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Fifty years is a long time and the School has seen thousands and thousands of students pass through its doorways… copious numbers of proud graduates who’ve gone on to do interesting things in their careers! So many syndicate groups that have worked through the night, so many friends made and businesses started!
We set up this wall to provide an opportunity for students, alumni, staff and friends of WBS to share their messages or memories of WBS. We hope you enjoy them.
What are your memories?
If you would like to be part of our 50th celebrations and “write on the wall” we would love to hear from you. Whether you are a student or alumnus, a current or past staff member or lecturer – why not add your name, an anecdote and/or a photograph? Or even just a simple message.
Go to the ‘Share your Memory’ page and send your contribution.
WBS Memory Wall
Richard Chiwa, Current MBA, Part Time, 2013
One of my best moments was doing a syndicate assignment video presentation for the Organisational Design and Development module, under the topic “Design of an Agile Organisation”, ...
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Charles O’Tudor, PDBA, 2013
Awesomely Awesome memories. My time at school was value driven and content based. Will do it again.
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Melinda van den Berg, MAP, EDP & PDBA, 1980
Five WBS qualifications are more powerful than one.
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Paul Ballen
The glow of the newly installed blue iridescent Paul’s Homemade Ice Cream logo on the opening of our first the store in The Zone, Rosebank, in December ...
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Paul Bacher
Since leaving Wits University, my life revolved around being an entrepreneur, co-founding NetActive, Call Centre Nucleus and NetFlorist.
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Nazli Jugbaran
Heraclitus said, “The only thing that is constant is change.” My entire life and career have been and continue to be defined by a series of radical ...
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Faizel Mansoor
J.R. Morgan said, “A man always has two reasons for doing anything – a good reason and the real reason.” At the end of 2009, ...
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Judy Dlamini
My career started at KEH VIII Hospital in Durban as a medical intern. It’s been an exciting journey! The first milestone was opening my medical ...
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Bernice Samuels
I was in the hot seat in the M-Net boardroom packed with suits. At the end of the presentation, he asked me two simple questions - ...
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Mathew Allan, PDM & MBA, 2013-2018
My abiding memories of Wits Business School were late nights, early mornings, the tough task of managing syndicates as well as the balancing of family, ...
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Aimee Thomas, PDM, 2014
During my time at WBS, I met incredible people and learnt the power of collaboration. These people included my peers; lecturers; administrators; class coordinators; and ...
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John Livanas, MBA, 1982
Truly the most challenging and amazing 2 years which provided the foundation for my career. Many in our class excelled in business, all excelled ...
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Dieter Nolte, MBA, 1977
At age 36, I was the oldest member of the 1976/77 full-time MBA class. What I lacked in youthful energy, I could make up with ...
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John Lewsen, MBA, 1975
The MBA program was a pivotal learning experience in my life, and I still draw on insights and tools that I learned.
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Sikonathi Mantshantsha
Every day is a great opportunity to claw one back for the ordinary person in a corruption-infested South Africa that is making every one of ...
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Louise Lepan, MBA, 2004
I had asked Prof Patrick McGraw to borrow his teaching notes to copy, intending to return it the following week. Over the weekend my car ...
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Deidre Proxenos, MBA, 1997
Whilst doing the MAP programme, I had this desire to do the MBA and with not having an undergrad degree – thought it was impossible. ...
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Refiloe Seseane
The best career decision I have ever made was starting 18twenty8® - a non-profit organisation that empowers young women between the ages of 18 and ...
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Thomas Lewis MBA, 1971-1972
I think back very fondly to those couple of years. And it is very gratifying to see that the school has developed so impressively in ...
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Chaim Silberstein, MBA, 1981
Some of the best years of my life. We worked hard, had a lot of fun, and made lifelong friendships.
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Derick Mahlo, Executive Education Student, 2014
I work for the Department of Home Affairs and our Learning Academy awarded me an opportunity to study at WBS in 2012. I was a ...
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Geraldine Mamburu, MBA, 2018
What an honor it is to be joining WBS at this remarkable milestone.
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Pavlo Phitidis
Late one Thursday night, as I walked past my library, an epiphany struck me. I realised, just then, in that moment, what the purpose of ...
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Lebogang Mashego, MBA, 2016
MBA Global Trip to China, Graduation Day & Graduation Dinner with Prof Alagidede!!! I want another MBA, I miss that place 🙂
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Tracy Rushton, PDM HR, 1988-1989
We were the first class to complete this course part-time. A real challenge and motivated me to become a life long learner.
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Vuyisile Zondi
A defining moment in my career has been the ability to start a business and sustain its growth in a highly competitive market.
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Lauren Liebenberg
I used to try candy-coat things, but no longer: giving birth is less painful, less bloody and infinitely quicker than getting your first novel published. If you ...
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Nhlanhla Dlamini
In February 2015, one month after getting married and two months after my best performance review at McKinsey & Company, I decided to end my ...
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Elaine Ferraris, PDM, 1994
Both practical and professional, the PDM is a solid and sought after Post Grad choice.
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Steuart Pennington, HDPM, 1975
In 1975 I was one of the first participants in what was called the HDPM (Higher Diploma in Personnel Management) programme at the Wits Business ...
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Blazius Kwakwala, MMFI, 2014-2015
The MMFI afforded me the richest learnings ever. It made me blossom into a fully fledged operations/support services practitioner/business partner. Memorable moments were Prof. Malikane’s ...
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Nomaxabiso Mahlawe, MAP 26, 1996
What Wits Business School did for me was to spark an interest in creativity and invention. The highlight of my studies was Marketing. I had ...
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Claire Beswick, HDPM, 1987
How fabulous to be treated like my opinions mattered and to be exposed to fascinating classroom discussion with a whole bunch of really sharp people. ...
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Lauren Jankelowitz, MBA, 2007
I graduated with my MBA from WBS in 2007. The MBA changed my life, but in small ways, bit by bit, by ensuring that my ...
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Robert Johnson, MBA, 1972
We had a small class of 13. Herbert Sichel was the stand out Professor
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Thando Ntsinde
The day I gave birth to my son, who is five years old now, was the day my career focus changed. That day I realised ...
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Lebona Moleli, MBA, 1996-1998
The most challenging but rewarding 3 years of my life. The first time I studied whilst I had a full time job. I enjoyed the ...
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Ebrahim Kharsany
As an activist and a businessman, I experienced several defining moments in my career. I completed my MBA at Wits Business School in 1971. I could not ...
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Roy Raeburn, MBA, 1973
I was one of the early recipients of the of the new Wits Business School MBA programme. I found the whole executional and social interaction ...
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Tebogo Rakhudu, MBA, 2015-2018
MBA 2015-2018 PT Class Rep. Many great memories were created. WBS is trully outstanding! The MBA brought about a lot of career and personal growth. ...
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Gillian Teixeira, NMP, 2015
The beginning of a mind transformational journey with world class lecturers…!
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Zukiswa Kulu, NMP, 2012
I did the New Managers Programme from September to December 2012, and our communications lecturer was a guy called Ron. At the end of the ...
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Jack Bloom, MBA Full Time, 1984-1985
I benefited immensely from my interaction with older and more experienced students and it was good background for my subsequent career in politics
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GRAHAM GAULT, MBA, 1990
Awesome Course, good as post Graduate, and overall experience was great…….Sets you up well for future career I felt…
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