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 […]
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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
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, 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 […]
Freshers to start 2019 with Vigour!
Registering for the first time at a university can be a very nerve-wrecking and stressful experience but for the first-year students who registered at the Richards Bay and KwaDlangezwa campuses today (Thursday, 17 January), it was simply a breeze. Former Richards Bay High School pupil Leamor Brett made sure she came prepared with all the required […]
Future Media Experts Eager for Academic Year
On Wednesday, 16 January 2019, the Richards Bay Campus welcomed a new class of media and public relations enthusiasts who had come to register for diplomas in Public Relations and Media Studies. Not even the dull and gloomy weather could deter the eager first-time entering students from coming in numbers to register for their dream […]
1st “YEAH!” FOR 1st REGISTERED STUDENT of 2019
The University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) main KwaDlangezwa Campus was abuzz today (Monday, 14 January 2019) as it welcomed first-time entering students (FTENS) who had come to register for undergraduate programmes offered by the Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law (FCAL). Among scores of students who descended to register for various programmes in the mentioned faculty […]
2019 Registration Period Begins
Today, Monday (14 January 2019), marked the beginning of the University of Zululand’s registration process for 2019. The institution received the first wave of first-time entering students (FTENS) who had come to register for various courses offered in the Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law. The registration period for FTENS will continue right through to […]
Robust Discussions During Inaugural Law Symposium
The Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law (FCAL) recently hosted its inaugural Law Symposium at the BON Hotel, Empangeni where the need to promote legal consciousness amongst the legally disadvantaged was highlighted. The conference was attended by Executive Consultant of Garlicke Bousfield Advocate Ashwin Trikamjee and Deputy KwaZulu-Natal Judge President Mjabuliseni Isaac Madondo, who delivered […]
Empowering IKS holders with Invaluable Knowledge
The old Congolese proverb which says “You cannot teach the forest pathways to an old gorilla” can easily be likened to the nature of orally passing down indigenous knowledge from generation to generation. This was the opinion during discussions held at a recent workshop co-hosted by the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Research Office, Consumer Science […]