Congratulations Prof Schutte

Congratulations Dokodela Maluleke🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Congratulations my love Mwape M. Siamutwa

Our own Dr Rivalani Maluleke 🎉

Congratulations daddy

Very nice speech Siyabonga.

2:38:42 thats my sister yall 👍🎉🥳🎉

Well Done Saarah Cupido. From your biggest supporter❤

I Baloyi, khalalanga, mthondolovhani, madyela henhla, vaka ncila ava ololi loko wo olola wa tshoveka, makhandziya hi tshindi va chika hi rhavi, vadyi vaswi pamu. well done svara wa Mina. Tsakani Baloyi

Sophy tsakane Baloyi I'm so proud of you ngwana bomma I love you

Dankie vir die deel. Sterkte aan almal wat hierdie pragtige mens moet mis.

Well done Bohlale! Super proud of you!

nicely done cuzz (Xena April) ! we’re all very PROUD of you . sending all our LOVE from your family in Canada ❤️❤️❤️

What an achievement, your family in Canada is so very proud of you Miss Xena April. ❤😊🎉❤

Well done Nosiphiwo mtasekhaya I wish you all the best 🎉🎉🎉😊

Well done Valentina

Well done Laylah Arendse. We super proud of you ❤

hartseer.😢

Randomly listening.

The word 'visionary' is over-used. Brian O'Connell was a visionary. And he made things happen. He was not just a great human being, he was a deeply good human being too.

What a great man he was💔💔 very empathetic and so down to earth.

Well deserved!

Well deserved Ian 👏🏼

Very sad news in deed! May his soul rest in peace!

Prof Brian o'connor was an incredible and a visionary leader, he was such a humble person despite his academic achievements. May his love ones be comforted at his demise. Rest on our dear Prof.

What a man!😢

RIP Prof. He was an English teacher at Florida SSS in Ravensmead. (I was there from 1976 but he didn't teach me) He was also a WP cricketer (Sacos) if I Remember correctly 🙏

Wow. To hear Prof Brian speak with so much love and passion. May he rest in peace

Saddened by prof's demise..My sincere condolences to all those who knew him and his family..Thank you Prof.Brian O'Connell..You will always be Remembered..

Rest in peace Prof, you had deep empathy and commitment to transformation. You never missed an opportunity to intellectually engage and still have light moments with students. You gave me a second chance - I will hold the experience of being a grown up student at UWC dear to my heart ♥️. May your soul rise in glory.

Condolences to the bereaved family and the UWC community. May his soul RIP.

Living example of a true leader.. MHSRIP♥️

Proud uwc graduate...

A visionary leader who led with wisdom by example and showed compassion. His contribution to UWC is immeasurable; I'm honored to have been part of this part of UWC's history. Let us continue from hope, to action, through knowledge. Thank you Prof ❤. May God's comfort and strength be his family's portion in this time of sorrow ❤😢.

The University and the broader academic fraternity across SA should be enormously proud of Prof's contribution to the academia. Your deep humility, respect for life and genuine interest in others are priceless. You took the reigns of your predecessor (Prof. Jakes is smilling) and shifted it to another level. You believed that UWC deserved to be among the best and you certainly made your contribution. We salute you. UWC please take his legacy forward! You have a worthy place in our history as it withstood the tests of political isolation and upheaval, racial inequality and marginalisation. The University has proudly produced many activists, leaders and influencers during the decades of black oppression. This historical account should never be erased as it as stands as a stark reminder of the harm human beings are capable of inflicting. On the contrary, the triumph of the human spirit over injustices and inequality is by far superior. You've made your contribution in a humble manner and we're in the Western Cape are enormously proud of one of our great citizens. Your soul rest in peace. We remember your loved ones in this moment of pain. God bless them all.

I can express how deeply sorry and saddened I am hearing the passing of Professor Brian O'Connell's passing. I am deeply sorry! 💐🌹🌻🥀. I will forever remain grateful for the brilliant, kind and caring human being for Prof, Brian. As an international students he came on board when a residence matron wanted me out of the race because I could not pay to say in the race during the mid year holidays ( poor me) and he made a call to the residence matron telling them they should see how to assist me and I could stay in the res. I don't know what I would have done that time. He did not know me in person and had never even seen me before or know me . What a kind intellectual he was and still is. May heavens receive him and God place him in highest place in Jannah! Go well SIR! Rest in PARADIZE PROF BRIAN O'CONNELL ❤

RIP Prof O Connel.

Sincere condolences to the family. Will ever be grateful for what he did for our children. The pics of him at graduation is all over in our house.Thanku so much prof that you made special effort to phone our daughter on her birthday the years she worked in student developement.And beyond that.

We have lost a true Icon and Transformational leader. R.I.P Prof

Sincere condolences to the family. Prof O'Connel you indeed leaving a golden legacy behind. You've been a strong hold to many. RIP

After my time at UWC but read of his contributions. RIP.

Some people will have a lasing impression on you. I met Prof. Brian O´Connell when I was a Reasearch Assistant at the University of Neu-Ulm in Germany. He came as Vice Chancellor of the UWC to sign the MoU for a Cooperative Master Program in Health Information Management (HIM). Prof. Brian was happy to hear I was from Cameroon. He told me something I didn´t expected. He was the uncle of a famous German Musician Xavier Naidoo. And I still remember our conversations during his visit and after he left Germany. Thanks for everything Prof.

You became a great human builder, an engineer and a visionary of note. Thank you for safe guarding the legacy of UWC. Enkosi

MY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE prof

So sad to hear the news rest in peace Prof

MHSRIP, I am one of those 1st disadvantaged team, who were on the project championed by the Professor. He leaves a great legacy, strong one the continue the academic battle of the mind. LALA Ngocolo

One of the great leaders and visionaries of UWC. Deepest condolences to the family as well as the wider UWC family. May your dear soul rest in peace and rise in glory.

I attended UWC from 2002. I only met Prof O'Connell in person on a few limited occasions, but he always struck me as a very warm and empathic person. He elicited the best from those he interacted with. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. Indeed, a true Legend.

I'll never forget the day I met Prof...he came up to me as I was sitting on the bench outside the caf and asked me if I was OK out of the blue...this man had so much empathy for his students

RIP Prof, thank you for your dedication & hard work for the betterment of our UWC and to preserve it for our future generations...written in the hearts and memories of our people you go well...