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Honorary doctorates bestowed on exemplary individuals during Qwaqwa graduations

The University of the Free State conferred six honorary doctorates during its April 2022 graduation ceremonies. Two of these were conferred at the Qwaqwa Campus ceremonies on 29 and 30 April to Justice Dikgang Moseneke, Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa and justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, and Ms Winnie Byanyima, the Executive Director of UNAIDS and an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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Qwaqwa Campus in-person graduations a traditional affair worth remembering

Graduations on the UFS Qwaqwa Campus are known for its unique traditional flair, and during the first in-person two-day graduation ceremonies in two years – which were held on 29 and 30 April – the ecstatic graduates did not disappoint. 

The campus was abuzz with excitement and activity from droves of students, accompanied by proud parents and loved ones; but it was inside the Rolihlahla Mandela Hall that the pride brought about by graduations was witnessed.

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