Oprah Winfrey congratulates UCT vice-chancellor Professor Phakeng for winning Africa Education Medal

Cape Town – US media maven Oprah Winfrey has congratulated University of Cape Town UCT Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng for being been named the winner of the inaugural Africa Education Medal.

UCT vice-chancellor Professor Phakeng or @FabAcademic as she is known on the Twitter streets, was named the winner of the inaugural Africa Education Medal, launched this year by T4 Education and HP in collaboration with Intel and Microsoft.

Professor Phakeng was chosen from 10 finalists from across the continent, including the former president of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete.

Such an honour to get a congratulatory message from @Oprah for being the inaugural winner of the #AfricaEduMedal…

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