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Majour Boost for UNIZULU’s Community Engagement Endeavors

In an effort to engage and positively impact communities surrounding it, the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) recently appointed Mammusa Lekoa as the Community Engagement Manager. Lekoa’s portfolio, which she assumed at the beginning of October (2017), falls under the office of the DVC: Research and Innovation. “I am ecstatic about my new position,” said Lekoa. […]

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Praying for UNIZULU Community’s Future Safety

Recently, the University of Zululand held a mass prayer service during which the University community- led by its Vice-Chancellor Professor Xoliswa Mtose and religious leaders- paid their respects to its fallen students; some of whom met brutally violent ends. The service, which was ministered by ordained Apostle Collins Dlomo and was attended by students, staff

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Dissecting Issues Related to Africanising Higher Education

After the success of its 2016 Teaching and Learning Conference, the University of Zululand one again held this significant conference with a focus on “Africanisation of Teaching and Learning: Creativity, Innovation, Invention, Information and Communication Technologies and student participation”. The conference- which was held over three days- acknowledges the critical importance of national debates on

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Become Active Researchers: Science & Agriculture Students Urged

The recent annual UNIZULU Faculty of Science and Agriculture Research Symposium 2017 saw Honours, Master’s and PhD students currently undertaking their studies within this Faculty being urged to continue conducting research in their various fields (of study) as this is important for the country of South Africa. The Research Symposium is an annual event which

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Decolonising Knowledge Production

The decolonisation of knowledge production was discussed at the 8th annual Humanities and Social Sciences Conference which recently took place at the University of Zululand’s Science Centre. Hosted by the UNIZULU Faculty of Arts, the three-day conference was held under the theme: Decolonising Knowledge Production and Dissemination in The Humanities and Social Sciences and saw

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UNIZULU Students Raise Funds for Cancer

In a bid to raise funds for the fight against cancer which has claimed millions of lives worldwide, the Department of Consumer Science at the University of Zululand recently hosted a #CuppaForCANSA fundraising initiative for the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) at the Docsherd Restaurant, KwaDlangezwa Campus. #CuppaForCANSA provides a social platform for people

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