2023

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2023

Year: 2023

BCom Student Finds Second Passion in Executing Special Effects Makeup

BCom Student Finds Second Passion in Executing Special Effects Makeup

The average individual discovers their one true passion in life and solely sticks to it. Rare breeds like Rihanna, Dj Shimza and Bonang Matheba, however, who own brands in multiple sectors, are prime examples of the fact that there is no limit to the passions one can follow in their lifetime. University of Zululand (UNIZULU) […]

Writing Centre Boosts Students’ Awareness of the Unit Through Fun and Games

Writing Centre Boosts Students’ Awareness of the Unit Through Fun and Games

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) Writing Centre recently hosted two pop-up events which aimed to raise awareness of the Writing Centre and its multiple services. The Writing Centre, a unit under the Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC), strives to be responsive to the diverse academic writing needs of students. Its KwaDlangezwa Campus office is situated […]

UNIZULU and RBIDZ Implementation Plan

The Research and Innovation Division at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) recently  had a follow up meeting  with the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) to review, finalise and sign off the Memorandum of Understanding Implementation Plan between the two institutions and additionally deliberate  on the strategic collaboration for Research and Innovation. The RBIDZ is […]

UNIZULU RICHARDS BAY CAMPUS HOSTS GBV AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

UNIZULU RICHARDS BAY CAMPUS HOSTS GBV AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) Pastoral Care Unit in collaboration with Transformation and Social Inclusion, recently hosted UNIZULU first year students  Gender Based Violence (GBV) awareness campaign held Richards Bay Campus. The Theme: Eradicating GBV at UNIZULU.  The campaign was aimed at  raising  awareness encompassing  the multifaceted issues  of GBV in Higher education institutions , […]

UNITY IN DIVERSITY: A GLIMPSE INTO THE SA HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM

UNITY IN DIVERSITY: A GLIMPSE INTO THE SA HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM

The South African higher education system bears the scars of a broken system that was essentially inequitable and distinguished along the lines of race and ethnicity. The period between 1948 to 1993 was characterised by legalised, unequal, and separate education, fashioned along the ideology of apartheid and unfortunately this scarring has continued into the new […]

UNIZULU’s Disability Unit Welcomes Differently Abled Academics in the year 2023

UNIZULU’s Disability Unit Welcomes Differently Abled Academics in the year 2023

The Disability Unit under the Student Services Department recently hosted an imbizo in the iconic King Bhekuzulu Hall KwaDlangezwa campus, to welcome students living with challenging abilities in the year 2023. The occasion was to create awareness on issues of disabilities and chronic challenges. It also aimed to create a platform for students to speak […]

Humans rights – “ the idea of our time’.

Humans rights – “ the idea of our time’.

Human Rights Awareness Month is celebrated in March to hark back South Africans about the martyrs that accompanied the struggle for the attainment of democracy in South Africa. Human Rights Day on 21 March falls within this period. The Department of Political and International Studies (POLIS) in the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at […]

USA EMBASSY VISITS THE UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND

USA EMBASSY VISITS THE UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND

The Internationalization Office at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) recently hosted the US Embassy . 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 objective of the engagement was for UNIZULU to showcase how it […]

ALLY “The algorithm”: An edutainment based on Cyberbullying in the Zululand region

ALLY “The algorithm”: An edutainment based on Cyberbullying in the Zululand region

Enthusiasm was exceptionally lofty at the University of Zululand’s Creative Arts Department, 8 March 2023 as academics were preparing to present the enlightening show of anti-cyberbullying- ALLY “The algorithm”. Masedi Manenye, a lecturer in the Creative Arts department, presented a warm reception to the attendees which also included the KwaDlangezwa High School learners. ALLY “The […]