He was born and raised in rural Manguzi, KwaMhlabuyalingana, near the borders of Mozambique. Coming from an underprivileged background such as his may be a scapegoat for many who lack the zeal to follow their dreams. Luckily, this was not the case for Prof Mthembu (41). He endured numerous hurdles which could have easily wiped […]
Category: Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering
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 4 year BSc Industrial degree at UNIZULU. Her highest qualification is a PhD in Physics […]
Thami Mathe
Date & Place of birth : 21 May 1969 at Benedictine Hospital in Nongoma Study History : Mathe started his lower primary education at Hlabisa Lower Primary School in 1976 where he got promoted from Sub B to Standard One in one year when he displayed exceptional performance. In 1979, he went on to […]
Dr Pragasen Mudali
Date and place of birth: 08 June 1984, Tongaat Study history: PhD Computer Science (UNIZULU), awarded in 2017 MSc Computer Science (UNIZULU), awarded in 2008 BSc Hons Computer Science (UNIZULU), awarded in 2006 BSc Data Communications Technology (UNIZULU), awarded in 2005 Publications: Available at https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=by8FVgIAAAAJ&hl=en Occupation history: Acting Deputy Dean: Teaching and Learning, […]
Dr Nonhlanhla Myeni
From Hlabisa to UNIZULU by bus The story of Dr Nonhlanhla Myeni a UNIZULU alumnus is truly amazing and certainly inspiring. Nonhlanhla was born in Hlabisa, a town in the in the district of uMkhanyakude. She completed her matric education in one of the local schools and headed to UNIZULU to further her education albeit, […]
Exceptional Accomplishment for Msweli
Lihle Msweli, a young, dedicated and goal-orientated student originally from Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal is the top achiever in the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering. Msweli was studying towards his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Microbiology, a degree he strategically chose to be able to advance to a degree in medicine. With devotion, the young […]