06 July 2023
Volume: 11
Issue: 32
Ms Sibusisiwe Manqele, who is a scriptwriter, voiceover artist, and theatre practitioner.

PhD Candidate Among Mail&Guardian 200 Young South Africans 2023

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PhD candidate in English Studies at UKZN, Ms Sibusisiwe Manqele, has been named one of the Mail&Guardian’s top 200 young South African visionaries.

Mr Gan Moodley (far left), with his postgraduate students at the Welcoming the Whales Festival at Anstey’s Beach.

Welcoming the Whales to Durban

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UKZN’s Marine Biodiversity, Aquaculture, Conservation Education and Ecophysiology (MACE) Lab was invited to participate in the Welcoming the Whales Festival along Foreshore Drive between Anstey’s Beach and Brighton Beach, Bluff, Durban on 24 June.

From left: Mr Dumisani Gumbi, ISACA; Dr Upasana Singh, UKZN; Mr Gordon Roberts, KPMG; Professor Manoj Maharaj, UKZN; Ms Melissa Naidoo, ISACA; Mr Amith Sukhnandan, eThekwini Municipality; and Mr Siphumle Ntsokolo, AGSA.

IS&T Fosters Ties with IT and Auditing Professionals

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UKZN’s Discipline of Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) hosted a dialogue with the Information System Audit and Control Association (ISACA), an international professional association focused on information technology (IT) governance.

Professor Adheesh Budree (left) and lecturer in Information Systems and Technology at UKZN, Mr Nitesh Narsai.

Guest Lecture on Skills for E-Commerce Entrepreneurs in South Africa

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The Discipline of Information Systems and Technology in the College of Law and Management Studies hosted a guest lecture by Professor Adheesh Budree on Skills for E-Commerce Entrepreneurs in South Africa.
Pharmaceutical Chemistry boffin, Dr Zondi Nate.

Alumnus Features Among Mail&Guardian’s Top 200 Young South Africans 2023

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Dr Zondi Nate, who graduated from UKZN in 2021 with a PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, is featured on the prestigious Mail&Guardian’s Top 200 Young South Africans list for 2023 in the Education category.

The School of Chemistry and Physics’ new Mass Spectrometer.

School Acquires New Mass Spectrometer

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A R15 million grant from the National Research Foundation has enabled the School of Chemistry and Physics to purchase a new Mass Spectrometer, which will be housed on the Pietermaritzburg campus.

Dr Takudzwa Mandizvo (right) with his supervisor, Professor Alfred Odindo.

Young PhD Graduate Advances Research on Underutilised Crop

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Dr Takudzwa Mandizvo’s path to the PhD that he was awarded in May at the age of just 29 began when he joined UKZN in 2017 for his master’s studies.

Highlights from the Deep Learning short course.

Course Hones Data Science Skills for Global Health Priorities in Africa

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A stimulating short course on deep learning with a focus on health data science was hosted by WASHA (Working on Applications for Data Science and Health in Africa) Takwimu (Swahili for Ignite Data), a training grant which is part of the Data Science Initiative (DSI)-Africa consortium.

Delegates of the inaugural Provincial Social and Solidarity Economy Conference celebrating a decade of cultivating social entrepreneurs in KZN.

Government and Higher Education Working Together to Alleviate Poverty in KZN

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The KwaZulu-Natal Social (KZN) Economy Development Programme (SEDP), a collaborative partnership between the KZN Department of Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) and the four premier Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the province, namely, UKZN, the Durban University of Technology (DUT), Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) and the University of Zululand (UNIZULU), hosted the inaugural Provincial Social and Solidarity Economy Conference on 20 June at UKZN’s Graduate School of Business and Leadership (GSB&L).