Meet the DNA Winners
Meet the DNA Winners
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The Dumusani Ndaba Award winners are a select group of leaders who have done the most to help others through the HPW programme. As a result of winning the award, they get their name engraved onto the famous DNA trophy, and the freedom of the HPW programme for life. Find out more about them below:
2025: Gorateleone Oepeng
2025: Gorateleone Oepeng
First winner from the Northern Cape
Planeteer since 2018, first attending HPW28
FAST Online Lecturer (2020)
Core Lecturer (2021)
PRC Northern Cape Rep (2022)
LOC Chair (2023)
Schools Chair (2024)
PRC Chair (2025)
2024: Sihle Mlonyeni
2024: Sihle Mlonyeni
Planeteer since 2016 (Online), first attending HPW28 (2018)
Core Lecturer (2020)
PRC Western Cape Rep (2020)
HPW Conference Organiser (2020)
LOC Treasurer (2021)
Schools Chair (2022)
2023: Tshiamo Moleele
2023: Tshiamo Moleele
Planeteer from HPW24 (2017)
Core lecturer (2018)
PRC Provincial Rep (2018)
LOC Chair (2020-21)
FAST Lecturer (2020)
2022: Xivutiso Maluleke
2022: Xivutiso Maluleke
Planeteer from HPW24 (2017)
Core Lecturer (2018)
LOC Member (2018)
LOC Chair (2020-2021)
Core Lecture Hall of Fame (2019-2021)
2021: Nwabisa Mkize
2021: Nwabisa Mkize
(joint award)
(joint award)
Planeteer from HPW19 (2015)
Core Lecturer (2017)
LOC Member (2018)
PRC Regional Rep (2020)
LOC Chair (2020)
2021: Kabir Peerbhay
2021: Kabir Peerbhay
(joint award)
(joint award)
Core Lecturer (2013)
Online lecturer (2016)
LOC Member (2017)
LOC Chair (2017, 2018)
First winner from KwaZulu-Natal
2020: Weliswa Kunene
2020: Weliswa Kunene
(joint award)
(joint award)
Planeteer from HPW24 (2017)
Core Lecturer (2018)
LOC member (2019)
Schools programme chair (2020-2023)
First winner from KwaZulu-Natal
2020: Skhumbuzo Radebe
2020: Skhumbuzo Radebe
(joint award)
(joint award)
Planeteer from HPW18 (2015)
Schools organiser (2018, 2020)
Core Lecturer (2017)
LOC member (2017)
PRC Provincial Rep (2019)
2019: Fabian Nde Fon
2019: Fabian Nde Fon
LOC Chair (2014)
Schools Programme Staff Member (2015-2023)
Online lecturer (2018)
Delegate at ACCESS Phase 2 Launch (2016)
Only ever winner from Cameroon
2018: Andisiwe Bango
2018: Andisiwe Bango
Planeteer at HPW8 (2011)
ACCESS Education Committee Member (2015)
2017: Claude Moshobane
2017: Claude Moshobane
Planeteer at HPW10 (2012)
Chair of schools programme (2013-2018)
Core Lecturer (2013)
PRC Member (2015)
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