After a year of commemorating its anniversary, the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) is closing its sixtieth chapter with a loud bang as it prepares to officially open its new engineering department in which two recently launched programmes will be offered starting from January 2021. The programmes are the four-year Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering…
It was a day of jubilee at the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) KwaDlangezwa Campus where University Vice-Chancellor Professor Xoliswa Mtose hosted the annual Vice-Chancellor Appreciation Awards in the Council Chambers. The awards were held to honour UNIZULU support staff who have performed outstandingly in their respective disciplines. This year, 20 support staff members were acknowledged…
University of Zululand (UNIZULU) students were offered some pearls of wisdom regarding leadership skills and qualities by Advocate Thembi Bokako during a recent student webinar titled “Leadership in Perilous Times”. Adv. Bokako, who is an alumna of the university, was invited as the guest speaker. Outlining the purpose of the day, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Institutional Support…
Researchers at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) have collaborated on research that details their discovery of three new classes of detoxification proteins from a human pathogen that causes a serious gastrointestinal disease. Professor Khajamohiddin Syed from UNIZULU and Dr Thandeka Khoza from UKZN and conceived of this research after…
The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) recently signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Russian based agricultural company Schelkovo Agrohim and nuclear energy company Rosatom with a view of breeding a cohort of graduates with a specialised skillset that is relevant for the science, technology and agricultural sectors. To append the signatures on behalf of the two…
Opinion Piece by PROFESSOR DEV TEWARI WHAT is a book? As per the Merriam Webster dictionary, a book is a written or printed work bound in covers. Rigved qualifies for a definition of a book. First, it’s written in praise of gods and goddesses and basic guiding principles for human welfare. Second, it is…
The Department of Recreation and Tourism recently hosted a webinar where a panel discussion on the results of the research conducted as part of the EU-funded Erasmus+ SUCSESS project took place. The Erasmus+ SUCSESS project is a three-year collaboration between six universities in South Africa, Finland and the United Kingdom (UK). It is aimed at…
The sport unit within the Student Services Department (SSD) at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) is excited to announce that there is newly installed state-of-art gym equipment at the King Bhekuzulu Hall gym. To top this off, the facilities also got a substantial makeover, with fresh paintwork and new flooring. The renovations of the gym…
University of Zululand (UNIZULU) students studying towards the Master of Arts qualification in the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies recently convened a virtual meeting with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (KZN Cogta) to share findings of water supply and sanitation studies they have been conducting in the King Cetshwayo, uMkhanyakude,…
It was a bittersweet moment today (Wednesday, 30 September 2020) as the institution bid farewell to outgoing Faculty of Education Dean Professor Mncedisi Christian Maphalala. A proud alumnus of the university, Prof Maphalala said his departure comes with mixed emotions as the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) has played a major role in his career. It…
