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Prof Mosedi Namane’s UCT legacy
05 November 2025 | Video Production Ruairi Abrahams and Nomfundo Xolo. Photo Ruairi AbrahamsProfessor Mosedi Namane, one of the University of Cape Town’s first Black African medical graduates (MBChB, 1990), has spent her career transforming medical education from the lecture hall to the heart of the community. As a Family Physician and Professor in UCT’s Division of Family Medicine, Namane helped pioneer community-based learning through the Vanguard Student Learning Centre in Bonteheuwel, a space where students learn medicine by serving real patients.
Now retiring after nearly four decades of service, Namane reflects on how she bridged the gap between academia and township health realities. Her leadership helped redefine UCT’s curriculum to align with South Africa’s primary healthcare model, planting the seeds for a more equitable health system. “The systems are rooted, the seeds have been planted,” she says. “They just need to be nurtured for the future.”
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