08 September 2022
Volume: 10
Issue: 39
Mr Edmore Mutsaa.

High Accolade for Town and Regional Planning PhD Candidate

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Doctoral student in Town and Regional Planning at UKZN Mr Edmore Mutsaa is one of the South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN) Top 30 Young Planning Professionals.

Professor Hangwelani Magidimisha-Chipungu.

UKZN Academic on Mail & Guardian’s 2022 Power of Women Listing

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UKZN Town Planning lecturer and SARChI Chair in Inclusive Cities Professor Hangwelani Magidimisha-Chipungu has been named as one of the finalists of the Mail & Guardian’s 2022 Power of Women listing under the category of The Governing Woman.

Dr Vidette Juby.

Specialist Psychiatrist Applauded for Reorganisation of Psychiatric Services at Townhill Hospital

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Specialist psychiatrist at the Townhill Hospital’s Out Patients Department in Pietermaritzburg Dr Vidette Juby has been lauded by UKZN’s School of Clinical Medicine for identifying gaps and improving systems in the management of the facility.

Junior Springbok player, Ms Mary Zulu.

Student in U20 Women’s Junior Springbok Rugby Squad

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Ms Mary Zulu, a 19-year-old UKZN student, has been selected for the U20 Women’s Springbok rugby team.

Hominal/Xaba opened the 24th edition of JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience at UKZN’s Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre.

24th JOMBA! Live Opening Night Returns to Sneddon Theatre

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After two years of online performances, the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience returned “home”- and UKZN’s Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre was packed to capacity for the opening night occasion.

Orientation Week activities taking place for first-year Education students.

School of Education Hosts Fun-Filled Orientation Week

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First-year Bachelor of Education students were welcomed back to campus by the Dean and Head of the School of Education Professor Thabo Msibi and his staff after an extended period of online teaching and learning.

ISEE Conference organising team.

First Online Scientific Conference Co-Hosted by UKZN

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The International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) Africa Chapter in partnership with UKZN held the inaugural online Scientific Conference recently, featuring eight keynote speakers and 32 other senior and junior presenters.

Ms Nomfundo Sibiya.

UKZN Graduate Heads Education and Technology Start-Up Company

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UKZN Education alumnus Ms Nomfundo Sibiya is the head of Horizon Education, an Edutech (education and technology) start-up business.

The technical team working on the Durban Business Confidence Index are from left: Professor Harold Ngalawa, Dr Ntokozo Nzimande and Dr Adebayo Kutu.

Macroeconomics Research Unit Developing Business Confidence Index

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The Macroeconomics Research Unit (MRU) in UKZN’s School of Accounting, Economics and Finance has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) and eThekwini Municipality that lays a framework for the development of the Durban Business Confidence Index (BCI).

UKZN’s Emergency Medicine Team at the Comrades Marathon.

UKZN Emergency Medicine Team Provides Care at Comrades Marathon

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Members of the UKZN Division of Emergency Medicine helped provide medical care at the Comrades Marathon medical tent at the finish of the race at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

Dr Andile Khathi, proud recipient of an NRF award.

Prestigious Emerging Researchers Award for UKZN Academic

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UKZN senior lecturer and researcher Dr Andile Khathi has received the National Research Foundation (NRF) Research Excellence Award for Early Career / Emerging Researchers in the Life Sciences.

The Msunduzi Fire Department extinguishing a blaze at the Safety and Awareness Day hosted on the Pietermaritzburg campus.

Be Mindful - Safety First, Says UKZN’s Risk Management Services

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UKZN’s Pietermaritzburg campus hosted a Safety and Awareness Day at the Students Union Building which, despite cold and rainy weather, attracted a large number of students.

Highlights from the Women in Conversation Dialogue.

UKZN Hosts Women’s Day Dialogue with the Zulu Queen

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‘Everything I do for the community, I do for myself, so I can draw strength from the same people that I’ve had the privilege of helping.’ These were the words of Her Royal Highness Queen Ntokozo kaMayisela in her address at a Women in Conversation Dialogue hosted by UKZN.

At a screening session are (from left) Mr Khodani Mavhusha, Ms Simangele Bengu, Ms Phumla Mbatha, Mr Tshivhase Pfarelo, Sister Lindiwe Sibanyoni, Dr Samkeliswe Madlabane, and Mr Edward Masinga.

CIDERU Helping Lead the Way to Better Health

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The Multinational Lung Cancer Control Programme (MLCCP) housed in UKZN’s Cancer and Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Research Unit (CIDERU) is hosting two-day X-ray screenings and awareness projects on lung cancer at eight clinics in the uMgungundlovu area.

Participants at the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Winter School.

UKZN and Partners Host WEF NEXUS Winter School

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The origins of the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Winter School can be traced back to a workshop in March 2020, says Professor Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi of UKZN’s Centre for Transformative Agricultural and Food Systems (CTAFS).

Panellists, guest speakers and participants during the NASDEV Women in Leadership Conference hosted by UKZN.

UKZN Hosts Women in Leadership Conference

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Student development practitioners from South African Higher Education Institutions gathered at UKZN recently for a four-day National Association for Student Development (NASDEV) Women in Leadership Conference.

Researchers (from left, back) Professor Shanta Balgobind Singh, Dr Karoliina Suonpää, Ms Linda Anning, Professor Janne Kivivuori and Dr Gerelene Jagganath; and (front) Dr Rob Chetty, Professor Sultan Khan and Dr Patrick Bashizi Murhula.

UKZN and Finnish Researchers Working Together in Murder Study

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UKZN researchers have joined forces with Finnish counterparts in a pilot project for a comparative study of murder in their countries.