UFS drama student wins bursary to explore storytelling through movement
AchieversStudent awardsUniversity of the Free State October 17, 2026
Sibabalwe Jokani wants to use movement and performance to express experiences that children and teenagers may struggle to put into words. The Drama and Theatre Arts student at the University of the Free State (UFS) plans to explore this idea further after receiving the Crystal-Donna Roberts Bursary. Jokani, who... Read more
UKZN alumna Dr Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize
AwardsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal October 12, 2026
Dr Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, who has earned multiple degrees from the University of Durban-Westville, followed by roles such as a lecturer and Vice-President of the Council’s predecessor, with her alma mater, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. The award, announced earlier today by the Norwegian Nobel Committee... Read more
Delecia Davids is still flustered when she shares the big news: She has become the first South African academic to receive the prestigious Einstein Fellowship, an honour she describes as a “once in a lifetime” opportunity. “It has not fully sunk in yet,” she says in disbelief. The fully... Read more
UP professor launches novel research into little-understood, vital branch of mycology
AchieversResearchResearch awardsUniversity of Pretoria June 2, 2026
Life as we know it would not exist without fungi: no decomposition of organic materials and creation of essential plant nutrients, a lot less mitigation of man-made carbon, no leavened bread (or beer), even lifesaving medicines, among many other things. Yet we know so little about them. Although the... Read more
Female inventors take top spots in million-rand SA entrepreneurship challenge
Awards December 12, 2025
Female inventors and entrepreneurs were the big winners at the first EDHE Absa Innovation Challenge, the largest student entrepreneurship initiative ever launched across South Africa’s 26 public universities, with prize money totalling more than R1 million. They took the five top spots and seven positions in the Top 10. Ms... Read more
Prosthetic designers take top awards at the Entrepreneurship Intervarsity 2025
Awards December 12, 2025
A young man’s determination to help the thousands of South Africans who cannot afford a quality prosthetic spurred him into action. It led him to design a pneumatic-actuated prosthetic foot, winning him the title of 2025 EDHE Studentpreneur of the Year at the seventh annual EDHE Entrepreneurship Intervarsity. Zanodumo... Read more
Professor Zukiswa Zingela, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Nelson Mandela University, is the joint winner of the Health Excellence Category award in the prestigious 2025 SA Health Excellence Awards. The awards, in their fifth year, are a partnership between the Clinix Health Group, the largest... Read more
UKZN’s dermatology heads scoops major health award
Awards November 25, 2025
Head of Dermatology and former Dean of Clinical Medicine, Professor Ncoza Dlova, received a Momentum Health Lifetime Award at the KwaZulu-Natal Doctors Healthcare Coalition (KZNDHC) annual gala dinner and awards ceremony. Momentum Health and KZNDHC said the award was a testament to Dlova’s leadership in academia, as well as the... Read more
iStore education award finalists announced
Awards October 31, 2025
iStore Education has officially announced the Top 3 finalists in each category of the 2025 Excellence in Education Awards, following a record 225 submissions from 32 schools across five provinces. A total of 62 standout entries were shortlisted and sent to the international judging panel for review. The finalists were revealed... Read more
Elder abuse remains one of the most underreported social ills in the rural Eastern Cape, a study has found. This disturbing detail emerged on Wednesday, the first day of the South African Humanities Deans Association (SAHUDA) Conference, hosted by Walter Sisulu University. Research presented at the conference by Asavela... Read more
