24 November 2022
Volume: 10
Issue: 53
Ms Qhamo Gumede, founder and director of Men of Virtue at UKZN.

Men of Virtue Stand Against GBV

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Against the backdrop of 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children and this year’s theme: "UNITE! Activism to End Violence Against Women and Girls", Men of Virtue (MOV) at UKZN called on male staff and students to take a pledge against gender-based violence (GBV) recently.

From left: Drs Sarena Maistry, Sibusiso Gumede (registrar), Akhona Yakobi (consultant) and Sibahle Sithole (registrar).

UKZN ENT Registrar’s Presentation Wins First Prize at National Congress

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Dr Sarena Maistry, a Medical Registrar in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) was awarded the prize for the Best Registrar Oral presentation at the South African Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery’s 58th national congress.

From left: Ms Noluthando Mazibuko-Motau, Mr Kwabena Asare and Ms Makhosazane Zondi.

UKZN Students Scoop Awards at FIDSSA Congress

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Two College of Health Sciences students, Ms Noluthando Mazibuko-Motau and Mr Kwabena Asare, and Ms Makhosazane Zondi (Applied Human Sciences) who are also Fellows at the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) presented their work at the 9th Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of South Africa (FIDSSA) Congress in Durban from 3 to 5 November.

Highlights from the gala dinner to honour UKZN’s emerging academics.

UKZN Honours its Emerging Academics

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The Human Resources Department (HRD) hosted a gala dinner at the Southern Sun Hotel to honour and celebrate UKZN’s emerging academics. The University’s emerging academics programme aims to transform its academic staff complement so that it is representative of the demographics of the province and the country.

Newly appointed members of the ABASA 2023 Westville executive committee.

ABASA Elects 2023 Westville Executive Committee

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The Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants of Southern Africa (ABASA) UKZN on the Westville campus has congratulated the members of its 2023 executive committee on their election.

Highlights from the colloquium.

UKZN Hosts Colloquium on Building Sustainable Political and Environmental Landscape in Africa

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The Political Sciences programme of the International and Public Affairs (IPA) cluster in the School of Social Sciences in collaboration with the Durban University of Technology’s (DUT) Centre for African Governance and Development co-hosted the South African Association of Political Studies’ (SAAPS) KwaZulu-Natal Regional Colloquium.

Law academic, Mr Banele Mhlongo.

UKZN Academics Present Papers at Property Law Teachers Colloquium

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Law academics, Professor Warren Freedman and Mr Banele Mhlongo, were among the top academics in the field of Property Law who presented papers at the annual Property Law Teachers’ colloquium hosted by North-West University.
Mr Sashlin Girraj (CAES) and Mr Sibongiseni Msomi (COH) at the 2022 MACE Excellence Awards ceremony in Pretoria.

UKZN’s Public Relations Divisions Among the Best in the Country

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UKZN won six awards at the 2022 Marketing, Communication and Advancement in Education (MACE) Excellence Awards which recognise excellence and achievements among marketing, advancement and communication practitioners in the Higher Education sector.

UKZN academic, Professor Mariam Seedat-Khan.

UKZN Clinical Sociologist Appointed Vice-President of Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology

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Clinical Sociologist within the School of Social Sciences, Professor Mariam Seedat-Khan has been appointed Vice-President of the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology (AACS).

Dr Kapil Narain has been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.

Medical Alumnus off to Oxford

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Dr Kapil Narain, who graduated from UKZN with his MBChB in 2020, has been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University in 2023.

School of Social Sciences staff with University of London academics.

Humanities Academics Visit School of Oriental and African Studies at University of London

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Three UKZN academics, Ms Sbusisiwe Philile Gwala (Political Science), Dr Cheryl Mohamed Sayeed (Public Policy) and Dr Lubna Nadvi (Political Science and International Relations) from the School of Social Sciences were part of a recent staff development and exchange trip to the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London.

Scenes from the research symposium for Optometry Honours students.

Annual Research Symposium for Optometry Honours Students

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UKZN’s Discipline of Optometry hosted a research symposium for its Bachelor of Optometry Honours students where they presented their year-long research studies to a panel of external examiners in groups.

Students from Buhlebemfundo Secondary and Eric Mtshali Secondary pose for a picture on their field trip to uShaka Marine World.

Students Cultivate a Love for Science Among School Learners

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Third-year Pharmacy student and chairperson of the UKZN mini-Habitable Plan Workshops (HPWs), Ms Weliswa Kunene and her team took a group of learners from Buhlebemfundo Secondary and Eric Mtshali Secondary Schools on an educational and fun-filled field trip to uShaka Marine World.