Academics
Delayed dream drives Mechanical Engineering success in renewable energy research
Thebeng Rhinos Makaung’s Master’s degree study titled Structural analysis of a single axis tracking photovoltaic support structure for turbulent wind flows, examines how wind affects solar panel support structures and identifies ways to strengthen them, resulting in him obtaining his degree cum laude.
Top Geomatics graduate named as Chancellor’s Award recipient
Siyabonga Mthethwa, a geomatics graduate from the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, has been named the Chancellor’s Award recipient as FEBE’s top student graduating cum laude with distinctions in every subject and earning national recognition for academic excellence.