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UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND CLOSED-(KWA-DLANGEZWA & RICHARDS BAY CAMPUSES)

UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND CLOSED-(KWA-DLANGEZWA & RICHARDS BAY CAMPUSES)

18 February 2019 Due to violent activities on and off campus last night and today at the University, all students are required to vacate both campuses in KwaDlangezwa and Richards Bay. All students by 3pm this afternoon are compelled to remove all their belongings from the residences and vacate the premises. No student will be […]

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 […]

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 […]

A new dawn for tertiary education in KZN

SAICA celebrates significant progress by KZN universities to deliver quality chartered accountancy education   One of the major reasons people cite for relocating to South Africa’s two major metropolitan provinces – Gauteng and the Western Cape – is their perceived abundance of opportunity. But with two significant changes in the tertiary education landscape of the […]

Statement by the University of Zululand concerning the death of students over the past weekend

It is with deep sadness and dismay that UNIZULU has received news of the passing of 2 students. The first student incident occurred on Saturday 15th September as a result of a car accident in Richards Bay. The second incident happened on Sunday 16th September at the University’s KwaDlangezwa. Campus. It is alleged that the […]

UNIZULU FRESH-FACED ACCOUNTANTS

UNIZULU FRESH-FACED ACCOUNTANTS

The University of Zululand has successfully received accreditation for its BCom (Accounting Science) degree from the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). The news of the SAICA accreditation came in the first term of 2018 which translated in SAICA gearing up for the official hand over of the certification at a prestigious function which […]