May 9, 2017

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May 9, 2017

Day: May 9, 2017

Phumlile Beats Tough Financial Circumstances

Phumlile Beats Tough Financial Circumstances

Phumlile Snethemba Nkwanyana, 24, had no money to register for her Batchelor of Education (B. Ed) degree when she came to the University of Zululand to register as a first-year student in 2013 after being accepted to study at the University. All she knew was that she wanted to get an education- and work hard […]

Friendly Academic Rivalry Propels Zamaswazi Shabalala to Become a Top Achiever

Friendly Academic Rivalry Propels Zamaswazi Shabalala to Become a Top Achiever

Three fellow students who performed well academically in her class during her Diploma studies in Sport and Technology irked Zamaswazi Shabalala, 28, but not in the way you might think. Shabalala, who passed matric with distinction, could not understand- and refused to accept- why her three peers, two male and one female, could achieve good […]

Strong Self-discipline Earns Bongekile Top Achiever Award

Strong Self-discipline Earns Bongekile Top Achiever Award

very day without fail after her lectures, Bongekile Gloria Mashaba, 22, Batchelor of Nursing graduand at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU), would dedicate time towards studying what she had learned during the day so that she remained on track with her studies. It would be this strong discipline and dedication that would lead her to […]