A text book titled: Reflections on African Cities in Transition – Selected Continental Experiences has been written and published by a group of UKZN and international scholars and practitioners as well as masters and doctoral students. The work – part of the well-known Springer series – Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development –
All Rise: A Judicial Memoir – a new book penned by former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke – was the focus of discussion at a webinar hosted by UKZN’s School of Law in collaboration with Pan Macmillan Publishers. Facilitated by the Dean and Head of the Law School, Professor Managay Reddi, the debate involved panellists
Senior lecturer in Information Systems and Technology, Dr Upasana Singh has developed a conceptual framework, ASSET© (Academic SkillSET) for online teaching, learning and assessment. The framework was developed as part of her research on the impact of COVID-19 on academics in Higher Education. ASSET© is designed to assist lecturers as they navigate the online learning
Academics from the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance (SAEF) came together for a three-part virtual Bring and Share Problem-Solving Symposium to share the lessons they have learnt during the period of emergency online teaching in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The symposium was inspired by lecturer Dr Kerry McCullough’s appeal to her colleagues for
School of Accounting, Economics and Finance academic, Professor Msizi Mkhize and his son, Commerce Master’s student, Mr Siphesihle Mkhize, are using Facebook to share their Mathematics study material and solutions with the country’s rade 12 pupils during the COVID-19 national lockdown. Mkhize’s use of innovative and creative Mathematics and Accounting teaching and learning strategies earned
In an effort to assist grade 12 learners to prepare for their final mathematics and accounting examination, the College embarked on a community outreach initiative and recorded revision workshops which were aired on the UKZN Youtube channel during the week of 26 – 29 October (school holiday week). The workshops were presented by Mr Siphiwe
Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting graduate Mr Rotondwa Masindi’s book: A Letter to My Mentee aims to make the transition from high school to tertiary education less daunting. The self-help book takes the reader on a journey of personal development and offers tools to unlearn bad habits from the past in order to become a
Will university education ever be the same after the COVID-19 pandemic? That is the focus of a book titled: The University of the Future: Responding to COVID-19, co-edited by Professor Dan Remenyi. The book explores the many solutions for this problem and how moving forward, universities such as UKZN will respond not only to the
Leader of the Health Law and Ethics Research Group at the School of Law Professor Donrich Thaldar – in collaboration with the International Association for Bioethics and Genetics Network – hosted a series of a colloquium on African Philosophy, Genetics and Genomics
Three academics from the College of Law and Management Studies are on UKZN’s Top 10 list of Young Published Researchers (40 years old and younger) in recognition of their outstanding performances in 2019. They are Graduate School of Business and Leadership lecturer Dr Pfano Mashau, Professor Paul-Francois Muzindutsi of the School of Accounting, Economics and
