Department of Drama (1992-2007) Reza de Wet
First playwright, and only the second author, to win the prestigious Hertzog Prize twice in a row for the same medium (in 1994 for the two collectionjs Vrystaat-trilogie and Trits: Mis, Mirakel, Drif, and 1996 for Drie susters twee)
Fleur du Cap Award for her play Breathing In (2005)
The Reza De Wet Post Graduate Bursary fund was established at Rhodes University in her memory