AfriHub and amaBhungane Promote Critical Thinking
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal May 17, 2018
Critical Thinking and the Changing of Destiny was the apt theme for the recent Hub for the African City of the Future (AfriHub) Seminar on Critical Thinking. The seminar was hosted by AfriHub at Howard College’s Centenary Building in collaboration with amaBhungane, the team of investigative journalists who exposed... Read more
Physiotherapy fully reloaded on decentralised Clinical Training Programme
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal May 15, 2018
The UKZN School of Health Sciences’ Physiotherapy Department began its second-year of the Decentralised Clinical Training Programme (DCTP) in 2018 by adding Manguzi to the list of rural hospitals that the students go to. The other hospitals include; GJ Crookes, Madadeni, Newcastle, Murchison, Port Shepstone, and Ngwelezane Hospitals in... Read more
Masters Graduate explores potential contribution of Rumi’s work to Adult Education
ArchivesResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal May 9, 2018
School Principal Mr Muhammad Reza Ebrahim graduated with a Masters in Education. Ebrahim’s dissertation explored the potential contribution of Jalaludin Rumi’s (1207-1273) work to Freirean emancipatory adult education. Adopting a post-colonial lens, his study evaluated the misrepresentation of Islam, Sufism and Rumi by some scholars and writers in the... Read more
OCD Videogame Created by Honours Summa Cum Laude Graduate
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal May 7, 2018
University of KwaZulu-Natal graduate, Ms Shannon Bennetts, created a short videogame that interprets the mental state of someone suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Bennetts graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts (honours) for her creation of the videogame that simulates an interpretation of the mental state of someone... Read more
Medical Doctor graduates despite severe neurological damage
AchieversArchivesUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal April 26, 2018
Dr Nkosinathi Shongwe, survived a fatal motor vehicle accident that claimed the life of his friend, Tumelo Seliane, a final year medical student at UKZN in 2015. Shongwe sustained serious neurological damage and could not continue with his studies for at least a year, after tragedy struck the group... Read more
Dr Pali Lehohla to receive Honorary Doctorate from UKZN
AchieversArchivesUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal April 26, 2018
Dr Pali Lehohla, former Statistician General and head of Statistics South Africa, will receive an Honorary Doctorate from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) on Monday, 23 April 2018. He is being recognised for his unprecedented role in evidence-based decision making and advocating for statistics in policy making in South... Read more
UKZN introduces of first cohort completing the Diploma in Family Medicine
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal April 25, 2018
UKZN proudly introduces the first cohort of Medical doctors in primary care to graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Family Medicine. The PGDip family medicine is a new program to expand the training for generalist doctors in primary care. The programme aims to enhance the quality of general practice... Read more
Hard work paid off for Kerryn Taylor who received a PhD in molecular biology. ‘Graduating is a huge achievement and acknowledgement that all my hard work was worth it’, said Taylor. She said it was a long and arduous journey, during which time she kept her eye on the... Read more
Overcoming great obstacles to graduate with a PhD in Education
AchieversArchivesUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal April 21, 2018
Accounting lecturer Dr Anita Hiralaal, is all smiles after receiving her PhD in Education (Teacher Development Studies) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Hiralaal overcame great obstacles to graduate. During her time as a doctoral student, she experienced major life challenges. In 2011, she suffered the loss of her husband... Read more
Graduate, Dr Sphumelele Ndlovu shares his inspiring story
AchieversArchivesUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal April 20, 2018
Dr Sphumelele Ndlovu graduated with a PhD in Engineering from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) last night, 18 April 2018. The young graduate, who had his start in UKZN’s Science Foundation Programme (SFP), wrote a book called Aiming for the Stars about his upbringing, hardships and academic journey. Ndlovu... Read more
