FEBE Prizegiving Ceremony 2026
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A prestigious event where the FEBE faculty, sponsors, family members, and guests congratulated the students who performed exceptionally well.
The Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE) annual Prize-giving celebrated the best performing students of the 2025 academic year on Friday, 21 August 2026. It was a prestigious event where the FEBE faculty, sponsors, family members, and guests congratulated the students who performed exceptionally well.
This year the annual prize-giving ceremony took place at the University of the Witwatersrand, Education Campus, Linder Auditorium. The master of ceremonies Prof. Rodney Genga introduced the dignitaries present: Prof. Ian Jandrell, who did the welcome and opening address, Prof. Cuthbert Musingwini, who delivered the Dean’s remarks and the Faculty Heads of Schools.
The faculty is extremely proud of School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Choir who rendered two musical items. Thereafter the keynote speaker Chief Executive Officer, Mr Billy Mawasha ‘Kolobe Nala Investment Company (Pty) Ltd’ gave a compelling speech.
We thank the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (SoCEE) sponsors, who sponsor monetary prizes to all winners and presented them with the certificates on stage.
- Mr Sibusiso Hlatswayo (Chryso Siant-Gobain)
- Ms Mevashnee Naidoo (Knight-Piésold)
- Mr Thabo Hlabela (Institute of Municipal Engineering of South Africa, IMESA)
- Mr Winston Nxumalo (Jones & Wagener)
- Dr Jean van Laar (Integrated Post Graduate Industry Partnership, IPGIP)
- Ms Temkhosi Dlamini (The South African Institution of Civil Engineering, SAICE)
- Mr Lewis van der Bank (Penetron)
- Mr Errol Kerst
The SoCEE would like to give a special thank you to the Uzoegbo Family members, who attended the event in honour of the late Prof. Herbert Uzeogbo for the new school Prize, the Herbert Uzoegbo and Sunday Nwaubani Prize in Structural Steel Design.
Head of School, Professor Adesola IIemobade presented the SoCEE awards.
Our Schools’ 2025 prize-winners are:
Lebohang Mbambo and Karabo Thabethe
Chryso Prize - Investigation Project in Cement and Concrete Materials Engineering for the two final-year students with the highest mark in the Investigation Project in Cement and Concrete Materials Engineering course.
Sibusiso Dlamini
Desmond Midgley-Knight Piésold Prize for Hydrology for the third-year student with the highest mark in the Hydrology course.
Valentine Ntuli and Rapelang Lentoa
Herbert Uzoegbo and Sunday Nwaubani Prize in Structural Steel Design for the two students with the highest mark in the Structural Steel Design course.
Kudzaishe Changara
IMESA Prize in Infrastructure Engineering for the third-year student with the highest mark in the Transport Engineering course.
Dishun Meniers and Asiphe Nobetsiki
Investigational Project Poster Prize for the winners of the Investigational Project Poster Competition.
Thabiso Johnson and Lethu Sithole
Investigational Project Poster Prize for the two first runner-up students of the Investigational Project Poster Competition.
Ted Kobe and Vukile Gift Ngcobo
Investigational Project Poster Prize for the two second runner-up students of the Investigational Project Poster Competition.
Fatima-Zahraa Asvat
Jere Jennings Prize in Civil Engineering for the first-year Civil Engineering student with the highest Weighted Average Mark.
Sebati Senyatsi
Jere Jennings Prize in Civil Engineering for the second-year Civil Engineering student with the highest Weighted Average Mark.
Aryeh Simcha Katz
Jere Jennings Prize in Civil Engineering for the third-year Civil Engineering student with the highest Weighted Average Mark.
Aryeh Katz and Valentine Ntuli
Jones & Wagener Prize in Geotechnical Engineering for the two third-year students with the highest mark in the Geotechnical Engineering course.
Kagiso Moima and Zoe Bezuidenhout
Joseph Ellman Prize in Hydraulic Engineering for the two final-year students with the highest mark in the Hydraulic Engineering course.
Zoe Bezuidenhout
Penetron Africa Prize for Construction Materials for the final-year student with the highest mark in the Construction Materials course.
Chiemeka Iroka
SAICE Integrated Resource Management Prize for the final-year Civil Engineering student with the highest mark in the Integrated Resource Management course.
Akhanani Mbiyake and Chiemeka Iroka
2025 Mathews/IPGIP Award for the two most outstanding final-year students in the Civil Engineering Investigational Project course.
Chiemeka Iroka and Akhanani Mbiyake
The Errol Kerst Investigational Project Presentation Prize for the winners of the Investigational Project Oral Presentations.
Mohapi Molete and Uatshidza Netsianda
The Errol Kerst Investigational Project Presentation Prize for the two first runner-up students for the Investigational Project Oral Presentations.
Nikki Murgatroyd and Katlego Tshao
The Errol Kerst Investigational Project Presentation Prize for the two second runner-up students for the Investigational Project Oral Presentations.
Mphefo Maloba, Thabiso Johnson, Kevin Makadzange, Kutlwano Mashiane and Lutho Gwarubana
SAICE Structural Division Engineering Prize for the group with the most outstanding final-year Civil Engineering Design Project, specializing in Structural Engineering.
Lutho Gwarubana
JEB Jennings - Jones & Wagener Prize in Geotechnical Engineering for the final-year student with the highest mark in the Geotechnical Engineering course.
Lutho Gwarubana
Patterson Trust Award for the final-year Civil Engineering student with the highest Weighted Average Mark.
Janice Brits and Gugu Somtunzi
The Alan Kemp Prize for Innovation in Structural Engineering for the two students with the highest mark in the fourth-year Investigational Project in Structural Engineering course.
The vote of thanks by the Dean ended off a successful 2026 FEBE Prizegiving Ceremony.