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Languages Bursaries for Students at UNIZULU

Languages Bursaries for Students at UNIZULU

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 […]

SRC Makes Moves Aimed at Enhancing Student Life

SRC Makes Moves Aimed at Enhancing Student Life

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 […]

UNIZULU Students Raise Funds for Cancer

UNIZULU Students Raise Funds for Cancer

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 […]

Bidding Farewell to 2017’s Law Final Year Students

Bidding Farewell to 2017’s Law Final Year Students

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 […]

UNIZULU Employee Wellness Day Addresses Depression and HIV/AIDS

UNIZULU Employee Wellness Day Addresses Depression and HIV/AIDS

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 […]

UNIZULU Welcomes a New Cadre of SRC Members

UNIZULU Welcomes a New Cadre of SRC Members

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 […]

Social Work Students Ready to Help Communities

Social Work Students Ready to Help Communities

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 […]

MEDIA RELEASE: UNIZULU WELCOMES A NEW CADRE OF SRC MEMBERS

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 […]

Encouraging Health and Wellness in the Workplace

Encouraging Health and Wellness in the Workplace

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) will host its annual Employee Wellness Day on Thursday, 6 October 2017 at its KwaDlangezwa Campus.The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) will host its annual Employee Wellness Day on Thursday, 6 October 2017 at its KwaDlangezwa Campus. The event is organised by the University’s Employee Relations and Wellness unit which also […]

UNIZULU Puts New Indigenous Biscuit on the Menu

UNIZULU Puts New Indigenous Biscuit on the Menu

University of Zululand researchers from the Department of Consumer Sciences served up a tasty biscuit made from the amaranthus plant (a spinach-like vegetable known to rural people as imbuya) to the Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, during the Department of Science and Technology (DST) Innovation Bridge Portal which was held mid-September 2017 in […]