Technically-gifted coach set to elevate Madibaz women’s football
Eastern CapeNelson Mandela UniversityVarsity Sports March 9, 2025
New Madibaz women’s football coach Nolitha Mhlomi is determined to elevate the status of the code at Mandela University in Gqeberha. The 27-year-old took the reins this month and is eager to advance her career and women’s football at the institution. The former player’s initial goal is to ensure... Read more
WSU’s new engineering building set to drive academic excellence
Eastern CapeWalter Sisulu University February 27, 2025
WSU engineering students at the Buffalo City Campus (BCC) are primed for a brighter and significantly improved academic path thanks to a new state-of-the-art building designed to optimize the sun’s direction, natural heating, and cooling. Housed within the recently-established Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (FEBEIT) at... Read more
WSU’S new leadership to help drive technology vision
Eastern CapeWalter Sisulu University February 27, 2025
Walter Sisulu University (WSU) is undergoing a transformative era, with the appointment of three dynamic Deputy Vice-Chancellors (DVCs) who are ready to propel the institution into a future of excellence. Armed with visionary leadership and a commitment to innovation, Sinethemba Mpambane, Professor Margaret Joan Linington, and Professor Nosisi Feza... Read more
Nigerian PhD researcher thrives at WSU state-of-art labs
Eastern CapeResearchWalter Sisulu University February 19, 2025
A Nigerian doctoral researcher from Rivers State University, Rachael Elijah Ekong is advancing ground-breaking research on bioactive compounds from African medicinal plants during her academic visit to Walter Sisulu University, fostering international collaboration in Natural Products Chemistry. Focus of Ekong’s research Her research focuses on isolating bioactive compounds from African... Read more
WSU student represents university at UN conference
Eastern CapeWalter Sisulu University February 17, 2025
Walter Sisulu University (WSU) B Com Business Management student, Bokamoso Moraka recently represented the institution on a global stage at the prestigious Asia Youth International Model United Nations (AYIMUN) Conference, from 15 to 21 January. Moraka joined a diverse group of young international leaders at the renowned event designed... Read more
WSU’s built environment HOD to ministerial panel
Eastern CapeWalter Sisulu University February 14, 2025
A broad career in infrastructure and construction, both as a practitioner and educator, has seen one of WSU’s brightest and most dynamic minds being called to serve at the pleasure of the public works and infrastructure minister. WSU Built Environment departmental head in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment... Read more
Madibaz plan to outflank opponents with WP U19 loosie
Eastern CapeNelson Mandela UniversityVarsity Sports February 14, 2025
There will be plenty of pedigree on the side of the Madibaz scrum this year following the recruitment of Western Province U19 loose-forward Sean van Zijl. The 19-year-old, who will spend at least the next three years in Gqeberha studying towards a quantity surveying qualification at Mandela University, is... Read more
Mandela University engineering student part of team winning global challenge
Eastern CapeNelson Mandela University February 13, 2025
Final year, Electrical Engineering and AEDG (Advanced Engineering Design Group) student Ethan Tilney and two of his high school friends recently won the 2024 TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) Sustainathon Challenge, a global competition using technology to solve real-world problems. The other members of the team were Christopher Blignaut, an... Read more
WSU PhD candidate represents SA at global scientist summit
Eastern CapeWalter Sisulu University February 12, 2025
WSU’s Physiological Sciences PhD candidate, Edna Matjuda, earned the prestigious honour of being among seven South African doctoral students who were selected to attend the Global Young Scientist Summit (GYSS) in Singapore on 5 – 9 January 2025. What is the GYSS? The GYSS is a renowned platform that... Read more
Honorary doctorate awarded to acclaimed art activist, educator
Eastern CapeRhodes University February 11, 2025
RECIPIENTMichael Barry, South African art activist and educatorRECOGNISING… social justice, equality, and access to the arts have been the mainstay of his lifelong journey as an artist, activist, and educator.… his extensive work in documenting the histories of marginalised communities, particularly those affected by apartheid’s forced removals, serves as... Read more
