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National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)

Awards Gala Event

31 July 2025

NSTF-South32 Awards Gala Event

The NSTF continues with the hybrid format of the awards gala event this year, with two gala dinners taking place simultaneously in Cape Town and Johannesburg while broadcasting live to an online audience from both cities. The broadcast of the event happens via the NSTF YouTube channel. 

The awards gala dinners are exclusive to the finalists and the students selected for the Brilliants Programme in their respective cities, as well as the sponsors and VIP guests. The science, engineering and technology community and the public can watch the event live from the comfort of their homes via the NSTF YouTube channelSubscribe to the NSTF e-newsletter to receive notices about the event and watch your mailbox for further news.

This year’s theme is the Quantum Science and Technology.

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The 2025 NSTF Brilliants Programme

The 2025 NSTF Brilliants Programme for top performers in physical science and mathematics were:

Ms Sinothando Matsha

Eastern Cape

Soqhayisa Senior Secondary School (SSS) MBChB (Medicine) Stellenbosch University (SU)

Mr Sivikele Majebe

Eastern Cape

Xolilizwe SSS BSc (Statistics, Data Science and Computer Science) University of Cape Town (UCT)

Ms Susan Bender

Free State

Voortrekker Secondary School (SS) MBChB (Medicine) University of the Free State (UFS)

Mr Lehlohonolo Mokhothu

Free State

Jc Motumi SS BEng (Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering) UCT

Ms Kagiso Tele

Gauteng

Lesedi SS MBChB (Medicine) University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)

Mr Ntsako Thato Ringane

Gauteng

Boitshepo SS MBChB (Medicine) Wits

Ms Fanelesibonge Amanda Ngema

KwaZulu-Natal

Vukile High School (HS) MBChB (Medicine) UCT

Mr Bonga Alwande Sibeko

KwaZulu-Natal

Izazi SS MBChB (Medicine) UCT

Ms Mmatsiane Tshegofatso Komane

Limpopo

Marobathotha HS MBChB (Medicine) UCT

Mr Rinono Nkateko Mushwana

Limpopo

EPP Mhinga SS MBChB (Medicine) UCT

Ms Gugu Pioneer Rose Libambo

Mpumalanga

Mphanama SS MBChB (Medicine) UCT

Mr Takatso Obrey Sibanda

Mpumalanga

Tholulwazi SS BEng (Mechanical Engineering) University of Johannesburg (UJ)

Ms Thobeka Siphesihle Langa

North West

JM Ntsime HS BEng (Chemical Engineering)

Mr Jurie Johannes Blignaut

North West

Rustenburg HS MBChB (Medicine) UFS

Ms Cherise Angelique Müller

Northern Cape

Hoërskool (HS) Diamantveld BSc (Chemistry and Mathematics) North-West University (NWU)

Mr André De Boer

Northern Cape

Hoërskool (HS) Diamantveld BEng (Industrial Engineering) SU

Mr Kgopolo Danny Ibang

Northern Cape

Galaletsang Science SS BSc (Computer Science and Informatics) UJ

Ms Sarah Ann Haveman

Western Cape

Hoërskool (HS) Durbanville BSc (Chemistry) SU

Mr Matthew Christopher Wise

Western Cape

Pinelands HS BSc (Statistics, Data Science and Computer Science) UCT

NSTF-South32 Awards

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

The NSTF supports the principle of collaborative, widely-inclusive awards and welcomes collaboration with members and other organisations interested, such as the following:

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