Ms Prudence Madiba and Professor Neil Koorbanally sign MOU on Eskom-UKZN partnership.UKZN’s Discipline of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering (EECE) hosted a delegation of Eskom representatives at the Science and Technology Innovation Park (STIP) on the Westville campus to further solidify an ongoing partnership between the two institutions.
Featured documentaries at DIFF.Click here for isiZulu version
The 45th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) opens on 18 July and runs for 10 days offering more than 100 screenings and a variety of workshops, seminars, and outreach activities, including movies in township areas where there are no cinemas.
Dr Hilary Muguto.Click here for isiZulu version
Over the past three decades, South Africa’s healthcare system has deteriorated exponentially due to poor management and fragmented financing - in spite of nearly 9% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) being spent on the sector.
UKZN marked World Refugee Month with a thought-provoking webinar on the lived experiences of student refugees in South Africa.
Dr Boitumelo Seepamore.Dr Boitumelo Seepamore from the Discipline of Social Work in the School of Applied Human Sciences won the award for best overall oral presentation at the 8th South African Tuberculosis conference held in Durban which attracted more than 1 700 participants from various institutions and research projects.
Ms Samukelisiwe Jali and Dr Pravine Naidoo at the annual labour law indaba.
Guest speakers at the AIA webinar on Aerial Technology in Mitigating Disasters (from left): Mr Anas Al-Hamati, Mr Amit Ramdath and Dr Johan Minnie.The role of aerial technologies, particularly drones, in disaster management and emergency response, was discussed by experts during an insightful webinar facilitated by Education Project Manager, Aerotropolis Institute Africa at UKZN, Mr Bradley Mears.
From left: Professors Fatima Suleman, Anisa Vahed, Shalini Singh, Mustafa Ozguven and Dr Upasana Singh.Click here for isiZulu version
The growing importance of integrating AI into education was examined during a UKZN webinar.
Dr Nsizwenye Mkhwanazi.Click here for isiZulu version
The former President of UKZN’s Medical School Student Representative Council (MSRC), Dr Nsizwenye Mkhwanazi, has made history by graduating as the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa’s (CMSA) top surgery registrar (specialist in training) as well as becoming the first Black African candidate to receive the prestigious Douglas Award for Fellowship of the College of Surgeons of South Africa (CS CMSA).
Mr Mohamed Hoosen Suleman.
Professor John Tarduno sampling late Precambrian rocks in the Richetersveld, Northern Cape.An international study - published in the prestigious Nature journal’s Communications Earth & Environment - led by Professor John Tarduno at the University of Rochester in the United States of America and featuring UKZN Emeritus Professor of Geology Mike Watkeys, has proffered an explanation for the swift evolution of complex life following an ancient collapse of Earth’s magnetic field.
The Durban KwaZulu-Natal Convention Bureau held a briefing session to advise UKZN about its offerings.
Highlights from the Yoga Day Conference.
Meeting with Mr Obiga Kania, Minister of State for Urban Development in Uganda.Click here for isiZulu version
With the aim of advancing academic excellence through partnerships, the Minister of State for Urban Development in Uganda, Mr Obiga Kania, met with UKZN’s Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Nana Poku and representatives of the School of Built Environment and Development Studies.
