UKZN Town Planning lecturer Professor Hangwelani Magidimisha-Chipungu has been appointed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as a member of the National Planning Commission (NPC) for the next five years. The Commission is expected to initiate ideas and provide insight …
At the National Research Foundation’s (NRF) 2021 Awards, three of the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science’s (CAES) distinguished professors were officially awarded A-ratings in recognition of research excellence and achievements. In the School of Life Sciences, Professor Steven Johnson, …
The Centre for Creative Arts (CCA) within the College of Humanities, in partnership with the National Institute for Humanities, French Institute of South Africa, and Total, will host the 25th Poetry Africa International Festival from 11 to 16 October 2021. …
Bachelor of Commerce Honours graduate Ms Thandazani Zulu used her research on how Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) can survive during a crisis to launch her new range of cold-pressed juices, Nourish. As the owner and director of Pietermaritzburg-based …
UKZN alumnus, Ms Kaylah Boyce has self-published an anthology of poetry titled, The Exposition on Amazon Kindle. Boyce who obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Media and Cultural Studies and an Honours degree in English Literature said that …
Final year law student and President of UNICEF-UKZN PMB Ms Juhi Hansraj, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian McArthur, School of Law lecturer Adv Victoria Balogun and third-year law student CLMS SRC Representative Mr Bathandwa Mki. Honouring Helen Joseph, Lilian Ngoyi, Rahima …
The School of the Arts, in partnership with the Mellon Foundation’s Artist in Residence programme, welcomes Cape Town dancer and choreographer Mr Yaseen Manuel who will spend three months working with the Centre for Creative Arts production of the 23rd JOMBA! …
The Science and Technology Education Centre at UKZN (STEC@UKZN) has received accreditation from the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the National Research Foundation’s (NRF) South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA), placing it among South Africa’s top centres for encouraging an interest in …
Taking sewing lessons helped UKZN student Mrs Phetsile Gamede overcome the depression she was suffering through being unemployed. Although she had a degree, she just couldn’t find a job. ‘There is nothing worse than staying at home and doing nothing except …
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, I had begun to believe that my family and I would not contract the virus. After all, I had looked after hundreds of patients with COVID-19, successfully treated a large number (although losing some in the …