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Shinga’s Hard Work Earns Him Offer in Electrical Engineering Programme

Shinga’s Hard Work Earns Him Offer in Electrical Engineering Programme

Andile Shinga, one of the 2022 top matriculants at Bonguzwane Secondary School in rural Mtwalume, KwaZulu-Natal is overjoyed by the news of his stellar performance. He attained an impressive 34 points. Adding to the young overachiever’s excitement is the fact that he qualified and has completed registering for the Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering […]

Expert Opinion : Surviving tough Economic times

Expert Opinion : Surviving tough Economic times

It is no longer news that we are faced with several dire situations. The South Africa of today is plagued by several challenges in the economic, political and social space/environment. These among others threaten the stability of the country and to a broader extent our livelihoods. Issues of corruption, unemployment, crimes and load shedding which […]

UNIZULU Vice-Chancellor Welcomes First Batch of 2023 FTENs

UNIZULU Vice-Chancellor Welcomes First Batch of 2023 FTENs

The 2023 registration week for first-time entering students (FTENS) at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) commenced today (Monday, 30 January) and is scheduled to conclude on Friday, 3 February 2023. This year’s online registration experience promises to be swift and hassle-free with just 14 easy steps. This period will sure be a defining moment for […]

PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE & INNOVATION OVERSIGHT VISIT AT UNIZULU

PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE & INNOVATION OVERSIGHT VISIT AT UNIZULU

The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science, and Innovation, led by the chairperson Honourable, Nompendulo Thobile Mkhatshwa, visited the University of Zululand at its Richards Bay campus. The purpose of this occasion was two-fold, the first being a walkabout to see progress on the construction of infrastructure projects and the second being a discussion around […]

CHPC Coding Summer School

CHPC Coding Summer School

The department of Physics at the University of Zululand is thrilled to host the National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Science (NITheCS). This summer school is jointly organized by NITheCS and the Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) . The coding summer school will take place from  30 January until 10 February . The aim […]

UMOBA Arts Festival displaying talents

UMOBA Arts Festival displaying talents

With all hands-on deck, the first annual UMOBA arts festival kicked off on Thursday the 8th of December. The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) Creative Arts Department hosted its unique and unprecedented three-days umoba festival. This pre-eminent festival offered three venues, Empangeni Civic Centre, Empangeni Museum and Zikhulise Arts Centre from Thursday until Saturday 10 December. […]

UNIZULU’s Prof Revaprasadu Counted Among World’s Top 2% Researchers

UNIZULU’s Prof Revaprasadu Counted Among World’s Top 2% Researchers

Professor Neerish Revaprasadu, an acclaimed productive nanomaterials researcher and senior professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU), is now among the world’s top 2% researchers, according to Stanford University’s newly released World’s Top 2% Scientists list. Regarded the pinnacle for scientists globally, the Stanford University list considers the most prolific […]

UNIZULU Thanks Long-serving Staff for its Loyalty

UNIZULU Thanks Long-serving Staff for its Loyalty

“Appreciate everything your associates do for the business. Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They’re absolutely free and worth a fortune.” These words by the late Sam Walton, founder of Walmart and Sam’s Club, encapsulate the essence of the 2022 Long Service Awards which took place at […]

Umoba Arts Festival set for the weekend

Umoba Arts Festival set for the weekend

THE intimacy of art will be on display when various artists come together to exhibit their crafts at the first Umoba Arts Festival this month. The first of its kind, the event is spearheaded by the University Of Zululand Department of Creative Arts and supported bythe City of uMhlathuze and other stakeholders. The three-day festival […]

UNIZULU HOSTS MADOC week

UNIZULU HOSTS MADOC week

The Faculty of Education at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) is hosting its biannual Master’s and Doctorates week (MADOC). Unpacking how the programme started, Deputy Dean: Research and Innovation Professor Bongani Gamede said, “The programme started in the year 2017 as a departmental programme where members of the department capacitate one another. The faculty adopted […]