JOMBA! 2020 performers. South Africa honours and celebrates the role of women in society during Women’s Month and on Women’s Day (9 August), in commemoration of the march of about 20 000 women to the Union Buildings in Pretoria in 1956 to petition against the country’s pass laws.
UKZN alumnus Ms Thabile Buthelezi has been nominated for the Sebenza Women Awards. Click here for isiZulu version
School of Arts alumnus, Ms Thabile Buthelezi has been nominated for Community Builder of the Year in the 2020 Sebenza Women Awards.
Dr Bongiwe Mshengu, senior tutor in the School of Chemistry and Physics.Click here for isiZulu version
To commemorate National Science Week and National Women’s Month, the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science is honouring its female scientists through a Wonder Women In Science campaign, highlighting women who are passionate about their fields, are pioneering innovative research and development, and are examples to women following in their footsteps towards careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Performers for A Digital Edge. The free online 22nd JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience, presented by the Centre for Creative Arts within the College of Humanities has a packed programme of 10 US dance films and 22 dance works including some created during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The WRC, UKZN’s CTAFS, and the ARC hosted a dialogue on transitioning towards a circular economy post COVID-19.Click here for isiZulu version
The Water Research Commission (WRC), UKZN’s Centre for Transformative Agricultural and Food Systems (CTAFS) and the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) hosted a dialogue on the topic of transitioning towards a circular economy post COVID-19 that featured input from staff, researchers and students in the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, and the CTAFS.
UKZN collaborators, clockwise from top left: Dr Mitsuaki Tomita, and Professors Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi, Rob Slotow, Busisiwe Ncama and Albert Modi.An international study funded by the United Kingdom’s (UK) Wellcome Trust’s Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems (SHEFS) project, has found a high incidence of depression amongst people living in food insecure environments in South Africa (SA).
Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane (left) and Professor Thuli Madonsela.
The Changing Course explores how transformative climate adaptation is exemplified by river management programmes in Durban.The recent virtual screening to launch a mini documentary titled Changing Course: A look into transformative river programmes in Durban explored how transformative climate adaptation is exemplified by river management programmes in Durban and stimulated discussion on what transformative climate adaptation looks like in southern African cities.
From left: Professor Sadhana Manik, Dr Bronwynne Anderson and Professor Nirmala Gopal.The College of Humanities’ public webinar on Policing through Violence in South Africa’s lockdown: Citizen Rights Vs Police Responsibilities formed part of the College’s Transformation and Leadership Lecture Series.
FRIES Workshop facilitators and presenters. Click here for isiZulu version
In celebration of Women’s Month, UKZN’s Young Academics Society (YAS) is hosting a weekly webinar series titled "FRIES: How to place an order?"
