Community Outreach

Bringing science to life in rural communities

Dr Tanja Reinhardt’s passion is science education and she lives it through developing and delivering fun, interactive workshops as well as staging science shows for youngsters. Reinhardt has some unusual loves which include minerals, rocks, gadgets and experimentation – all of which she incorporates in her presentations. She has been coordinator of the Science and […]

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Entrepreneur Extraordinaire a Product of UKZN!

A business project launched last year by 23-year-old UKZN BSc graduate Mr Sibonelo Mhlongo has paid huge dividends through turning the negative of the killer COVID-19 pandemic into a positive of mass producing face masks. The small enterprise, which Mhlongo operates in partnership with his parents Muzi and Tholakele Mhlongo near St Lucia in northern […]

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UKZN – RUNRES Community Engagement

The need for a solution to overflowing pit latrines inspired unique and exciting co-operation between UKZN, local communities and international partners which could have far reaching benefits for food production patterns and improved livelihoods in South Africa and beyond.

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UKZN Community Engagement EWB

UKZN Community Engagement Engineers without Borders Student Project Interview with Asanda Ngcobo Colleen Dardagan January 26, 2021 Captions: Pictures: Supplied Suggested headline: UKZN EWB helps set up a digital classroom in southern Mozambique Villagers living in a remote – but idyllic – coastal village in Mozambique are looking forward to the growth and development of […]

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