{"id":47178,"date":"2023-12-20T10:35:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T08:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/blinde-swemmer-oorkom-struikelblokke-om-doktersgraad-te-vang-20231220-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T06:36:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T04:36:33","slug":"blinde-swemmer-oorkom-struikelblokke-om-doktersgraad-te-vang-20231220-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/blinde-swemmer-oorkom-struikelblokke-om-doktersgraad-te-vang-20231220-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinde swemmer oorkom struikelblokke om doktersgraad te vang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Die blinde Suid-Afrikaanse Paralimpiese swemmer en medaljewenner Hendri Herbst is die perfekte verpersoonliking van die gesegde \u201cwaar daar \u2019n wil is, is \u2019n weg\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy het nie net in sport uitgeblink nie, maar ook die toppunt van akademiese sukses bereik toe hy Vrydag (15 Desember) sy doktorsgraad (LLD) in Handelsreg by die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se Desember-gradeplegtigheid verwerf het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Herbst, wat van Letsitele naby Tzaneen in Limpopo af kom, is die eerste blinde student in die US se fakulteit Regsgeleerdheid wat \u2019n LLD ontvang. Hy is ook die eerste student in die US se fakulteit Regsgeleerdheid wat \u2019n gesamentlike doktorsgraad van die fakulteit en Hasselt Universiteit in Belgi\u00eb ontvang het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy studieleiers was dr. Izelle du Plessis van die US en prof. Niels Appermont van Hasselt Universiteit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Herbst is trots op sy jongste prestasie, maar ook verlig dat hy die wenstreep gehaal het. \u201c \u2019n PhD is \u2019n lang pad en tot \u2019n groot mate \u2019n uiters eensame reis,\u201d s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEk moes \u2019n paar struikelblokke oorkom, veral gedurende die Covid-19-pandemie, toe dit moeilik was om toegang tot literatuur en voorgeskrewe bronne te kry. Soms moes ek deur tot 20 boeke werk net om een paragraaf te skryf. Ek moes na elke boek luister om te besluit of ek dit kan gebruik of nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Herbst het vir toegang tot bronne \u2019n teks-na-spraak- rekenaarskermleserprogram gebruik, asook sagteware wat beeld-pdf-dokumente na leesbare teks omskakel. Hy kon sy werk met sy toesighouers deur middel van aanlyn vergaderings, e-posse en WhatsApp-boodskappe bespreek. Hulle het ook stemboodskappe gebruik om hom terugvoer te gee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Op \u2019n vraag oor hoe \u2019n doktorsgraad met sy sportprestasies vergelyk, s\u00ea Herbst: \u201cMy sportloopbaan het met die verloop van tyd baie meer positiewe mylpale opgelewer, maar dit was \u2019n leeftyd se toewyding. \u2019n PhD is \u2019n lang kronkelpad tot aan die einde wanneer die druk verlig word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlbei het absolute opoffering geverg, maar op uiteenlopende maniere. Ek is met my swem meer op die kort termyn beloon. Ek moes vier jaar wag om met \u2019n PhD sukses te behaal! Ek sou s\u00ea die voltooiing van my LLD was gelykstaande aan die Olimpiese Spele!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Herbst het vir sy doktorsgraad Suid-Afrika se inkomstebelastingstelsel vir trusts ge\u00ebvalueer deur die Suid-Afrikaanse stand met di\u00e9 van die Verenigde Koninkryk en Belgi\u00eb te vergelyk met die doel om dit meer beleggersvriendelik te maak. Hy het hierdie onderwerp gekies omdat dit \u2019n kombinasie van twee soorte reg is wat hy besonder interessant vind, naamlik die wet van trusts en belastingreg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSA staar tans \u2019n menigte ekonomiese, politieke en maatskaplike uitdagings in die gesig. Deur die gepaste belastingbeleide te aanvaar, kan die belastingstelsel aangewend word om die land se potensiaal deur belegging te ontsluit en sodoende sy uitdagings te help oplos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wanneer dinge moeilik geraak het, kon hy uit sy ervarings as \u2019n swemmer van w\u00eareldgehalte put. \u201cDaar was gewis \u2019n paar lesse uit my dae as swemmer wat ek gedurende my doktorale studie kon toepas. Ek het geleer dat deursettingsvermo\u00eb, toewyding en opoffering \u2013 net soos in sport \u2013 ook in die akademie resultate lewer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Herbst se deursettingsvermo\u00eb het ook sy US-studieleier be\u00efndruk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEk en ons hele fakulteit is baie trots op Hendri se uitsonderlike prestasie. Hy het soveel deursettingsvermo\u00eb getoon om di\u00e9 graad te behaal \u2013 nie net omdat hy blind is nie, maar ook omdat hy deur die moeilike Covid-19-tydperk aan sy LLD moes werk,\u201d s\u00ea Du Plessis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHendri is \u2019n merkwaardige en baie intelligente mens wat oor die vermo\u00eb beskik om groot hoeveelhede inligting te verwerk en te onthou. Hy is \u2019n baie knap prokureur wat probleme deeglik kan identifiseer en navors en met oplossings vorendag kan kom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy medestudieleier is dit eens. \u201cHendri was \u2019n merkwaardige doktorale student wat nie net baie intelligent en veerkragtig is nie, maar ook \u2019n uitstekende regskundige is. Hy het sy proefskrif onder moeilike omstandighede geskryf, maar kon dit oorkom en sy proefskrif op \u2019n briljante manier verdedig,\u201d s\u00ea Appermont. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs een van sy toesighouers het ek nooit die gevoel gehad dat ek of Izelle gevra is om \u2018die pen vas te hou\u2019 nie. Hendri is \u2019n baie onafhanklike navorser vir wie ons hoofsaaklik as klankbord opgetree het. Op \u2019n sekere manier was Hendri sy eie toesighouer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Herbst is baie dankbaar vir sy vrou, Brigitte, hul tweejarige dogtertjie, Alexis, sy ouers en studieleiers, vir hul ondersteuning. Sy gidshond Julian, wat ongelukkig intussen dood is, verdien ook spesiale vermelding. Julian het saam met hom na Belgi\u00eb gereis en hom na sy doktorale mondelinge eksamen vergesel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As \u2019n siggestremde wat baie uitdagings op sy pad na sport- en akademiese sukses oorkom het, glo Herbst vas \u2019n gestremdheid moet jou nie verhoed om jou doelwitte te bereik nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJou gestremdheid moenie \u2019n verskoning wees om nie uitnemendheid te bereik nie. Hoewel dit meer opoffering en baie harder werk verg as van jou eweknie\u00eb sonder gestremdhede, kan dit gedoen word.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noudat hy sy LLD op sy kerfstok het, het die tyd aangebreek om die kennis wat hy gedurende sy akademiese loopbaan opgedoen het, toe te pas, s\u00ea Herbst. Hy gaan dit doen as belastingbestuurder by WTS Renmere in Stellenbosch, \u2019n maatskappy wat in transaksiestrukturering en belastingadvies spesialiseer. 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