Medical Law student, Ms Olwethu Mthethwa, receives the 50th Anniversary Scholarship Award from the Acting Dean and Head of the School of Commerce, Professor Stephen Mutula.Scholarship Fuels Law Student’s Postgraduate Ambitions
Fiftieth Anniversary Scholarship recipient and Law student, Ms Owethu Mthethwa, has secured this prestigious scholarship with her future in mind, planning to use it to pursue a Master of Laws (LLM) in Medical Law.
“I have consistently been a top achiever; however, being awarded this scholarship is something I have never even envisioned and is a great honour. It is recognition, a much needed ‘pat on the back’ and motivation to keep going. I am planning to use the funds from this scholarship towards my LLM costs as I will be pursuing this qualification very soon,” said Mthethwa.
In addition to being awarded this scholarship - granted to a senior undergraduate from each of UKZN’s four Colleges, the top achiever who hails from Esikhawini near Richards Bay, also received the Labour Law Student Award at the 2025 School of Law Student Awards Ceremony.
“Being an LLB student is a roller-coaster ride to say the least. I have had my ups and downs, with both high and (somewhat) low marks. The most important thing has been maintaining consistency in my studies and forgiving myself for any ‘slack’. My father is in the legal field, so I grew up around law which motivated me to pursue it. I am also the eldest of six children and the first grandchild which is what keeps me going, as I have people looking up to me.”
Words: Thandiwe Jumo
Photograph: Nkosikhona Gcabashe