04 March 2021
Volume: 9
Issue: 5
Ground-breaking book now widely available.

Innovative Book on isiZulu Orthography Launched

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Ukuvamisa Imithetho Yokubhala Nobhalomagama LwesiZulu Lonyaka wezi-2021 - IsiZulu Standardisation, Spelling Rules and Orthography - a ground-breaking book on isiZulu orthography, translation and interpreting techniques and terminology processes - was launched by UKZN’s University Language Planning and Development Office (ULPDO) and the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) on the Zoom platform.

Speakers at the orientation event (clockwise from top left): Ms Normah Zondo, Ms Londeka Mzobe, Mr Jeevesh Nandan and Ms Renee Damonse.

UKZN Hosts Virtual Orientation for International First Year Students

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Sixty-five international first year students who will study at UKZN this year attended a virtual orientation session hosted by the International Relations Office.

Panel members (from left) Professor Tulio de Oliveira, Dr Richard Lessells and Dr Nokukhanya Msomi.

UKZN Panel Discussion Dissects Coronavirus Variants

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SARS CoV-2 variants, including the 501Y.V2 first identified in South Africa, were under the microscope in a webinar debate organised by UKZN’s College of Health Sciences.

The WIPO-SA Summer School on Intellectual Property and Transfer of Technology.

UKZN Hosting Virtual Summer School on Intellectual Property and Transfer of Technology

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UKZN’s InQubate will host the 2021 WIPO-South Africa Summer School on Intellectual Property and Transfer of Technology being held online from 17 May to 26 May.
Ms Tivana Chellan.

UKZN Medical Student Appointed President of SAMSA

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Miss Tivana Chellan, a fifth-year Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery student at the UKZN Medical School in Durban, has been elected national President of the South African Medical Students Association (SAMSA) for 2021.

Mr Gamal A. Shehata.

PhD Student Earns Examiners’ Commendation

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UKZN doctoral student in Education Mr Gamal A. Shehata has received an examiners’ commendation for his unique contribution to English language assessment in the context of international education.

Coming soon to a screen near you – the 2021 Time of the Writer Festival!

Time of the Writer Festival Online but still ‘Provocative and Entertaining’

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UKZN’s Centre for Creative Arts (CCA) within the College of Humanities hosts the 24th edition of the Time of the Writer International Festival on the event’s social media channels from 15 to 21 March.