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2023

Prof Vezi-Magigaba: An Award Collector of Note

As part of the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) celebration of excellence, Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Xoliswa Mtose acknowledges and recognises academic staff for their outstanding research, teaching and learning, and community engagement endeavours.  In the University’s vision for 2022-2027, excellence is defined as the discovery and pursuit of excellence through teaching, learning, research, and innovation.

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Promising Partnership Between the Department of Recreation and Tourism and the Zululand District Municipality

The Department of Recreation and Tourism (DRT) in the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) has started the year on a very positive note. It recently held a meeting with the tourism manager of the Zululand District Municipality (ZDM), Archie Khumalo, where a discussion about a collaboration between UNIZULU and ZDM, community development projects and the Zululand

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UNIZULU to host Community Engagement Inaugural Conference

The Community Engagement Office at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) is gearing up to host its inaugural International Community Engagement Conference themed: “We are because you are: Community Engagement and the scholarship of engagement interface. Promoting meaningful Social Partnerships and Engagements in Communities in Southern Africa.” The conference will take place from 28 – 30

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Entrepreneurship Takes Spotlight During US Embassy Visit to UNIZULU

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) Internationalisation Office recently hosted the US Embassy at the KwaDlangezwa Campus. In attendance were Jaclyn Cole, Public Diplomacy Officer (U.S. Consulate General Durban); Frank Whitaker, Country Public Affairs Officer (U.S. Embassy Pretoria); and Susan Knowles (U.S. Consulate General Durban).  The purpose of the engagement was for UNIZULU to showcase how

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UNIZULU Involved in Antimicrobial Resistance Solution

The Department of Chemistry at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) is at the forefront of a drug discovery for antimicrobial resistance. Professor Thavendran Govender, representing UNIZULU in collaboration with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) InQubate, is among sixteen scholars leading this research project.  The study has culminated in an article that was recently published in

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Sasol Foundation and Sifiso EdTech Launch Robotics Lab at UNIZULU Science Centre

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) Science Centre, rated as one of the best in Africa, now boasts a new robotics laboratory which has been sponsored by Sasol Foundation in partnership with Sifiso Edtech, a company founded by Sizwe Nxasana and Dr Judy Dlamini that provides turnkey educational robotics solutions to schools. The fully equipped lab

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Buti Manamela Gives UNIZULU BEd Graduates Salient Advice

Newly qualified educators, whose degrees were conferred during the recent 2023 University of Zululand (UNIZULU) graduation ceremonies, were urged to become ardent professionals who perpetually seek innovative teaching methods and go beyond the call of duty. Imploring the graduates was Honourable Buti Manamela, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, who was a guest

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