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UNIZULU First Year Law Students Take the Pledge

UNIZULU First Year Law Students Take the Pledge

The Law department at the university of Zululand recently hosted a pledge signing ceremony, a significant event for first-year law students. This event was hosted to usher inspiring legal minds to the legal profession and their commitment to upholding its ethical standards. The ceremony symbolises the commitment and seriousness of professionalism. By taking part in […]

OPINION PIECE: World Oceans Day: Tides Are Changing (at UNIZULU)

OPINION PIECE: World Oceans Day: Tides Are Changing (at UNIZULU)

Author : Dr Ntuthuko Masikane (Zoology Department) When you visit the beach frequently, you will notice that sometimes the ocean water is closer to the coast and sometimes the waters are further from the coast. What you see is the results of the tides, rising and falling due to the tidal force that is generated […]

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 […]

Wonder Mondlane and Thabiso Cyril Mthethwa dedicated Maths teachers

Wonder Mondlane and Thabiso Cyril Mthethwa dedicated Maths teachers

These are two of our young graduates who are carving a name for themselves and UNIZULU as Maths teachers. Both Wonder and Thabiso graduated with Bachelor of Education in 2020 and they were employed at Nkandla High in Nkandla and Thambolini High in Esikhalini as Maths teachers, respectively. In a noticeably brief time at their […]

Dr Mbusiseni Celimpilo Dube

Dr Mbusiseni Celimpilo Dube

Dr Celimpilo Dube was born in 1974, in Manzamanyama, Ongoye. He completed matric at Siyabonga High School in 1993 and enrolled at the University of Zululand in 1995 where he studied education. Over the years he acquired the following qualifications at UNIZULU:               1998 -Senior Secondary Teachers Diploma (SSTD)               1999-BPaed/Bed               2000-BA Honours (History) […]

UNIZULU honors students excelled in Postgraduate Studies

UNIZULU honors students excelled in Postgraduate Studies

Students from the faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering Department in the  Biochemistry and Microbiology Siphesihle Msweli,  Andiswa Chonco and  Lihle Msweli, from the, Faculty of Science, made the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) proud by publishing their honors project work in an accredited international journal, International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS), with an impact factor […]

Exceptional Accomplishment for Msweli

Exceptional Accomplishment for Msweli

Lihle Msweli, a young, dedicated and goal-orientated student originally from Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal is the top achiever in the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering. Msweli was studying towards his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Microbiology, a degree he strategically chose to be able to advance to a degree in medicine. With devotion, the young […]

Grand Accomplishment for 59-year-old Dr Clifford Mhlanyukwa Duma

Grand Accomplishment for 59-year-old Dr Clifford Mhlanyukwa Duma

Dr. Clifford Mhlanyukwa Duma has succeeded in proving that age is no object when it comes to pursuing one’s dreams. The determined scholar graduated with a Ph.D. in Anthropology and Development Studies during the recent weeklong University of Zululand (UNIZULU) graduation ceremonies, at the age of 59. Dr. Duma also managed to engrave his name […]

17 Distinctions for Tenacious Anita Mkhabela

17 Distinctions for Tenacious Anita Mkhabela

Countless hours of studious behaviour have seen Anita Mkhabela bagging a Bachelor of Education (Foundation Phase) degree along with 17 distinctions. Mkhabela received her richly deserved qualification on Thursday 12 May at 14H00 at the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) King Bhekuzulu Hall. She has also made history as he is the first to graduate in […]

Resilient Mkhize Graduates at the Top of His Faculty

Resilient Mkhize Graduates at the Top of His Faculty

There are those who go to university with the intention of obtaining their desired qualification but sadly lose sight of their goal and never make it. There are those who have been gifted with intelligence and to whom academic excellence simply comes easy. There are also those whose outstanding academic performance is indicative of conscientiousness. […]