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MOHLOPHENI MARAKALALA

Mohlopheni Jackson Marakalala is a doctoral student in chemical pathology at University of Cape Town. His research work involves drug development for multidrug resistance tuberculosis. He obtained Bachelor of Science and Honours in Biochemistry at the University of the North in 2003. Since the beginning of his tertiary education in 1998 Mohlopheni has been involved in community work and also in fight for human dignity. He was a member of University of the North Aids Awareness Club in 2001, Student HIV/AIDS Resistance Program in 2005 and AIDS Community educators in 2006. He visited communities educating them about need for support of the deprived and disadvantaged, an involvement that saw him nominated for UCT/Caltex community leader of the year. He served as a chairperson of several reputable association, such as, SATICA Limpopo/Mpumalanga region, University mentors, School of life sciences senior mentor, and chairperson of marketing at HSPGSA. He was the deputy secretary of microbiology society in 2000 and took over the deputy chairpersonship the following year. He is affiliated to SASBMB and registered as an intern medical scientist with HPCSA. He was crowned second prince of Mr Unin in 2002 and has 2 SASSU bronze, 1 bronze and 2 golds in Western Province Bodybuilding union. He also made it to the finals of Mr Fitness SA as well as SA Bodybuilding championships. He continues serving his community as he sings in uct choir for africa which he served as chair of disciplinary committee. He is a christian and involved in protection of human rights thruogh his several activities.