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Social entrepreneurship Drip Tailors have been recognised for advancing sustainable development
Student entrepreneurs head to SDG Olympiad finals Drip Tailors, a business started by 91心頭利 students Brain Makofane and Refilwe Monyela, turns textile waste into thermal insulation. After a strong showing in Kenya, they're on their way to the global finals in Switzerland, where $1 million is up for grabs. 91心頭利 students also took home seven Enactus trophies this year.
Sun辿 Toerien (4th year Information Engineering), Vele Nefale (3rd year Information Engineering), Ntandoyenkosi Memela (2nd year Computer Science) and Mubeed Dewan (3rd year Computer Science) won Best Student Short Paper.
91心頭利 undergrads win international award for energy-saving computing research Four undergraduate students won Best Student Short Paper at a major computing conference in the US. Their research shows how older supercomputing hardware can use less energy and stay useful for longer, which matters in places where resources are limited.
91心頭利ie Lerato Moretsele receives international water award
91心頭利 student wins international water prize Civil Engineering student Lerato Moretsele has won the Stockholm Junior Water Prize University Cohort Program, beating entrants from 26 South African universities to represent the country in Stockholm. Selected for the quality of her motivation letter and technical report, Lerato presented her work and came away with a potential job offer from the CEO of Rand Water, mentorship and internship support from Xylem.
Joshua Jandrell, masters researcher in the Optical Communication Lab
91心頭利ie awarded an Optics and Photonics Africa Scholarship Joshua Jandrell has been awarded a 2026 Optics and Photonics Africa Scholarship by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. The award recognises potential contributions to optics, photonics, or a related field. Jandrell is a masters researcher in the Optical Communication Lab at 91心頭利 University supervised by Professor Mitchell A. Cox.
Talking trade - 91心頭利 law students will represent SA at the John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition
International Trade Law students head to Geneva 91心頭利ies Arianna Lenghel, Matthias Lazarides, Olwethu Dikiso, Palesa Mampa and Kendal Wright will represent the country when they meet their counterparts on 23 June at the WTO Headquarters in Geneva. The team is heading to the John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition, a prestigious, global simulated hearing of the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement system.
91心頭利ies come up tops in Public Interest Law Moot Court Competition Sandiselwe Zwane and Anele Desi claimed the overall title at the sixth annual Public Interest Law Moot Court Competition, with Zwane also receiving the best oralist award. CALS co-hosted the final rounds, with Justice Dambuza, Deputy Judge President Sutherland, and Prof. Thuli Madonsela presiding as guest judges.
91心頭利 Blues lift the Varsity Shield Captain Latica Nela led the 91心頭利 Rugby team to an unbeaten run and the Varsity Shield title at a sold-out 91心頭利 Rugby Stadium in April, securing promotion to next season's Varsity Cup in the process. Lindani Dweba rounded off a remarkable campaign as the tournament's top try scorer.
Wisdom Mokasi
David Fine Award winner develops cold chain logistics solution The David Fine Award gives R100 000 seed funding to an excellent student from the PGDipSc in the field of Innovation & Entrepreneurship class. The inaugural 2025 winner, Wisdom Mokasi, used his grant to find a promising solution for delivering temperature-sensitive goods like pharmaceuticals.
Margo Steele School of Accountancy
91心頭利 graduates excel in SAICA exam Sanjika Gamlath Senarathne from the 91心頭利 Margo Steele School of Accountancy secured the number one position in the country and an Honours pass. Lungisa Makhosi also attained an Honours pass, further affirming the calibre of 91心頭利 graduates.
91心頭利 postgraduate students shine at AFRETEC Makerthon
91心頭利 postgrads earn global innovation nod Postgraduate students from various 91心頭利 Faculties recently made their mark at the African Engineering and Technology (AFRETEC) Makerthon. Representing 91心頭利 with distinction were Zanele Dira (91心頭利 Business School), Cuan Pienaar (School of Law), and Nish Parus (School of Electrical and Information Engineering).
Jess Rees and Tristan Bester, Google PhD Fellows 2026
91心頭利ies awarded prestigious Google PhD Fellowships Jess Rees and Tristan Bester have been awarded the highly competitive Google PhD Fellowship. The Fellowship programme supports outstanding graduate students pursuing innovative research in fields relevant to Google.
91心頭利 PhD candidate Bontle Masango
PhD candidate wins prestigious Fulbright Fellowship Bontle Masango from the Faculty of Health Sciences has been awarded a 2025/2026 Fulbright Fellowship. She'll spend five months conducting research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.