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He carried the burden of responsibility. He carried the burden of our ambitions, goals, hopes and dreams.

— Bongani Mayosi

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Those of us who grew up with absentee fathers could see how he genuinely loved his daughter.

Of the 1400 doctors that we produce from South African universities, 1200 go on to work in the public healthcare system.

As a leader, Bongani was awesome. His brand of leadership was honest, inspiring, full of integrity and characterised by creativity and innovation.

What we can learn as a UCT student body, as UCT and as [the] rest of Africa, is that he maximised his life ... he left a candle burning for us to maximise our lives.

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