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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
In a bid to give back to the community, the UNIZULU Student Representative Council (SRC) recently embarked on a community outreach project during which members of the student body visited the Izulu Orphan Projects, Mevamhlophe, Empangeni, where they interacted with orphaned children and also gave donations. The visit formed part of the SRC’s commitment to enriching […]
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 […]
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 […]
The national Department of Arts and Culture is in the process of offering bursaries in Language Studies to undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Zululand. Therefore, for the University to be selected ahead of the 6 other universities is a commendable progressive step. The bursary was initially rolled […]
Mere weeks after its election into office, the newly elected Student Representative Council at the University of Zululand has hit the ground running; on Friday (13 October 2017) holding an exam prayer for all students who will be writing their final-year exams and recently, an awareness campaign aiming to discourage alcohol abuse among students and […]
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 […]
The Department of Law at the University of Zululand recently held an Honorary Farewell and Excellence Awards dinner for all its 2017 final year Law students to bid them farewell as they prepare to enter the world of work. The dinner was held at the University’s Richards Bay Campus on Friday, 06 October 2017, and […]
