Month: October 2017

The recent annual UNIZULU Faculty of Science and Agriculture Research Symposium 2017 saw Honours, Master’s and PhD students currently undertaking their studies within this Faculty being urged to continue conducting research in their various fields (of study) as this is important for the country of South Africa. The Research Symposium is an annual event which […]

The decolonisation of knowledge production was discussed at the 8th annual Humanities and Social Sciences Conference which recently took place at the University of Zululand’s Science Centre. Hosted by the UNIZULU Faculty of Arts, the three-day conference was held under the theme: Decolonising Knowledge Production and Dissemination in The Humanities and Social Sciences and saw […]

The national Department of Arts and Culture is in the process of offering bursaries in Language Studies to undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Zululand. Therefore, for the University to be selected ahead of the 6 other universities is a commendable progressive step. The bursary was initially rolled […]

Mere weeks after its election into office, the newly elected Student Representative Council at the University of Zululand has hit the ground running; on Friday (13 October 2017) holding an exam prayer for all students who will be writing their final-year exams and recently, an awareness campaign aiming to discourage alcohol abuse among students and […]

In a bid to raise funds for the fight against cancer which has claimed millions of lives worldwide, the Department of Consumer Science at the University of Zululand recently hosted a #CuppaForCANSA fundraising initiative for the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) at the Docsherd Restaurant, KwaDlangezwa Campus. #CuppaForCANSA provides a social platform for people […]

The Department of Law at the University of Zululand recently held an Honorary Farewell and Excellence Awards dinner for all its 2017 final year Law students to bid them farewell as they prepare to enter the world of work. The dinner was held at the University’s Richards Bay Campus on Friday, 06 October 2017, and […]

Issues around depression and HIV/AIDS took centre stage during yesterday’s (Thursday, 5 October) Employee Wellness Day at the University of Zululand which was held in a bid to promote health and wellness among the University’s employees. Directed by Ukhozi FM DJ, Khetha Gwala, the day’s programme featured talks by well-known HIV/AIDS activist and gospel artist […]

To ensure that the collective voice of the students is heard, the University of Zululand recently held the Student Representative Council (SRC) elections and South African Student Congress candidate Lindelani Duze was voted as the president in the hotly contested elections. University of Zululand Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof X.A Mtose congratulated the SRC saying that […]

University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Department of Social Work recently held a ceremonious occasion on Thursday where proud students pledged to be true and ethical professionals in their field. The occasion also saw level two and three students receive registration certificates from the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP). The certificates will serve as […]