Trailblazing dermatologist and UKZN scholar, Professor Ncoza Dlova.Click here for isiZulu version
Head of Dermatology and former Dean of Clinical Medicine, Professor Ncoza Dlova, received a Momentum Health Lifetime Award at the KwaZulu-Natal Doctors Healthcare Coalition (KZNDHC) annual gala dinner and awards ceremony.
UKZN’s activation held at the Varsity Drive gate on the Westville campus.Click here for isiZulu version
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), a proud partner of Durban City FC, brought Premier Soccer League excitement to campus life with a vibrant team activation held at the Varsity Drive gate on the Westville campus on Thursday, 30 October 2025.
Mr Luyanda Mchunu (centre) receives his award from Mr Qhawe Sosibo, former JCI South Africa President, and Gauteng MEC for Agriculture, Ms Vuyiswa Ramokgopa.
Mr Nashveer Naidoo and Mr Vasu Chetty play the first match on UKZN’s newly renovated squash courts.
Professor Rozena Maart, newly appointed SARChI Chair on ‘The National Question’, was honoured at UKZN by her peers and guests.Professor Rozena Maart from the School of Social Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has taken the helm of the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) on the study of ‘The National Question’, establishing her as one of the nation’s foremost thought leaders.
UKZN welcomes Dr Nqobile Gumede as its Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Scenes from this year’s UKZN Business Fair and Exhibition.
Mr Siyabonga Kave and fellow student traveller, Ms Denisha Govender, a third-year Master of Public Health student, explore Bulgaria.
UKZN hosted the Human Resource Directors’ Forum at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Durban.Senior human resources leaders from South Africa’s universities gathered at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, on 23-24 October 2025 for the latest meeting of the Human Resource Directors’ Forum (HRDF), convened under the auspices of Universities South Africa (USAf).
Mr Ndabezinhle Masinga at the Colloquium on Corruption and Human Rights.Mr Ndabezinhle Masinga, a final-year LLB student represented the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) School of Law at two international conferences that were weeks apart.
Mr Malcolm Pearse (left) and an archived photograph of Alan Paton.
Celebrating 20 years of memories, medicine and meaningful connections.
Scenes at the UKZN lecture by Mr Warren Bessey.
Highlights from the day.The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), in partnership with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA), hosted the ‘2025 Social Entrepreneurs’ Demo Day’ on October 24 at the Archie Gumede Conference Centre in Durban.
Scenes from the two-day Instructional and Learning Design Symposium.
Mr Nelis Botha.
Dr Khangelani Sondovana and Dr Mario Rankin receive their awards from 2024/2025 SAOA President, Dr Odette Koch.Click here for isiZulu version
Grey’s Hospital orthopaedics registrar Dr Khangelani Sondovana has been awarded the esteemed Professor S Govender Free Paper Award for the Best Spine-related Research presented at the South African Orthopaedic Association (SAOA) Congress 2025.
Team UKZN Shines! Front row (from left): Ms Amahle Dlamini, Ms Zahra Baig, and Ms Nikhita Naidoo. Back row (from left): Ms Adithi Ramachul and Mr Melusi Ncane.
From left: Professor Halima Khunoethe, Justice Sandile Ngcobo, Professor Pearl Sithole, Mr Themba Mzimela.
UKZN alumna and Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, South African Judge Navi Pillay.Of the thousands of bombs that have fallen - and fall still - on Gaza, there is one to which Navi Pillay returns: a lone shell, fired by the Israel Defense Forces at the Al-Basma fertility clinic in December 2023.
UKZN’s Keryn Lynne Scott as Janet in The Rocky Horror Show, and as a national winner at the Girl Code Hackathon.
Winning teams at the Physiotherapy Research Day held at the UKZN Westville campus.The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Discipline of Physiotherapy recently hosted its Undergraduate Research Day at the Senate Chamber on the Westville campus, where final-year students proudly presented the results of their research projects, showcasing their ability to identify gaps in literature and contribute innovative solutions to pressing health challenges.
Dr Beverly Vencatsamy (left) and Dr Cherry Muslim, from the School of Arts, at IAHR World Congress in Krakow, Poland.Click here for isiZulu version
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) Religion scholars Dr Beverly Vencatsamy and Dr Cherry Muslim, from the School of Arts, attended the XXIII International Association for the History of Religion (IAHR) World Congress in Krakow, Poland.
Dietetics and Human Nutrition student, Ms Anele Mnculwane.Click here for isiZulu version
Final-year Bachelor of Science student in Dietetics and Human Nutrition at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Ms Anele Mnculwane, was on the brink of stepping away from her studies - despite excelling academically - when she was awarded a bursary from the Hillensberg Trust, facilitated through the UKZN Foundation.
Key stakeholders in discussion on business investment at the BCI business breakfast.The Durban Business Confidence Index (BCI) computed by the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Macroeconomics Research (MRU) has received presidential recognition, according to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Mike Raftery.
Creativity meets sustainability.
Celebrating Academic Monitoring and Support mentors in the College of Health Sciences.The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s College of Health Sciences (CHS) recently hosted its Annual Academic Monitoring and Support (AMS) Appreciation and Certification Ceremony - an event dedicated to celebrating the student mentors whose commitment has transformed the academic and personal journeys of many CHS students.
AMP students celebrating the life of Mazisi Kunene.The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN) African Music Project (AMP) recently hosted a vibrant end-of-semester Lunch Hour Concert in honour of South Africa’s first Poet Laureate, Professor Mazisi Kunene.
UKZN SARChI in Peace and Justice Education, Professor Vaughn John.
Members of the SAASSAP national executive committee in a recent workshop hosted by the UKZN.The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) recently hosted members of the South African Association of Senior Student Affairs Professionals (SAASSAP) National Executive Committee (NEC) for a two-day strategic planning session.
