Drones and elephants: This is the way to go
Latest newsResearchStellenbosch University December 7, 2021
Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers have been involved in the first ever paper to be published containing practical guidelines and a suggested ethical protocol on how to cause as little as possible disturbance to elephants when flying over them with drones. These tips might come in handy to both filmmakers... Read more
Thabo Mbeki to deliver The 2021 Chief Albert Luthuli Memorial Lecture on 10 December
Latest news December 7, 2021
Former President Thabo Mbeki will deliver the 15th Chief Albert Luthuli Memorial Lecture which marks 60 years of Chief Albert Luthuli’s receipt of the Nobel Peace Award for his role in the non-violent struggle against apartheid. The theme for this year’s Lecture is ‘Africa & Freedom’premised on Luthuli’s 1961... Read more
UKZN successfully fires up powerful liquid rocket engine in ground tests
AchieversLatest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal December 7, 2021
The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Aerospace Systems Research Group (ASReG) has successfully tested a powerful liquid propellant rocket engine as the first step towards developing a launch vehicle for placing satellites into Earth orbit. The Ablative Blow-down Liquid Engine (ABLE) was designed by mechanical engineering students in the master’s and... Read more
Doctoral research investigates cyberstalking in Tanzanian university
AchieversKwaZulu-NatalLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal December 6, 2021
Cyberstalking in Tanzanian universities was the subject of research by Dr Angela Kavishe, who was awarded a PhD in Sociology for the study, supervised by Professor Maheshvari Naidu. ‘Cyberstalking is a kind of online harassment characterised by the persistent pursuit and monitoring of a victim performed by a determined... Read more
Twin Doctors set to change the Face of medicine together
AchieversLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal December 3, 2021
Inspirational twins Dr’s Ashiq and Ishq Pramchand, recently completed their final year of study at UKZN’s Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine. With a host of deans’ commendations and distinctions in their academic career, the boys eagerly await their final exam results to be released on the 15th December.... Read more
Bidvest Bank wins overall title at first-ever e-Learning Indaba Awards
AwardsLatest news December 2, 2021
Bidvest Bank emerged as the overall winner in the inaugural eLearning Indaba Awards, held via a Zoom webinar on November 18. End-to-end online learning solution provider New Leaf Technologies launched the awards earlier this year to celebrate the excellent work being done by Learning and Development (L&D) professionals, HR... Read more
Robert Mugabe’s Funeral Speeches for Zimbabwean National Heroes – Rants or Eloquent Orations?
AchieversLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal December 2, 2021
Dr Prosper Takavarasha graduated with a PhD in Linguistics for his research into funeral speeches made by the late former Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe for ‘heroes’ buried at the National Heroes’ Acre (NHA) in Harare, Zimbabwe. The study was in response to contradictory views of Mugabe’s speeches which some... Read more
Announcement of new B.1.1.529 variant
Latest newsResearch December 1, 2021
Stellenbosch University (SU) notes with concern criticism expressed mainly on social media about the announcement of the new B.1.1.529 Covid-19 variant (Omicron) by SU researcher, Prof Tulio de Oliveira. De Oliveira, a world-renowned bioinformatician and professor in Bioinformatics in the SU School for Data Science and Computational Thinking, together with... Read more
Community Perceptions of Early Lightning Warning System
AchieversLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal November 30, 2021
As part of a transdisciplinary anthropology and agricultural sciences research study, Ms Senelisiwe Ndlela investigated community perceptions of an early lightning warning system in Swayimane, UMshwathi. This study, which is part of a larger investigation under the uMngeni Resilience Project, culminated in Ndlela graduating with a master’s degree in... Read more
Prof Philippe Burger appointed as Dean: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at UFS
AchieversFree StateLatest newsUniversity of the Free State November 30, 2021
The Council of the University of the Free State (UFS) approved the appointment of Prof Philippe Burger as Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences for a five-year term during its quarterly virtual meeting on 26 November 2021. He is Pro-Vice-Chancellor: Poverty, Inequality and Economic Development, as... Read more
