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University Update – Covid-19 Interventions

University Update – Covid-19 Interventions

29 May 2020  From the onset of the countrywide lockdown, the University has been hard at work to ensure that all efforts are taken in saving the academic year. In this process, we remain conscious of the absolute need to safeguard the health and safety of our students and staff at all times. This is […]

APPOINTMENT – ACTING DVC: RESEARCH & INNOVATION

APPOINTMENT – ACTING DVC: RESEARCH & INNOVATION

The advent of COVID 19 is unprecedented in the manner in which it has disrupted every aspect of human life. Within the Higher Education sector, all campus based activities were brought to a standstill. Universities have had to contend with the fact that for the immediate and foreseeable future, remote and flexible multimodal teaching and […]

CHINA,  THE MOTHER OF PANDEMICS,   DOES IT AGAIN!

CHINA,  THE MOTHER OF PANDEMICS,   DOES IT AGAIN!

Opinion Piece When President Trump called the novel corona virus the Chinese virus the libertarian and ultra-human-rightist questioned it as a racial slur which he denied and explained that it is a Chinese virus because it has come from China.  This reply of President Donald Trump unsettled my mind and therefore I looked through the […]

UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND COUNCIL STATEMENT

UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND COUNCIL STATEMENT

12 March 2020 The University of Zululand Council met with University Management on the 9th March 2020 to reflect on the unfolding developments at the University. These developments include amongst others submissions that were made to the Department of Higher Education and Training and various media publications and statements issued by identifiable as well as […]

NOTICE OF IMMEDIATE CAMPUS CLOSURE

NOTICE OF IMMEDIATE CAMPUS CLOSURE

This serves as a formal notice to all UNIZULU Students that Management, in consultation with the Chairperson of Council, the Minister of Higher Education and Training and Science and Technology and other relevant stakeholders has resolved to close the Kwa-Dlangezwa campus in light of the current violent student protests at the campus. The risk assessment suggests that failure to do […]

UNIZULU CONDEMNS THE ATTACK OF STUDENTS

UNIZULU CONDEMNS THE ATTACK OF STUDENTS

The University Management has received with shock and sadness the news on the shooting of one of the students on Saturday in an off-campus unaccredited rented accommodation. The University dispatched the Senior Health personnel to attend to the student and he is currently in hospital receiving further medical attention. The student is in a stable […]

UNIZULU GRADUATION CEREMONIES A BEACON OF HIGHLIGHTS SHOWCASING STUDENTS SUCCESS

MEDIA RELEASE UNIZULU GRADUATION CEREMONIES A BEACON OF HIGHLIGHTS SHOWCASING STUDENTS SUCCESS The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) graduation ceremonies commenced on Monday, 13 May and the final session will be on Friday, at 2pm and they are a showcase of positive student platform and excellence in the student walk journey of success. In a distinguished […]

SASUF UNIZULU Edutainment Festival

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) will be hosting a first-of-its-kind edutainment festival on Sunday, 5 May at its King Bhekuzulu Hall in the KwaDlangezwa Campus. The event will afford emerging entrepreneurs, in and around the KwaDlangezwa area, who are involved in agriculture, arts and crafts as well as hospitality among other fields, an opportunity to […]

Update: Academic activities and NSFAS allowances

Update: Academic activities and NSFAS allowances

27 February 2019 The University management had several engagements with the SRC administrator (Ms N Zulu) about the resuming of academic activities and the payment of NSFAS allowances for the rest of 2019. A decision was taken that academic activities at the University of Zululand will resume on Monday 4 March 2019. Management is still […]