But more on that just now. The Selection Committee was its roots, alumni old and new, who impressed by the combination of continue to spread the university’s fine Your copy of UCT News is one of just qualities that Dr Price can offer UCT: a legacy to every corner of the globe and under 73 000 that have winged their rare consolidation of strong experience who plough back their expertise and way around the globe. That’s about and a record of delivery in senior resources to continue the lifelong gift 13 000 more than last year, testimony executive management, transformation of learning. This should ensure a long to some hard work between our imperatives, as well as an understanding and satisfying relationship between Development and Alumni Department of international higher education you and your alma mater. and our alumni, both here and abroad, challenges. Dr Price has a broad- to expand and update our database. based academic record, experience Warmest wishes in teaching, research, postgraduate Our growing alumni base also explains supervision and an inspiring leadership the bumper Alumni Roundup section style. His record of spearheading a in this year’s edition, a ‘who’s where series of transformation initiatives and what they’re up to’ glimpse of our during his tenure as dean of the Faculty alumni. We hope you enjoy catching up of Health Sciences at Wits University Njabulo S. Ndebele and spot a classmate or two. from 1996 to 2006 is impressive. Vice-Chancellor and Principal 2 UCT NEWS 2007 intshayelelo Bafundi beminyaka edlulileyo Ngumyalezo wam wokugqibela kuni lo miliyoni ngemali ayifumene kwimithom- kwi-UCT News. Ixesha ebendilimiselwe bo eyahlukileyo, esenzela amaphulo am- nezihlobo ezibekekileyo kwesi sikhundla liyaphelelwa ekupheleni atsha awasekileyo. Ukwangumseki wesi- kukaJuni walo nyaka uzayo. Kungoko bhedlele sabucala sokuqala ekufundelwa Ndiyanibulisa nonke ndikweli ziko ndinovuyo ukunazisa ngokonyulwa ku- kuso esiseseyunivesithi eMzantsi Afrika, lase-UCT. kaGqr. Max Price njengoSekela-Ntloko kwanenkampani yokuqala yophando yeYunivesithi yase-UCT owoNyuliweyo. eyiyeyeyunivesithi kweli. ndikholelwa ukuba sekephele un- UGqr. Price uza kungena kwesi sikhun- Ayaka omnye iphumile i-UCT News dla ngoJulayi 2008. Ukonyulwa kwakhe I-UCT iza kuzingca ngokubekwa kuk- yokugqibela. Olu hlelo lucothile kanc- yiKhansile kulandela inkqubo ende neve- aGqr. Price esihlalweni njengoSekela-Nt- inci kunesiqhelo. Siye salubamba kanc- lele zonke iinkalo, ebikhokelwa nguSih- loko wesithoba weYunivesithi yaseKapa inci ngenxa yokuba kukho isibhengezo lalo weKhansile ye-UCT, uMnu. Geoff ngoJulayi wonyaka ozayo. Umbono ana- esibalulekileyo ebesifuna ukuba siphume Budlender. UGqr. Price uza kuba kwesi wo wokukhokela le yunivesithi kwimin- kunye nalo. Ndiza kunaba ngeso sib- sikhundla iminyaka emihlanu. yaka ezayo uyakhuthaza kwaye uyaham- hengezo kungekudala, apha ngezantsi. belana nezithethe nemimiselo esiyixabise IKomiti yoKhetho iye yathabatheka ka- kakhulu yase-UCT. Ikopi yakho oyifumanayo ye-UCT News khulu zizinto ezahlukileyo azenzileyo yikopi enye nje kuphela kwiikopi ezi- kunye negama elihle aza nalo e-UCT Kolu hlelo, siyishwankathele inkqubo phantse zifike kuma-73 000 ezithunyel- uGqr. Price. Uza nentlanganisela en- yonyulo ekhokelele ekonyulweni ku- we ehlabathini liphela. Eli nani lonyuke gaqhelekanga yamava aphangaleleyo kaQqr. Price, kwaye siwufakile nomyal- phantse ngama-13 000 kwelo lonyaka kunye nerekhodi lokuphumeza izinto ezo ophuma kuye uGqr. Price. ophelileyo, nto leyo engqina ukuba iSebe kwinqanaba lolawulo lwabaphathi aba- lethu lezoPhuhliso nezabaFundi bemin- khulu, amava ezinto ezibalulekileyo Ndiyazingca kwaye ndiyabulela ngewon- yaka edlulileyo, libambisene kunye na- eziphathelele kwiingququ zasemse- ga lokukhonza eli ziko libalasele kanga- bafundi beli ziko bangaphambili, kweli benzini, kwakunye nokuqonda izinto ka, nangokuba ndibe ndifumene ithuba nakumazwe aphesheya, lixakekile lisen- eziyimingeni kwimfundo yamaziko em- lokudibana nabaninzi kuni, kutyelelo za konke elinako ukwandisa uvimba fundo ephakamileyo kwizizwe ngez- lwam kwimimandla yeli nakumazwe wethu weenkcukacha zabafundi. izwe. UGqr. Price unerekhodi lemfundo aphesheya, nakumaphepha oshicilelo ol- ephangaleleyo kwizifundo ezahlukileyo, ufana nesi sigidimi. Ukwanda kwenani labafundi beminyaka amava okufundisa, awophando, awokon- edlulileyo kubangele ukuba libe likhulu gamela izifundo zabafundi abenza izifun- Amandla e-UCT nekamva layo lilele icandelo i-Alumni Roundup kuhlelo do ezenziwa emva kwesidanga sokuqala kwimvelaphi yayo neengcambu zayo, lwalo nyaka, candelo eloo lisibonisa kwakunye nohlobo lobunkokeli olukh- kubafundi abatsha nabadala, aba- ukuba abafundi bethu beminyaka edlu- anyiselayo nolunenkuthazo kwabanye saqhubekayo nokusasaza ilifa legama lileyo baphi besenza ntoni na kule mih- abantu. Iyancomeka kakhulu irekhodi elihle layo kuzo zonke iimbobo zeh- la. Siyathemba ukuba niza kukonwabe- yakhe yokukhokela uthotho lweenkqubo labathi nabasebenzisa ubugcisa nezi- la ukubona ukuba baphi besenza ntoni zeenguqu ngethuba ebeyiNtloko ya- bonelelo zabo kwiindawo abakuzo ukuze abanye abantu, mhlawumbi ungabona baFundi kwiCandelo leNzululwazi kuqhutyekwe nesipho semfundo sobomi noba mnye okanye babini abantu ow- ngezeMpilo kwiYunivesithi yase-Wits, bomntu bonke. Oku kumele ukuba ku- awufunda nabo ngexesha lakho. ukususela ngo-1996 ukuya kutsho ngo- qinisekise ubudlelwane obude nobuncu- 2006. Phakathi kwezinto aziphumeleleyo, misayo phakathi kwenu kunye neyunives- Nangona olu hlelo lungenamxholo singabalula ukukhokela kwakhe iKom- ithi enanifunda kuyo. mnye ukhethekileyo, kugxiliwe kakhulu ishoni yoXolelwaniso yaNgaphakathi kumxholo wokunceda abantu ngaphan- nokumisela imfundo yesidanga esitsha Ngeminqweno emihle kakhulu. dle kulo. Umzekelo, funda ngeqela sezonyango. Uhlahle indlela yeenkqubo lamagcisa ezempilo aqeqeshwe e-UCT, zemfundo zezempilo zasemaphandleni, elinceda abantu kwisiBhedlele iZithulele eze-bioethics, ezonyango lwezemidlalo, esiseMpuma Koloni, enye yezona ndawo ezonyango lwamaxesha kaxakeka kunye Njabulo S. Ndebele zithwaxwa kanobom kukunqongophala neze-biomedical sciences. Ukwanyuse USekela-Ntloko yeYunivesithi kwezibonelelo zonyango kweli. ingxowa yemali engaphezulu kwe-R130 neNqununu UCT NEWS 2007 3 voorwoord Geagte alumni en vriende Hierdie