The Zakwe family celebrating the achievement of their father, Dr Peter Zakwe, at the recent UKZN Spring Graduation ceremonies.No two PhD journeys are the same. This has been the experience of PhD in Leadership Studies graduate, Dr Thisha Peter Zakwe, who celebrated the culmination of his second doctoral journey at the recent UKZN Spring Graduation ceremonies.
The multi-talented Dr Xoliswa Majola graduates with her PhD. An all-rounder is the best way to describe Graduate School of Business and Leadership (GSB&L) academic and PhD graduate, Dr Xoliswa Majola.
She started out as a young entrepreneur styling her neighbours' hair after school at the age of 14 in her hometown of Hammarsdale to raise funds for her high school tuition.
Black Management Forum (BMF) President and Master of Commerce in Leadership Studies graduate, Mr Mncane Mthunzi.With his career spanning across various industries including retail, transport, industrial products, telecommunications, broadcasting, information technology and governance, it is without a doubt that Mr Mncane Mthunzi, President of the Black Management Forum (BMF), is growing his leadership portfolio as he recently graduated with a Master of Commerce in Leadership Studies degree from UKZN.
Reverend Collen Bongani Sibiya who graduated with a PhD in Public Administration. Balancing his duties as the Director of Human Resource Development at the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in KwaZulu-Natal and the leader of Pietermaritzburg’s Rock of Life Movement Church has been quite a juggling act for PhD in Public Administration graduate Reverend Collen Bongani Sibiya.
Ms Nokukhanya Biyela graduates with a Master’s degree at the UKZN Spring Graduation ceremonies. 
Clockwise from top: Ms Amy Ramsamy, Ms Mandisa Mbatani, Ms Nokuthula Ndlovu, Ms Thina Ngubane, Ms Nontobeko Buthelezi and Mr Asif Satar.In a bid to recognise that staff members are the most valuable asset in an organisation, the College of Law and Management Studies is celebrating six UKZN staff members who graduated with their Master’s degrees across various different disciplines.
Dr Thulani Dube graduates with his PhD in Management. As his home country of Zimbabwe is currently facing various socio-economic challenges such as a lack of financial access by the rural communities to cash crisis and liquidity, PhD in Management graduate, Dr Thulani Dube, is hopeful that his research can be used to positively influence policy formulation and direction especially to monetary authorities and the Zimbabwean government at large.
Ms Thobeka Radebe who graduated with a Masters in Administration.September is a notable month for Human Sciences Research Council’s Junior Researcher, Ms Thobeka Radebe, as not only did she graduate with her Master of Administration degree, she is also travelling to London and Belgium to represent the Council’s Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery Unit at the Climate Change Conference hosted by the European Social Survey.
School of Accounting Economics and Finance academics (from left) Ms Hlengiwe Ndlela, Ms Shazia Essa, Ms Kerry-Lee Gurr and Ms Salma Vanker. Teaching students to grasp how the theory they are learning in class is practically applied in the real world is a vocation that School of Accounting, Economics and Finance academics and Master in Accountancy graduates, Ms Hlengiwe Ndlela, Ms Kerry-Lee Gurr, Ms Shazia Essa and Ms Salma Vanker, remain passionate about.
Master of Commerce in Entrepreneurship cum laude graduate, Mrs Abiola Abatan.
Clockwise from top: Dr Edson Vengesai, Dr Wilfred Akinola and Dr Magret Olarewaju.PhD graduates, Dr Edson Vengesai, Dr Wilfred Akinola and Dr Magret Olarewaju, are indebted to the Macroeconomics Working Group (MWG), a body of economists comprising academic staff and post-graduate students from the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, for enhancing their doctoral journey. MWG aims to advance and develop research in the field of economists.
Maritime expert, Dr Sanele Gumede, graduates with his PhD in Leadership Studies.
Dr Nomkhosi Luthuli graduates with a PhD.
Dr Shahiem Patel graduates with his PhD in Leadership Studies. 
Master of Commerce in Economics cum laude graduate, Mr Blessing Sakupwanya.
PhD in Administration graduate, Dr McBride Nkhalamba, with his supervisor, Dr Fayth Ruffin (third from left), and his family.During his studies, PhD in Administration graduate Dr McBride Nkhalamba balanced his doctoral studies involving a three-country case study with a hectic work and family schedule - all while living on two continents.
Ms Hazel Langa, CLMS PR Manager, with her husband Skhumbuzo, eldest son Yandiswa and youngest son, Wandile.A drive for promoting public relations as a mindset that nurtures the positive growth of an organisation’s reputation is the main ingredient behind College of Law and Management Studies Public Relations Manager, Ms Hazel Langa, to not only graduate with her Master’s, but also be the KZN Regional Chair of the Marketing, Advancement and Communication in Education (MACE).
Dr Michelle Hatch with her partner, Jonathan; son, Brandon; and daughter, Lara.
LLM cum laude graduate, Ms Kirstin Hagglund.
Mr Abdulbaqi Badru graduates cum laude for his Master of Commerce in Information Systems and Technology.