The SWiP project in collaboration with the Department of African Languages and Culture at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) hosted a successful two-day Wikipedia workshop. Themed “Preserving Languages and Open, Free, and Accessible Knowledge for All,” the workshop provided a theoretical overview of Wikipedia while also offering practical training on how to create, edit, translate […]
As South Africa marks Human Rights Day on March 21st, it is not just a time for celebration, but also sober reflection on the journey towards justice and equality. This day commemorates the Sharpeville massacre of 1960, a tragic event that spotlighted the brutality of apartheid and galvanised the fight for human rights. However, the […]
Digital transformation is about change, not technology. This was the general consensus during the recent educational and interesting two-day Digital Transformation Framework workshop. This workshop was organised by the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching and Learning, Professor Vuyokazi Nomlomo, and was held at the Bon Hotel in Richards Bay. It aimed to provide a […]
The Department of Creative Arts at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) is ecstatic after receiving news about ALLY “The Algorithm”: An edutainment based on Cyberbullying in the Zululand region making the first cut (long list) of the 9th Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Awards. An initiative of the National Institute for the Humanities and Social […]
The topics of insurgency pedagogy and re-membering elements of our identity that were dismembered through coloniality emerged as key take-homes during yesterday’s (Thursday, 7 March 2024) roundtable discussion of day two of the Workshop on A Node for African Thought. The discussion was sparked by presentations delivered by Professor George Moyo, Director of the Richards […]
The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) Choir has once again raised the profile of the University. It has recorded not one, but two studio albums, titled “uMkhonto ka Shaka” and “In Collaboration With”, which will be released on multiple digital music platforms on Friday, 1 March 2024. These two records were launched this evening (Friday, 23 […]
The University of Zululand (UNIZULU), on Monday, 12 February 2024, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI) situated in Russia. The signing ceremony took place on the KwaDlangezwa Campus in the presence of a Russian delegation comprised of MEPhI and Rosatom staff and select UNIZULU Executive and senior management […]
Kelea Jade Rohhanlal, a first-year BCom Accounting Science student at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU), matriculated from John Ross College with a bachelor’s pass and a distinction in accounting. She always knew her university choice, she shared. “I know that every decision I make from now on will have a huge impact on my future, that’s why […]
When 18-year-old Siphamandla Sandile Magagula registered for a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) earlier this week, he could not help but rejoice. Not only did that moment symbolise his first step to a brighter future as an electrician, but it was also proof that the […]
Being a top achiever is not an easy feat. It calls for dedication and perseverance amid hardships. Thobani Mungwe (18) came to this realisation during his matric year in 2023. The first-year student comes from Mtwalume, a rural community situated south of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal Province. He matriculated at Mafumbuka High School in uMlazi C […]
