Karen Visser, the Transport and Logistics Management programme coordinator, said 14 years after the establishment of the programme, it has delivered more than 600 graduates.

“The Department of Transport Economics and Logistics currently boasts an employment rate of 75% after completion of a first degree, and we are convinced that this will be maintained and will even improve in future,” she said.

Having a good time at the annual dinner are Dipsy Wechoemang, Prof Sonia Swanepoel, Thabita Lalendle, Hellen Mnguni and Prof Mashudu Davhana Maselesele, campus rector.Among the dignitaries at the event were guest speaker Dr MN Motlhabane, NWU alumnus and MEC of the North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management, and Mr T Tenza, acting deputy director-general for integrated transport planning at the national Department of Transport.

NWU management members at the dinner were Prof Dan Kgwadi, the vice-chancellor, Prof Mashudu Davhana-Maselesele, campus rector, Prof Lumkile Lalendle and Prof Sonia Swanepoel.