UKZN final-year ENT/Head and Neck Surgery Registrar, Dr Nadia Karrim, recently scooped two titular awards; the first being the 100 Mandela’s of the Future and the second being the Inspiring Fifty award. The 100 Mandela’s of the Future award was designed by News24 to identify a new generation of... Read more
University of KwaZulu-Natal appoints acting VC
Latest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal October 2, 2018
The Council of the University of KwaZulu-Natal announces the appointment of Professor Nana Poku as the University’s Acting Vice-Chancellor and Principal with effect from the 1 October 2018. He is currently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and College Head of Law and Management Studies at the University. This follows the resignation of... Read more
Celebrating the beauty and power of women
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal September 21, 2018
Female staff within the College of Health Sciences (CHS) recently came together to celebrate struggles faced by women the world over under the theme Doek on Fleek: Untold Stories. The gathering aimed to highlight the journey of a woman from child to adult with special emphasis on one’s “magnificent... Read more
UKZN zooming in on teenage sexual and reproductive health
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal September 13, 2018
UKZN Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology recently hosted a mini-symposium on the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Teenagers as part of the national Women’s Month celebrations. The event attracted healthcare practitioners, representatives from NGOs and the KwaZulu-Natal departments of Health and Education as well as researchers. The symposium heard... Read more
Malegapuru W Makgoba scholarships for Pharmacy student
AchieversArchivesMust-ReadScholarshipsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal September 5, 2018
UKZN Pharmacy student Ms Naeema Suleman received the Malegapuru W Makgoba Scholarship. The Scholarship is awarded to five top-ranked undergraduates proceeding from first-year to second-year of study in each of the four Colleges at UKZN. ‘I feel extremely honoured and humbled to have been awarded this scholarship by UKZN.... Read more
Science rebel’s career inspired by cinema
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal August 31, 2018
To commemorate National Science Week and National Women’s Month, the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science is honouring its female scientists through a Wonder Women in Science campaign. These women are regarded as passionate, pioneering and persistent heroines making waves in the field of science. Once of the candidates for this... Read more
Breaking ground in the field of Food Security
ArchivesCareersUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal August 29, 2018
Dr Joyce Chitja, a lecturer in the African Centre for Food Security at UKZN, has been selected as a “Wonder Women in Science” in 2018. To commemorate National Science Week and National Women’s Month, the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science is honouring its female scientists through a Wonder Women in Science campaign.... Read more
ISEESO students speak out against abuse of women
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal August 27, 2018
Representatives from the Isibani Educational Empowerment Students Organisation (ISEESO) visited Ean Touch Online Radio to commemorate National Women’s Day. The representatives were Ms Luyanda Gumede (second year LLB student) and Ms Sphokazi Sgwebela (Economic History Honours student) of the Howard College campus. The aim of the visit was to... Read more
UKZN Jazz Lecturer launches third album Closer to Home
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal August 24, 2018
UKZN Jazz lecturer Mr Sibusiso Mashiloane will release his third album Closer to Home in Durban, Johannesburg, Eastern Cape, Swaziland and Cape Town during September, October and November this year. The album launch comes at a time in his career where he wants to zoom into his social and... Read more
Tackling the serious issue of mental health
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal August 17, 2018
Thuma Mina, Send Me, was the theme of the 4th Annual Durban Mental Health Symposium held on UKZN’s Howard College campus. Organised by the KZN Mental Health Advocacy Group, the symposium was attended by mental healthcare practitioners and specialists from the Psychology, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work and Psychiatry... Read more
