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SASUF UNIZULU Edutainment Festival

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) will be hosting a first-of-its-kind edutainment festival on Sunday, 5 May at its King Bhekuzulu Hall in the KwaDlangezwa Campus. The event will afford emerging entrepreneurs, in and around the KwaDlangezwa area, who are involved in agriculture, arts and crafts as well as hospitality among other fields, an opportunity to […]

academics fly UNIZULU flag high in Malaysia

academics fly UNIZULU flag high in Malaysia

The University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Department of Communication Science shone at the recent 5th World Conference on Media and Mass Communication 2019 which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. UNIZULU was an academic partner with several institutions namely Dhurakij Pundit University in Thailand; Petra Christian University in Indonesia; Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta. The conference was […]

Learners Get Inside View of UNIZULU During Open Day

Learners Get Inside View of UNIZULU During Open Day

The University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) KwaDlangezwa Campus was abuzz with scores of high schools who attended Open Day 2019 yesterday (Thursday, 25 April). An annual event, Open Day gives high school learners, who are prospecting for reputable institutions of higher learning to apply to, in-depth exposure and comprehension of various academic programmes offered at UNIZULU. […]

Help for Graduands Needing Clothes for Graduation

Help for Graduands Needing Clothes for Graduation

Graduation day is an essential occasion many graduands look forward to and go through great lengths to look picture perfect for, but on the contrary, the same event is quickly brushed off by a handful who are not fortunate enough to purchase new outfits for this special day. It was against this backdrop that fourth-year […]

Ploughing Back to the Community

Ploughing Back to the Community

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU), through its Community Engagement Office, recently hosted a workshop on giving back to communities at the Ngamla Guest House, Empangeni, as part of its efforts to ensure that the wealth of knowledge generated by its academics is utilised to the benefit of the community it serves. In his address, Deputy […]

UNIZULU Welcomes Postgraduate Students

UNIZULU Welcomes Postgraduate Students

The Research and Innovation Office at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) recently hosted an induction for postgraduate students with the aim of ensuring that they receive optimal support from initiation to completion of their postgraduate studies. Held at the King Bhekuzulu Hall, the event provided students with an overview of the intended journey and experience […]

Making Overall Health a Priority

Making Overall Health a Priority

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) Campus Health Clinic began its annual First Things First (FTF) campaign yesterday (Tuesday, 12 February) at the KwaDlangezwa Campus where it was well-received by students. The FTF programme is an initiative of the Higher Education and Training HIV/AIDS Programme (HEAIDS) which aims to amplify the notion of making one’s health […]

Lungeo Mbokazi: Called to be a Teacher

Lungeo Mbokazi: Called to be a Teacher

“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.” These words by an unknown author clearly depict Lungelo Mbokazi’s view of the teaching profession. Growing up in Bhanganoma area in kwaNongoma, Mbokazi, a Bachelor of Education (Honours) student, says he was inspired by many of his teachers […]

Top Media Studies Student Making Mum Proud

Top Media Studies Student Making Mum Proud

Coming from a family of school dropouts could have easily deterred Duduzile Joyful Zuma from pursuing her dream of becoming a media professional, instead, this is the major reason why she invests most of her time in her studies. She reaped the fruits of her hard work at the end of 2018 when she became […]

Mzweleni Mthethwa: An entrepreneur in the Making

Mzweleni Mthethwa: An entrepreneur in the Making

Mzweleni Mthethwa, a third-year BCom Business Management and Economics student, is the epitome of the commonly used “dynamite comes in small packages” phrase. He is tiny in frame but his intellect and dreams are far greater in comparison. This young man from Oyaya Reserve in Eshowe was among the top achievers in the Faculty of […]