My account was cleared; now I pay it forward
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My name is Romario Roman and I am a University of Pretoria (UP) alumnus and a senior associate at BlackBox Law. I know how it feels to finish your qualification and still wonder whether you will receive your degree certificate.
In 2024, I completed my LLM at UP with the best average in my group. But I had an outstanding student account balance that I could not afford to settle. I had made peace with missing my graduation.
The day before the ceremony, I received a notification that the UP Postgraduate Master’s Coursework Bursary had settled my account in full. Suddenly, I could attend my graduation and collect the degree certificate I had worked so hard for. That support changed what the end of my university journey looked like.
Now I want to help others facing a similar barrier. On Sunday 22 November 2026 I will take on my first Ride Joburg, riding 97 km as a Read More
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