Siyabulela Xuza, A.B. ’12 (engineering sciences) received the Order of Mapungubwe in Silver Award from the Office of the President of South Africa.
Xuza received the award “for his excellent contribution to scientific innovation at an early stage, proving to himself and others that through determination and hard work one can achieve new career heights. His brilliance has attracted great international minds to his work.” Xuza, a South African rocket-scientist, engineer, and entrepreneur, recently became the youngest member of the African Union-affiliated Africa 2.0 energy advisory panel.
The award, among the highest bestowed by the president of South Africa, is named in honor of the Kingdom of Mapungubwe, which existed more than a millennia ago and comprised a sophisticated state system, with highly developed agriculture, mining and metallurgy industries, that laid the foundation for future African nations.
Read more in this announcement from the Office of the President of South Africa.