02 July 2020
Volume: 8
Issue: 29
Dr Reratilwe Mphahlele.

UKZN Lecturer Honoured with Eugene Weinberg Medal Award

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Development lecturer and PhD candidate in the Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health in the School of Clinical Medicine, Dr Reratilwe Mphahlele has been honoured by the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA) with the Eugene Weinberg Medal for 2019 for her excellent performance towards obtaining the Diploma in Allergology offered by the College of Family Physicians.

Mr Sanele Gamede with his new book.

Humanities Student Publishes Book on Finishing Your Qualification in Record Time

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PhD student in Social Sciences, Mr Sanele Gamede hopes that his second book, Finishing Your Qualification in Record Time, a Student Guide will assist learners and students.

Miss Noluthando Patricia Mbeje recently completed her MMedSci degree.

UKZN Student aims to Improve Hospital-Based Cancer Surveillance System

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Multinational Lung Cancer Control Programme (MLCCP) cancer Registrar in the Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Miss Noluthando Patricia Mbeje’s PhD research focuses on improving the hospital-based cancer surveillance system in KwaZulu-Natal, particularly the completeness and accuracy of cancer surveillance data in hospitals.

Dr Sogo Angel Olofinbiyi (left) and Professor Shanta Balgobind Singh have published an article in the International Journal of Criminology and Sociology.

Criminologists Publish Research on the Role and Place of COVID-19 as an Outbreak of Cyber-Crime Vector

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Dr Sogo Angel Olofinbiyi and Professor Shanta Balgobind Singh of the Department of Criminology and Forensic Studies’ article on the novel coronavirus as an outbreak of cyber-crime vector has been published in the International Journal of Criminology and Sociology.

From left: Mr Moses Nyathi, Dr Simon Taylor and Professor Cecile Gerwel Proches.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Project Managers in the Construction Industry

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The global COVID-19 pandemic has presented project managers with “unknown unknowns” which will inevitably change the dynamics of risk management.

Ms Emma El-Karout.

Webinar Explores the Rapidly Changing World of Work

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Ms Emma El-Karout, the Founder of One Circle explained why remote working might be our new normal and how we can best approach it in her presentation titled: The End of Work as We Know It… Infinite Possibilities and a New World of Work, at a webinar hosted by Professor Ana Martins, interim Dean and Head of the Graduate School of Business and Leadership, as part of its webinar series.

UKZN alumnus, Ms Minenhle Ntuli.

UKZN Alumnus and East Coast Radio Presenter Releases New Single

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College of Humanities alumnus, former Idols contestant, and East Coast Radio presenter and musician, Ms Minenhle Ntuli has released her first solo single iNtaba, which is about love.

From left: Team members Ms Siwaphiwe Mathenjwa, Mr Nkululeko Shabalala and Ms Sithembiso Khumalo.

Law Students Represent UKZN in a Virtual Model Legislature Session

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Ms Siwaphiwe Mathenjwa, Mr Nkululeko Shabalala and Ms Sithembiso Khumalo participated in the inaugural Virtual Model Legislature Session hosted by the South African Institute of International Affairs.

Professor Shanta Balgobind Singh (left) and Dr Patrick Bashizi Bashige Murhula.

The COVID-19 Pandemic and its Impact on Gender-Based Violence: A Global Review

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Around the world, there has been concern about the rise in the number of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases as governments have placed their citizens under lockdown to avoid the spread of COVID-19.

Mr Luthando Molefe and Miss Yolokazi Mfuto.

“It Dusked, it Dawned”: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown Regulations in South Africa

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When the lockdown in South Africa began three months ago, we made jokes about staying at home and doing nothing.

Dr Andrisha Beharry-Ramraj.

UKZN Academic attends Webinars hosted by Cambridge University Press amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Dr Andrisha Beharry-Ramraj of UKZN’s School of Management, Information Technology and Governance, attended a series of online workshops hosted by Cambridge University Press amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr SMA Ako-Nai.

Leadership in a Post COVID-19 Era

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Leadership matters in the success or failure of an organisation. It plays a major role in organisational performance and the achievement of strategic goals.