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As a result he left South Africa, eventually ending up in the US. Reflecting on his time there Dr Lefakane said he did not socialise with the white students, but there was a black student residence and 'we made our own lives enjoyable'.Īfter graduation he tried to get with Johannesburg City Council but was offered a far smaller salary than his white counterparts. 'I knew I was facing very heavy odds at the time and I workedĪs hard as I could,' he told the BBC's Focus on Africa radio programme. Now, as part of the university's centenary, Dr Lefakane, now 84, has been inducted into a brand new hall of fame at the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment.ĭr Lefakane was the son of a domestic worker and gained a scholarship to pursue his studies. South Africa has honoured the country's first black student to graduate with a degree in engineering.ĭr Solomon Boyce Isaac Lefakane studied civil engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, and was awarded a degree in 1961 - when the racist apartheid system was in operation. Published at : 03:03 PM (IST) Tags: Breaking News Top News Top Headlines Top News headlines Latest news News Headlines Today Top 10 Headlines English News Headlines Afternoon Bulletin ABP LIVE Afternoon Bulletin Afternoon Headlines Follow Breaking News on abp LIVE for more latest stories and trending topics.University of Witwatersrand Copyright: University of Witwatersrand The market was dragged down by a decline in automobile stocks and weak cues from Asian markets after a strong US jobs report strengthened the case for the Federal Reserve to continue with rate hikes Read More HDFC Twins & Asian Paints Among Top Laggards Stock Market Update: Sensex Dips 825 Points, Nifty At 17,065 Levels. Pavvitra Punia and Eijaz Khan met each other in a captive reality show and their love story took some time to develop. Read MoreĪctors Pavvitra Punia And Eijaz Khan Are Engaged? Reports Read MoreĪrjun Tendulkar Joins Goa Squad For Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Likely To Make Debut Next WeekĪrjun Tendulkar was acquired by the Mumbai Indians team in the IPL 2021 auction but did not get a chance to play a single match. India chased down the target of 279 with 25 balls remaining, riding on a brilliant 113 not out off 111 balls from Shreyas Iyer and 93 from Ishan Kishan.

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