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UJ recognises Monica Geingos transformative advocacy with Honorary Doctorate
It was a bittersweet moment for Her Excellency Monica Geingos to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) on Monday, 16 March 2026. It was the wish of her late husband, President Hage Geingob, to become her PhD supervisor once they were no longer in office. However, that did not happen.
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