Keynote speech Dr Stella Nyanzi opens 25th Poetry Africa Festival
Latest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal October 13, 2021
The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts (CCA) opened the 25th edition of the Poetry Africa Festival hosted virtually on its social media channels until Saturday 16 October. Poetry Africa curator Siphindile Hlongwa welcomed more than 800 viewers to the festival’s opening today at 11 am. “The Covid-19... Read more
High Hopes for UKZN Soccer Under Coaching of Ex-Bafana Bafana and Bundesliga Star
KwaZulu-NatalLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalVarsity Sports September 13, 2021
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) wants its soccer programme to be rated among the top three in South African university circles and newly-appointed head coach – Durban-born ex-Bafana Bafana and German Bundesliga player Delron Buckley (43) – says he will give his all to help achieve that. Buckley also... Read more
UKZN first University in Africa to receive honorary ISOCARP Bronze Membership
Latest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal September 10, 2021
The School of Built Environment and Development Studies within the College of Humanities has been awarded honorary Bronze Membership by the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP). UKZN is the first university in Africa to receive this since the establishment of ISOCARP 57 years ago. This Bronze... Read more
HIRAX Correlator to Enable New Cosmological Discoveries
Latest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal September 7, 2021
The development of the Hydrogen Intensity Real-time Analysis eXperiment (HIRAX) Correlator, a new component to the HIRAX radio interferometer is set to bring cosmologists one step closer to conducting ground-breaking science experiments in the field of dark energy and Fast Radio Bursts (FRB’s). The HIRAX radio interferometer of closely... Read more
Doctoral Study Finds High Fat Diet Can Have Severe Consequences
Latest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal July 21, 2021
Prolonged consumption of diets rich in high fat can have severe metabolic and reproductive health consequences for consumers and their ‘diet unexposed’ children. This was the finding of Nigerian-born Dr Adeyemi Esther who was awarded a PhD in Health Sciences (Physiology) from UKZN. Her study investigated the impact of... Read more
Development of African Languages in Higher Education
KwaZulu-NatalLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal July 16, 2021
The University of KwaZulu-Natal is proud to announce the establishment of the ‘Boosting the use of African Languages in Higher Education: A Qualified Organised Nationwide Development Strategy for South Africa’ (BAQONDE) project. The University has undertaken this endeavour in collaboration with universities in South Africa and Europe and is... Read more
“Blesser-Blessee” Relationships Explored in Master’s Research
Latest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal June 4, 2021
Understanding ‘blesser-blessee’ relationships through the perspectives and experiences of students was the subject of a study by Ms Nomazulu Singata who graduated with a Master of Arts degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). ‘Blesser-blessee’ relationships is a social phenomenon which sees wealthy men and poorer women linked for material gain. Singata... Read more
African Elephant Management in Research Spotlight
Latest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal June 3, 2021
Having done her masters at UKZN – supervised by Professor Rob Slotow – on the costs and consequences of immunocontraception implementation in elephants, it was only natural that Dr Audrey Delsink continued with doctoral research at the same institution and with the same supervisor. Now she has a PhD... Read more
Ms Theshaya Naidoo scored 16 distinctions during her Bachelor of Social Sciences degree studies which she achieved with a cum laude pass. She graduated on, 27 May 2021. Naidoo said she was proud to be following in the footsteps of her late aunt who had attended UKZN and her... Read more
First Class Bachelor of Physiotherapy Awarded Posthumously
AchieversLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal June 1, 2021
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) graduate, Charlotte Dube who was tragically killed in a violent taxi incident in April this year receives a Bachelor of Physiotherapy degree posthumously from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) today, 26 May 2021. Staff from the Discipline of Physiotherapy paid an emotional tribute to Dube... Read more
