Amogelang Moagi, who overcame a traumatic assault, hip surgery and the loss of her mother in her final year, celebrates graduating with a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy at Stellenbosch University’s December 2025 graduation ceremony. Amogelang Moagi refused to let trauma, surgery and the loss of her mother derail her dream of graduating. The occupational therapy student, from Klipgat in North West, received her bachelor’s degree at Stellenbosch University’s December graduation ceremony on December 11, after a final year marked by a traumatic assault, hip surgery and profound personal loss.
“A hip of steel and a heart of steel.” That is how her lecturer, Dr Susan de Klerk, describes her — words that capture Moagi’s resilience during one of the most difficult periods of her life. Recovering on crutches after hip surgery while completing an academically demanding final year, Moagi said the experience was overwhelming both physically and emotionally. “Every step with those crutches reminded me of what had happened.
I had to wake up each day and remind myself that despite everything, I was strong – and that I would make it to the end successfully,” she said. She said she became hypervigilant after the assault, carefully managing her routine to protect her healing.“I had to create a rhythm that protected my healing: resting between classes, slowing down, and allowing myself to rely on others without guilt.” She said she became hypervigilant after the assault, carefully managing her routine to protect her healing.
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