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Brief welcome...<br />
Dear Friends<br />
Welcome to this first edition <strong>of</strong> Development Brief: isixaxambiji for 2011. Since you have<br />
received a copy <strong>of</strong> this newsletter, it means that you have some interest in our work and I<br />
thank you for that.<br />
The world is now needier than ever and grantmakers globally have contesting demands,<br />
varying from natural disasters and rebuilding economies on the brink <strong>of</strong> collapse to requests<br />
for support after civil unrest. I am, t<strong>here</strong>fore, grateful for your continued interest in our<br />
developmental activities, some <strong>of</strong> which are featured <strong>here</strong>.<br />
I do hope that you enjoy the articles in this issue <strong>of</strong> Development Brief which again<br />
highlight the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong>’s social engagement agenda and its firm links with<br />
the local context and community. Should you wish to discuss any <strong>of</strong> the featured projects, or<br />
indeed make contact for any other reason, please email me at vandyk@ukzn.ac.za.<br />
Sincerely<br />
Bruno van Dyk<br />
Executive Director<br />
UKZN Foundation<br />
About the UKZN Foundation<br />
Status<br />
The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong> (UKZN) Foundation<br />
Trust is a registered charitable trust (number IT589/<br />
03), a public benefit organisation (number 930016101)<br />
and a non-pr<strong>of</strong>it organisation (number 030-967-NPO)<br />
under South African law. The Trust is associated with<br />
independent charitable entities in the United Kingdom,<br />
the United States and Canada.<br />
Motif<br />
The Forest Mahogany (Trichilia dregeana), known as<br />
uMathunzini in isiZulu, is found in Pondoland and<br />
<strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong> on the southern African coast through<br />
to Swaziland, Zimbabwe and further north into tropical<br />
Africa. Its bright flowers, oil-rich seeds and lush<br />
evergreen foliage harbour a diverse ecology, with bees,<br />
several species <strong>of</strong> butterfly and birds, and monkeys<br />
among its most regular visitors. Oil from the seeds is<br />
used for cooking and to manufacture soap and body<br />
ointment, whilst the s<strong>of</strong>t pale pink timber is a popular<br />
medium for wood carving, furniture and domestic<br />
implements. The seeds, oil, leaves, roots and bark <strong>of</strong><br />
the tree are all used widely in southern and central<br />
Africa for medicinal purposes, particularly for kidneyrelated<br />
ailments and cleansing the body.<br />
Firmly rooted in Africa, and with its rich diversity<br />
<strong>of</strong> habitat, ecology and use, the Forest Mahogany is a<br />
fitting symbol <strong>of</strong> the development and growth which<br />
the UKZN Foundation exists to nurture and promote. It<br />
is our intention to feed the roots <strong>of</strong> development at the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong> and to seek the means <strong>of</strong><br />
extending these fruits <strong>of</strong> these endeavours to all <strong>of</strong><br />
Africa’s people.<br />
Vision<br />
To be the leading social investment partner in African higher education.<br />
Mission<br />
The mission <strong>of</strong> the UKZN Foundation is to secure investment in the<br />
advancement <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong> (UKZN). It achieves this by<br />
procuring bequests, endowments, grants and gifts that advance the goals<br />
and aspirations <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> and satisfy the objectives <strong>of</strong> its partners<br />
and benefactors. The Foundation prioritises institutional development<br />
projects that are responsive to societal, economic and technological needs<br />
and problems, aim to advance human, environmental and global well-being,<br />
and are <strong>of</strong> immediate relevance or benefit to the local, national and regional<br />
communities served by the <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Contact<br />
Connie Israel<br />
UKZN Foundation<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong><br />
Durban 4041<br />
South Africa<br />
8 israel@ukzn.ac.za<br />
( +27 (0)31 260 2395<br />
7 +27 (0)31 260 3209<br />
Development Brief is produced by the UKZN Foundation and Corporate<br />
Relations. It won the Unitech/MACE Excellence Award for the Best External<br />
Newsletter three years consecutively in 2005, 2006 and 2007, was runnerup<br />
in 2008, and won the award again in 2009 and 2010.<br />
Cover picture by Guy Stubbs<br />
2 UKZN Foundation www.ukzn.ac.za/ukznf
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE<br />
Pollution Research Group<br />
Gates Foundation funds pollution<br />
research<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Chris Buckley and his Pollution<br />
Research Group (PRG) are working handin-hand<br />
with the eThekwini Water and<br />
Sanitation Utility (EWS) on a joint project<br />
with the Swiss Federal Institute <strong>of</strong> Aquatic<br />
Science and Technology (Eawag). The Bill &<br />
Melinda Gates Foundation is providing a<br />
grant <strong>of</strong> US $3 million to continue developing<br />
and researching the relevance and economic<br />
viability <strong>of</strong> urine nutrient recovery tools and<br />
technologies.<br />
The foundation grant follows a visit by<br />
Mr Bill Gates and his team to Durban<br />
towards the end <strong>of</strong> 2009 when they met with<br />
members <strong>of</strong> the PRG at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong> (UKZN), Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Buckley<br />
and Dr Kitty Foxon, together with senior<br />
representatives <strong>of</strong> EWS. The visit involved a<br />
tour <strong>of</strong> on-site sanitation initiatives in the<br />
Durban area in order for the team to<br />
understand more about water, sanitation<br />
and hygiene interventions and the work <strong>of</strong><br />
the partnership.<br />
The project, which will be supported by<br />
the grant for a period <strong>of</strong> four years, will<br />
further the development <strong>of</strong> technical solutions<br />
for urine processing for nutrient<br />
recovery. The grant will also enable the<br />
researchers to examine ways in which the<br />
costs <strong>of</strong> providing sanitation can be reduced<br />
by the production and sale <strong>of</strong> urine-based<br />
fertiliser.<br />
Eawag comes with many years <strong>of</strong> experience<br />
in the technology used to separate<br />
urine as a sanitation solution. In recent years<br />
it has successfully completed urine separation<br />
projects in China and Nepal. According<br />
to the Eawag researcher leading the South<br />
African project, Dr Kai Udert, “This experience,<br />
plus the collaboration with an<br />
extremely progressive administrative<br />
department in Durban, were important<br />
reasons for developing our project in South<br />
Africa for the next four years.”<br />
Part <strong>of</strong> the project thus far has involved<br />
testing processes for the separation, purification<br />
and recovery <strong>of</strong> the nutrient components<br />
in urine in the laboratory. The<br />
researchers now plan to take these successes<br />
and implement them on a larger scale.<br />
Durban will be the test site for this evaluation<br />
due to the large number <strong>of</strong> urine<br />
Dr Kitty Foxon (right) and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Chris Buckley (centre front) in discussion with Mr Bill Gates (left)<br />
on his visit to Durban.<br />
diverting toilets which have been installed<br />
in the area. By the end <strong>of</strong> 2010 a total <strong>of</strong><br />
90 000 units had been installed as part <strong>of</strong><br />
the city’s initiative to provide universal sanitation.<br />
Human excreta contain millions <strong>of</strong> tons<br />
<strong>of</strong> fertiliser equivalents – 20 to 30 percent<br />
<strong>of</strong> what the global fertiliser industry produces<br />
annually – which, to a large extent,<br />
end up in water bodies via wastewater and<br />
surface run<strong>of</strong>f. According to Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Buckley, “Such misuse <strong>of</strong> plant nutrients<br />
from human excreta is currently a neglected<br />
aspect <strong>of</strong> health in relation to sanitation.”<br />
In low and middle income countries<br />
malnutrition constituted approximately 14<br />
percent <strong>of</strong> the global burden <strong>of</strong> disease,<br />
measured as Disability Adjusted Life Years<br />
(DALYs), overshadowing the contribution<br />
from sanitation-related diseases, which<br />
constituted 3.4 percent. The use <strong>of</strong> plant<br />
nutrients from human excreta <strong>of</strong>fers great<br />
potential to increase crop production and<br />
nutritional status in countries with limited<br />
use <strong>of</strong> other fertilisers. In sub-Saharan Africa,<br />
the annual excreta production corresponds<br />
to more than 100 percent <strong>of</strong> the local<br />
application <strong>of</strong> mineral fertilisers.<br />
Adapted from an article originally published<br />
in UKZN Online Volume 4 Issue 28.<br />
For further information about the Pollution<br />
Research Group and its partnership with<br />
Eawag, kindly contact Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Chris<br />
Buckley by email at buckley@ukzn.ac.za or<br />
telephone on +27 (0)31 260 3131.<br />
www.ukzn.ac.za/ukznf<br />
UKZN Foundation<br />
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Brief Interview<br />
UNIVERSITY COUNCIL<br />
Mac Mia: Chair, UKZN Council and<br />
Vice-Chair, UKZN Foundation<br />
Mr Mac Mia spent much <strong>of</strong> his early working life in the banking sector, culminating in the position <strong>of</strong> Managing Director<br />
<strong>of</strong> New Republic Bank which he held until 1996. Since then he has been involved in helping others to acquire businesses<br />
through empowerment transactions and presently sits on the Boards <strong>of</strong>, among others, Tongaat Hulett, Mutual and<br />
Federal, and Ithala Limited and is Chair <strong>of</strong> the Audit Committee <strong>of</strong> Momentum Health. Mr Mia has an abiding interest in<br />
the wellbeing <strong>of</strong> the disabled and is presently Treasurer <strong>of</strong> the National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in<br />
South Africa and Deputy-Chair <strong>of</strong> the Association for Persons with Disabilities in <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong> (KZN). He has also had a<br />
long association with the South African Chamber <strong>of</strong> Business, <strong>of</strong> which he was President. Dr Connie Israel, Deputy Director<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong> (UKZN) Foundation, spoke with Mr Mia.<br />
Many know about your business accomplishments<br />
and involvement at the <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Can you tell us something about your<br />
other preoccupations<br />
MM: My pr<strong>of</strong>essional life has embraced<br />
multiple sectors: insurance, health, the<br />
industrial sector, empowerment, and<br />
banking. I have been involved with the<br />
disability sector since 1974. What I enjoy<br />
about working in this sector is that it gives<br />
me a different perspective on life in general.<br />
We are all very busy and we all do whatever,<br />
w<strong>here</strong>ver, whenever we want. We forget<br />
that others don’t enjoy the same privilege.<br />
We have lost our way as a community and<br />
forgotten the people around us. As a society,<br />
we have a tendency to see how much we<br />
can amass. This is dangerous. We must<br />
ensure that we also think <strong>of</strong> others in the<br />
broader community and take them along with<br />
us ... .Oh, I was also actively involved in sport,<br />
as President <strong>of</strong> the Durban Football Association,<br />
as well as playing soccer, cricket,<br />
squash, and running three Comrades<br />
Marathons. I play golf now.<br />
Clearly we don’t have to convince you<br />
about giving back! What energises you<br />
What do you get from all this<br />
MM: We have forgotten the art <strong>of</strong> giving,<br />
especially our time, and must remember<br />
that we can give many things, not just<br />
money. We ask “How much do you want”,<br />
as opposed to “What can I give” T<strong>here</strong> is a<br />
huge difference ... Giving has to be in the<br />
form <strong>of</strong> saying “Hey, I have obtained so much<br />
already from society, let me give something<br />
back now.” So, to me, life is about balance:<br />
if we do that, then we have achieved something.<br />
The same applies to my involvement<br />
at UKZN, which is very important to me: I<br />
did not seek these <strong>of</strong>fices actively, but when<br />
the requests were made, I took them up and<br />
gave my time.<br />
What are the greatest challenges facing the<br />
<strong>University</strong> over the years to come<br />
MM: Following the merger the <strong>University</strong> is<br />
now in a consolidation phase, but the challenges<br />
remain huge and will not necessarily<br />
be overcome overnight. A major challenge<br />
lies in how to increase financial support to<br />
the <strong>University</strong>. We generate income from<br />
government and fees, but t<strong>here</strong> is another<br />
element we need to work on. Given the<br />
number <strong>of</strong> graduates that come out <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Institution, we should be generating large<br />
sums from alumni. It is incumbent on them<br />
to play a role and help to ensure we have<br />
more well-educated people.<br />
We also need to make sure our education<br />
system is beefed up, not just at<br />
tertiary level, but in the primary sector.<br />
Though our product is the student coming<br />
out with a degree or diploma, we have an<br />
important role to play in improving the<br />
system as a whole. I think we tend not to<br />
suss out what happens in the community,<br />
to see how best we should marry community<br />
needs and education. And then t<strong>here</strong> is<br />
business, which must certainly play a bigger<br />
role in the life <strong>of</strong> UKZN. How else but through<br />
bolstering universities will the scarce skills<br />
needed by the corporate sector be met<br />
What is the role <strong>of</strong> the UKZN Foundation<br />
MM: We are fortunate in that we have a<br />
very strong Foundation, but other university<br />
Foundations are also strong, so we must<br />
work harder and be creative to stay ahead<br />
<strong>of</strong> the game ... T<strong>here</strong> is a tendency for people<br />
to forget <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong>’s immediate economic<br />
context. We dip into our pockets for<br />
other things, but not this! Resources must<br />
grow, though, and it’s sad it takes so long.<br />
We need to make sure the spirit <strong>of</strong> ubuntu<br />
is brought to the fore, and that means not<br />
just through the adult community, but starting<br />
with children at primary level: they are<br />
the future <strong>of</strong> tomorrow ... It will not augur<br />
well if we do not do this.<br />
What are some <strong>of</strong> the lessons you have learned<br />
straddling the business and education sectors<br />
MM: We all need to understand that, unless<br />
education and business enter into true<br />
partnership with one another, we will always<br />
just battle along as a society. This is the real<br />
challenge ... Another learning is that we have<br />
to make sure we think <strong>of</strong> others before<br />
ourselves. No matter what religious background<br />
one has, t<strong>here</strong> are basic, common<br />
human values that are being forgotten. We<br />
have a long way to go in terms <strong>of</strong> education<br />
to get back to those value systems ... I’ve got<br />
this little saying that I’ve lived by for quite a<br />
while: “T<strong>here</strong> is no trailer behind the<br />
hearse” – we came with nothing and we are<br />
going to take nothing! I’m not preaching<br />
<strong>here</strong>, but amassing wealth is not useful<br />
unless it is also utilised for the betterment<br />
<strong>of</strong> mankind. It’s not that we shouldn’t enjoy<br />
what we work for, just that we need to do<br />
more with ourselves ... We must make sure<br />
that we leave the world a better place for<br />
those coming after us.<br />
Mr Mac Mia, Chair <strong>of</strong> the UKZN Council<br />
and Vice-Chair <strong>of</strong> the UKZN Foundation.<br />
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FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES<br />
Fostering Entrepreneurship<br />
Dreams come true in the Umbono<br />
Entrepreneurship Challenge<br />
Ms Nikeziwe Mthethwa’s dream is to<br />
grow her business making traditional<br />
Zulu beaded garments and ultimately to supply<br />
international markets. She said this<br />
when presenting her business idea before a<br />
panel <strong>of</strong> judges in the finals for the Umbono<br />
Entrepreneurship Challenge – an innovative<br />
competition at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<br />
<strong>Natal</strong> (UKZN) aimed at building a culture <strong>of</strong><br />
entrepreneurship in the province.<br />
Little did Ms Mthethwa know that she<br />
would be named the overall winner and that<br />
her dream could well come true. She won a<br />
R10 000 cash prize; a website design and<br />
development package; a business planning<br />
support programme; business cards; business<br />
books; a three-hour coaching session<br />
with one <strong>of</strong> the country’s top coaching companies,<br />
valued at R7 000; financial education<br />
support valued at R2 500; and an entrepreneurship<br />
training manual valued at R3 500.<br />
The competition was organised by<br />
UKZN’s Centre for Entrepreneurship and the<br />
eThekwini Municipality in celebration <strong>of</strong><br />
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW). GEW<br />
is a global initiative to inspire young people<br />
to embrace innovation, imagination and<br />
creativity. Young people are connected<br />
through local, national and global activities<br />
designed to help them explore their<br />
potential as self-starters and innovators.<br />
The mission <strong>of</strong> the Centre for Entrepreneurship,<br />
which ran the challenge, is to<br />
contribute to socio-economic development<br />
in <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong>. Dean <strong>of</strong> the Faculty <strong>of</strong><br />
Management Studies, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Lesley<br />
Stainbank, said that the competition is<br />
important to UKZN as it meets a key strategic<br />
goal <strong>of</strong> the institution, namely “responsible<br />
community engagement”.<br />
The second prize went to Mr Billy<br />
Naidoo for his product called Pantique,<br />
making disposable underwear for which he<br />
bagged R7 000 and a range <strong>of</strong> other prizes.<br />
Third prize was awarded to Ms Refiloe Ntoi<br />
who wowed the judges with her concept<br />
Health First, a restaurant catering for<br />
diabetics. Ms Ntoi received R5 000 cash and<br />
a range <strong>of</strong> business support prizes. All nine<br />
finalists were given consolation prizes <strong>of</strong><br />
R1 000 each.<br />
Capacity-building workshops were<br />
scheduled in six <strong>of</strong> the City’s development<br />
Winner Ms Nikeziwe Mthethwa receives her R10 000 cash prize from Mr Greg Norman <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmachem.<br />
nodes in October. These workshops, which<br />
were held in Chatsworth, KwaMashu,<br />
Umlazi, Wentworth, Pinetown and at the<br />
<strong>University</strong>, equipped candidates to prepare<br />
their one-page business ideas. Just under 40<br />
entries were received and 20 candidates<br />
were asked to present at the elimination<br />
round. Twelve finalists were selected to<br />
present at the gala event.<br />
A large number <strong>of</strong> prominent people<br />
from the business and academic community<br />
served as judges. Among them were Mr<br />
Andrew Layman <strong>of</strong> the Pietermaritzburg<br />
Chamber <strong>of</strong> Business; Legal Advisor Mrs<br />
Claudette Sigamoney; Mr Greg Norman, representing<br />
the largest sponsor, Pharmachem<br />
Pharmaceuticals; Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Krish Govender<br />
<strong>of</strong> UKZN; Ms Nokuthula Msibi <strong>of</strong> Smart Exchange;<br />
and Ms Gugulethemba Ngcobo from<br />
the Durban Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce and Industry.<br />
The prizes were sponsored by Action<br />
Coach, Africa Sun Oils, Avicom Communications,<br />
Black Business Link, Business Partners,<br />
CW Trainers, Durban Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce<br />
and Industry, Enablis, Ernst and Young,<br />
McCarthy, Minara, Net Prophet, Old Mutual,<br />
Pharmachem, Pietermaritzburg Chamber <strong>of</strong><br />
Commerce, PT Financial, Sanlam and Smart<br />
Exchange. The competition was audited by<br />
Deloitte and capably executed by Ms<br />
Babongile Mnyandu.<br />
African National Congress (ANC) Chief<br />
Whip for the eThekwini Region, Councillor<br />
Fawzia Peer, said that this competition inspired<br />
new hope for South Africa’s economy.<br />
She added that she was delighted to be part<br />
<strong>of</strong> GEW and noted the importance <strong>of</strong> government<br />
support to SMMEs.<br />
Adapted from an article originally published<br />
in UKZN Online Volume 4 Issue 29.<br />
Further information can be obtained by<br />
contacting the Director <strong>of</strong> the Centre for<br />
Entrepreneurship, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Shahida Cassim,<br />
by email at cassims@ukzn.ac.za or<br />
telephone on +27 (0) 31 260 2550.<br />
www.ukzn.ac.za/ukznf<br />
UKZN Foundation<br />
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Access Programmes<br />
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING<br />
Engineering into the future!<br />
All great achievements have humble<br />
beginnings – the sturdy oak tree from<br />
an acorn; the mighty river from slender<br />
streams high in the mountains. So it is with<br />
the new multi-million Rand UNITE Engineering<br />
Centre, steadily rising in the former<br />
Science car park on the Howard College<br />
campus <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong><br />
(UKZN).<br />
A dream to address the spatial and<br />
learning needs <strong>of</strong> a rapidly evolving access<br />
programme has ignited the passion and<br />
commitment necessary to launch this<br />
ambitious building project. The venture is<br />
also testimony to the power <strong>of</strong> teamwork.<br />
The new UNITE Engineering Centre encapsulates<br />
a symphony <strong>of</strong> synergies involving<br />
UNITE, the Faculty <strong>of</strong> Engineering, UKZN’s<br />
Campus Management Division, the <strong>University</strong>’s<br />
Environmental Committee, and the<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Higher Education and<br />
Training. Each entity has played a vital role<br />
in unlocking the potential for ‘vision to<br />
become reality’.<br />
The Centre, with its iconic architectural<br />
designs, environmentally-friendly features,<br />
and state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art audiovisual technology,<br />
will seamlessly accommodate the much<br />
expanded access programme within the<br />
restructured engineering curriculum. An<br />
enhanced theme <strong>of</strong> integrating learning with<br />
leisure spaces will, apart from ergonomically<br />
efficient teaching and tutorial rooms, include<br />
a nature observation deck for quiet reflection,<br />
yet with full wireless internet connectivity.<br />
The main objectives are to dynamically<br />
improve teaching and learning experiences<br />
with optimal utilisation <strong>of</strong> technology, as well<br />
as creative use <strong>of</strong> space. In addition, multipurpose<br />
rooms will serve to narrow the<br />
divide between industry partners, academics,<br />
and the community by providing<br />
appropriate facilities for seminars, conferences,<br />
and outreach activities. It is also<br />
intended that the Centre should become a<br />
confluence for diverse academic interaction<br />
between engineering and the broader<br />
<strong>University</strong> community to foster the skills<br />
needed by graduate engineers to operate in<br />
civil society and technology-rich environments.<br />
This is in line with international best<br />
practice and progressive educational trends.<br />
The new Centre will allow UNITE to increase<br />
its intake from the current 75 students<br />
to approximately 150, as well as<br />
enable it to service important learning needs<br />
within the mainstream. Independent drivein<br />
access, sufficient parking spaces and state<strong>of</strong>-the-art<br />
security measures further complement<br />
the appeal <strong>of</strong> the Centre. A grand<br />
opening is envisaged for September 2011.<br />
Rudi Kimmie<br />
The UNITE Programme<br />
The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong>’s<br />
Intensive Tuition for Engineers<br />
(UNITE) Programme is an alternate<br />
access initiative linked to the Faculty <strong>of</strong><br />
Engineering.<br />
Established as a partnership between<br />
the corporate sector and the<br />
former <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Natal</strong> more than<br />
20 years ago, UNITE has facilitated the<br />
engineering study successes <strong>of</strong> hundreds<br />
<strong>of</strong> learners from formerly disadvantaged<br />
backgrounds by providing<br />
intensive tuition in the engineering<br />
sciences, comprehensive life skills training,<br />
and bursary assistance through its<br />
support from South African corporations.<br />
Many UNITE alumni have achieved<br />
notable career successes and can today<br />
be found in prominent positions<br />
throughout the engineering sector.<br />
These range from executive management<br />
positions in major South African<br />
corporations to senior academics at<br />
tertiary institutions, whilst some have<br />
ventured into engineering consulting.<br />
For further information about UNITE,<br />
kindly contact the Director, Noel<br />
Powell, by email at powelln@ukzn.ac.za<br />
or by telephone on +27 (0) 260 2662.<br />
The new UNITE Engineering Centre begins to take shape on the Howard College campus.<br />
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COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES<br />
Africa Centre<br />
Ms Xolile Kineri (left), an Educator, and Ms Ncengani Mthethwa (right), the Africa Centre’s Community Engagement Officer, at the<br />
recording studio in Newlands West.<br />
Jiving with Science<br />
Jiving with Science is a new public<br />
engagement initiative <strong>of</strong> the Africa Centre<br />
for Health and Population Studies. The Africa<br />
Centre, a joint project <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong> (UKZN) and the Medical<br />
Research Council (MRC) <strong>of</strong> South Africa, is<br />
an international HIV research facility with an<br />
HIV testing, treatment and care programme<br />
run jointly with the <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong> (KZN)<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Health. Funded largely by the<br />
Wellcome Trust in the United Kingdom, it is<br />
based in northern KZN w<strong>here</strong> the HIV<br />
epidemic is one <strong>of</strong> the most severe in the<br />
world with nearly one in two adults aged 35-<br />
40 being infected.<br />
Jiving with Science aims to foster<br />
community discussion about scientific<br />
research and to bring evidence-based HIV<br />
health-promoting messages to everyday<br />
spaces such as public transportation, leisure<br />
areas, and shopping precincts. It involves<br />
developing, distributing and evaluating<br />
three CDs over two years. Each CD contains<br />
a radio-style information interview, interspersed<br />
with popular music, targeted HIV<br />
health promotion messages, and calls to<br />
action.<br />
Two <strong>of</strong> the three CDs are now complete<br />
and are being distributed free-<strong>of</strong>-charge to<br />
key stakeholders in the local community,<br />
including taxi drivers, shebeen owners and<br />
hair salon operators. Taxis are the main<br />
mode <strong>of</strong> transport in the Africa Centre<br />
research area, with almost two-thirds <strong>of</strong> the<br />
population (an estimated 50 000 to 60 000)<br />
using a taxi on at least a weekly basis. Most<br />
taxis have a CD player, although many<br />
operators have few CDs to play. Thus, the<br />
primary target audience in this initiative are<br />
the users <strong>of</strong> local mini-bus taxis.<br />
The project was launched in February at<br />
the Mtubatuba Taxi Association. The event<br />
was well-attended with close to 200 taxi<br />
drivers present. At the launch drivers<br />
received two CDs together with an HIV fact<br />
sheet, a Jiving with Science t-shirt, and a<br />
meal. Once the Africa Centre has received<br />
feedback from the drivers on commuter<br />
responses to the first two CDs, a third disc<br />
will be designed and distributed.<br />
The Africa Centre anticipates that these<br />
informative CDs will improve public understanding<br />
<strong>of</strong> HIV transmission and prevention<br />
strategies. Furthermore, through this project<br />
the Centre has engaged new sectors in the<br />
community who are now actively participating<br />
in its research and efforts to prevent<br />
HIV transmission. The project has also<br />
enabled the Africa Centre to engage partners<br />
in the music industry who, in line with social<br />
responsibility agendas, have waived the<br />
production rights on select popular music<br />
tracks. In exchange the Centre has provided<br />
them with an opportunity to advertise and<br />
have their music heard in this largely<br />
inaccessible rural setting.<br />
DJ Tira, who is the owner <strong>of</strong> the famous<br />
Afrotainment studios and is originally from<br />
Hlabisa in northern KZN, has taken a special<br />
interest in this project. He has donated six<br />
Afrotainment songs and also plays the part<br />
<strong>of</strong> the main actor in the dialogue. Another<br />
important contributor is Malcolm Nhleko <strong>of</strong><br />
Maltre Productions, who recorded the CD<br />
dialogue at his studio in Newlands West.<br />
Other partners in the music industry who<br />
have provided the project with songs include<br />
Sheer Sound, EMI, Gallo, Abafana Bokuthula<br />
and Debrah Gumede. Currently, the Centre<br />
is compiling the music for the third CD and<br />
is looking for hip songs to include.<br />
Adapted from an article originally published<br />
in UKZN Online Volume 5 Issue 6.<br />
For further information about Jiving<br />
with Science or the Africa Centre, kindly<br />
contact Astrid Treffry-Goatley by email<br />
at atreffrygoatley@africacentre.ac.za or<br />
Mduduzi Mahlinza at<br />
mmahlinza@africacentre.ac.za.<br />
www.ukzn.ac.za/ukznf<br />
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Foreign Internship<br />
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL FOUNDATION<br />
Mexican<br />
brings skills<br />
to UKZN<br />
Foundation<br />
Ms Pamela Plaza, an intern at the UKZN Foundation.<br />
From time-to-time the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong> (UKZN) Foundation has<br />
the fortune to obtain the services <strong>of</strong> international<br />
interns who bring with them<br />
particular skills that are needed at the<br />
Foundation. All are students on the Masters<br />
in Philanthropy and Social Innovation (PHaSI)<br />
course at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Bologna, Italy, at<br />
which the Executive Director <strong>of</strong> the UKZN<br />
Foundation is a visiting lecturer. This year,<br />
for eight months, the Foundation again has<br />
the benefit <strong>of</strong> an intern from PHaSI in the<br />
person <strong>of</strong> Ms Pamela Plaza.<br />
Further information about the UKZN<br />
Foundation can be obtained by contacting<br />
the Executive Director, Bruno van Dyk, by<br />
email at vandyk@ukzn.ac.za or by<br />
telephone on +27 (0)31 260 2389.<br />
Ms Plaza, who hails from Mexico, has a<br />
degree in Business Administration and<br />
Marketing and has been involved in the nonpr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
sector for six years, both in Mexico City<br />
and New York. Drawing on her expertise in<br />
strategic marketing management, her first<br />
assignment is to revamp and update the<br />
Foundation’s website. Through the new<br />
website, she is aiming to introduce new<br />
strategies to encourage greater involvement<br />
and more interaction with the Foundation,<br />
develop innovative on-line giving<br />
approaches, and introduce fun social<br />
engagement programmes. The aim is to<br />
attract the interest <strong>of</strong> students, staff and the<br />
public in general, create a sense <strong>of</strong> unity and<br />
awareness, and usefully connect the UKZN<br />
Foundation with its various stakeholder<br />
groups. All <strong>of</strong> these objectives are in line<br />
with the Foundation’s strategic intention to<br />
establish a sound platform for philanthropy<br />
and giving amongst alumni and friends well<br />
into the future.<br />
During the course <strong>of</strong> her stay, Ms Plaza<br />
hopes to make a positive contribution to the<br />
strategic development challenges facing<br />
South and southern Africa. As she puts it, “I<br />
am very happy to be <strong>here</strong> and learn, and<br />
most <strong>of</strong> all, to try to do something that can<br />
help many lives in the future.” She believes<br />
that, through her involvement in the<br />
activities <strong>of</strong> the Foundation, she will come<br />
to understand better the country and the<br />
major issues that South Africans have to deal<br />
with in order to grow.<br />
On a more personal note, Ms Plaza has<br />
always sought solutions to social challenges.<br />
Her personal goal is to generate new ideas<br />
that contribute positively to society by<br />
providing useful solutions to challenges and<br />
assisting with the dissemination <strong>of</strong> these<br />
solutions. “Coming to South Africa and<br />
working for the UKZN Foundation has<br />
opened new windows <strong>of</strong> ideas that I will put<br />
to good use. If you want things to happen,<br />
you must act and do.”<br />
When she leaves Durban, Ms Plaza is<br />
planning to travel around southern Africa<br />
and possibly work in the field to contribute<br />
her knowledge to improving the circumstances<br />
<strong>of</strong> poor communities. She acknowledges<br />
that she is not exactly sure w<strong>here</strong> this<br />
intention will take her, but this is a challenge<br />
she looks forward to taking on.<br />
Bruno van Dyk<br />
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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING<br />
Urban Development<br />
Partnership to address urban<br />
infrastructure<br />
Photograph from www.shine2010.co.za<br />
UKZN’s new eThekweni Chair in Urban Infrastructure will help to build the city’s growing reputation as one <strong>of</strong> the leading urban<br />
centres on the African continent.<br />
The eThekwini Chair in Urban Infrastructure,<br />
a collaborative initiative<br />
between the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong><br />
(UKZN) and the eThekwini Municipality, has<br />
been launched <strong>of</strong>ficially on the Howard<br />
College campus. Based in UKZN’s Civil<br />
Engineering programme, the Chair will focus<br />
on expanding the knowledge base in the<br />
delivery <strong>of</strong> general civil engineering infrastructural<br />
services, and in developing<br />
research capacity and expertise in this field.<br />
The eThekwini Municipality has pledged<br />
financial support for a period <strong>of</strong> three years,<br />
with a possibility <strong>of</strong> renewal. City Manager<br />
for eThekwini, Dr Michael Sutcliffe,<br />
expressed his delight at being part <strong>of</strong> a programme<br />
designed to transform the built<br />
environment while building skills capacity in<br />
the country. He said that, even though we<br />
still have a long way to go, we need to build<br />
the base and that the establishment <strong>of</strong> a<br />
dedicated Chair in Urban Infrastructure is “a<br />
little step in the right direction.”<br />
Speaking at the Launch, Acting Mayor <strong>of</strong><br />
eThekwini, Councillor Logie Naidoo, commented<br />
that Durban has become one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
leading cities on the African continent. He<br />
explained that this is due in no small part to<br />
some <strong>of</strong> its engineering masterpieces such<br />
as the Moses Mabhida stadium, King Shaka<br />
International Airport, and the Mgeni viaduct.<br />
“Today we are on the radar screen and this<br />
can be attributed to the kind <strong>of</strong> work we do,”<br />
said Councillor Naidoo. He said it is<br />
important for eThekwini to support the<br />
<strong>University</strong> to ensure it produces talent which<br />
can be absorbed back into the city.<br />
The eThekwini Chair in Urban Infrastructure<br />
will build a national and international<br />
reputation for excellence in<br />
teaching and research, as well as contribute<br />
to the production <strong>of</strong> skilled civil engineering<br />
graduates. The Municipality will benefit from<br />
the research findings generated by the Chair<br />
and will receive exposure through the Chair’s<br />
publications. It will have access to a pool <strong>of</strong><br />
qualified civil engineers from which to draw<br />
for employment purposes and will contribute<br />
to the mentorship <strong>of</strong> postgraduate<br />
students and younger staff.<br />
The Chair will also liaise with industry<br />
to develop a comprehensive Continuing<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Development (CPD) programme,<br />
including short courses and<br />
seminars.<br />
Head <strong>of</strong> Engineering for eThekwini, Mr<br />
Adrian Peters, who is an alumnus <strong>of</strong> UKZN,<br />
said the Municipality has long realised the<br />
significance <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> and the skills<br />
it produces, which are core to service<br />
delivery. “We are <strong>here</strong> because <strong>of</strong> the<br />
greatness <strong>of</strong> this institution and we want this<br />
greatness to continue,” he said. He highlighted<br />
the importance <strong>of</strong> investing in<br />
infrastructure that can sustain the economy<br />
and take care <strong>of</strong> our assets. He said that the<br />
Municipality is “buying a stake in the skills<br />
pipeline” and that every effort should be<br />
made to develop skills “to meet the needs<br />
<strong>of</strong> masses <strong>of</strong> people who cry out for service<br />
delivery.”<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Cristina Trois, Head <strong>of</strong> the<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Civil Engineering, Surveying and<br />
Construction, thanked the Municipality for<br />
its support, for sharing UKZN’s vision, and<br />
for the incredible opportunity to contribute<br />
to the infrastructural development <strong>of</strong> this<br />
city and this country.<br />
Adapted from an article that originally appeared<br />
in UKZN Online Volume 4 Issue 26.<br />
For further information about the<br />
eThekwini Chair in Urban Infrastructure or<br />
the School <strong>of</strong> Civil Engineering, Surveying<br />
and Construction, please contact Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Cristina Trois by email at trios@ukzn.ac.za<br />
or telephone on +27 (0)31 260 3065.<br />
www.ukzn.ac.za/ukznf<br />
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Recent Awards,<br />
Acknowledgements and Events<br />
DEVELOPMENTS IN BRIEF<br />
Centre for African Literary Studies<br />
launches the Priebe Collection<br />
African literature researchers from<br />
around the world now have an additional<br />
reason to visit the Centre for African<br />
Literary Studies (CALS) on the Pietermaritzburg<br />
campus after the launch <strong>of</strong> ‘The Priebe<br />
Collection’. This follows the acquisition by<br />
CALS <strong>of</strong> a large collection <strong>of</strong> African literary<br />
material from Dr Richard Priebe, an Emeritus<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> English and African Literature<br />
at Virginia Commonwealth <strong>University</strong> (VCU)<br />
in the USA.<br />
Passionate about African literature and<br />
a collector <strong>of</strong> literary material which dates<br />
back to when he was a young boy, collecting<br />
old comic books and musical records,<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Priebe became fascinated by, and<br />
began researching and collecting, literary<br />
material published and produced in Ghana,<br />
which comprises the greater part <strong>of</strong> his<br />
collection. “When I went to Ghana I did not<br />
have books, the libraries did not have books,<br />
so I went out to find them.” He recalled<br />
buying books from children who were selling<br />
them on the sidewalk. He said he was<br />
honoured to be in Africa and that his<br />
research and books have found a new home<br />
at CALS.<br />
Dr Richard Priebe (left) at the launch <strong>of</strong> the Priebe Collection.<br />
VCU’s Associate Dean <strong>of</strong> Graduate<br />
Studies in the School <strong>of</strong> Engineering, and<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> the VCU and <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong> (UKZN) Partnership Programme,<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Rosalyn Hobson, spoke<br />
about the similarities between the two<br />
universities and said they also plan to<br />
continue with the popular staff and student<br />
exchanges. “I believe UKZN is the Premier<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> African Scholarship,” she said.<br />
Adapted from an article that originally appeared<br />
on the UKZN website, www.ukzn.ac.za.<br />
Centre for Rural<br />
Health<br />
appoints new<br />
Director<br />
The Centre for Rural Health (CRH) on the<br />
Howard College campus <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong> (UKZN) has appointed<br />
Dr Bernhard Gaede as its new Director. After<br />
qualifying as a doctor, Gaede joined the<br />
Health Systems Trust (HST) in 1998 and<br />
worked in the Bergville district. He then<br />
moved to Emmaus Hospital, also in the<br />
Bergville district, from the year 2000 w<strong>here</strong><br />
he worked variously as Hospital Manager,<br />
Medical Manager, and Medical Officer. He<br />
has been involved extensively with rural<br />
health advocacy through the Rural Doctors’<br />
Association <strong>of</strong> Southern Africa (RuDASA), as<br />
well as the Rural Health Advocacy Project.<br />
The CRH works to improve the health <strong>of</strong><br />
rural communities through research, capacity-building<br />
and advocacy. The Centre works<br />
closely with the public health system, community<br />
networks, and the <strong>University</strong> to improve<br />
the health care <strong>of</strong>fered to underserved<br />
communities in rural areas. It has a large<br />
multi-year grant from The Atlantic<br />
Philanthropies for some <strong>of</strong> its rural programmes.<br />
Dr Gaede is looking forward to working<br />
closely with medical students and encouraging<br />
‘rural friendliness’ during their years<br />
<strong>of</strong> study and practice. “It is an intensive<br />
learning experience working out in the rural<br />
areas. It opens your eyes to how much<br />
change you can make working away from<br />
urban medical centres,” Gaede said. His appointment<br />
is the first step in setting up the<br />
new Department <strong>of</strong> Rural Health at UKZN –<br />
the first academic department <strong>of</strong> its kind in<br />
the country.<br />
Dr Bernhard Gaede, newly appointed<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> the Centre for Rural Health.<br />
Adapted from an article that originally appeared<br />
on the UKZN website, www.ukzn.ac.za.<br />
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DEVELOPMENTS IN BRIEF<br />
Recent Awards,<br />
Acknowledgements and Events<br />
SAICA Awards Ceremony 2010<br />
Top performing students for 2009 and<br />
2010 were honoured at an awards ceremony<br />
hosted by the School <strong>of</strong> Accounting,<br />
in partnership with the South African Institute<br />
<strong>of</strong> Chartered Accountants (SAICA).<br />
Three UKZN students, Jacques van Ravesteyn,<br />
Saadiya Adam, and Akash Dowra, were in the<br />
top 10 in the Public Practice Examinations<br />
set by the Independent Regulatory Board for<br />
Auditors.<br />
The Chair <strong>of</strong> the Eastern Region <strong>of</strong><br />
SAICA, Mr Mdu Zakwe, told students that<br />
t<strong>here</strong> are many challenges ahead <strong>of</strong> them<br />
and that t<strong>here</strong> is a shortage <strong>of</strong> chartered<br />
accountants in South Africa. He added that<br />
the country needs skills and this is why it is<br />
important for universities to stay relevant<br />
and to <strong>of</strong>fer courses that challenge students.<br />
Mr Zakwe noted that many UKZN graduates<br />
around the country are making a<br />
difference to the country’s economy. He<br />
shared his experiences <strong>of</strong> studying at the<br />
<strong>University</strong> and how he always made sure he<br />
stayed ahead and worked hard.<br />
Prizes were sponsored by SAICA and two<br />
firms, Grant Thornton and KPMG.<br />
Adapted from an article that originally appeared<br />
in UKZN Online Volume 4 Issue 27.<br />
Dean <strong>of</strong> the Faculty <strong>of</strong> Management Studies, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Lesley Stainbank (left) and Chair<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Eastern Region <strong>of</strong> SAICA, Mr Mdu Zakwe (right).<br />
Former UKZN scientist heads up National Space Agency<br />
The newly-launched South African<br />
National Space Agency (SANSA) recently<br />
appointed Dr Sandile Malinga as its Chief<br />
Executive Officer (CEO). A space physicist,<br />
Malinga joined the former <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Natal</strong><br />
as a Senior Lecturer in the School <strong>of</strong> Physics<br />
in 2002. He later became an Assistant<br />
Dean in the Faculty <strong>of</strong> Science and Agriculture<br />
at the Westville campus <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong> (UKZN). In 2007 he left<br />
the <strong>University</strong> to take up a position as Manager<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Hermanus Magnetic Observatory,<br />
which culminated in him becoming its<br />
Managing Director.<br />
Dr Malinga was initially appointed as<br />
caretaker CEO <strong>of</strong> SANSA in January, a position<br />
in which, according to the Minster <strong>of</strong><br />
Science and Technology, Mrs Naledi Pandor,<br />
“he demonstrated his efficiency and capability”.<br />
She added, “We are now looking forward<br />
to seeing the Agency flourishing.”<br />
Adapted from an article that originally appeared<br />
in UKZN Online Volume 5 Issue 4.<br />
Dr Sandile Malinga (right) at UKZN in 2007 with a group <strong>of</strong> high school teachers.<br />
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New Pharmaeconomics<br />
Programme<br />
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES<br />
Merck Company<br />
Foundation provides grant<br />
for scholarships<br />
The Health Economics and HIV/AIDS<br />
Research Division (HEARD) based at the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong> (UKZN) has coordinated<br />
the transfer <strong>of</strong> a substantial grant<br />
from The Merck Company Foundation to the<br />
<strong>University</strong>’s School <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy and Pharmacology<br />
to provide scholarships for up to<br />
seven students for a new Masters programme<br />
in Pharmaeconomics.<br />
“HEARD was awarded this grant which<br />
essentially had two components – research<br />
and capacity building – and the Merck scholarship<br />
to students is part <strong>of</strong> the capacitybuilding<br />
arm <strong>of</strong> the grant,” said senior<br />
researcher at HEARD, Mr Gavin George. “We<br />
identified HEARD, a research company that<br />
embraces research and health solutions,”<br />
said Ms Dorothy Mwangu from The Merck<br />
Company Foundation.<br />
“We at HEARD underwent a process <strong>of</strong><br />
identifying what relevant courses were not<br />
available in South Africa and we realised that<br />
no Pharmaeconomics course existed, although<br />
it is very much needed,” said George.<br />
When HEARD discovered that the School <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmacy and Pharmacology was already in<br />
the process <strong>of</strong> accrediting the online Masters<br />
programme in Pharmaeconomics, they<br />
began the process <strong>of</strong> transferring the funding<br />
to the School.<br />
Head <strong>of</strong> School, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Fatima<br />
Suleman, who led the development <strong>of</strong> the<br />
programme, indicated that students who<br />
wish to pursue Masters Degrees in Pharmacy<br />
and come from disadvantaged backgrounds<br />
will benefit from the grant.<br />
Recent health sector reform has centred<br />
on the pricing structure <strong>of</strong> medicines in<br />
South Africa. Section 22G <strong>of</strong> the Medicines<br />
and Related Substances Amendment Act 101<br />
<strong>of</strong> 1997 provides for the Minister <strong>of</strong> Health<br />
to appoint members <strong>of</strong> the Pricing Committee<br />
to take responsibility, among other<br />
things, for the formulation <strong>of</strong> a transparent<br />
pricing system for medicines in South Africa.<br />
As yet, no module exists in South Africa that<br />
teaches the skills required for economic<br />
evaluation.<br />
The purpose <strong>of</strong> the programme is to<br />
provide Masters students with the knowledge,<br />
skills and expertise to evaluate<br />
literature for evidence that can be used in<br />
Pharmaeconomic submissions and evaluations.<br />
Students will also be equipped to<br />
conduct and appraise Pharmaeconomic<br />
evaluations for assessment <strong>of</strong> submissions<br />
to the Pricing Committee (National Department<br />
<strong>of</strong> Health). In addition, the programme<br />
addresses a growing need for pr<strong>of</strong>essionals<br />
skilled in Pharmaeconomic research,<br />
evaluation, and appraisal. Similarly, it will<br />
equip students to prepare evaluations for<br />
managed care and the pharmaceutical<br />
industry.<br />
Adapted from an article that originally appeared<br />
in UKZN Online Volume 5 Issue 5.<br />
For further information about the new<br />
programme in Pharmaeconomics,<br />
kindly contact Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Fatima<br />
Suleman by email at<br />
sulemanf@ukzn.ac.za or by telephone<br />
on +27 (0)31 260 7941.<br />
From left: Executive Director <strong>of</strong> HEARD, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Alan Whiteside with Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Fatima<br />
Suleman <strong>of</strong> the School Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Ms Dorothy Mwangu <strong>of</strong> The Merck<br />
Company Foundation, and HEARD Operations Director, Mr Samuel Gormley.<br />
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