Chocolates, cards and special messages were the order of the day during UNIZULU’s recent Secretaries Day event which was held at the Vice-Chancellor’s Lounge in the KwaDlangezwa Campus. Secretaries Day, also known as Administrative Professionals Day, is observed in certain countries to acknowledge and honour secretaries and administrators for their invaluable professional support to their […]
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Economics Students Enlightened After Tour
The student society of the Department of Economics at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) recently embarked on a weeklong journey that saw them getting insight into how some of the country’s biggest financial institutions in Pretoria operate. According to Mashapa Sekome, a lecturer in the Department of Economics, the trip was organised with the intention […]
UNIZULU Hosts 9th Tastes of Nuclear Physics Conference
The 9th edition of the Tastes of Nuclear Physics, an international conference on fundamental nuclear physics and applications, hosted by University of Zululand (UNIZULU) in conjunction with the University of Western Cape (UWC) is currently underway at the Premier Hotel: The Richards, in Richards Bay. The weeklong conference began on Monday, 30 September, and will end […]
Dr Magigaba Gets Stint in American University
On Sunday, 4 August 2019, Dr Makhosazana Magigaba, bid South Africa farewell as she jetted off to North Carolina, America where she is going to undertake a six-month task at the Appalachian State University. Dr Magigaba heads the Department of Business Management. She is going to lecture Social Entrepreneurship and strengthen the ENACTUS team that […]
Itoyi-toyi Cast & Crew Ready for Grahamstown Arts Festival
The Department of Creative Arts team has its ducks in a row and is awaiting its moment to act out its showstopper play at the annual Grahamstown National Arts Festival (NAF), taking place in Makhanda (formerly known as Grahamstown), Eastern Cape. The NAF began on Thursday, 27 June and is one of the largest art […]
Physics Students Fly UNIZULU Flag in Russia
The Department of Physics and Engineering at the University of Zululand was represented by seven of its honours students who were selected by the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research in South Africa (JINR-SA) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) review committee to take part in the annual Student Practice held this month (June) at the […]
UNIZULU to host second IGU conference
The International Geographical Union Commission on African Studies (IGU CAS) will be hosting its second annual conference themed “Africa in the global imaginary: Towards internationally competitive science and research” from 17 to 19 June 2019. The conference, which will be hosted by the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) at the Umfolozi Casino in Empangeni, aims to […]
Top Achiever Acknowledges Support of her Lecturers
Bongiwe Clementine Gune (23), one of the top graduates in the Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law, attributed her outstanding achievement to the support she received from her lecturers. Gune, who hails from Newcastle, obtained a National Diploma in Logistics Management on Thursday, 16 May 2019 at the King Bhekuzulu Hall. “I am feeling ecstatic […]
Graduate Triumphs Over Poverty
Friday, 17 May 2019 marked the day Nhlakanipho Mhlonishwa Buthelezi, a University of Zululand (UNIZULU) Bachelor of Nursing Science graduate, saw his life turn around for the better. Buthelezi’s degree was conferred with distinction. Incidentally, the names Nhlakanipho and Mhlonishwa mean brilliance and honourable, respectively. When he graduated, Buthelezi was thus honoured for his brilliance. […]
It Runs in Dr van Biljon’s Family
Dr Anneke van Biljon, a University of Zululand (UNIZULU) lecturer, graduated with a PhD in Human Movement Science on Friday, 17 May 2019 at the institution’s KwaDlangezwa Campus. Her study was an in-depth focus on physical activity and cardio metabolic health for the past ten years. During this time, she produced eight high-impact publications in […]