UKZN’s Volleyball team: Winners at the USSA Games 2025.
UKZN colleagues at the SAHCS 2025 (from left): Drs Silingene Ngcobo and Nkosingiphile Bongiwe Nxumalo, and Professor Motshedisi Sebitloane.Click here for isiZulu version
The 7th Southern African HIV Clinicians Society Conference (SAHCS) was held in Cape Town this year, with UKZN’s Nursing lecturer and second-year co-ordinator, Dr Silingene Ngcobo, being the first professional nurse to serve as a co-chair in the conference’s history.
UKZN researcher, Professor Veron Ramsuran.Click here for isiZulu version
Is living to 100 all about luck with your DNA - or is it a question of lifestyle and environment? For decades, scientists have wrestled with this puzzle and the answers are proving to be more complex than simple genetic inheritance.
Ms Bonakele Langa.Click here for isiZulu version
Ms Bonakele Langa, a Master’s graduate in Physiology, was congratulated by her supervisors, Dr Lindokuhle Mabuza-Mashaba and Professor Andile Khathi, for receiving awards at recent congresses.
Winners of the Inspiring Impact Challenge (from left): Ms Sinethemba Nene, Mr Warren Mkhize and Mr Lungelo Majozi.The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), in partnership with enterprise development agency Kulisha Consulting, hosted the fifth edition of the Inspiring Impact Challenge - a flagship initiative that positions the University as a driver of innovation, entrepreneurship, and societal impact.
SWEEP UKZN Chapter Student Leaders with panellists (from left): Ms Sinothando Nojaja, Ms Mala Nair, Advocate Thembelihle Mapipa, Ms Honey Mamabolo, Dr Lusanda Zwane, Ms Sinqobile Mavuso and Mr Tsepo ‘Majuba’ Tsotetsi.
Moot Court finalists, the Judges and Dean at the Pietermaritzburg campus.UKZN’s School of Law recently hosted the Moot Court competition on the Pietermaritzburg campus where the event was adjudicated by two distinguished members of the Bench: the Judge President of the KwaZulu-Natal Division, Honourable Madam Justice Thoba Poyo-Dlwati, and the Honourable Madam Justice Siphokazi Jikela.
Highlights from the College of Health Sciences Research Symposium.
UKZN Convocation President, staff and alumni at the Lunch.
Guests at the Women’s Day alumni event at the Killie Campbell Museum in Durban.Click here for isiZulu version
The UKZN Foundation, in collaboration with Alumni Relations, hosted a special Women’s Day event for elderly female alumni at one of Durban’s most treasured heritage sites - the Killie Campbell Museum.
ACCA and BDO delegates with UKZN staff.Representatives of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)) and the firm BDO visited Accounting students in UKZN’s School of Commerce with the aim being to equip them with a clearer understanding of the diverse pathways available in accountancy and prepare the candidates for decisions that will shape their future.
Congress highlights.The 9th Combined and 76th Dermatology Congress of South Africa was described as “world-class, highly insightful and a resounding success” by leading dermatologists who attended the event held under the theme ‘Reflections and Unity in Dermatology’.
Professor Fhatuwani Mudau.UKZN’s College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science (CAES) is proud of a significant milestone in its internationalisation journey, having been officially accepted as a founding member of the China-Africa Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Alliance (CAASTIA).
Highlights from the launch.Staff and students at UKZN’s Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine in Durban can now enjoy tasty and nutritious meals offered at an affordable rate to while relaxing and networking at a Busamed cafeteria launched on the ground floor of the School.
Ms Nonkazimulo Lembede.
Dr Lihle Nxasana, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital registrar.Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital’s (IALCH) registrar, Dr Lihle Nxasana, won the Best Poster Presentation Award for her lung cancer research titled: ‘The Prognostic Value of FDG PET/CT Metrics in Lung Cancer’, at the SA Society of Nuclear Medicine (SASNM) Congress in Durban.
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Highlights from the IEASA Conference in Stellenbosch.
From left: Ms Sindi Shozi, eThekwini Municipality’s Department of Sport Development and Recreation; Professor Rowena Naidoo; Ms Kerry-Lee Gcaba, UEL; Dr Xoliswa Majola; and Ms Sarah Haffenden and Ms Zama Ndlovu, both of UEL.
High achieving students with academics.
Highlights from the event.September is Deaf Awareness Month and to mark it several UKZN final-year Audiology students completed what they described as a “rewarding and deeply insightful” community outreach day at the VN Naik School for the Deaf in Newlands, Durban.
A highlight from the annual Fatima Meer Memorial Lecture.
From left: Mr Owami Khuzwayo, Mr Inganathi Mhlungulwana, Mr Sphesihle Jwilisi and Dr Andrisha Beharry-Ramraj.Click here for isiZulu version
Financial literacy and entrepreneurship were the focus of an initiative at UKZN aimed at equipping students with the skills necessary to navigate the complex world of personal finance and entrepreneurship.
Highlights from Ms Nonjabulo MaZondi-Ndlovu’s study abroad programme in Germany.PhD candidate and mother-of-three Ms Nonjabulo MaZondi-Ndlovu of Umlazi, Durban, is home from a life-changing academic exchange programme in Germany where she broadened her research and personal outlook through international exposure.
A productive cervical cancer screening campaign.UKZN’s Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) partnered with KwaZulu-Natal’s Department of Health (KZN DoH) to conduct a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) awareness and mass screening campaign in KwaMashu, Durban.
UKZN staff members with presenters at the SA Convention Bureau workshop.UKZN’s Corporate Relations Division and the SA National Convention Bureau (SANCB) hosted a workshop on the Bid Support Programme, aimed at equipping academics and departments with knowledge and tools on how to attract international, regional and national conferences to their institutions.
The College of Health Sciences’ Dissertation Bootcamp was a resounding success!
Some highlights from UKZN PhD candidate Ms Hilder Charles’s time in Italy.
