Africa Day presents an opportunity for South Africans to reconnect and recommit themselves in support of all government interventions to develop a better Africa and a better world. Background Africa Day celebrates the day when the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the precursor to the African Union (AU), was formed in 1963. It acknowledges the… Read More »
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Students and staff from the School of Mechanical Engineering exhibit their projects at the Cars in the Park event. The six vehicles students and staff of UKZN’s School of Mechanical Engineering exhibited at the annual Cars in the Park event in Pietermaritzburg were all massive crowd pullers! The innovative vehicles – which stood out at… Read More »
<style type="text/css"> div.image_boxR { background-color:#EEEEEE; border:1px solid #CCCCCC; float:left; margin-right:10px; padding:5px; position:relative; } </style> <div class="image_boxR"> <div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="" /><img src="http://www.ukzn.ac.za/images/news-images/renowned-musician-hugh-masekela-receives-honorary-doctorate__.jpg?sfvrsn=0" title="Renowned-Musician-Hugh-Masekela-Receives-Honorary-Doctorate__" /> </div> <div>Dr Hugh Masekela receives an Honorary <br /> Doctorate in Music from UKZN. </div> </div> <p>African Music living-legend and political struggle icon Dr Hugh Masekela was awarded an Honorary Doctorate… Read More »
Mr Siyabonga Shezi, uqeqeshe umhlengi wase-Scottburgh uMnu Jonathan Rorke. Click here for the English version Umfundi weziqu zeMastazi KwezeSayensi YokuVocavoca Umzimba Nokungcebeleka uMnu Siyabonga Shezi uqeqeshe ongumhlengi wababhukudi wase-Scottburgh uMnu Jonathan Rorke lapho enqobe khona wahlabana ngendondo yegolide emqhudelwaneni i- General Tyre South African Lifesaving Championships. U-Rorke, ongumfundi e-Mangosuthu University of Technology, ugijime amamitha angama-90… Read More »
Mr Adesegun Quam Popoola. Masters candidate in Agrometeorology in the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences (SAEES) Mr Adesegun Quam Popoola is one of 10 young professionals in South Africa selected as a recipient of a GreenMatter Fellowship Award. The award, which aims to drive transformation in graduate level skills in biodiversity, is sponsored… Read More »
Mr Jean-Pierre Desvaux de Marigny – Corobrik Architect Student of the Year. UKZN Architecture student Mr Jean-Pierre Desvaux de Marigny has won the R50 000 first prize in the Corobrik Architectural Awards competition. De Marigny, who described winning as ‘a great feeling’, says he is delighted his work was recognised and achieved first place. ‘It… Read More »
UKZN’s Black Lawyers Association Student Chapter (BLAsc) members with guest speakers Professor Nomthandazo Ntlama and Mr Sifiso Msomi. “The Journey Towards Transformation at the Bench” was the title of the recent panel discussion hosted by UKZN’s Black Lawyers Association Student Chapter (BLAsc). The panel discussion at the School of Law on the Howard College campus… Read More »
From left: Professor Damtew Teferra, Dr BeatriceNjenga, Associate Professor Wondwossen Tamrat,Dr Samuel Kifle, Dr Eva Egron-Polak andDr Mahama Ouedraogo. A high-level symposium sponsored by the Ethiopian Ministry of Education in association with several partners and sponsors, including UKZN’s Higher Education Training and Development Unit (HETD), was held in Addis Ababa. The symposium, which attracted about… Read More »
Students with disabilities along with staff from the UKZN Disability Support Unit pictured with the developer and distributor of the Smartcane. UKZN’s Disability Support Services Unit recently hosted a demonstration of the New SmartCane which offers blind persons the added benefit of using technology to assist in their accessibility and mobility on and off-campus. The… Read More »