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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Postgraduate Supervision Indaba 2023

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Postgraduate Supervision Indaba 2023

The Faculty of Humanities  and Social Sciences  at the university of Zululand recently hosted Postgraduate Supervision Indaba 2023.The supervision indaba is part of the effort to improve, and it is aligned with the efforts of the research office to raise the quality of the post graduate student work. In attendance were the academics from the […]

Academic excellence celebrated at the FHSS Dean’s Students Excellence Awards

Academic excellence celebrated at the FHSS Dean’s Students Excellence Awards

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) at the University of Zululand, in recognition of its academically top-performing students, recently hosted an Excellence Awards ceremony to honour some of its brilliant students. the annual Dean’s Students Excellent Awards function on October 5, 2023, where top performers in the faculty were celebrated for their outstanding […]

Professor Prince Jaca Joins UNIZULU as the new DVC: Institutional Support

Professor Prince Jaca Joins UNIZULU as the new DVC: Institutional Support

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) welcomes Professor Prince Jaca, the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC): Institutional Support. Prof Jaca assumed his new position on 1 September 2023. The Mzimkulu-born professor brings with him significant leadership skills, knowledge and experience which spans over twenty-seven years in the higher education sector. More than 20 years of his experience was […]

THE IMPLICATIONS OF FAILING TO LEAVE A VALID WILL

THE IMPLICATIONS OF FAILING TO LEAVE A VALID WILL

Expert Opinion – Adv Sogoni Leaving a will, also known as a last will and testament, is an important legal document that outlines your wishes regarding the distribution of your assets and the care of your dependants after your death. Last Wills of testament are governed by the Law of Succession Amendment Act 43 of […]

Sustainable Information for Education and Development

Sustainable Information for Education and Development

The most dynamic minds in the Department of information Studies convened at the Imvubu Lodge  in Richards Bay from the 5 to 7 September  2023 for an unparalleled three  days conference of  compelling presentations. These   intellectual deliberations were the commemoration of the 23rd Annual Information Studies conference. The conference offered a podium to serve as […]

Second anthropology and development studies conference day two

Second anthropology and development studies conference day two

On the second and the last day of the second International Anthropology and development Studies, the captivating keynote address was delivered by Dr Lindsay Marcom from Queens University and her presentation entitled “Decolonizing Post Secondary Education – Thoughts on Steps forward locally and globally.”  Dr. Marcom, an associate professor and associate Dean who is now […]

DSI-NRF Strategic Institutional Engagement with UNIZULU

DSI-NRF Strategic Institutional Engagement with UNIZULU

Department of Science and Innovation South African Research Chairs Initiative and Centres of Excellence hosted a Strategic Institutional Engagement at University of Zululand (UNIZULU) . In continuing to develop the National System of Innovation (NSI) the Decidal plan (DP) highlighted the initiatives aimed at expanding and transforming the human resource base of the NSI and […]

UNIZULU academics shine at the 10th MUT Focus Conference

UNIZULU academics shine at the 10th MUT Focus Conference

In a remarkable feat of academic achievement, a team of distinguished researchers from the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) clinched one of the four coveted “Best Paper” accolade at the 10th Focus Conference 2023 held in The Capital Zimbali from 21- 25 August 2023. The paper, entitled “A review of the implications of artificial intelligence tools […]

Two KZN Districts Enjoy Improved Economics Pass Rate Due to Sekome’s CE Project

Two KZN Districts Enjoy Improved Economics Pass Rate Due to Sekome’s CE Project

“In a transforming society, the way we think about teaching economics needs to change.” The latter is a belief held by Mashapa Sekome, an Economics lecturer within the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law (FCAL). Sekome took it upon himself to start a massive community engagement (CE) project at UNIZULU, which […]

Decolonizing the Curriculum in the context of African thought

Decolonizing the Curriculum in the context of African thought

The Department of Anthropology and Development Studies under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is hosting a two-day international conference from Thursday the 24th of August until Friday 25 August. The acting head of Department Dr Joyce Mdiniso, in her welcome address thanked everyone for joining. “This conference provides a platform to critically discuss […]