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STUDENT REMINDED OF THEIR PLEDGES AND CARING FOR THE SICK

STUDENT REMINDED OF THEIR PLEDGES AND CARING FOR THE SICK

The nursing profession is not about money; it is a calling for those entrusted to go the extra mile in caring for the sick. ‘There is great need to restore the dignity of the work started by our icon, Florence Nightingale.’ This was the message delivered by the Principal of KwaZulu Natal College of Nursing, […]

UNIZULU COMMEMORATES WORLD AIDS DAY

UNIZULU COMMEMORATES WORLD AIDS DAY

Know your status” is this year’s theme for World AIDS Day which marked its 30th anniversary on 1 December 2018. In a bid to advance health awareness at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU), Human Resource’s Employee Wellness Programme in partnership with Campus Health Clinic held an awareness campaign at the KwaDlangezwa Campus today. Employee Wellness […]

UMYALEZO OVELA KUMPHATHI WENYUVESI

UMYALEZO OVELA KUMPHATHI WENYUVESI

16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM ON GENDER BASED VIOLENCE Ucwaningo oluvezwe yinhlangano ecwaninga amabhuku ezimali lapha emzansi iKPMG ngo2014 lukhomba ukuthi luyabhebhetheka udlame oluthinta ubulili, futhi ludala izindleko ezingaphezu kwezigidi-gidi unyaka nonyaka. Lokhu kuthinta ukulethwa kosizo, ezokuthutha, ukufona, nokulahlekelwa imiholo. Noma lesisizumbulu sisikhulu, umonakalo nobuhlungu obudalwa yiloludlame lobulili nocansi kulowo ovelelwe yilenhlekelele, nemindeni ungelinganiseke. Umbiko wamaphoyisa […]

Higher Education Committee Commends UNIZULU for Suspending SRC Looters

The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has commended the University of Zululand (UniZulu) for suspending the SRC (Student Representative Council) members who are accused of misconduct at a private property. Students are alleged to have looted Gooderson Drakensberg Gardens Golf and Spa Resort during a strategic planning workshop. The Chairperson […]

THE ESTEEMED LATE PROFESSOR G.H KAMWENDO LEGACY SHOULD NOT BE TARNISHED BY DESTRUCTORS OF UNIZULU

THE ESTEEMED LATE PROFESSOR G.H KAMWENDO LEGACY SHOULD NOT BE TARNISHED BY DESTRUCTORS OF UNIZULU

The tragic death of Professor Gregory Kamwendo has underscored several ugly truths about South Africa, starting with the uncomfortable reality that crime affects the entire community even the academia which in the past was a respected and esteemed space for critical engagement. The ongoing reports on the murder of the late Prof Gregory Kamwendo, the […]

Robust Discussions During Inaugural Law Symposium

Robust Discussions During Inaugural Law Symposium

The Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law (FCAL) recently hosted its inaugural Law Symposium at the BON Hotel, Empangeni where the need to promote legal consciousness amongst the legally disadvantaged was highlighted. The conference was attended by Executive Consultant of Garlicke Bousfield Advocate Ashwin Trikamjee and Deputy KwaZulu-Natal Judge President Mjabuliseni Isaac Madondo, who delivered […]

SRC ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTED

This notice serves to inform all staff and students that subsequent to the dissolving of the University Representative Council due to alleged gross misconduct, the University Council has appointed an Administrator as stipulated in the SRC Constitution. Ms Nontobeko Zulu is appointed as the SRC Administrator. She has accepted the appointment with immediate effect and […]

DISSOLVING OF UNIZULU SRC

The University of Zululand Council took a resolution today to dissolve the Student Representative Council (SRC) due to misconduct. They were found not fit to stand office and to be student leaders when 12 of the 15 were implicated in serious misconduct. An administrator will be appointed from the 3 SRC members who were not […]

UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND MEDIA RESPONSE ON THE ALLEGATIONS OF EXPELLING PREGNANT STUDENTS

The University of Zululand was invited as part of a series of hearings into gender policy matters at higher education institutions by the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) to do a presentation on the University’s gender policy and how the University is responding to these challenges. This took place on Thursday, 22 November 2018. One […]

Recognising Excellent Research and Innovation

Recognising Excellent Research and Innovation

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) recently recognised academics who have excelled in their quality and breadth of research-led innovation across the institution during a prestigious awards gala dinner held at the Umfolozi Casino, Empangeni. The Research and Innovation Awards, organised annually by the institution’s Research Office, were launched in 2016 with the aim of recognising […]