The University of Zululand bestowed an honorary doctorate in Economics to Mr Gaby Magomola on Wednesday, 11 May 2022 at the KwaDlangezwa Campus. Mr Magomola is the Director of Development Bank of Southern Africa, and is one of South Africa’s respected business leaders, an ex-banker and author. He has also been at the forefront of […]
Mmeli Decius Gwebu
UNIZULU STAFF MEMBER EXCELLED IN POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
Cytochrome P450 enzymes play a key role in producing secondary metabolites or natural compounds. Secondary metabolites are widely used in human and veterinary medicine, agriculture, and manufacturing. Many bacterial species are known to produce secondary metabolites. However, the role of P450 enzymes in the production of secondary metabolites by Salinispora species has not been revealed. […]
Entrepreneurship at the Centre of Business Management Webinar
The Department of Business Management within the Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law recently hosted a webinar which was aimed at benchmarking the process of inculcating the culture of entrepreneurship within a university environment. The webinar was focused on the approach used by Appalachian State University (ASU) to stimulate the culture of entrepreneurship amongst their […]
UNIZULU Launches MANDELA with Partners
The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) in collaboration with the universities of Western Cape (UWC) and York recently launched the Modern African Nuclear Detector Laboratory (MANDELA) in a hybrid form. MANDELA, an acronym created by students, contains equipment funded by the The Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF ) project called […]
Are Africans also entitled to human rights?
Human rights are inherent in human nature. Without human rights, people cannot live a normal life. These inherent rights enable people to fully develop and deploy the human capacity of intelligence and conscience to meet various spiritual, material, social, and other needs. Human rights are based on humankind’s demand for life, in which the inherent […]
The Everywhereness and Everydayness of Poetry: A Global Celebration
OPINION PIECE: Nelson S. Ratau lecturer in the Faculty of Arts :Department of English A global celebration of poetry should not be a one-day event or mood, but a daily act of tribute to one of the most truth-telling, pungent art forms. Poetry is an everyday impulse; it is always there, in the air. It […]
FACULTY OF ARTS HOSTED A HEARTFELT RETIREES FAREWELL
The University of Zululand, Faculty of Arts hosted a Retirees Farewell lunch on Friday, 18 March as a gesture of appreciation to staff members who have been loyal and who served the University with distinction until retirement. The proceedings were vivaciously steered by Professor Shokane from the Faculty of Arts Deanery. The Dean Faculty of […]
EXPERT OPINION: ReImagine! RePurpose!and ReDiscover!
South African Library Week:14-18 March 2022 Library and Information Association (LIASA) is celebrating South African Library Week (SALW) for the 20th time in 2022, with the theme ReImagine! RePurpose! ReDiscover! LIASA through its diverse membership is driving the process to make SA Library Week a celebration of our country’s intellectual and literacy heritage. Libraries across […]
World Glaucoma Week 2022
6 to 12 March World Glaucoma Week is a joint initiative between the World Glaucoma Association and the World Glaucoma Patient Association and has had a highly successful run for the past 10 years. We need your help in making World Glaucoma Weeks successful and creating greater glaucoma awareness, so please: Involve your glaucoma patients […]
SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AWARENESS CAMPAIGN A SUCCESS AT UNIZULU
The Deputy Minister of Health; Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, MEC of KwaZulu-Natal Health; Ms Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu on (Tuesday, 22 February), visited University of Zululand as part of countrywide Sexual Reproductive Health awareness month activities. This is part of road show campaign to assess provision and access of health services in higher learning institutions. Moreover, to consult […]