At graduation ninety four undergraduates, thirteen Diploma, fifteen Honours, nine Masters students and one PhD student obtained their degrees.
Jeremy Cronin was made Deputy Minister of Transport in 2009. A Member of Parliament since 1999 and Deputy General-Secretary of the SA Communist Party since 1995, Cronin was imprisoned for seven years (1976-1983) at Pretoria Maximum Security Prison
The Politics Department's Professor Peter Vale is the recipient of the University's most prestigious research award. the VC's Distinguished Senior Research Award.