Defying poverty to graduate as a medical doctor summa cum laude
AchieversKwaZulu-NatalUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal May 7, 2024
06 May 2024 was not a normal day for Dr Thembelihle Angel Maziya, who graduated as the only black female of 14 students who completed UKZN’s difficult MBChB programme summa cum laude. The 24-year-old Highveld Secondary School matriculant from a small village called Tjakastad in Mpumalanga province said she... Read more
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is set to honour and celebrate a total of 7,795 graduands at its upcoming 2024 Autumn Graduation which will be spread across 16 ceremonies scheduled from May 6th to May 14th, 2024 at the Westville Campus Sports Centre. Of the qualifications to be conferred,... Read more
Clear skies for top medical student, Dr Maseeha Ismael Bhorat
AchieversKwaZulu-NatalUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal May 5, 2024
‘I am fully certain that the only reason I am where I am today, is because of the thousand-thread-count support system I have in my family and friends,’ said ecstatic Crawford College La Lucia’s 2017 matriculant and UKZN’s class of 2023 top medical student, Dr Maseeha Ismael Bhorat. ‘They... Read more
International research informs policy on SA’s agrifood system
ResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal March 4, 2024
International, collaborative research with an agricultural focus centred at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is influencing policy to ensure a more diverse agrifood system in South Africa by mainstreaming neglected and underutilised crop species. This research emerges from years of work by researchers in the Sustainable and Healthy Food... Read more
Masters for UKZN educator triumphs over advertising
AchieversKwaZulu-NatalUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal October 29, 2023
Ms Sandhia Ganesh, a full-time English teacher at a boys’ school in KwaZulu-Natal, is graduating with a master’s degree in Gender Studies. Ganesh is an advocate for life-long learning, evident within her own journey. It has always been her ambition to further her academic studies and considers her latest... Read more
RSSAf honours UKZN’s Prof Vincent Nyamori
AchieversKwaZulu-NatalUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal October 29, 2023
The Royal Society of South Africa (RSSAf) has honoured Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Material Science Vincent Nyamori with a Fellowship (FRSSAf) for his outstanding contributions to furthering science in South Africa. Nyamori is committed to the profession of chemical sciences, where his scientific research has accrued distinction and... Read more
The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN) College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science has won three of the acclaimed National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)-South32 Awards for the 2022-2023 cycle. The (NSTF)-South32 Awards – dubbed the ‘Science Oscars of South Africa’ were presented at a glitzy ceremony held concurrently in Johannesburg... Read more
PhD study highlights various aspects of motherhood
ResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal September 26, 2023
Research that investigated delicate matters of motherhood captured several facets of parenthood, mainly the impact of both present and absent biological mothers on young mothers in Africa. Ms Thobelani Majola, who has earned the highest postgraduate degree (PhD), examined socio-cultural views about motherhood and the maternal presence or absence... Read more
UKZN PhD study investigates violence in alcohol establishments
University of KwaZulu-Natal September 25, 2023
An incident in Cape Town involving violence in the entertainment industry sparked Dr Nkosingiphile Mbhele’s interest, leading him to conduct a study that has earned him a PhD from the School of Applied Human Sciences. Mbhele, who is also a lecturer within UKZN’s Criminology and Forensic Studies discipline, tackled... Read more
Harvesting seaweed to treat diabetes, obesity
University of KwaZulu-Natal September 25, 2023
S’thandiwe Magwaza received her Master’s in Biochemistry cum laude for her research on the use of seaweed to treat diabetes and obesity. Her dissertation titled: Studies on the antioxidative, antidiabetic and antiobesogenic potentials of some marine macroalgae or seaweeds collected from the Southern and Western coastlines of South Africa,... Read more
