Every year during the first week of August, South Africa celebrates National Science Week, a Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) initiative aimed at popularising STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) topics and careers amongst the general population. This year …
The School of Clinical Medicine (SCM) under the leadership of its Head and Dean, Professor Ncoza Dlova, recently applauded Professor Timothy Hardcastle for his boundless and unselfish contribution towards the Discipline of General Surgery. Hardcastle has successfully managed to keep …
Dr Jane Anderson, School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics alumnus, recently published a book: Biological Naturalism and the Mind-Body Problem, that stemmed from her PhD studies. The book offers a new theoretical framework within which to understand the “mind-body problem”. …
The National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL, Durban and Coast Branch) has launched a student chapter at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. This follows many successful initiatives such as Court Shadowing, both in the CCMA and the Magistrate’s Courts in June/July …
Digital artist, filmmaker and UKZN graphic design intern, Mr Mvelo Zimu has written, directed and animated a short psychological thriller film: The Detective. The film is about a detective who suffers psychological injury due to the loss of the closest …
The Medical Campus Representative Council (MCRC) hosted a political class that unpacked the history of UKZN’s Medical School. Welcoming guests, MCRC Chairperson and Medical student, Mr Tholumusa Sibiya noted that the event was the first of its kind and that it …
Lecturer in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance Ms Siphumelele Dlungwane received the African Women Chartered Accountants (AWCA) President’s Award in recognition of her role in student support and community engagement at UKZN. Dlungwane received the award at the …
The call for Class Notes for the alumni publication UKZNTouch in 2021 elicited a bumper 140 submissions. Class Notes are brief profiles submitted by alumni on what they are currently doing, where they are located and what they have achieved. …
The struggle for freedom – first from British imperialism and later from apartheid, was a struggle for land. These were the words of South African lawyer and author, Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC, who delivered the Dr Phyllis Naidoo Memorial lecture …
Dr Peter Milligan, a specialist psychiatrist heading the Psychiatry Department at Ngwelezana Hospital, Empangeni, obtained the Discovery Foundation Rural Fellowship Awards in the Institutional category. This funding will allow capacity building and support of medical officers and other health workers …