The Department of Mathematical Sciences in the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering recently hosted a webinar during which Dr Kevin Brooks gave a talk entitled: “All models are wrong but some are useful – Model Predictive Control (MPC) in… Read More
Sweet Victory for a Superb Supervisor
University of Zululand (UNIZULU) academic Dr Inocent Moyo, Head of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, has stood out as the supervisor with the highest number of graduates in the Faculty of Arts this year. He had a total… Read More
Puleng Nontobeko Biyela
Date & Place of birth : The 7th of January 1986 at Empangeni. I grew up at eNseleni Study History : In 2003, Biyela obtained her senior certificate with merit at John Ross College. In 2007, she completed her… Read More
Discovery of Proteins to Fight Parasitic Disease
Researchers at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) have collaborated on research that details their discovery of three new classes of detoxification proteins from a human pathogen that causes a serious gastrointestinal disease. Professor Khajamohiddin… Read More
University of Zululand borehole project a resounding success
Ground-breaking projects are currently underway at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) and the latest of these is the drilling of three boreholes, for the university’s use, with the capacity to supply the institution with enough water for decades to come.… Read More
UNIZULU student in top ten of international hackathon
Sinaye Sotatshe, a third-year Computer Science student from the University of Zululand (UNIZULU), has been placed in the top 10 of the international Cloud DevJam Hackathon. Organised by Zaio in Cape Town, the coding gameshow aimed to find the best… Read More
UNIZULU Hosts a Virtual Lecture on Covid-19 in SA
The University of Zululand (UNIZULU), through the Faculty of Science and Agriculture, recently hosted a webinar which formed part of the institution’s ongoing lecture series to celebrate its 60th anniversary. The webinar zoomed in on Covid-19, looking at how it… Read More
Graduate to Register Patent for Eco-friendly Brick
From a child fascinated by science to a worthy contributor to the science industry, University of Zululand PhD graduate Samson Mohomane is set to revolutionise the building sector with his eco-friendly brick, produced using sugarcane bagasse. Considering the current global… Read More
UNIZULU Academic Selected as Visiting Professor at Poland University
Professor Khajamohiddin Syed, one of the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) eminent academics, has recently been selected to be a visiting professor at the University of Warsaw, Poland for a period of one month. His selection was made as part of… Read More
Outstanding Honours Research Award
Lubanzi Dlamini, a University of Zululand (UNIZULU) honours student is walking tall after recently receiving the Outstanding Honours Research award from the Society of South African Geographers (SSAG). This is a new award and It is the first time that… Read More