Change starts with thought-provoking questions and meaningful conversations. UKZN doctoral student Melissa Sibanda is taking hers to the international stage, driven to bring issues like poverty, gender inequality, and energy…
Even though financial setbacks forced him to leave university twice, Lungelo Ngcobo refused to give up his dream. Ten years later, he has finally secured his LLB degree and is…
Where others saw waste, Funeka Shabalala saw an opportunity to create something beautiful. The UKZN nursing student recently tapped into his creative side, blending a passion for fashion with a…
Having served as a doctor for exactly 20 years, Dr Sizwe Zungu finds it only fitting to mark this career milestone by supporting medical students currently walking that same path…
Staff and specialist trainees from UKZN’s Urology Department have joined forces with African Synergy Health to tackle long public hospital surgery waiting lists, bringing life-changing relief and hope to 74…
His background may have been marked by disadvantage and various social ills. But those were the very things that motivated Andile Mkhungo to aspire for more, recently becoming a top…
For Thembisani Mntungwa, walking across the graduation stage was a moment years in the making, but it was missing the one person who made it all possible. KwaZulu-Natal, South…
The entire room stood up for him as he donned the cap and gown. KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (12 May 2026) – We got goosebumps watching Siyabonga Khumalo receive a…
Even though she couldn’t afford a new dress for her graduation, Nokuthula Dlamini refused to let that take away from her hard-earned achievement. She showed up anyway, and her uncontainable…
South Africa’s brightest young architects went head-to-head in a national sustainability challenge… and one standout team is now heading to represent the country on the global stage. Johannesburg, South…
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We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibres connect us with our fellow men” - Herman Melville
