The book, Doctor of Hearts, celebrates the life of an accomplished South African whose work was recognised with several awards, including the order of Mapungubwe for his contribution to Science.
On the anniversary of his birthday, UCT colleagues, family and friends honoured the late Professor Bongani Mayosi with a bibliography, an inaugural lecture and the renaming (and future renovations) of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Health Sciences Library, which will …
Continue ReadingBongani Mayosi was born in Mthatha on 28 January 1967, moved to the village of Ngqamakhwe when he was one year old, with his father, George, the local district surgeon, and his mother, Nontle, a nurse. One of five children, Mayosi was …
Continue ReadingThe Bongani Mayosi National Student Academic Prize is awarded to final year medical students who epitomise the Academic Legendary and Altruistic life of Professor Bongani Mayosi.
The aim of this initiative, deemed a legacy project, is to acknowledge and celebrate the vision, impact and influence of the late Professor Mayosi on the health sciences academic endeavours and students of UCT. As a cardiologist, academic and Dean …
Continue ReadingProfessor Mayosi was very committed to improving education outcomes in rural and poor schools. It was his wish to improve the quality of mathematics teaching and find a solution to close the access gap to internet thus providing information rich …
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