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UNIZULU to host Community Engagement Inaugural Conference

UNIZULU to host Community Engagement Inaugural Conference

The Community Engagement Office at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) is gearing up to host its inaugural International Community Engagement Conference themed: “We are because you are: Community Engagement and the scholarship of engagement interface. Promoting meaningful Social Partnerships and Engagements in Communities in Southern Africa.” The conference will take place from 28 – 30 […]

Entrepreneurship Takes Spotlight During US Embassy Visit to UNIZULU

Entrepreneurship Takes Spotlight During US Embassy Visit to UNIZULU

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) Internationalisation Office recently hosted the US Embassy at the KwaDlangezwa Campus. In attendance were Jaclyn Cole, Public Diplomacy Officer (U.S. Consulate General Durban); Frank Whitaker, Country Public Affairs Officer (U.S. Embassy Pretoria); and Susan Knowles (U.S. Consulate General Durban).  The purpose of the engagement was for UNIZULU to showcase how […]

Make Realistic Wellbeing Goals and Keep Them Alive!

Make Realistic Wellbeing Goals and Keep Them Alive!

We are in the new year and it’s so easy to make resolutions… but very hard to keep them. Most of the goals that are termed New Year’s resolutions unfortunately hardly last till February. In 2023, let’s try and get to February and beyond with our goals rather than resolutions. One major reason most resolutions […]

UNIZULU Involved in Antimicrobial Resistance Solution

UNIZULU Involved in Antimicrobial Resistance Solution

The Department of Chemistry at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) is at the forefront of a drug discovery for antimicrobial resistance. Professor Thavendran Govender, representing UNIZULU in collaboration with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) InQubate, is among sixteen scholars leading this research project.  The study has culminated in an article that was recently published in […]

Sasol Foundation and Sifiso EdTech Launch Robotics Lab at UNIZULU Science Centre

Sasol Foundation and Sifiso EdTech Launch Robotics Lab at UNIZULU Science Centre

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) Science Centre, rated as one of the best in Africa, now boasts a new robotics laboratory which has been sponsored by Sasol Foundation in partnership with Sifiso Edtech, a company founded by Sizwe Nxasana and Dr Judy Dlamini that provides turnkey educational robotics solutions to schools. The fully equipped lab […]

Buti Manamela Gives UNIZULU BEd Graduates Salient Advice

Buti Manamela Gives UNIZULU BEd Graduates Salient Advice

Newly qualified educators, whose degrees were conferred during the recent 2023 University of Zululand (UNIZULU) graduation ceremonies, were urged to become ardent professionals who perpetually seek innovative teaching methods and go beyond the call of duty. Imploring the graduates was Honourable Buti Manamela, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, who was a guest […]

A Dream Come True, Thanks to NSFAS

A Dream Come True, Thanks to NSFAS

Numerous graduates who received their qualifications during the 2023 University of Zululand (UNIZULU) graduation ceremonies are thankful for the lifechanging opportunities they were offered by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The organisation has changed a lot of lives in South Africa in the new dispensation and due to it, a lot of families […]

Dr Phakathi Appreciative of Every Moment of his PhD Journey

Dr Phakathi Appreciative of Every Moment of his PhD Journey

Scores of graduates, together with their families and friends, flocked to the iconic King Bhekuzulu Hall in KwaDlangezwa Campus on Wednesday, 19 April 2023 to celebrate their milestones. Dr Sabelo Petros Phakathi (38), who was amongst the graduates in the final graduation session of the Faculty of Education, was to be officially conferred his Doctor […]

Never Give Up on Your Dreams – Gumede

Never Give Up on Your Dreams – Gumede

Twenty-one-year-old Isaac Luyanda Gumede joined the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) in 2019 straight out of Groutville High School where he had matriculated as one of the school’s top achievers. He enrolled for a Bachelor of Arts in Drama Theatre and Performance in the Faculty of Humanities and social Sciences. On Thursday, 20 April 2023, Gumede […]

“My mom is the pillar of my strength” – Top FHSS Achiever

“My mom is the pillar of my strength” – Top FHSS Achiever

History keeps on repeating itself with Nontokozo Sithole, a 22-year-old from Estcourt in KwaZulu-Natal. The limelight has always been on her and her twin sister Nontobeko Sithole. The pair was studying Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies and was also honoured by the former Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) during […]