In Memoriam: Professor Daniel Kgwadi (1967–2023)

Professor Daniel Kgwadi, formerly a member of the COL Board of Governors, passed away on 30 April 2023. Trained as a physicist, Professor Kgwadi was an accomplished educator and administrator. In 2005, he became the first rector of the Mahikeng Campus of the newly formed North-West University (NWU) in South Africa. He went on to serve as Vice-Chancellor of the NWU for eight years before moving to the Vaal University of Technology. His influence can be seen in the institutional transformation and growth of ODL programmes at the NWU during his tenure.