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Law Symposium Aims to Promote and Protect Indigenous Knowledge Through the Rule of Law

“Today is different. We are here to set the record straight, to celebrate indigenous knowledge, to respect it, and, more importantly, to explore ways to safeguard it legally. Without legal protection, this cherished knowledge risks becoming another forgotten ‘vintage’ idea. So, let’s engage with our pens, thinking caps, and even a touch of humour because […]

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Highfliers in Academia Awarded by Office of the Vice-Chancellor and Principal

UNIZULU recently hosted its 2024 Vice-Chancellor’s Research-Innovation and Teaching Excellence Awards Ceremony at the Umfolozi Casino Dome in Empangeni. The event was honoured by the Vice- Chancellor and Principal Professor Xoliswa Mtose, Executive Management, deans, select academic and support staff and award recipients. The Awards Ceremony was directed by Prof Byron Brown, Director of Research

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UNIZULU Bags Five MACE Awards

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) and excellent communications and marketing practices go together like peas and carrots. This is a fact that has become apparent at every MACE Excellence Awards ceremony in the past seven years. MACE stands for Marketing, Advancement and Communication in Education. The organisation fulfils a leadership role in the higher education,

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Language, Disciplinarity and Knowledge Explored During 2nd International Interdisciplinary Conference

The University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Department of English recently held its 2nd International Interdisciplinary Conference at the Bon Hotel Waterfront. Dedicated to language, disciplinarity, and knowledge production in South Africa, the two-day conference aimed to explore the intricate relationships between language, academic disciplines, and the processes through which knowledge is created, shared and transformed in

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Vice-Chancellor and Principal Honours New Doctors and Promoted Faculty Professors

University of Zululand (UNIZULU) Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Xoliswa Mtose recently hosted a cheerful luncheon at Premier Hotel in honour and appreciation of staff members who obtained their doctoral degrees and those promoted to associate professors in 2024. This event was intended to celebrate the achievements of staff members and highlight the University’s commitment to

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HASSIC Focuses on Ubuntu as a Crucial Part of the Humanities and Social Sciences

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) recently hosted the highly successful 15th Humanities and Social Sciences International Conference at Umfolozi Hotel Casino Convention Resort. Themed “Problematising UBUNTU as a critical project in the humanities and social sciences: Towards healing and well-being of communities, the two-day event brought

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UNIZULU Accounting Alumni Visit Campus to Motivate Aspiring Chartered Accountants

The Communications and Marketing Division (CMD) in collaboration with the Department of Accounting and Auditing at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) this week hosted a crucial event which aimed to motivate and inspire undergraduate BCom Accounting Science and BCom Accounting students. Themed “You Can Do It Because I Did It”, the gathering featured three accomplished

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Promoting Student Entrepreneurship at UNIZULU

The Department of Recreation and Tourism (DRT) at the University of Zululand recently hosted an exciting Business Tourism and Entrepreneurship Exhibition in the iconic King Bhekuzulu Hall, situated in the KwaDlangezwa Campus. It brought together innovators, industry experts, and students to foster entrepreneurship and economic growth. Its aim was to empower students enrolled in the Business

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UNIZULU Commemorates International World Tourism Day with a Webinar

“Our university has taken quite a strategic and a very profound strategic vision – which is to be a node for African thought.” This was the opening remark by Nolwazi Mabaleka, a lecturer and WIL coordinator in the Department of Recreation and Tourism (DRT) at Richards Bay Campus. She was speaking during the recent International

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