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22nd Annual Information Studies Hybrid Conference

22nd Annual Information Studies Hybrid Conference

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 […]

UNIZULU Instrumental in KZN Social Entrepreneurship Development Drive

UNIZULU Instrumental in KZN Social Entrepreneurship Development Drive

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 […]

Infrastructure Oversight Visit by DHET

Infrastructure Oversight Visit by DHET

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 […]

UNIZULU Celebrates the Life of the Late Mr Nhlanhla Cele

UNIZULU Celebrates the Life of the Late Mr Nhlanhla Cele

Thursday, 8 September 2022 was a day of mourning for past and present University of Zululand (UNIZULU) staff, family and friends of the late Nhlanhla Cele as he was honoured during a memorial service. The executive director: institutional support passed away in the evening of Thursday, 1 September following a short illness. Cele was an […]

UNIZULU Hosts Two-Day World Powerlifting Congress 2022

UNIZULU Hosts Two-Day World Powerlifting Congress 2022

The University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Department of Sport Science hosted the two-day World Powerlifting Congress South African Championships 2022 at the Richards Bay Campus from 26 to 27 August 2022. Powerlifting is a muscle sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts, squats, bench press, and deadlift. It involves the athlete […]

UNIZULU Hosts Virtual Workshop on Science Research and Entrepreneurship

UNIZULU Hosts Virtual Workshop on Science Research and Entrepreneurship

The University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering recently hosted a virtual workshop on science research and entrepreneurship. The event was titled Bio Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Medical and Life Sciences: The future is bright and exciting. The virtual workshop was presented by Professor Michael Wallach, who is a director of […]

All Rise! In the Halls of Justice the Only Justice is in the Halls of UNIZULU

All Rise! In the Halls of Justice the Only Justice is in the Halls of UNIZULU

The University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Department of Law in conjunction with the Law Students Council (LSC) held the first Law Firms Visit. The event took place on 25 August 2022 at UNIZULU’s Gcabashe Chapel. It served as a career fair for LLB students as they were armed with essential tools to utilise in the industry. […]

Tenacious Future Accountants and Auditors Empowered During Career Day

Tenacious Future Accountants and Auditors Empowered During Career Day

The Department of Accounting and Auditing at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU), KwaDlangezwa Campus recently hosted a career day for its first, second, and final-year students. This career day was aimed at capacitating students in terms of the relevant knowledge and acumen they would need in the accounting and auditing fields. Different keynotes gave the […]

UNIZULU’S LEARNING AND WRITING CENTRE HOSTS ITS 4th ANNUAL CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION

UNIZULU’S LEARNING AND WRITING CENTRE HOSTS ITS 4th ANNUAL CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION

The fourth Annual Creative Writing Competition recently took place at the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Learning and Writing Centre. Professor Sewela Mabusela, the director of the Teaching and Learning Centre, welcomed the attendees to the remarkable event. The first session of the event included the welcoming, introduction of the guests and judges, address by Professor […]

UNIZULU Hosts Pilot Social Worker Supervision Event

UNIZULU Hosts Pilot Social Worker Supervision Event

Social worker supervisors took some time to meet and greet during the recent Pilot Social Worker Supervision event that was hosted at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) Science Centre in Richards Bay. The aim of the event was for social workers from the King Cetshwayo District Municipality to get a training and networking opportunity, as […]