Prof Loyiso Nongxa ‘The Trailblazers in South African Mathematics’
| When: | Saturday, 02 August 2025 - Saturday, 02 August 2025 |
| Where: | Origins Centre Braamfontein Campus East |
| Start time: | 11:00 |
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| Cost: | Tickets: R50 learners/students; R90 adults (Webtickets or at the door) |
The lecture is part of an activity day exploring the origins of mathematical thinking. Co-hosted with the Wits School of Mathematics.
The talk will focus on two mathematicians of disadvantaged backgrounds who defied the odds and received their doctoral degrees in mathematics during the apartheid era!
Professor Ismail Mohamed and Dr Joe Mokoena, both WITS Alumni.
Loyiso Nongxa is a South African mathematician, chairperson of the National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) and a former Vice Chancellor and Principal of the Wits University.
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