05 November 2021
Volume: 9
Issue: 47
Clockwise from left: Ms Loriana Trisolino, Mr Axola May, Ms Bomikazi May, Mr Andrew Oberholzer, Dr Theo Gerdener, Mr Xolani Hlongwane, Ms Ntobeko Zama, and Dr Fikile Vilakazi.

Cuppa for CANSA - Celebrating the Lives and Strength of Survivors

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UKZN partnered with DKMS Africa (formerly The Sunflower Foundation) for the fifth-year running to host Cuppa for CANSA.

Some of UKZN’s Men of Virtue.

Becoming Men of Virtue Engagement

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On 2 October, the Residence Life Office in the Department of Student Residence Affairs, in collaboration with the Commission for Gender Equality hosted a panel discussion titled: Becoming Men of Virtue.

Ms Shalo Mbatha (left) and Ms Mbalenhle Zulu.

Dr Killie Campbell Lecture Explores the Historical Robustness of the Zulu Royal Succession

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UKZN and the Campbell Collections hosted the 2021 Dr Killie Campbell Annual Lecture in a webinar on The Zulu Royal Succession: The Historical Robustness of the Processes and Systems.

Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC delivering his address on the rule of law in times of crisis following the July unrest.

Law Webinar Series Explores the Rule of Law in Unprecedented Times

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A webinar delivered by Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, SC was the first of a two-part webinar on the theme of Things Fall Apart? The Rule of Law in Unprecedented Times hosted by UKZN’s School of Law under the auspices of the Navi Pillay Research Group (NPRG).

Ms Nkosingiphile Ntshangase (UEL Marketing Assistant) handing over a cheque to Mr Clint Halkett-Siddall (CROW KZN Operations Director).

UEL Caring for CROW KZN

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UKZN Extended Learning (UEL) took the initiative to support the Centre for Rehabilitation of Wildlife KwaZulu-Natal (CROW KZN) and its mission of wildlife rehabilitation.

Professor Werner Van Zyl.

Inaugural Lecture Highlights Game-Changing Events in Long and Successful Career

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‘Professor Werner Van Zyl has shown us the importance of collaborations in academic research,’ said Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, Professor Albert Modi, on the occasion of the inaugural lecture for UKZN’s latest full professor.

Mr Yasheen Jugdawooh.

UKZN Graduate a Runner Up in SAICA’s Trainee Trailblazer Competition

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Bachelor of Commerce Accounting honours graduate Mr Yasheen Jugdawooh is one of five runners up in the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (SAICA) 2021 Trainee Trailblazer Competition.

Dr Saveshree Govender (left) and the Hypospadias Camp held in May 2021 at IALCH.

Paediatric Surgeon Facilitates Camps for Urgent Surgeries

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UKZN’s School of Clinical Medicine has acknowledged and applauded Specialist Paediatric Surgeon, Dr Saveshree Govender who has been instrumental in establishing and maintaining the “Hypospadias Camp” within the Department of Paediatric Surgery at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH).

Dr Sheetal Soni.

Law Academic Appointed to the Board of the Association for Responsible Research and Innovation in Genome Editing

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Bioethics, Medical and Reproductive Technology Law expert Dr Sheetal Soni has been appointed to the Board of the Association for Responsible Research and Innovation in Genome Editing (ARRIGE).

Domestic violence takes many forms, including physical, verbal, emotional, economic, and sexual.

Domestic Violence

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In South Africa, the victims of domestic violence (DV) are overwhelmingly women, although men are also victims.