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27 April 2022 The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) community engagement office participated at KwaMkhwanazi annual maiden awareness ceremony that was held at kwaDlangezwa sports ground. The purpose of the ceremonial was to encourage and re-unite all the maidens post covid-19 period. During the ceremony uNdlunkulu- MaNxumalo Mkhwanazi and other known leaders for maidens shared their…

20 October 2021 The Community Engagement Office from the university of Zululand, Drum Aid Office, and the Linzwa foundation hosted an “Makoti health program” for the community of Obanjeni. The program was hosted at Prince Zithume high school, on the 20th of October 2021. The purpose of this initiative was to provide support and empower…

The Department of Creative Arts at UNIZULU recently held one of a kind community engagement event at the department’s Drama Theatre. The event was intended to monitor and find solutions concerning challenges and halting issues that are faced by societies in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. During the event, participants shared their experiences and engaged in…

University of Zululand (UNIZULU) students studying towards the Master of Arts qualification in the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies recently convened a virtual meeting with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (KZN Cogta) to share findings of water supply and sanitation studies they have been conducting in the King Cetshwayo, uMkhanyakude,…

Inspired by the University of Zululand’s strategic planning which aims to “enhance research and innovations and directly highlights the commitment to enrich community engagement” the Department of Community Engagement and Development Studies visited the Obanjeni community in celebration of women’s month. It was on the 31st of August 2021 when the departments partnered to empower…

Community Engagement Webinar – Engaged Scholarship and Scholarship of Engagement, differences and Similarities The Community Engagement office hosted its third virtual webinar on Friday the 18th September. In her welcome address, Professor Mabusela addressing the attendees, she noted that, this will be a nice engagement and discourse where the academics are going to be able…