A total of 7 268 students from the class of 2016 graduated during the week-long graduation series, which consisted of 16 ceremonies
Guest speaker, Niel Schoeman, chief executive officer of telecoms start-up Vumatel, told graduates that the path to success is not a straight one.
“It’s got lots of twist and turns, setbacks and victories - some big some small. My challenge to you is to build skills.You don’t know what the future holds and it’s much more about preparing yourself for what you don’t know in the changing world that will enable your success.”
He urged the graduates not to let their age define them.
“You might have less experience than someone a bit older but that doesn’t mean you can’t make the same or a bigger impact. Use youth to your advantage.”
He said the only way to move the country forward was by dreaming of the impossible.
“Don’t be afraid to dream big. Dream as big possible.”
