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FIRSTRAND
INTERNATIONAL
POSTGRADUATE
Applications open
16 December 2017 and
close 22 February 2018
SCHOLARSHIPS
For details and the F irstRand FNB Fund Oxford Education
application forms go to F irstRand Oxford African Studies scholarship for scholarship for a masters degree in
www.firstrand.co.za a masters degree at the African Studies Centre education at the University of Oxford
at the University of Oxford
FirstRand FNB
Fund scholarship
for international
FirstRand postgraduate study
Laurie Dippenaar in education
scholarship for
international
postgraduate study
FirstRand
Foundation
scholarship for
international
postgraduate study
Applications open
16 December 2017 and
close 22 February 201801
“ Young people must take it
upon themselves to ensure
that they receive the highest
education possible so that they
“
can present us well in future FIRSTRAND
as future leaders.
NELSON MANDEL A
LAURIE DIPPENAAR
SCHOLARSHIP
The FirstRand Laurie The successful candidates will have excelled
Dippenaar scholarship, academically in their chosen field and
“
to the value of will have been able to demonstrate:
The candidates historically interviewed R800 000 per annum,
all have amazing talent and I have always is available to South leadership qualities;
strength of character;
been impressed by the enthusiasm shown African citizens for
postgraduate study community involvement; and
for their chosen fields of study. They have outside South Africa the potential to be a destiny changer in his
excelled academically as well as in their in any discipline at an or her chosen field.
outside interests, such as sport, music and international university
of their choice. Preference will be given to candidates under
community service. Leadership qualities also the age of 35.
seem to be part and parcel of their make-up. andidates who are currently, or have been
C
The interviews are a humbling and
“ studying overseas, will not be considered
for this scholarship.
rewarding experience. Applications for
the 2018 FirstRand uccessful candidates are required to return
S
L AURIE DIPPENAAR Laurie Dippenaar to South Africa for at least five years after
scholarship for completing their studies.
international postgraduate
study will open on What makes this scholarship different from
16 December 2017 and close most is not only the personal interest which
22 February 2018. Laurie Dippenaar, chairman of FirstRand,
takes in the selection process, but also
Details and the his interest in the ongoing progress of the
application form will recipients.
be available on the
FirstRand website, 018 will be the 12th year that this
2
www.firstrand.co.za prestigious scholarship will be awarded.02 03
FIRSTRAND FOUNDATION FIRSTRAND
SCHOLARSHIP FOR OXFORD AFRICAN
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES SCHOLARSHIP
POSTGRADUATE STUDY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
OXFORD
The FirstRand The successful candidates will have excelled FirstRand has entered The scholarship will provide full funding for one student
Foundation academically in their chosen field and into a partnership each year to study a masters degree at the African Studies
scholarship, will have been able to demonstrate: with the African Centre at the University of Oxford. The successful candidate
to the value of Studies Centre to will be housed at Wadham College. The partnership is for
leadership qualities;
R800 000 per annum, allow an outstanding another four years.
is available to South strength of character; South African FirstRand will conduct the interviewing and selection
African citizens for community involvement; and student to undertake process, which will run concurrently with the FirstRand
postgraduate study the potential to be a destiny changer in his postgraduate study Laurie Dippenaar scholarship for international postgraduate
outside South Africa or her chosen field. at one of the world’s study, based on academic excellence, leadership ability,
in any discipline at an foremost universities, community involvement and the candidate’s potential to be
international university Preference will be given to candidates under University of Oxford.
the age of 35. a destiny changer.
of their choice.
andidates who are currently, or have been
C Candidates have to apply and be accepted for an MSc in
studying overseas, will not be considered African Studies at the University of Oxford. Applications for
for this scholarship. the FirstRand Oxford African Studies scholarship are online
Applications for
Applications for only.
uccessful candidates are required to return
S the 2018 FirstRand
the 2018 FirstRand Oxford African Studies
to South Africa for at least five years after FirstRand and the African Studies Centre are looking for the
Foundation scholarship for scholarship to the
international postgraduate completing their studies. best applicants who will truly benefit from the opportunity
University of Oxford and contribute to South Africa on their return.
study will open on will open on
16 December 2017 and close 16 December 2017 and close Closing date for applications for the MSc in African Studies
22 February 2018. 22 February 2018. at the University of Oxford is 19 January 2018. For more
information visit: http://www.africanstudies.ox.ac.uk/msc-
Details and the Details and the african-studies.
application form will application form will
be available on the be available on the
FirstRand website, FirstRand website,
www.firstrand.co.za www.firstrand.co.za04 05
NEW NEW
FIRSTRAND FNB FUND FIRSTRAND FNB FUND
OXFORD EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
SCHOLARSHIP FOR A FOR INTERNATIONAL
MASTERS DEGREE IN POSTGRADUATE STUDY
EDUCATION IN EDUCATION
FirstRand has entered The scholarship will provide full funding for one student The FirstRand FNB Fund The successful candidates will have excelled
into a partnership each year to study a masters degree at the Department Education academically in their chosen field and
with the Department of of Education at the University of Oxford. The successful scholarship, will have been able to demonstrate:
Education to candidate will be housed at Wadham College. The to the value of
leadership qualities;
allow an outstanding partnership is for five years. R800 000 per annum,
South African student to is available to South strength of character;
FirstRand and the FNB Fund will conduct the interviewing
undertake postgraduate African citizens for community involvement; and
and selection process, which will run concurrently with the
study at one of the FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship for international postgraduate study the potential to be a destiny changer in his
world’s foremost postgraduate study, based on academic excellence, in education outside or her chosen field.
universities, leadership ability, community involvement and the South Africa at an
University of Oxford international university Preference will be given to candidates under
candidate’s potential to be a destiny changer. the age of 35.
of their choice.
Candidates have to apply and be accepted for a masters in andidates who are currently, or have been
C
education at the University of Oxford. Applications for the studying overseas, will not be considered
FirstRand FNB Fund Oxford Education scholarship are for this scholarship.
Applications for online only. Applications for uccessful candidates are required to return
S
the 2018 FirstRand
the 2018 FirstRand
FNB Fund Oxford Education FirstRand and the Department of Education at the University to South Africa for at least five years after
FNB Fund scholarship for
scholarship for a masters of Oxford are looking for the best applicants who will truly international postgraduate completing their studies.
degree in education benefit from the opportunity and contribute to South Africa study in education will open on
will open on on their return. 16 December 2017 and close
16 December 2017 and close 22 February 2018.
22 February 2018. Closing date for applications for the masters in education
at the University of Oxford is 19 January 2018. For more
Details and the information visit: http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/ Details and the
application form will courses application form will
be available on the be available on the
FirstRand website, FirstRand website,
www.firstrand.co.za www.firstrand.co.za06 Profiles of previous scholarship awardees follow. 07
FIRSTRAND
INTERNATIONAL
POSTGRADUATE
SCHOLARSHIPS Teddy Mudge
2017 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship
Masters in Medical Device Design and
Entrepreneurship, Imperial College London
Teddy completed his mechanical engineering In October 2017, Teddy will commence his
degree at UCT in 2009. After graduating, he Masters at Imperial College London. He will be
Aphiwe Jikazana worked as a mechanical engineer specialising specialising in Medical Device Design and
in machine design for a small family-owned Entrepreneurship through an MRes programme
2017 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship business, who supplied the timber industry with run jointly between the Bio Engineering Faculty
medium volume production lines to process and the Business School. His masters project
MSc in Water and Wastewater Engineering,
timber. During this time, Teddy developed his will focus on developing a point of care
Cranefield University design and engineering skills and learnt how to diagnostics device that will better detect HIV in
develop new products efficiently. For the past resource scarce environments. In particular, his
Aphiwe is a Stellenbosch University BEng (Chemical Engineering) four years, he has been working as a work will focus on taking a promising new
graduate. She will be starting an MSc in Water and Wastewater mechanical/bio-medical engineer in the field of diagnostics technology (developed by the
Engineering at Cranfield University in September 2017. She cites medical device development. Teddy joined university) from successful lab experiments
wanting to acquire the skills and ability to empower various Strait Access Technologies during its start-up through to a viable product that functions well in
communities in South Africa through the provision of adequate water phase and has been fortunate to grow with the field. Teddy is thrilled to have been afforded
and healthy living conditions as her main motivating factor behind the company. He now leads a team of the opportunity to work with the prestigious team
wanting to specialise in water and wastewater treatment. She believes R&D engineers developing numerous minimally at Imperial College London and hope to solve
that the course at Cranfield University is ideal for her because not only invasive medical devices for the treatment of some of the major health challenges faced by
does it offer advanced technical, engineering knowledge, but it also heart disease in the developing world. the developing world.
covers socio-economic along with other legal and ethical aspects that
are integrated in the water sector. The holistic approach of the course, * teddymudge@gmail.com
coupled with its global outlook, will, therefore, allow her to branch into
the private sector, public sector as well as non-governmental
organisations.
Aphiwe is happiest when serving and empowering others. On
completion of her undergraduate studies, she became the mentor to
first-year engineering students at Stellenbosch University. Through this
position, she assisted students, especially those from previously
disadvantaged backgrounds, with the various challenges they faced
during their transition into university life in a new environment. She is
now tutoring physical sciences to Grade 10 to 12 learners and,
hopefully, making a lasting, positive impact in the lives of our future
engineers, scientists and doctors.
* ajikazana@gmail.com08 09
Farai Mubaiwa Safa Naraghi
2017 FirstRand Foundation scholarship 2017 FirstRand Foundation scholarship
Msc in Political Economy of Emerging MSc in Entrepreneurship and Health-related
Markets, Kings College London Engineering Design, University College London
Farai is pursuing an MSc in the Political Safa is a mechanical engineering graduate Safa is currently completing an MSc in
Economy of Emerging Markets at King’s from the University of Cape Town (2015), Biomedical Engineering at UCT where his
College London. Through her research, she will where he built a low cost solar-powered water masters research is focused on developing a
draw comparisons to economic development pump for use by farmers in resource-limited TB-screening tool using a smartphone. His
policies of Latin American, African and regions in sub-Saharan Africa for his honours passion lies in the merger of technology and
South-East Asian countries to critically analyse thesis. He was awarded a Gallagher entrepreneurship to effect tangible change in the
and provide solutions for South Africa’s growth. Foundation Scholarship in 2010 for his studies South African healthcare sector. He has worked
Farai is a former analyst for strategy and at UCT and has been on the UCT Dean’s merit on various projects aligned with vision for
operations consulting at Deloitte. She is the list and part of the Golden Key society healthcare in SA and seeks to develop himself
founder of the youth-led organisation Africa throughout his undergraduate studies. During further through his studies abroad. In September
Matters, which empowers young Africans to his time at UCT, Safa was the deputy head 2017, Safa will start an MSc in Entrepreneurship
reject the notion that Africa is corrupt and poor, student of Kopano Residence, chair of the UCT focused on healthcare innovation at University
and to change the narrative by reshaping the residence outreach council, lead scholar of the College London. He looks forward to the meeting
way we look at Africa and leading in all spaces. Gallagher Foundation and headed the planning passionate entrepreneurs from all over the world
Farai is an activist and an unapologetic African and execution of the UCT CANSA Shavathon. In and sharing ideas and experiences throughout
feminist. She was an active voice in 2015, he was selected as one of 19 South his year abroad.
#FeesMustFall, #EndRapeCulture and the Africans to participate in the South Africa
* safa.naraghi@gmail.com
decolonise university movement. Farai is one Washington International Program (SAWIP), a
of three Queen’s Young Leaders for South seven-month leadership programme aimed at
Africa for 2017 for founding Africa Matters and developing future leaders of South Africa
is also a South African Ambassador for the through exposing them to various aspects of
International One Young World Summit. servant leadership, political and economic
context of SA, community engagement and
* missfarai.mubaiwa@gmail.com professional life. Through SAWIP, Safa
completed an internship in Washington DC
with an engineering consultancy focused on
creating electrical infrastructure in Africa. In
the following year, he served as a SAWIP team
manager. In his spare time, Safa enjoys playing
and coaching cricket and rugby.10 11
Tshepo Mosaka Keyan Jardine
2017 FirstRand Foundation scholarship 2017 FirstRand Oxford African Studies
PhD, Nottingham University scholarship
MSc in African Studies, University of Oxford
Tshepo is from Dobsonville on the northern Keyan Jardine completed his Bachelor of Arts South Africa’s prison gangs while at Oxford.
border of Soweto. He holds an LLB from Wits, with honours in history in 2016, under the He is certain that his time at Oxford will help
LLM from UCT and will be studying towards a auspices of the National Research Foundation him to conduct a historically sensitive
PhD at the University of Nottingham for the next Chair in Local Histories and Contemporary theoretical analysis of the mythology and
three years. For the past year and a half, Realities, which is based at the University of ideology of the prison gangs. In this way, he
Tshepo has spent his time as a candidate Witwatersrand. During his time there Keyan hopes to provide reasons for the magnetic
attorney at ENSAfrica. was, among other things, a representative on influence of these gangs, both inside the
the University of the Witwatersrand School of prisons and on the streets, for young men.
His research interests include the law, science
Social Sciences Student Council and a recipient Ultimately, he believes that the key to
and philosophy of evidence, African customary
of the prestigious Mellon Mays Undergraduate combating gangsterism and the effects thereof
law, constitutional and administrative law.
Fellowship. At Oxford, he will be reading is to possess a thorough understanding the
Although Tshepo ultimately hopes to contribute
towards an MSc in African Studies. phenomenon at the theoretical level.
towards the writing of an African customary
law code of evidence, his ambitions for Having majored in both history and philosophy * jardinekeyan@gmail.com
purposes of his doctoral studies are far more before completing his honours in history, Keyan
modest. is interested in the exploring the intersections
of the two disciplines as a means through which
In particular, Tshepo will be considering the to better understand our world and our past.
possibility of relevancy assessments (in the Broadly, he believes one way that this is
context of trials and applications proceedings) possible is through an analysis of the ways and
being undertaken under supernatural (as different capacities in which ideology has, and
opposed to empirical) epistemic conditions. He continues to, operate in society. With this in
is also interested in contributing towards other mind, Keyan’s honours research uncovered
societal projects, such as decolonising much of the early history of two Coloured street
university education and unearthing indigenous gangs in Johannesburg, and suggested some
African knowledge, building Pan-Africanist compelling reasons for their rise and
institutions, and rebuilding a new ontology and development. Taking his research one step
culture of African people. further, Keyan plans to delve into the world of
* bogosiboile@gmail.com12 13
Russel Daries Mogwale Motebejane
2016 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship 2016 FirstRand Foundation scholarship
MSc in Machine Learning, University College London Research Fellowship in Interventional
Neuroradiology, Tufts University School of Medicine
Russel has a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Outside of the academic sphere, Russel took up Mogwale is a neurosurgeon from Inkosi Albert His research work on the Demographic and
the University of Cape Town. He is currently university rowing and competed at two racing Luthuli hospital in KwaZulu-Natal. His special Angioarchitectural Features Predictive Brain
completing an MSc in Machine Learning at events in Newcastle and Cambridge for the UCL interest is in the field of interventional Arteriovenous Malformation Hemorrhagic and
University College London. After graduating in Novice Men’s Eight rowing team. He also neuroradiology. After completion of his Seizure Presentation in KwaZulu-Natal was
2013 from UCT, Russel joined Denel Dynamics completed his most gruelling challenge yet, the FC Neurosurgery in 2013, he registered for the accepted for publication by interdisciplinary
in the guidance and control department as an 2017 London Marathon in rhino suits with fellow certificate in interventional neuroradiology, neurosurgery, advanced techniques and case
engineer in January 2014. His work primarily FirstRand alumnus, Michael Schmid. This known as PLANET (Pierre Lasjaunias management. This research work was presented
focused on mathematical simulation and challenge was done in collaboration with the Neurovascular Education Team) course offered at the combined CNS/AANS conference held in
software development for flight control UK-based charity, Save The Rhino, and they by University of Toronto and acquired the Houston Texas, USA in February 2017.
applications at Denel Dynamics. manage to raise GBP3 000 in the process. certificate in November 2014.
Mogwale presented his work on neuro-oncology
The year at UCL thus far has exposed him to a * russel.daries.16@ucl.ac.uk In 2016, Mogwale went to do his research at the World Federation of Neurological
plethora of research topics ranging from fellowship in Interventional Neuroradiology in Surgeons conference 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey.
computational neuroscience at the Gatsby Lahey Hospital and Medical Centre, Boston, He is also due to present the work from his
Computational Neuroscience Unit to teaching USA. His research topic was on the Foramen masters dissertation at the World Federation of
robots how to learn through Google DeepMind. Magnum Dural Arteriovenous Fistula. He Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology
His master’s dissertation focuses on a research submitted the manuscript to the Operative conference in Budapest, Hungary in October
area called Reinforcement Learning whereby Neurosurgery Journal for publication. During 2017. Mogwale completed his Masters degree
robots are taught to perform abstract tasks his research fellowship in Boston, he presented (Neurosurgery) at the University of KwaZulu-
through positive and negative reinforcement, his work at several international meetings. One Natal, while doing his research fellowship in
much like children’s behaviour is shaped in the work on Intracranial Meningiomas in the Era of interventional neuroradiology in Boston, USA.
same way. Human Immunodeficiency Viruses and In June 2016, the International Academy of
Antiretroviral Therapies received one of the Independent Medical Evaluators in Illinois
highest points from the Congress of Chicago, USA, certified him as an independent
Neurological Surgeons conference held in disability impairment evaluator, before his return
San Diego, USA on 26 -30 September 2016. to South Africa.
The manuscript produced from this work
Mogwale’s dream is to see the field of
was preselected for publication by the
interventional neuroradiology expand and cater
Clinical Neurosurgery Journal,
for the larger population of South Africa and
September 2017 edition.
beyond.
* mogwalem@yahoo.co.za14 15
Genna Gardini Brandon Finn Esther Christine McFarlane Ingrid Penzhorn
2016 FirstRand Foundation scholarship 2015 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship 2015 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship 2015 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship
PhD in Drama, Queen Mary University of MSc in Urban Studies, University College International Comparative Education Master MSc in Global Mental Health,
London London Program, Columbia University King’s College London
Genna Gardini is a writer based in Cape Town. Brandon conducts research on informality, Esther recently completed her masters studies Ingrid had the privilege of completing an MSc
She holds an MA in Theatre-making (Playwriting) democracy and state formation in relation to in International Educational Development at in Neuroscience at King’s College London
from the University of Cape Town. Genna has won contemporary African cities. His work focuses Teachers College, Columbia University in New where she was introduced to the immensely
various awards for her work as a poet and on spaces of urbanisation that receive less York for which she received the FirstRand complex cellular and molecular underpinnings
playwright, including the DALRO New Coin Poetry scholarly attention than they ought to – Laurie Dippenaar scholarship. During her of the brain and its pathology. She is now
Prize. Her debut poetry collection, Matric Rage, especially given the global demographic studies in New York she took on a consultancy expanding upon that knowledge by training as
was published by uHlanga in 2015 and received necessity of theorising and planning for cities with the UNESCO liaison office at the United an anatomical pathologist at the University of
a commendation for the 2016 Ingrid Jonker on the world’s youngest and fastest urbanising Nations Headquarters, working on the UN Stellenbosch. Although her current focus of
Prize. She is the co-founder of Horses’ Heads continent. He is a recipient of the Nigerian Secretary General’s Global Education First research is on the role of viral infections in the
Productions, a queer theatre company, and a Fellowship for Distinguished African Students at Initiative. After graduating from Columbia development of certain blood cancers, her
member of PlayRiot, the South African Harvard University. earlier this year, she moved to Myanmar to training as general pathologist at Tygerberg
playwrights’ collective. In 2016, Genna curated work with UNESCO as an education analyst in Hospital affords her ample exposure to
His previous research has focused on the work support of the country’s education reforms neuropathology, in which she still has a special
Poetic Licence, where students wrote and
of young men in Freetown and Kigali – often and the protection of its cultural heritage. interest. Her experience at a world class
performed work about their experiences of public
falling outside the prescriptive city plans university in London has prepared her
transport, for Infecting the City Session II. Before moving to New York, Esther studied
spearheaded by the Sierra Leonean and extremely well for the current challenges she
She was a 2016 National Fellow at the Institute educational policy and planning at the
Rwandan governments. Brandon has also faces. She is grateful to be contributing to the
for Creative Arts and presented her project about University of Cape Town and was selected for a
worked on contextualising South Africa’s wave public health care system and would like to
women and chronic illness, MS Independent: Mandela Rhodes Scholarship. She taught as a
of protest movements as constitutive of a continue playing an active part in South African
Diagnosis, at the 2017 Live Art Festival. Genna full-time teacher at Claremont High School, a
continuum-based notion of popular sovereignty, health sciences.
currently works as a drama lecturer at CityVarsity school in Cape Town specifically aimed at
and a DfID sponsored research project
and poetry editor for Prufrock magazine and The empowering learners from disadvantaged * ingrid.penzhorn@gmail.com
assessing urban land-based value policies and
Single Story Foundation Journal. backgrounds to access tertiary education
taxation in Harare, Zimbabwe. He is a South
Genna will be pursuing a PhD in Drama at Queen African PhD Urban Planning student at Harvard institutions. She has also been involved with
Mary University of London. Her proposed doctoral University and completed his BA and BSocSci school-based projects in various African
research involves looking at depictions of women Honours (first class) at the University of Cape countries. Esther is interested in always finding
and members of the LGBTQIAP+ community with Town, before being awarded a FirstRand Laurie better ways in which education can contribute
multiple sclerosis. She will also be producing new Dippenaar scholarship to complete his MSc in to a country’s sustainable and prosperous
writing for live performance around the same Urban Studies (distinction) at University College development.
topic. London. Outside of academia, Brandon loves * es.mcfarlane@gmail.com
long-distance running.
* gennagardini@gmail.com
* brandonthefinn@gmail.com16 17
Thato Masiangoako Andrew Linden Gift Pule Michael Schmid
2015 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship 2014 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship 2014 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship 2014 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship
MSc in African Politics at the School of DPhil in Population Health, University PhD in Stem Cell Research, University of Cape Masters in Micro and Nanotechnology
Oriental and African studies of Oxford Town and University of Montreal Enterprise, University of Cambridge
Thato was awarded the FirstRand Laurie Andrew is a Clarendon Scholar and a Fellow of Gift is an investment analyst at Allan Gray, Michael completed his masters degree in
Dippenaar scholarship in 2015 to read towards the Actuarial Society of South Africa. He holds covering a diverse range of sectors and micro and nanotechnology enterprise at the
an MSc in African Politics at the School of an MSc in Global Health Science from the industries. He joined the financial services and University of Cambridge in July 2015. The
Oriental and African Studies (University of University of Oxford and a MBus Sc in Actuarial asset management sector in 2016. masters course is one of its kind, combining
London) where she recently graduated. There Science from the University of Cape Town. an in-depth multidisciplinary scientific
Gift holds a doctoral degree in human genetics
Thato looked at the public order policing of the Andrew is currently pursuing a DPhil in programme with a global perspective on the
from the University of Cape Town where he
2015/16 student protests in South Africa as a Population Health where his research aims to commercial opportunities and business
published over 12 peer-reviewed journal
framework for better understanding state- provide insight into the mechanisms practice necessary for the successful
articles and presented at over 15 national and
society relations and the particular function of underlying common diseases in ethnically exploitation of innovation in micro and
international conferences. Gift was also a
policing in the mediation of this relationship. diverse populations. Prior to Oxford, Andrew nanotechnology. Through his thesis work, he
pre-doctoral fellow in the Department of
Before leaving for the UK, she had begun worked as an actuarial consultant in London, connected with a start-up producing advanced
Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor
reading towards an MA in Politics at the Stockholm and Cape Town. materials such as graphene and carbon
College of Medicine, Houston, USA. He has had
University of the Witwatersrand where she has nanotubes, where he is now heading up their
He is passionate about experiencing new scholarships from the Mellon Mays Foundation,
since returned to complete her studies. Her business development work.
places and cultures, and has travelled to Mandela Rhodes, Fulbright, FirstRand Laurie
masters project looks at the ways in which Dippenaar and the Oppenheimer Memorial Always up for a challenge, Michael ran the
more than 50 countries, mostly in the
student activists, community activists and Trust. 2017 London Marathon with Russel Daries
developing world.
migrants in Johannesburg experience and (also a FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar alumnus) in
understand the law in South Africa based on * andrew.brent.linden@gmail.com * giftpule@outlook.com
rhino suits to raise money and awareness for
their experiences of arrest and brief Save The Rhino. Together, Michael and Russel
incarceration. raised GBP3 000, which is being used to fund
Prior to her time in the UK, she was the project numerous rhino conservation programmes in
assistant for the Constitution Hill Education southern Africa.
Project which is an NPO centred on teaching * schmidmike@gmail.com
human rights, constitutionalism and the
importance of active citizenship to young
people. In line with her passion for working with
young people, Thato joined the Wits Writing
Centre where she now works with both
undergraduate and postgraduate students to
develop their academic writing skills.
* thatomasiangoako@gmail.com18 19
Matthew Gadd Shahida Moosa
Charlotte Slingsby
2013 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship 2013 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship
2013 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship
DPhil Engineering Science, University of PhD in Molecular Genetics, University of
Masters in Innovation Design Engineering,
Oxford Cologne
Imperial College London and Royal College
of Art
Matt started at Oxford’s Keble College in Shahida studied medicine at the University of
Charlotte graduated in July 2015 from Imperial study in an underground train tunnel to capture
October 2013 and is now nearing the end of a the Witwatersrand. Following her internship
College London and Royal College of Art with the wind energy of passing trains. Highlights
DPhil, which is focused on data sharing and community service years, she spent some
double masters degrees in both sciences and include funding from Shell LiveWIRE as a
policies for the targeted trading of navigation time working in paediatrics before choosing to
art, in Innovation Design Engineering, thanks to Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist (2016)
expertise amongst fleets of intelligent vehicles. specialise in medical genetics. In 2012,
the essential support of the FirstRand Laurie and being recognised on Forbes 30 Under 30
He is now more than ever committed to Shahida graduated as the first primary
Dippenaar scholarship. Charlotte previously Europe List 2017 in three categories, including
achieving social justice through his work and specialist in medical genetics in southern
graduated with a more traditional engineering science and healthcare.
these technologies. Africa. She is currently pursuing a PhD in order
degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering at the
Charlotte simultaneously co-founded Nettoken to realise her dream of becoming a
University of Cape Town (2013). After completing * matthew.gadd@gmail.com
Limited, which is developing a cybersecurity clinician-scientist, so that she can improve
her masters, however, it was the overlap of
product to help tidy and manage the both patient care and the level of clinical
design thinking and technical skills that set her
ever-increasing number of accounts that research in South Africa.
off to establish her two final year master’s
people sign up to. With a deep user-centred
projects as London-based startups. Shahida says not a day goes by without her
research and design approach, Nettoken is
learning something new with each day being
Charlotte’s self-started company, Moya Power, is based at InnovationRCA (the Royal College of
unique. She is honoured and blessed to be able
researching and developing an alternative wind Art business incubator) and has been granted
to work at a university, which is only one of a
energy harvester. Unlike the traditional approach a patent in a novel method of authentication.
very few which has attained excellence status.
of using turbines, she is developing what can be Nettoken looks to release its first product
Working at the University of Cologne she is
regarded as a flexible building textile to convert in 2018.
surrounded by the best researchers, who are
wasted urban space into energy generating
* chaslingsby@gmail.com world leaders in their fields; exposed on a daily
hubs. While working together with London’s
basis to the newest and best available
CrossRail, through their Innovate18 Programme,
technologies; and is an integral part of research,
she completed a temporary installation and case
which has a direct impact on the lives of
patients and their families.20 21
Thyla van der Merwe Andrew Paverd
Matthew Butler-Adam
2012 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship 2011 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship
2012 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship
MSc in Information Security at Royal DPhil Computer Science, University of Oxford
MSc in Economics for Development, University
Holloway, University of London
of Oxford
Thyla is currently a member of the Centre for After completing his BSc and MSc degrees in
Today, Matthew works as a consultant at Bain Matthew has South African sports colours for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security at Royal Electrical and Computer Engineering at the
& Company where he has been involved in ice hockey, rowed in his college’s first men’s boat Holloway, University of London, funded by the University of the Witwatersrand and the
strategy work in financial services, telecoms, at Oxford, played in Harvard’s Men’s College ice Engineering and Physical Sciences Research University of Cape Town respectively, Andrew
mining and the public sector, as well as in hockey club, and is now an avid amateur Triathlete Council (UK). Prior to starting her PhD, Thyla read for a DPhil in Computer Science at the
commercial due diligences in the private equity – having completed three Ironman 70.3’s completed an MSc in Information Security at University of Oxford. His doctoral research
practice area. Matthew was also the director in the last few years. Matthew was ranked South Royal Holloway where she was awarded the developed new approaches for enhancing
of Bain social impact and is currently in the Africa’s top school debater in Matric, and South prize for the most outstanding student on the security, improving privacy, and building trust in
early phase of establishing Bain’s first Africa Africa’s top university debater while at UCT. MSc programme and a Computer Weekly- next-generation computing and communication
Education practice area. He has also been Search Security award for her dissertation on systems, such as the smart energy grid. He
* btlmat001@gmail.com
employed by various research units at Harvard the cryptographic mechanisms used in successfully defended his thesis in February
and Oxford as well as well as at SALDRU, transport ticketing. Thyla represented South 2016.
J-PAL, and IPA – primarily involved in Africa on the International Organisation for
randomised control trials as well as Since completing his DPhil, Andrew has taken
Standardisation committee responsible for up a post-doctoral research position at Aalto
cross-sectional and panel econometric standardising cryptographic mechanisms and
analyses. University in Finland. In addition to research, he
protocols for five years. Her contributions to has enjoyed taking on greater lecturing
Matthew has a Master’s degree in Policy this committee drew greatly on her experience responsibilities and supervising several masters
(Education specialisation) from Harvard as a former industry cryptographer. and doctoral students. In August 2017, he will
University and a Master of Science degree in present a summer academy in Switzerland on
Economics for Development from the University Thyla’s research focuses on the security of the topic of Legal and Technical Aspects of
of Oxford where he was awarded the Luca protocols and she recently participated in the Digital Privacy, organised by the Studienstiftung
d’Agliano prize for the best dissertation, Berkman Klein Assembly programme at des deutschen Volkes (German Academic
graduating top of his class. His undergraduate Harvard University. The aim of the programme Scholarship Foundation). Earlier this year,
degree at the University of Cape Town was a was to bring together individuals from industry Andrew was selected as a recipient of the
PPE (Politics, Philosophy, and Economics) and academia to solve problems in prestigious 2017-18 Fulbright Cybesecurity
which was awarded with distinction in all cybersecurity. During her time at Harvard, Scholar Award, which will enable him to spend
subjects. His research includes the effects of Thyla worked on two Internet of Things (IoT) six months as a visiting researcher in the
gender, race, and language on labour market projects and even ventured into the realm of USA in 2018.
outcomes; analyses of the intra-household law, drafting a technology law paper with a
allocation of resources; as well as the labour colleague at Harvard Law School. Thyla * andrew.paverd@ieee.org
supply curves of South African sex workers. remains active and has recently taken up
boxing.
* tjvdmerwe@gmail.com22 23
Nkazi Sokhulu David Hofmeyr David Watson
2011 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship 2010 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship 2010 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship
MBA, Columbia University MA in Organisational Mathematics, MPhil in Civil Law, University of Oxford
Edinburgh University
Nkazi is the chief operations officer and David completed his MSc at Edinburgh in After studying at University of Oxford, Dave did
co-founding member at FNB Life, and is 2011, and thereafter entered a doctoral a clerkship at the Constitutional Court where
championing a number of innovations to programme at Lancaster University. For his he was a law clerk to the Chief Justice Sandile
change the life insurance industry; including PhD research, David was awarded the Ngcobo, and Justices Johan Froneman and
achieving the fastest funeral claims payouts Kingsman Prize, given to the best doctoral Raymond Zondo. He then held a brief research
and allowing customers to digitally interact researcher in the department of management position at the Max Planck Institute for Max
with their polices via online/app/cellphone science over the preceding three years. After Planck Institute for Comparative and
banking. After working as the executive the completion of his PhD, he then took up a International Private Law where he researched
assistant to the CEO of Old Mutual, Nkazi cut post-doctoral fellowship within the STOR-i the impact of constitutional norms on private
his teeth in the company’s long-term insurance centre for doctoral training, also at Lancaster law.
distribution business division. He has worked University, which ended in December 2016.
Dave now practices as an advocate, and is a
as a management consultant and investment Starting in January of this year, David assumed
member of Thulamela Chambers. His practice
banker in five countries, and is a member of a position as senior lecturer in the
is a mixture of public and private law. Recent
the Mandela Rhodes Foundation Finance Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science
cases that he has been involved in include: a
Committee. Nkazi is a UCT finance at Stellenbosch University. Although most of
case concerning the role of good faith in the
undergraduate and obtained his MBA from his time is devoted to finding his feet in this
law of contract; the jurisdiction of the
Columbia University, which was made possible new and sometimes daunting role, he
Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa
through the FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar continues to work on his research. His main
over non-members; waste disposal disputes;
scholarship. research focus (broadly speaking) is on
and delinquency applications. Dave also
efficient algorithms for tackling modern
* sokhulu@gmail.com appears in commercial arbitrations covering
data-based problems, in which the number of
topics such as contractual disputes,
data may be very large or where each datum is
professional liability claims, and financing
described by a very large number of variables.
arrangements. Dave also does pro bono work,
A current project involves looking at using
including matter representing communities
gene expression sequences to predict the
against mining conglomerates and traditional
response of cancerous tumours to a variety of
authorities.
different treatment options. Although in its
infancy, this project seems guaranteed to * davewwatson@gmail.com
satisfy both David’s desire for mathematical
intrigue and the potential for important
practical applicability.
* david.p.hofmeyr@gmail.com24 25
Lucy Corkin Gus Waschefort
Ben Winks Maryke Bailey
2008 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship 2007 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship
2009 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship 2009 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship
PhD in Political Science, School of Oriental PhD in Law, School of Oriental and African
Advanced LLM, Leiden University MPhil in Intellectual History, University of
and African Studies Studies
Sussex
Lucy completed her PhD in Political Science Gus Waschefort is a senior lecturer at the
After graduating cum laude from Leiden Maryke spent the last quarter of 2016
from the School of Oriental and African Studies School of Law, University of Essex. Prior to
University with an advanced master’s degree in contracting out to Instill Education, for whom
(SOAS) University of London in 2011, funded joining the University of Essex, he held
international law (specialising in peace, justice she developed and delivered professional
by the FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar Scholarship. academic appointments at the University of
and development) in 2010, Ben spent a year development programmes for teachers. She
Her work was published by Ashgate (now Pretoria, as lecturer, and the University of
serving as a judges’ clerk at the Constitutional also spent another semester lecturing at Wits
Taylor and Francis) as Uncovering Agency: South Africa, as associate professor. Between
Court of South Africa. He then completed his Education Campus. In 2017, Maryke continued
Angola’s Management of China’s Credit Lines 2011 and 2013, Gus was appointed as legal
articles and practised as an attorney until to contract out to Instill Education. She also
and has been translated into Portuguese. advisor to the UN Special Rapporteur on
2016. Ben now practices as an independent started working on a project supported by the
Following a brief post-doc at the BRICS Policy extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
advocate, specialising in constitutional and National Institute for Humanities and Social
Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Lucy joined Gus has also been a visiting researcher to the
international law. Ben values the freedom and Sciences to produce history resources to
RMB’s prestigious Class of Programme in International Law Centre of the Swedish
flexibility this role affords him, to undertake support and strengthen history teaching and
2012, through which she rotated through National Defence University, as well as the
more pro bono and academic work , as well as learning in South Africa. On a personal note,
various divisions at RMB, before her passion Centre for Human Rights and Global Justice, at
to spend more time with his wife and Maryke became a mom in July 2017, and is
for all things Africa saw her take up the role of New York University.
18-month old son. spending time on maternity leave and cuddling
business manager for RMB Africa in
her daughter. Gus’s primary research interests relate to
* ben.winks@gmail.com September 2016.
contemporary challenges in the context of
* maryke.bailey@gmail.com
Lucy continues to dabble in academia and has armed conflict in Africa, including working
been known to write the odd think piece and towards enhancing the level of participation
make cameo appearances at conferences on from within Africa in the global discourse on
Africa’s financial landscape, the BRICS the law of armed conflict. With a background in
grouping or African countries’ relations with photojournalism, Gus has extensive experience
China. Lucy, and her husband Rolf, look working within active conflict zones in Africa,
forward to introducing their two-year old son, including the Democratic Republic of the
Kai, to his baby sister, due in early September Congo, Liberia, South Sudan and Angola.
2017.
* g.waschefort@essex.ac.uk
* lucy.corkin@rmb.co.za26 27
MOMENTUM DIPPENAAR
Christie Dorfling
SCHOLARSHIP
2009 FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship
MSc in Engineering, University of Cambridge
Christie is currently a lecturer at the
Department of Process Engineering at
Stellenbosch University. His career in academia
allows him to pursue his passions for teaching
and research. His research focuses on process Mluleki Shongwe
development and process improvement for the 2013 Momentum Dippenaar scholarship
recovery of base and precious metals. His
most recent projects evaluate processing LLM in Finance and Law, Duisenberg
options for the recovery of metals such as School of Finance
copper and gold from electronic waste. Metal
recycling from waste will become increasingly
important from an economic and Mluleki is the associate general counsel at HSBC Bank –
environmental management perspective. Johannesburg Branch and a tutor for the law of contract course at
In his spare time, Christie enjoys exploring the Unisa. He specialises in banking, finance and capital markets
Stellenbosch surroundings transactions. He was awarded the scholarship to study an LLM in
Finance and Law at the Duisenberg School of Finance in the
* dorfling@sun.ac.za Netherlands, which he completed in 2014.
He also holds a LLB (completed with distinction) from the University
of Zululand and a LLM in Banking and Stock Exchange Law from the
University of Johannesburg. He is involved in providing mentorship to
high school students and law students at the University of Zululand.
* mlushongwe@gmail.com28 29
Leanne Brady Tracey Millin
2011 Momentum Dippenaar scholarship 2010 Momentum Dippenaar scholarship
MSc in Public Health, London School of MSc Education: Language, Theory and
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Practice, Edinburgh University
Leanne completed her MSc in Public Health at The project aims to understand the way the After completing an MSc Education at the Given the positive outcome of her study, and
the London School of Hygiene and Tropical South African health system has changed since University of Edinburgh, Tracey returned to with a generous post-doctoral fellowship from
Medicine in 2012. Since then, she has worked the end of apartheid. She is also a pre-doctoral South Africa to teach English at a secondary the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, Tracey is
in both a public health and clinical capacity in student currently working on a proposal that will school level and academic literacy development currently working on furthering her research in
a number of different settings in South Africa, focus on violence and the health system. in higher education. During this time, Tracey academic literacy development at the Higher
Swaziland, Malawi, India and Sierra Leone. She experienced first-hand the discrepancy between Education Development Centre at the University
A new area of her work involves documentary
has also started lecturing health policy the skills developed in the National Senior of Otago, New Zealand. She is currently a
photography and film of the health system. She
University of the Western Cape. Certificate and the skills required to access and visiting academic fellow at Otago University.
presented her photo-essay #morethanebola at
succeed at university. For this reason, Tracey Tracey has big dreams of returning to South
She has a specific interest in social justice the Health Systems Global conference in in
embarked on a doctoral study at Stellenbosch Africa and consulting with farmers in the
and developing equitable health systems in low 2016 and is currently working on a
University investigating an academic literacy Winelands and Overberg region to help address
resource settings. Leanne is currently a documentary called ‘Life on the Road’ - a film
intervention to address unequal academic low academic achievement of children in the
research fellow at the Health Policy and about the attacks on ambulances in Mitchells
literacy development at schools in South Africa, area.
Systems Division at the University of Cape Plain. She is also continuing her work as part of
especially for students who do not have English
Town where she is working on a health the street photography collective In her spare time, Tracey still loves to hit the
as their native language. The results of her
systems strengthening project in partnership @therealcityofcapetown. trails with her hubby in and around Dunedin and
study showed that, with the right intervention,
with the provincial Department of Health. hopes to find time to go snowboarding too.
* drbrady@icloud.com students from impoverished schools can
“catch-up” in academic writing performance * millintracey@gmail.com
to those students from more well-resourced
schools.30 31
Kyla Brady Dominique Schafer Willem Klopper
2009 Momentum Dippenaar scholarship 2008 Momentum Dippenaar scholarship 2008 Momentum Dippenaar scholarship
PhD Stem Cell Research, University of Bristol MSc in African Studies, University of Oxford MA in Management Research,
University of Oxford
Kyla completed her PhD in Stem Cell Biology at Dominique is now in her fifth year of working After returning from his studies at Oxford,
the University of Bristol in 2014. She then for RB Africa, where she is a consultant and Willem joined the FirstRand group for three
accepted a postdoctoral research associate director. RB develops and implements years on their CA Training Programme. After
position in the Institute of Integrative Biology at performance focused solutions for qualifying as a CA(SA) in 2012, Willem moved to
the University of Liverpool. Over the past year, management, unions and workforces, a private equity/infrastructure fund, Pembani
she has continued working on an Innovate focusing on driving performance through Remgro Infrastructure Managers, as part of the
UK-funded research project to further develop people, communication and effective fund’s deal team.
a stem cell-based product to repair meniscal relationships.
cartilage. Specifically, her research has During his time with the fund Willem spent a lot
2017 has been a year of change. In February of time travelling other African countries in
focused on optimising a model to study the
Dominique became a mother to Finley, and has search of investment opportunities in
repair response to damaged meniscus tissue
embraced the reordering of priorities and infrastructure projects and companies that
mediated by stem cells. This project has
sense of wonder that motherhood brings. support the growth of Africa’s resource-focused
provided a unique insight into the practices
and processes required to develop a cell She is still based in East London and on the industries.
therapy for clinical trial application and she has weekends you will find her park running (or Willem recently moved to the Eric Ellerine Trust
thoroughly enjoyed collaborating with walking with baby in a sling) and enjoying the where he plays an active role in the
commercial partners involved in establishing Eastern Cape’s natural beauty with her family. implementation of the company’s investment
cell banks, product packaging and designing * dominique@rbafrica.co.za strategy and monitoring of their existing
specialised tools alongside a surgical team. portfolio.
Now in its final year, Kyla remains immensely
Willem is based in Johannesburg and outside of
interested in this work and contributing to the
work has remained an active sportsman. He
fundamental science building blocks which are
plays cricket, tennis and squash on a
an integral component in transforming this
regular basis.
therapy from the lab bench to bedside for
clinical application. Non-scientific * klopperw@gmail.com
achievements include conquering Snowdon,
the highest mountain in Wales, accompanied
by her adventurous dachshunds!
* kyla.brady22@gmail.com32 33
FIRSTRAND
ASSISTANCE
BURSARIES Deena Dinat Tiffany Ebrahim
2013 FirstRand assistance bursary 2013 FirstRand assistance bursary
MA in English Literature, University of British MSc in Gender, Sexuality and Society,
Columbia Amsterdam University
Deena graduated with an MA in English Tiffany is a researcher at the Socio-Economic
Literature from the University of British Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI). She has
Columbia in 2015. His thesis explored the ways an MSc in Sociology, specialising in gender
in racialised migrants challenged forms of studies, from the University of Amsterdam. She
Sydelle Smith power in post 9/11 New York City. It asked how received her BA Honours degree in Political
2014 FirstRand assistance bursary migrant stories provide opportunities for critique Studies with distinction through the National
agency and resistance inside the nexus of Research Foundation (NRF) Chair in Local
MSc in African Studies, University of Oxford western modernity. Thanks to the support of the Histories and Present Realities at the University
FirstRand assistance bursary, Deena was also of the Witwatersrand. During her time at SERI,
Sydelle is a visual storyteller and entrepreneur. Holding an MSc in lucky enough to present his work at several Tiffany has been involved in the implementation
African Studies from the University of Oxford through the generous conferences across North America. phase of the Public Interest Legal Services in
FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar and Oppenheimer Memorial Trust South Africa: Project Report, which is a study
scholarships, she is inspired by media advocacy approaches in Deena is currently at the beginning of his
commissioned by the Ford Foundation and
documenting social injustices. She co-founded the NGO, Sunshine second year of a PhD at the University of British
RAITH Foundation that explored the nature of
Cinema, a solar-powered mobile advocacy platform, and is a partner Columbia. His work in preparation for his
public interest legal services sector in South
in Makhulu Media. Through Sunshine Cinema, she aims to build a dissertation considers the postcolonial
Africa, the context in which it operates and how
media advocacy platform in Africa, which will ultimately give grassroot South African state, particularly questions
its value and impact can be best characterised.
voices a chance to be heard, creating the necessary dialogues across around how and when the nation is posited as a
Tiffany is currently involved in informal
current economic, generational and prejudicial lines. Through the political, cultural, and aesthetic project in the
settlement action research and policy advocacy
production company, Makhulu Media, which is owned by her husband, wake of the liberation movement. How has the
focused on in situ upgrading of informal
Rowan Pybus, the duo worked with LGBTI activists and honoured nation been constructed, from a future-yet-to-
settlements through the implementation of the
environmental local heroes in the DRC, Malawi, Kenya and Zambia. be to the historical-present? How has South
Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme
Closer to home, they have worked with youth affected by HIV-related African literature grappled with the promise of
to improve access to basic services, livelihood
issues. She recently survived a car crash returning from Botswana the nation to come, and then the nation that is?
strategies and tenure security in informal
with her husband, in which her right index finger was partially While not reading Deena likes taking settlements across Gauteng, North West,
amputated. Surviving the accident has given her a whole new lease on photographs, playing football and trying to cook. Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
life and she is grateful it has not negatively affected her work. As a
* deenadinat@gmail.com * tiffany.ebrahim@gmail.com
visual storyteller, Smith wants to focus on conceptions of belonging
and identity in relation to white South African histories framed by
settler heritage - through a long-term project called Un/Settled (extract
from http://200ysa.mg.co.za/2017/sydelle-willow-smith/
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