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Eleven students completed the Online Foundational Year at the Momentum GSport Awards. The squad was
Course in Entrepreneurship, aimed at developing an the first SA women's water polo team to compete in the
entrepreneurial mindset and the knowledge required to Olympic Games and was also named team of the year at
build practice ventures that have the potential to transform this prestigious event.
into real ventures. This course is a collaboration between
Whadwani Foundation, Madibaz Youth Entrepreneurship 6. Student Transport
Lab, the Business Management Department, and Vodacom
as a data sponsor. The 2021 student and employee transport contract was
concluded, which paves the way for the long-term transport
Seven on-campus student businesses operated solution to be developed and concluded accordingly.
successfully with peer mentoring and entrepreneurial
training provided. The businesses comprised five residence The development of the transportation hub, which will
tuckshops, an employment consultancy and a clothing facilitate the orderly control of public transport ferrying
alteration business. Together these student businesses students and employees close to the Summerstrand
provided part-time employment to 27 students. South, North and Ocean Sciences Campus cluster, was
completed.
Nine experienced student entrepreneurs peer mentored
two student businesses each as part of the Student 7. Improve Nutrition Status of
Employability and Entrepreneurship Development Students
Program (Funded by University Capacity Development
Grant). The 6-month program provided both mentors and Student Health Services has had a Memorandum of
mentees with entrepreneurial development and support. Understanding with Tiger Brands since 2008. We received
content for 1 100 nutritional packs per month, which
4. Safe, Stable, Responsive and Secure amounted to 13 200 packs per year. These nutrition packs
Environment that is Conducive to were issued primarily to unfunded students. However,
Learning, Growth and Success during the COVID 19 period, the packs were also issued
to some students who were funded under exceptional
Government approval has been obtained to proceed with circumstances. When funded students residing in
phase 1 of the closed campus project. The tender was accredited residences were being quarantined, they
awarded in August 2021, and the estimated completion were unable to leave their quarantine sites to buy food;
date of this project is mid-March 2022. Access control therefore, food packs were provided to them.
management was tightened with additional interventions
such as the use of technology and hands-on management 8. Student Psychosocial Wellness
to search vehicles, as well as visible patrolling of vulnerable
areas. Emthonjeni - Fountain of Student Wellness (ESW)
has dealt with a significantly increased demand for
5. Sport Transformation psychological services by our students. ESW upheld
its ongoing commitment to the mental health and
Various sporting codes returned to train and participate in wellbeing of all registered and unregistered students
their respective codes: and maintained ongoing communication and student
• Rugby engagement via MEMO and various students’ social
• Football media platforms covering various topics. To ensure
immediate access to consultations and eliminate long
• Water polo
waiting times, psychologically at-risk students are
• Netball attended to immediately and referred to on-site services
• Athletics, and (where appropriate) and were assigned counsellors for
• Swimming. psychological emergencies.

All codes are required to apply for permission to access During the year under review, Mental Health Emergency
facilities and campus before events. cases included:
• 30 students who presented with psychiatric
The University continues to create opportunities for symptoms
students and employees to participate in sports at the • 70 students who had been diagnosed with a
highest levels, and there have been notable achievements. psychiatric disorder
The University was represented by five athletes and
coaches at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in July and was • 241 cases involving bereavements
last represented at this level in 2008.
• 224 students who had experienced a general
(161) or crime-related (63) trauma
Madibaz water polo coach, Delaine Mentoor, recently
received national recognition when named Coach of the • 115 students were supported for gender-based

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