Dr Siyabonga Ndlela who graduated with his PhD in Chemistry.PhD Chemistry graduate Siyabonga Ndlela helped his grandmother sell fruit and snacks to commuters at a taxi rank in Newcastle from the time he was in Grade 3 until matric. While it was tough, it taught him about responsibility as well as the value of money and hard work.
Cum laude graduate, Mr Tyrone Bright shows off his sensory glove.Growing up roaming the hallowed halls of Mechanical Engineering at UKZN where his father was employed as an academic and being constantly surrounded by his dad’s robots and rockets, master's graduate Tyrone Bright’s curiosity for how things work began at a young age.
Mr Sfundo Khumalo.
Mr Gareth Wissing - an achiever both in Engineering and on the cricket field.
PhD graduate, Dr Sharlene-Asia Naicker.
Mr Ndumiso Memela was awarded an MSc degree in Chemistry.
MSc graduate, Mr Dawit Seyoum. 
PhD in Physics graduate, Dr Abiola Ilori.
Mr Jimson Tanyanyiwa.
Mr Sanele Shange (left) at his honours graduation with his brother, Goodman. 
MSc Physics cum laude graduate, Ms Lindiwe Ngwane.
Dr Sinenhlanhla Sikhosana (left) with her mother, Bongiwe, on the occasion of her BSc graduation (2014) and now PhD (2021).Dr Sinenhlanhla Sikhosana’s first encounter of an informative kind with astronomy was when as a young schoolgirl she attended an astrophysics and cosmology career exhibition week at UKZN, learning that she could pursue a career in the field and that funding opportunities were available.
Summa cum laude graduate, Mr Menzi Skhosana.
Ms Cheryl Naidoo was awarded an MSc in Chemistry.
MSc Physics cum laude graduate, Mr Johannes Mphaka.Mr Johannes Mphaka is a hardworking young man who aspires to greatness. After completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Limpopo, Mphaka began an Honours degree in Physics at UKZN, supported by the National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme (NASSP).
Cum laude graduate, Mr Tazden Sewell who is the first in his family to achieve a university degree!
Graduate and bursary winner, Mr Sbongiseni Mthethwa.Mr Sbongiseni Mthethwa has not only graduated with a BSc degree majoring in Mathematics and Statistics, but has also earned a prestigious industry bursary from the SA Statistical Association (SASA) to pursue honours studies - one of only three awarded nationally.
UKZN academic and newly capped PhD graduate, Dr Muvhango Rasalanavho.
Land surveyor, Mr Thando Nqasha.