Mr Musa Kika.Corruption a Cancer in Society
Corruption hits the poor first and hardest, having a direct impact on human rights, says former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Dr Navi Pillay.
Mr Musa Kika.
Dr Navi Pillay and Mphutlane wa Bofelo at the 10th annual Strini Moodley lecture at UKZN.
Asinamali - We have no money.
Professor Tesfaye Kidane Birke.Geology Professor Appointed Associate Editor of Tectonics Journal
Professor Tesfaye Kidane Birke of the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences’ (SAEES) Discipline of Geology has been appointed Associate Editor of the Tectonics journal by the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
Delegates at the Newlands-Mashu research facility.PRG hosts International Standards Field Trips
Two international workshops hosted in South Africa by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) incorporated visits to sites where research is being conducted by UKZN’s Pollution Research Group (PRG).
UKZN alumnus Mr Cameron Sookhoo.UKZN Graduate Hones Skills in the Petrol Manufacturing Industry
School of Management, Information Technology and Governance (SMIG) alumni Mr Cameron Sookhoo paid tribute to UKZN’s Supply Chain Department for providing him with the inspiration, dedication and motivation needed to pursue his career with confidence.
UKZN’s Professor Purshottama Reddy (left) with Minister Moussa Abu Zeid, the President of Palestine’s General Personnel Council.Local Governance Expert Involved in International Public Administration Conference
Representing the African region, as a member of the Board of Management of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) UKZN’s Local Governance expert Professor Purshottama Reddy presented a paper, and chaired two sessions of the Working Group on Subnational Governance and Development and a BRICS Panel on Training and Development at IASIA’s 2017 Conference in Palestine.
UKSU members during a roadshow on the Edgewood campus.
Postgraduate students with Teaching and Learning Staff.Postgraduate Support Workshops on Research Methods
The Teaching and Learning Unit at the College of Law and Management Studies recently hosted the first of three workshops on research methods for postgraduate students.
Enactus UKZN at the Sandton Convention Centre for the National Competitions 2017.Semi-Final Spot for UKZN at Enactus SA Championships
UKZN did exceptionally well at the 2017 Enactus National Championships held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg winning through to the semi-finals of the competition which attracted 20 teams from all over South Africa.
.The UKZN Griot. Of Machine Rhetorics and Virtuality
In my various academic travels around the world I have come across some really weird expressions. Hotels in China tell guests: ‘Do not smoke [in] the bed’, and list all sorts of punitive charges for people who do, and who damage or steal items. Guests are not allowed to ‘burn’ articles or be ‘accompanied by pets and other health hazards’. Pudong Airport sports signs on its trash cans: ‘Pernicious garbage. Special recyclable oriface’.
Mr Kumeren Govender.
UNkz Thulile Zama (ophakathi) ecula ekhonsathini yokuhlonipha u-Miriam Makeba.Osebenza E-UKZN Uhloniphe Isihlabani Esingu-Miriam Makeba Ngomculo
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Osebenza e-UKZN eSikoleni SezobuCiko nongumculi uThulile Zama uhloniphe okaMakeba ekhonsathini ebeyenzelwe lesi sihlabani somculi waseNingizimu Afrika esikhungweni i-Centre for Jazz and Popular Music (CJPM).
UKZN to host “Women Rising” celebrating the Feminine. UKZN to host Women Rising Show
UKZN’s Social Justice Education, in partnership with the Playhouse Company and KwaZulu-Natal Treasury Department will be hosting the performance “Women Rising” on 26 August 2017 at the Loft Theatre in the Durban Playhouse.
Professor Peter Aggleton. Culture, Health and Sexuality – Discussed at Lecture
UKZN’s School of Education recently hosted a lecture by Professor Peter Aggleton of the Centre for Social Research in Health at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, on the topic: “Culture, Health and Sexuality: Insights and Perspectives from a Rapidly Developing Field”.
SHAPE team and panel members (from left) Ms Fezile Sikhakhane, Mr Wade Krieger, Mr Simo Nzama, Dr Thea van der Westhuizen, Ms Nonkululeko Xulu and Mr Dene Botha.Innovative Entrepreneurship Programme a Great Success
Students and business owners packed out UKZN’s Shifting Hope Activating Potential Entrepreneurship (SHAPE) Programme held at the Graduate School of Business and Leadership (GSB&L) Auditorium.
Movie goers enjoyed a cinematic feast at this year’s Durban International Film Festival.DIFF Through the Eyes of a “Self-Confessed Cinephile”
Self-confessed cinephile and UKZN journalist Ms Raylene Captain-Hasthibeer shares details about three movies at the 38th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) which ended in Durban at the weekend:
Viceroy’s House premiered at Durban’s Playhouse Theatre as part of the 38th Durban International Film Festival.Viceroy’s House - the End of an Empire and the Birth of Two Nations
Viceroy’s House, a gripping film that explores the role of Britain’s Lord Mountbatten in India and Pakistan’s journey to independence, premiered at the 38th Durban International Film Festival which has just ended.
From left: Mr Karl Swain, Mr Mokete Motaung, Mr Suntosh Pillay, Mr Michael Theron, Ms Thirusha Naidu, Ms Gita Hari, Ms Liza Aziz, Ms Suvira Ramlall and Mr Martin Harris.Special Effort Needed to Tackle Mental Illness Burden
More public-private partnerships and innovation are needed to tackle the increasing burden of mental illness at a community level, Specialist Psychiatrist, Dr Suvira Ramlall, said while officially opening the KwaZulu-Natal Mental Health Advocacy Group’s 3rd Annual Symposium.
UKZN recently hosted delegates from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), United States and Fellows from the America Council on Education (ACE).UKZN and USA’s Virginia Commonwealth University Share Challenges and Exchange ideas
In an effort to strengthen international partnerships and share ideas in dealing with similar challenges, delegates from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in the United States and the America Council on Education (ACE) Fellows visited UKZN for a shared learning symposium.
In This Issue
- From Humble Beginnings to Graduating from Harvard!
- Corruption a Cancer in Society
- UKZN Medical Student on Top Young South Africans Award List
- Theatre Stalwart Mbongeni Ngema’s Asinamali closes DIFF 2017
- Osebenza E-UKZN Uhloniphe Isihlabani Esingu-Miriam Makeba Ngomculo
- Geology Professor Appointed Associate Editor of Tectonics Journal
- UKZN to host Women Rising Show
- PRG hosts International Standards Field Trips
- Culture, Health and Sexuality – Discussed at Lecture
- UKZN Graduate Hones Skills in the Petrol Manufacturing Industry
- Innovative Entrepreneurship Programme a Great Success
- Local Governance Expert Involved in International Public Administration Conference
- DIFF Through the Eyes of a “Self-Confessed Cinephile”
- UKZN Staff Union Praised for Being a Great People’s Union
- Viceroy’s House - the End of an Empire and the Birth of Two Nations
- Postgraduate Support Workshops on Research Methods
- Special Effort Needed to Tackle Mental Illness Burden
- Semi-Final Spot for UKZN at Enactus SA Championships
- UKZN and USA’s Virginia Commonwealth University Share Challenges and Exchange ideas
- The UKZN Griot. Of Machine Rhetorics and Virtuality
