# A queen of the Zulu nation, an eThekwini councillor, and an economist who once experienced homelessness, are among the one-thousand-521 graduands being capped at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Spring Graduation ceremony today. Queen Thandekile MaNdlovu, Zulu, the fourth wife of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, will be awarded a Doctor of Business Administration degree for her study on a natural sugar substitute in Kenya. Meanwhile, eThekwini municipality speaker, Thabani Nyawose, will make a full-circle moment when he graduates with a Master’s degree in Public Administration.
Royalty, resilience and research to be celebrated at UKZN Spring Graduation