EVENTS GALLERY

TAKING GOVERNMENT TO THE PEOPLE…
National Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, visited the WSU main campus in Mthatha on Friday, 10 February 2006, and addressed staff, students and the public on the services and strategies of the Department of Home Affairs.

The visit was part of the Ministry’s campaign to make the services of the Department of Home Affairs more accessible to the public. The Deputy Minister was hosted by the Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic, Prof Themba Mjoli, and the campus’s Student Representative Council. Formerly, Minister Gigaba led the ANC Youth League.

WSU Potsdam Campus Health Services win a floating trophy for participating in a Health Promotion Poster Competition in January 2006.

Annually South African Association of Campus Health Services (SAACHS) holds a Conference for the benefit of the Campus Communities. This is a health promotion strategy to improve healthy lifestyle in all tertiary education institutions in South Africa.

Thanks to the results of dedicated team work, the Campus Health Service staff (Right: visiting doctor, nurses, lay counsellors and receptionist) and Art school lecturers and students proudly presented their poster - based on the theme:
" Hand Hygiene and prevention of infections."


The Campus Health Service staff with the winning poster
and floating trophy


Prof Nicky Morgan and Pro VC (Academic), Prof Themba Mjoli, in a brief welcoming meeting with ANC Deputy President, Jacob Zuma, (middle) during his visit to the Mthatha campus to address students on 14 October 2005.

The evening address was well received by the students. The ANC Deputy President also addressed a public rally in Mthatha the next day.


WSU was the venue for the first
Oliver Tambo Memorial Lecture
in Mthatha on 8 October 2005,
in commemoration of Oliver Tambo month. Seen with Prof Morgan (right) are the Mayor of the Ekurhuleni District (Gauteng), His Worship Dumo Nkosi, and Mayor of the
O R Tambo District (Mthatha), Her Worship Zoleka Capa.

The lecture was co-hosted by both municipalities and celebrated the life, contribution and leadership of former ANC President, Oliver Tambo.


Prof Nicky Morgan with winners of the
Metropolitan Eastern Cape Achievers Awards
and members of the WSU's Convocation, Prof Nompumelelo Jafta (Education Achiever) and Dr Archie Nkonyeni (Business Achiever).

The event, which was held at the WSU main campus in Mthatha on 1 October 2005, was dotted with members of the University's Convocation, namely Chairperson of the Awards, Dr Brigalia Bam, and Patron of the Awards, Dr Laura Mpahlwa.

Family Medicine Conference
co-ordinator,
Anle Odendall, turned out in style for the conference culutural evening at the WSU Great Hall in Mthatha,
7 August 2005.

 

The Annual Family Medicine Conference took place in Mthatha, 5-7 August 2005, in conjunction with the Faculty of Health Sciences and family practitioners in the city. The theme of this year's conference was: Managing Change in Family Practice. The conference was well attended by academics and practitioners from around the country. It was opened by the MEC for Health, Dr Bevan Goqwana.

Mthatha campus Merger Manager, Mr Phumzile Mfazwe (left), looks on as Prof Kaya Mfenyana presents a certificate of appreciation to the Mthatha merger officer's administrator, Mrs Ernestine Thurstorn. The merger office presented certificates of appreciation to all Task Team co-ordinators and merger office staff from the campus at a cocktail event after the merger in July. The event was intended to thank the co-ordinators for their contribution in the pre-merger process.

 
 
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