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Gift of the Givers co-founder Zorah Sooliman graduates with master's degree
Her husband Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, who is the director and co-founder of the foundation, was seen celebrating her graduation with her and said he is so proud of...
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UKZN graduations: Ululations, tears of joy and a 'split'
The celebrations, as they collect their qualifications, have been the highlight of each ceremony.
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UKZN lecturer launches isiZulu COVID animation film for children
The film is based on the university’s social work senior lecturer Dr Maud Mthembu’s book about COVID-19 titled 'Uhambo lwami ngesikhathi sekhovithi - My journey during COVID-19.’
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KZN coast could be hit by tropical cyclones in future due to global warming
A team of geologists examined the sediment record from the seabed off the coast of Durban and found that there was a period – under higher sea levels – when storms were much more extreme than they are now.
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'The lived reality of queer people' in Shembe Church: UKZN student's paper
Siphelele Mazibuko earned her Master's degree in Theology to delve deeper into issues pertaining to the intersection of gender, sexuality, health and religion.
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UKZN student found dead in his room on campus
Although the details are sketchy at the moment, the university believes the student may have died of natural causes.
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UKZN professor says Ivermectin has a positive impact on COVID patients
The University of KwaZulu-Natal's Professor Colleen Aldous said that despite some scientists saying that there was lack of evidence on the drug's efficacy to treat the disease, it did hold clinical benefits.
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Ivermectin can’t be dismissed as holding no benefit against COVID: UKZN expert
Geneticist and clinical researcher at UKZN professor Colleen Aldous said the anti-parasitic drug was not a miracle cure, but research she's studied shows Ivermectin is having a positive impact on COVID-19 treatment.
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UKZN suspends several medical school staffers over irregular student admissions
A leaked 2016 forensic report by accounting firm KPMG, seen by Eyewitness News, detailed several student admission anomalies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s medical school.
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Initial COVID-19 infections in CT came from Europe, researchers find
Scientists tracked Cape Town’s initial coronavirus infections well before the introduction of the national lockdown.
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UKZN graduate who survived a stroke beats the odds to get her degree
Nokubonga Sithole suffered a stroke that paralysed the left side of her body in October 2018. She received treatment in hospital and was later discharged to begin her recovery at home.
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14% of KZN COVID-19 cases can be traced to St Augustine’s Hospital - report
The report by a University of KwaZulu-Natal-led research team was made public on Wednesday following an investigation at the facility.
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UKZN academic building set alight during student protest
Yet another building has been torched at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Edgewood Campus amidst ongoing student protests at the university. #UKZN protests #UKZN
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Building at UKZN’s Edgewood Campus set alight
The university’s vice-chancellor professor Nana Poku confirmed the arson in a letter to students and staff.
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UKZN's SRC to advise students not to take part in further protests
This followed intervention by the KZN government as well as the university council.
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KZN Premier Zikalala establishes task team to intervene in student protests
The premier said he met with UKZN management and student representatives on Friday and established that both parties had been stubborn during their negotiations but this was now being resolved.
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'Let's stop burning buildings': Duduzane Zuma makes appeal to UKZN students
Duduzane Zuma urged students at UKZN to channel their frustrations into making a difference.
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UKZN protests turn violent as students, security clash
Chaos erupted on Wednesday morning at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Westville campus. The university has been gripped by violent protests since the start of this year. It's understood that some students were angered by the university's demand of a 15% upfront fee payment towards historical debt.
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UKZN protest turns violent as students, security clash at Westville campus
Students had been staging protests over the past two weeks against the university’s demand that some students pay a portion of their historic debt before they can register.
