September 2022

Faculty of Education Hosts First Students’ Assembly for Future Teachers

The Faculty of Education at the University of Zululand recently hosted a students’ assembly at KwaDlangezwa Campus. The imbizo was themed: “The Quality of an Education System Can Never Exceed the Quality of Its Teachers”. The Deputy Dean of Teaching and Learning, Professor Samantha Govender specified that student assemblies are an opportunity for the faculty […]

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Seminar Brings Engineering Students Closer to Potential Employers

9 Comments / News / Naledi Hlefane

Upon completing their higher education studies, graduates often encounter challenges with securing employment. This is often due to them not adequately expressing their capabilities in their CVs, not possessing suitable interpersonal skills or not being aware of available opportunities outside of mainstream workplaces. Against this backdrop, the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Teaching and Learning Centre

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22nd Annual Information Studies Hybrid Conference

3 Comments / News / Naledi Hlefane

The Department of Information Studies under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) hosted its 22nd Annual Information Studies (IS) Hybrid Conference from 6 to 8 September 2022. The theme for this year’s conference was “Library and Information Science Research Matters for Sustainable Development Goals”. The conference was opened

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UNIZULU Instrumental in KZN Social Entrepreneurship Development Drive

6 Comments / News / Naledi Hlefane

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU), together with three partners in KwaZulu-Natal, is making a valuable contribution to the province’s economic development agenda through equipping local social entrepreneurs with key business management skills. In August 2021, the University’s Department of Business Management joined forces with the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) and

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Infrastructure Oversight Visit by DHET

3 Comments / News / Naledi Hlefane

The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) visited the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) on Thursday, 15 September. In his welcome to delegates, Thabani Mncwango, Executive Director: Infrastructure remarked that this was the first visit to haven taken place post Covid-19. UNIZULU has responded to a range of imperatives – stimulated by government funding and

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Marine Biology Meets Marine Geology: 2nd UNIZULU-NRF-SAIAB Summer School

4 Comments / News / Mmeli Decius Gwebu

Zoology, an exciting branch of biology, studies animal life, particularly how these animals interact with their environment. Marine biology, therefore, studies how animals that live in the ocean interact with their oceanic environment. Marine animals can be generally categorised into two groups; those that spend most of their life in the water column (for an

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OPINION PIECE: Embracing Ubuntu on Heritage Month

8 Comments / News, Opinion Piece / Mmeli Decius Gwebu

September, the annual celebration of South African Heritage Month is almost towards an end. The drafting of this ‘expert opinion’ (today September 24), which was accidentally requested from me by a colleague some weeks ago, coincides exactly with the celebration of Heritage Day, an important cog of heritage month. Most reading this opinion will recall

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Billionaires started small – Studentpreneurs Encouraged at SEW 2022

21 Comments / Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law, News / Mmeli Decius Gwebu

The University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law (FCAL) in collaboration with the UNIZULU Entrepreneurship Committee hosted the national Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW). This event took place at Ellis Park Sports Ground over a period of three days. On the first day of the event, Professor Unathi Kolanisi from the Department of

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OPINION PIECE: World Suicide Prevention Day 2022

25 Comments / News, Opinion Piece / Mmeli Decius Gwebu

“Creating hope Through Action” An estimated 703,000 people a year take their life around the world. For every suicide, there are likely 20 other people making a suicide attempt and many more have serious thoughts of suicide. Millions of people suffer intense grief or are otherwise profoundly impacted by suicidal behaviors. Each suicidal death is a public

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OPINION PIECE: World Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

5 Comments / News / Mmeli Decius Gwebu

Foetal alcohol syndrome is one of the disorders from the group of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. It occurs to the baby who is exposed to alcohol before birth or when a mother consume alcohol while is pregnant. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy leads to known cause of birth defects. This may include risks of miscarriages, low

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