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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
Jovana Korać
It is my fundamental belief that social entrepreneurship is the future of doing business. Shared value equates to shared growth - across industries and communities.
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David Smith, Exchange Student 2013
What truly set me on my path of enlightenment began at registration. I saw a self-identification box to check “Coloured” when I completed my registration form ...
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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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Dr Gerald Levin, PDM, 1993
Congratulations, WBS, on your 50th year celebrations! In 1992, events exposed our class to very exciting political events. We had two superb politics teachers. Prof Schlemmer ...
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George Tweneboah, PhD Philosophy, 2014-2016
The Wits PhD has inspired me and given me the opportunity to attain greater heights.
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Odongo Kodongo
Bali Island, Indonesia, was in its usual element in December 2013 - beautiful and tranquil with the warm Indian Ocean waters and hospitable local inhabitants blending seamlessly with ...
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Ciko Thomas
I had just started working for M-Net where I took my marketing knowledge to the entertainment and content-creation space.
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Jack Hochfeld, MBA, 1975-76
Tony Norton, MD of Standard Merchant Bank addressed our MBA class. He talked about merchant banking and corporate finance- stock exchanges, raising capital, mergers, acquisitions ...
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Priya Rowjee
As I continue on my journey, I have made self reflection my personal discipline - to remain true to my values as I seek to ...
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Gail Kelly, MBA Full Time, 1986
Precious memories came flooding back to me as I walked through the grounds of our Business School for the first time since I graduated in ...
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Mohammed Majam
The Wits Business School has played an incredibly important role in shaping not just my career but also much of the person I am today. ...
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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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Francois Moreau
Now an international consultant supporting sustainable democratisation, he is presently working with Aung San Suu Kyi to overcome the military legacy in Myanmar, but usually ...
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Maurice Goodman
Looking back, two defining moments stand out for me. The first was enrolling for a Wits MBA as a result of the encouragement from my late dad. ...
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Rutendo Nxumalo, Marketing Manager, MM-SM, 2016
I had no idea how prominent the Wits and WBS brand was when I joined the institution. What was initially supposed to be a short ...
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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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Tebogo Immaculate Raaleka, MBA, 2017
Honoured to be part of this prestigious institution
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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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Melinda van den Berg, MAP, EDP & PDBA, 1980
Five WBS qualifications are more powerful than one.
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Linda Adams, MBA, 1992
Class Reunion on our Graduation Date – 24 years later, and we’re still as young as ever and absolutely fabulous people serving the economy proudly ...
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Dr Rene Albertus, MBA, 2007
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his ...
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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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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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Adv. Letsepe Thubakgale, Making the Market Work & Executive Development Programme, 2003-2004
One Memory that stands out, the Syndicate meetings before classes.
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Wendy Luhabe
After spending about ten years in corporate South Africa from 1981 to 1991, I was overlooked for a marketing position that became available. The marketing ...
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Tebogo Immaculate Raaleka, MBA, 2017
Honoured to be part of this prestigious institution
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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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Christin Mueller
After coming back from South Africa to Germany I started my career at Mercedes. I had the great opportunity to work for a well-known company and brand. ...
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Andrea Armstrong, PDM, 2013-14
I remember being so excited to receive an offer from the Wits Business School for the PDM 2013 – 2014. It felt so prestigious to ...
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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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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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Liora Gross, MBA, 1999
A school of excellence that stimulates change through courage, conversation and debate.
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Gillian Teixeira, NMP, 2015
The beginning of a mind transformational journey with world class lecturers…!
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Lanre Banjo, MBA, 2016
I do not know how to begin but I would not be where I am today without the Wits Business School Education. I am actually ...
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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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Jerry Mabena
Two events forged my career path. When I was 29, I came up with a concept that I sold to my then employer, Telkom. I ...
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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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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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Dino Rech
It’s not easy to pinpoint one defining moment. There have been a number that has shaped the person and professional I am today. One person ...
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Takeshi Kimura
There is no doubt that applying to business school can be a very stressful undertaking. However, even after my graduation more than ten years ago, ...
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Jerard Scorgie
In February of 2014, I joined a small consulting organisation as a senior project manager, immediately after I had completed my MBA. The organisation was ...
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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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