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From Chief Director in Northern Cape Government to Doctor Mangalane du Toit

24 February 2021 | Story Dr Nitha Ramnath | Photo supplied

maggy du toit_web read more — Mangalane Maggy du Toit, Chief Director in the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, received her doctorate at the February virtual graduation ceremony.

Years of hard work and commitment have certainly paid off for Mangalane Maggy du Toit, who received her Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration and Management during the UFS virtual graduation ceremony on 24 February 2021. A Chief Director in the Northern Cape Restitution Branch of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Du Toit started her public-service career as a social worker in the rural areas of Limpopo. Over the years, she has acquired extensive experience in implementing and managing government development projects, particularly in rural settings. She is currently responsible for the restoration of land rights to those who were dispossessed due to the Natives Land Act of 1913.

“I didn’t know it at the time, but deep down I knew I had to go through with this. Funny enough, quitting never even crossed my mind,” said Du Toit on receiving her external examiner reports. She is preparing for four international journal publications.

Promoted by Prof Liezel Lues, Du Toit’s thesis, titled The administration of social grants for adult persons with disabilities in the Northern Cape, assesses efficiency in the administration of social grants for adult people with disabilities, using the 2011 Social Grants Disability Management Model. The study explains why, despite gatekeeping, applicants with the same medical condition keep returning and are allowed through the system, only to be rejected again. The significance of the study lies in its attempt to improve efficiency in the administration of these social grants in the national sphere. The recommendations will help develop clear, integrated policy guidelines on disability grant administration and will be captured in the regulations of the Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act 13 of 2004 as amended).

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UFS tennis player off to World Games in Turkey

2005-04-06

Kovsie se nommer 1 gekeurde tennisspeler Michelle van Staden is na afloop van die SASSU Oefenkamp van 28 Maart - 2 April 2005 te Pretoria in die SA Studente span verkies om aan die 23ste Studente Wêreldspele in Turkye, Izmar vanaf 10 - 21 Augustus 2005 deel te neem.

Van Staden het te same met 3 ander Kovsie wat in die SA Studente oefengroep opgeneem is, nl. Dillon van der Haer (Kovsie se nr. 1 mansspeler), Elliott Hogan (2de agtereen volgende jaar tot oefengroep verkies) en Lizelle Smith (Kovsies se nr. 2 gekeurde damesspeler) aan die oefenkamp in Pretoria deelgeneem. Die week het bestaan uit fiksheidstoetse en rondomtalie wedstryde. Uit die 8 mans- en 8 damesspelers van verskeie Tersiêre Instellings in SA is slegs 3 mans en 3 dames verkies tot die span wat na Turkye sal reis.

Die span is: Mans: Heinrich Heyl (Tuks), Warwic Spence (UJHB), Joshua Nkachela (Tuks). Reserwe: Mark Prior (UJHB).

Dames: Michelle van Staden (Kovsies), Catherine Perkins (UKZN), Zanele Tshabalala (TUT). Reserwe: Leentjie Oosthuizen (Maties).

Michelle het gedurende verlede jaar se SASSU toernooi nie een wedstryde afgestaan en is nie-amptelik as die nr. 1 damesspeler in SA studente tennis aangewys. Smith was ook deel van die Kovsie vrouespan wat die goue medalje verower het tydens die toernooi.

Die UV se afrigter, mnr. Marnus Kleinhans sal die SA Studente span as spanbestuurder na Turkye vergesel. Die afrigter is mnr. Gerrie Dippenaar van die UJHB.

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