UCT celebrates its 2022 retirees

03 November 2022 | Video production team Roxanne Harris, Ruairi Abrahams, Boikhutso Ntsoko, Rozanne Engel. Photo Lerato Maduna.

The University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted a farewell dinner for the cohort of 2022 retirees on Tuesday, 25 October 2022, to honour them for their service and the many contributions they have made to the institution.

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2022 Retirees Recognition

This year we have the privilege of honouring nearly 100 retirees from across the university, including academic and professional, administrative support and service (PASS) staff. It is an opportunity for us to say a deserved thank you to the staff members who have served UCT for as long as they have, and for their ongoing commitment to building the university we are proud to be a part of today.

Videos UCT celebrates its 2022 retirees

UCT hosted a farewell dinner for the cohort of 2022 retirees on Tuesday, 25 October 2022.

03 Nov 2022

News UCT celebrates its 2022 retirees

UCT leadership and staff gathered at the Table Bay Hotel on 25 October for a celebration dinner in honour of the 2022 UCT retirees.

26 Oct 2022 - 7 min read

“We are here today to celebrate the many lifetimes of service that you have all given to our university and to thank each and every one of you in this room for your commitment and your energy.” – Babalwa Ngonyama, Chair of UCT Council

As is tradition, the fun-filled dinner brought the UCT community together to honour this year’s retirees for their service and to thank them for the many contributions they have made while at the institution.

Our retirees’ stories

News Life shaper: Farewell to ‘the mother of the faculty’, Mary Hilton

EBE PASS staffer Mary Hilton has opened doors for scores of young under-resourced engineering students, seeing them through their studies to graduation and beyond.

22 Dec 2022 - 9 min read

News ‘Retirement is not for the faint-hearted’

At the age of 65, UCT’s Sheila Nunes says she’s not ready for retirement but has made peace with this upcoming new phase of her life.

16 Nov 2022 - 4 min read

News ‘It’s not easy to say goodbye’

UCT retiree Felicia Dyantyi reflects on 20 years as a member of the Properties and Services Department. She says she has mixed feelings about her pending new beginning.

11 Nov 2022 - 5 min read

“Retirement is not the end of the road ... it is the beginning of the open highway.”