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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The old Congolese proverb which says “You cannot teach the forest pathways to an old gorilla” can easily be likened to the nature of orally passing down indigenous knowledge from generation to generation. This was the opinion during discussions held at a recent workshop co-hosted by the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Research Office, Consumer Science […]
The Human Resources Division (HR) at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) recently launched Project Blue Sky, a new initiative aimed at further promoting excellence in staff performance, at the KwaDlangezwa Campus. The initiative is a planned change management intervention aimed at facilitating the implementation of the Performance Management System (PMS) which was reintroduced to the […]
An honours student, Mr Bongumusa Comfort Mthethwa, from the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, made the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) proud by publishing his honours project work in an accredited journal with an impact factor of 3.6. Mthethwa was born in Mhlabuyalingana in the Oqondweni area. He grew up in […]
The University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU’s) Department of Law recently held its prestigious gala dinner at the Richards Bay campus. This gala dinner provided a perfect opportunity for alumni, academics and students to interact in a picturesque setting. Among those honoured at the event were the newly elected SRC President Nontobeko Zulu, Top Achiever Awardee Ms […]
The University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Office of Transformation recently hosted an assortment of celebrations focusing on International Day of Democracy, International Day of Tolerance and Heritage Day. The aim of these celebrations was to bridge the margin of the diaspora within the University and create a campus environment that is both socially inclusive and embraces diversity. […]
“The use of technology in all facets of our lives is changing the way in which we do things. We therefore need to come together, from time to time, to share our knowledge and experiences in this area so that we remain relevant (in higher education).” This sentiment- according to Dr Yasmin Rugbeer, the Director […]
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