The University Management has a great pleasure to announce the appointment of Professor Mashupye Ratale Kgaphola – DVC Research and Innovation effective from 01 July 2020. Professor Kgaphola holds a B.Sc (Hons) and Ph.D. in Bio-Organic Chemistry from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Amongst his notable achievements is the successful registration of […]
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Appointment of interim Student structure
02 JULY 2020 About a week ago, a group of students comprising various political formations on campus approached University Management (Management) with a view of finding an interim solution regarding students’ representation within the University governance structures. The intervention by the student political formations was prompted by the resignation earlier in the year of the […]
Risk adjusted strategy for the covid-19 pandemic
25 JUNE 2020 THE UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND – RISK ADJUSTED STRATEGY FOR THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC The University has been hard at work in ensuring that the institutional facilities are able to accommodate the categories of returning students identified under each level. The preparation includes adherence to physical distancing, the handling of communal spaces, hygiene […]
Institutional update on the transition from level 4 to level 3 lockdown
10 June 2020 University Management has been working on plans to implement Government’s Risk Adjusted Strategy for the phased-in return of students to the campus. In doing so, Management is guided by the COVID-19 Regulations under Level 3 Lockdown. To this end, the University has completed its own situational analysis through the efforts of the […]
University Update – Covid-19 Interventions
29 May 2020 From the onset of the countrywide lockdown, the University has been hard at work to ensure that all efforts are taken in saving the academic year. In this process, we remain conscious of the absolute need to safeguard the health and safety of our students and staff at all times. This is […]
APPOINTMENT – ACTING DVC: RESEARCH & INNOVATION
The advent of COVID 19 is unprecedented in the manner in which it has disrupted every aspect of human life. Within the Higher Education sector, all campus based activities were brought to a standstill. Universities have had to contend with the fact that for the immediate and foreseeable future, remote and flexible multimodal teaching and […]
FACILITY MANAGEMENT NOTICE
10 MAY 2020 The University has responded to the call by the national Department of Higher Education under the Covid-19 response guidelines for institutions of higher learning, to deep clean and sanitize all buildings and residences. In this regard, deep cleaning and sanitization work of all buildings inclusive of student residences commences this Monday May […]
Makhoba Set on Being Among SA’s Best Economists
“We all have got what it takes to achieve greatness. Excellence ought to be a habit. Nothing is impossible if you put 100%.” These are a few words Bongumusa Prince Makhoba, a 28-year-old PhD student at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU), chooses to live by. Growing up in rural Ngwelezane in Empangeni with his beloved […]
Phd Student Selected to Attend Top Economics Event
Bongumusa Prince Makhoba, a Doctor of Economics student at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU), has been selected to participate at the 7th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting on Economics, a prestigious international event aimed at strengthening the economics sector. Makhoba, together with eight other South African economics students and many others from around the globe, will […]
ERASMUS + SUCSESS PROJECT KICK STARTS AT UNIZULU
ERASMUS + SUCSESS PROJECT is an international project that is funded by the European Union. This global project is aimed at strengthening the cooperation between the higher education institution and enterprises in South Africa, (ERASMUS + SUCSESS PROJECT) has its roots in an identified need to support the employability of graduates especially in the tourism […]