We are in the new year and it’s so easy to make resolutions… but very hard to keep them. Most of the goals that are termed New Year’s resolutions unfortunately hardly last till February. In 2023, let’s try and get to February and beyond with our goals rather than resolutions. One major reason most resolutions […]
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) is at the forefront of a drug discovery for antimicrobial resistance. Professor Thavendran Govender, representing UNIZULU in collaboration with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) InQubate, is among sixteen scholars leading this research project. The study has culminated in an article that was recently published in […]
The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) Science Centre, rated as one of the best in Africa, now boasts a new robotics laboratory which has been sponsored by Sasol Foundation in partnership with Sifiso Edtech, a company founded by Sizwe Nxasana and Dr Judy Dlamini that provides turnkey educational robotics solutions to schools. The fully equipped lab […]
Newly qualified educators, whose degrees were conferred during the recent 2023 University of Zululand (UNIZULU) graduation ceremonies, were urged to become ardent professionals who perpetually seek innovative teaching methods and go beyond the call of duty. Imploring the graduates was Honourable Buti Manamela, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, who was a guest […]
Numerous graduates who received their qualifications during the 2023 University of Zululand (UNIZULU) graduation ceremonies are thankful for the lifechanging opportunities they were offered by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The organisation has changed a lot of lives in South Africa in the new dispensation and due to it, a lot of families […]
Scores of graduates, together with their families and friends, flocked to the iconic King Bhekuzulu Hall in KwaDlangezwa Campus on Wednesday, 19 April 2023 to celebrate their milestones. Dr Sabelo Petros Phakathi (38), who was amongst the graduates in the final graduation session of the Faculty of Education, was to be officially conferred his Doctor […]
Twenty-one-year-old Isaac Luyanda Gumede joined the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) in 2019 straight out of Groutville High School where he had matriculated as one of the school’s top achievers. He enrolled for a Bachelor of Arts in Drama Theatre and Performance in the Faculty of Humanities and social Sciences. On Thursday, 20 April 2023, Gumede […]
History keeps on repeating itself with Nontokozo Sithole, a 22-year-old from Estcourt in KwaZulu-Natal. The limelight has always been on her and her twin sister Nontobeko Sithole. The pair was studying Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies and was also honoured by the former Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) during […]
Dr Mpilo Siphamandla Mthembu (32) from KwaNyamazane in Manguzi, Northern KwaZulu-Natal, is officially a PhD holder effective Thursday, 20 April 2023. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Science during the second graduation ceremony of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Dr Mthembu enrolled for his PhD in 2020. His dissertation […]
There are no words that could effectively describe the excitement Noluthando Bongeka Mngomezulu felt when she finally obtained her Master of Commerce (Business Management) qualification on Monday, 17 April. Over and above achieving one of her academic goals, the graduate also celebrated attaining a distinction for her master’s degree. Thirty-year-old Mngomezulu from Esikhawini in Empangeni […]
