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Pressing for Progress in 2018 & Beyond

Pressing for Progress in 2018 & Beyond

Budgeting, physical and emotional wellness as well as pushing against unfavourable circumstances were topics greatly discussed at this year’s Women’s Day event at the University of Zululand. Each year, the university holds a special event in honour of the 20 000 fearless women who marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 9 August 1956, against […]

IP and Inclusive Growth Talks at MBALI Conference

IP and Inclusive Growth Talks at MBALI Conference

The second day of the 2018 MBALI International Conference saw delegates engaging in discussions regarding interdisciplinary research, intellectual property rights and inclusive growth in South Africa during the two plenary sessions. The first presentation by Professor (Prof) Ruth Taplin, the Founder and Publisher of the interdisciplinary Journal of Economics and Business Law, set the tone […]

2018 MBALI Conference Opens on High Note

2018 MBALI Conference Opens on High Note

Yesterday, Tuesday (3 August 2018), saw the commencement of the highly-anticipated second biennial Management, Business, Administration and Legal Initiatives (MBALI) International Conference. Held at the Peermont Umfolozi Casino, the three-day research conference is hosted by the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law with the intent of bringing researchers from academia and […]

UNIZULU receives funding for MBALI Conference

UNIZULU receives funding for MBALI Conference

The University of Zululand received R500 000 funding sponsorship from ABSA Bank towards the hosting of the upcoming Management, Business, Administration and Legal Initiatives (MBALI) International Conference, which is scheduled to take place from 1- 3 August 2018. Deputy Dean for Research and Internationalisation in the Faculty of Commerce Administration and Law, Professor Irrshad Kaseeram […]

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 […]

CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE: CHE CONFIRMS ACCREDITATION OF UNIZULU LLB

I am proud to announce that the Council on Higher Education (CHE) has confirmed full accreditation for the UNIZULU LLB programme in the Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law at the University of Zululand. The CHE is the statutory body responsible for quality assurance in higher education in South Africa and thus responsible for accreditation […]

Elation as Full Accreditation of LLB Programme Attained

Elation as Full Accreditation of LLB Programme Attained

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) is still in celebratory mode since the announcement of the outcomes of the Council on Higher Education (CHE) National Review of the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Programme which have seen the institution attaining full accreditation for its LLB course. “The LLB at the University of Zululand has, for many years, […]

UNIZULU Women’s Soccer Team Gearing Up for USSAs

UNIZULU Women’s Soccer Team Gearing Up for USSAs

Following their remarkable qualification for the 2017 leg of the University Sport South Africa (USSA) Varsity Cup, the biggest football tournament for universities, the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Ladies Swallows football team is promising to deliver and strive at this year’s contest. USSA is the controlling body of all sporting codes played at tertiary level […]

Social Cohesion Discussed During International Students’ Conference

Social Cohesion Discussed During International Students’ Conference

Following its success in 2017, the International African Students Cultural Exchange Conference 2018 was once again hosted by the University of Zululand International Student Society (UZISS) during the month of May at the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) KwaDlangezwa Campus. The annual event seeks to promote unity, peace and further strengthen the existing relationship between international […]