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The department of Hydrology Hosts International Workshop on the Art of Scientific Writing

The department of Hydrology Hosts International Workshop on the Art of Scientific Writing

The two-day international workshop on “Art of scientific writing” recently took place at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) KwaDlangezwa Campus. The Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation, Professor Nokuthula Kunene, welcomed the attendees to the sensational event. The workshop was facilitated by Doctor M Jonathan, from Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico. This workshop […]

UNIZULU hosts Career Workshop Masterclass

UNIZULU hosts Career Workshop Masterclass

The University of Zululand’s Teaching and Learning Centre recently hosted a two-day Career Masterclass. On the first day, the workshop took place at the iconic King Bhekuzulu Hall, and on the second day at the Richard’s Bay campus. The Career Masterclass aimed to capacitate final-year undergraduate students with the current application tools to enter the […]

Faculty of Education Hosts First Students’ Assembly for Future Teachers

Faculty of Education Hosts First Students’ Assembly for Future Teachers

The Faculty of Education at the University of Zululand recently hosted a students’ assembly at KwaDlangezwa Campus. The imbizo was themed: “The Quality of an Education System Can Never Exceed the Quality of Its Teachers”. The Deputy Dean of Teaching and Learning, Professor Samantha Govender specified that student assemblies are an opportunity for the faculty […]

Marine Biology Meets Marine Geology: 2nd UNIZULU-NRF-SAIAB Summer School

Marine Biology Meets Marine Geology: 2nd UNIZULU-NRF-SAIAB Summer School

Zoology, an exciting branch of biology, studies animal life, particularly how these animals interact with their environment. Marine biology, therefore, studies how animals that live in the ocean interact with their oceanic environment. Marine animals can be generally categorised into two groups; those that spend most of their life in the water column (for an […]

OPINION PIECE: Embracing Ubuntu on Heritage Month

OPINION PIECE: Embracing Ubuntu on Heritage Month

September, the annual celebration of South African Heritage Month is almost towards an end. The drafting of this ‘expert opinion’ (today September 24), which was accidentally requested from me by a colleague some weeks ago, coincides exactly with the celebration of Heritage Day, an important cog of heritage month. Most reading this opinion will recall […]

Billionaires started small – Studentpreneurs Encouraged at SEW 2022

Billionaires started small – Studentpreneurs Encouraged at SEW 2022

The University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law (FCAL) in collaboration with the UNIZULU Entrepreneurship Committee hosted the national Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW). This event took place at Ellis Park Sports Ground over a period of three days. On the first day of the event, Professor Unathi Kolanisi from the Department of […]

OPINION PIECE: World Suicide Prevention Day 2022

OPINION PIECE: World Suicide Prevention Day 2022

“Creating hope Through Action” An estimated 703,000 people a year take their life around the world. For every suicide, there are likely 20 other people making a suicide attempt and many more have serious thoughts of suicide. Millions of people suffer intense grief or are otherwise profoundly impacted by suicidal behaviors. Each suicidal death is a public […]

OPINION PIECE: World Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

OPINION PIECE: World Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

Foetal alcohol syndrome is one of the disorders from the group of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. It occurs to the baby who is exposed to alcohol before birth or when a mother consume alcohol while is pregnant. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy leads to known cause of birth defects. This may include risks of miscarriages, low […]

OPINION PIECE: World Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Day

OPINION PIECE: World Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Day

Since 1999, each year at nine (9) minutes past nine (9) on the ninth (9) day of the ninth (9) month, the World Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Day is commemorated to raise awareness of the need for women to avoid drinking alcohol while they are pregnant. The problem of foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is associated […]

OPINION PIECE: International Literacy Day

OPINION PIECE: International Literacy Day

Literacy can be broadly defined as having adequate competencies in reading and writing to enable one to communicate effectively in a broad array of situations. It is the bedrock upon which lifelong learning is constructed. Whilst traditionally literacy has been construed as a set of reading, writing and numeracy skills, in current societies literacy has […]