WSU CONVOCATION RAISES R40 MILLION TO SETTLE STUDENT DEBTS GRADUATES
Scores of WSU graduates were able to obtain their academic certificates from the university recently thanks to an intervention championed by the institution’s Convocation Executive Committee that...
WSU STUDENTPRENUER WINS BIG AT EDHE INTERVARSITY
WSU Faculty of Education studentprenuer, Ncedo Ntsabo, was crowned the number one contender of the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) intervarsity that took place in...
ACCOUNTING SCIENCES HEAD RECEIVES TOP HONOR AS SAICA 35-UNDER-35 OVERALL WINNER
In a display of wealthy evidence of expertise and commitment, a 35-year-old WSU Accounting Sciences Head of Department, Senzo Ndlangamandla has clinched the prestigious top spot as the overall...
WSU ALUMNUS AND STUDENT HAVE DEVELOPED A CRIME INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM TO COMBAT RAPE CRIMES
Combining their passion for technology with the desire to address rising crime concerns, Buzwe Dlembula and Mphathise Dayimani have created a sophisticated crime intelligence system by matching...
WSU MUSIC LECTURER PERFORMS AT 2023 AGOA FORUM
A WSU music lecturer in the Department of Humanities and Creative Arts, Nyiko Condry Ngobeni, took the stage to render a harmonious opera piece at the 2023 African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum...
4IR AT THE CENTRE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION DAY
The Directorate of Research and Innovation (DRI) recently held an Institutional Research and Innovation Day at the Mthatha Campus with the institution’s top researchers interrogating the theme:...
WSU MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION TALENT UNVEILED AT GLITZY MASQUERADE-THEMED AWARDS CEREMONY
Unadulterated joy reverberated in Cape Town as WSU's marketing and communication unit walked away with five awards at this year’s Marketing, Advancement and Communication in Education (MACE)...
MARKETING STUDENT ELECTED TO COUNTRY’S UPPERMOST UNIVERSITY SPORTS FEDERATION
The unbridled passion and love for sports and all its accompanying and subsequent administration recently led to WSU marketing student McArthur Wulana being elected to the executive of the...
WSU KOMANI CAMPUS HOSTS 3rd ANNUAL ACADEMIC DEAN’S EXCELLENCE AWARDS
The WSU Komani campus held its third annual Dean’s Academic Excellence Awards in November to honour undergraduate students for their academic achievements. The awards were instituted...
WSU RESEARCHER ON PRESERVING GREEN ENERGY IN THE BRICS PARLIAMENTARY FORUM 2023.
Walter Sisulu University researcher, Dr Zukiswa Roboji, presented a paper at the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Parliament Forum 2023 held at Emperor’s Palace, Johannesburg...
WSU NPL TECH LEADS RESEARCH EXPEDITION TO ATLANTIC OCEAN
A National Pollution Lab Chemistry Technician, Thandiswa Matuka, led a group of three female scientists on a research expedition to detect the presence and level of inorganic Pollutants in the...
MTHATHA CAMPUS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION DAY PUTS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT THE CENTER
The Directorate of Research and Innovation (DRI) hosted a Mthatha Campus Research and Innovation Day on, 2 November 2023, under the theme: Reimagining Multidisciplinary Research and...
WSU CHOIRS TAKES 1st & 2nd PLACE AT PROVINCIAL COMPETITION
The Mthatha and Butterworth Campus choirs were officially crowned at the 2023 O.R Tambo Choral Music Festival in celebration of the iconic Oliver Reginald Tambo. The provincials were held in East...
WSU DISTINGUISHED DOCTORS ELECTED INTO CMSA COUNCIL
In a significant development for the healthcare community in the country, three Walter Sisulu University doctors have been elected council members of different colleges in the prestigious Colleges...
WSU PROFESSOR APPOINTED AS FIRST SA REP INTERNATIONAL BOARD
WSU Mathematics Education Professor Jogymol Alex has been inducted as the first South African representative on the Mathematics Education for the Future Project dedicated to innovating...
WSU DRI ENCOURAGES PRIORITIZATION OF RURAL-BASED RESEARCH
Acting Executive Director of the WSU Directorate of Research and Innovation (DRI), Professor Thobeka Ncwanywa, has encouraged WSU researchers to actively pursue research that is based in and...
WSU SIGNS MoA WITH MINING QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY
Walter Sisulu University management together with the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) which fosters collaboration between the two entities for the...
STAFF ENROLLED IN MASTERS AND PHD PROGRAMMES RECEIVE MUCH-NEEDED ASSISTANCE TO HELP SHARPEN RESEARCH FUNDAMENTALS
At least 20 WSU academics currently enrolled for Masters and doctoral degrees participated in an intense four-day workshop aimed at training the group on fundamental and structural academic...
WSU STUDENT'S IDEA WINS AT BIOAFRICA INNOVATION CONVENTION
WSU Faculty of Natural Sciences student, Sithethelele Bekwa, was among the top three winners at the Bio Africa Innovation Convention with his innovative research that addresses water contamination...
WSU ALUMNUS LEADS MDANTSANE SCHOOL TO PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL ACCOLADE
Growing up in the confines of a shack lining the dusty streets of a deeply rural village in Mount Ayliff did little to dissuade WSU alumnus, Mihlali Makhalima from fulfilling his dreams of...
WSU DISABILITY UNIT CREATES ACCESS FOR SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
The Disability Support Services Unit in Transformation and Language Directorate (TLD), Student Counseling Unit (SCU) and the Directorate of Learning and Teaching (DLT) hosted an induction workshop...
“IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT” - SAYS WSU ALUMNUS ON HER APPOINTMENT TO NEWZROOM AFRIKA
Walter Sisulu University Broadcasting graduate, Thabile Makapela has encouraged young broadcasting enthusiasts to be persistent in their pursuit of careers in media. This comes after the...
THE LEGACY OF PROF MASILO LAMLA: A TREASURED COLLECTION PRESERVING AFRICAN HERITAGE AT WSU
Within the walls of Walter Sisulu University, a captivating collection of artefacts stands as a tribute to the late Professor Canasseus Masilo Lamla’s profound dedication to preserving African...
WSU GRADUATES 988 STUDENTS, BUT VC WEARY OF IMPACT OF AUSTERITY MEASURES
On-going austerity measures in the higher education sector brought about a contextual and important dose of reality for many graduands and their families during the recent WSU spring graduation...
WSU PREPARES LIFE SKILLS COURSE FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
The Directorate of Teaching and Learning is in the process of developing a WSU101 course to help transition first-year students who come from under-resourced schooling backgrounds, into university...
LITERATURE FOR MEDICINE MAY BE ALL THAT CAN SAVE LIVES
Keeping up with the fast-growing and ever-changing literary aspect of medical humanities is necessary to ensure the high quality of patient care according to WSU researcher, Dr Oyewumi Olatoye...
WSU RESEARCHER ADDRESSES DIGITAL DIVIDE IN SOUTH AFRICA
Public Relations Management lecturer, Nelson Nciweni, discussed his research on digital divide at an international conference held at the Central University of Technology in Bloemfontein. Nciweni...
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF A XHOSA WOMAN WHO IS A CONSERVATION ECOLOGIST?
My name is Inam Yekwayo, a conservation ecologist and a Xhosa woman from the Eastern Cape. I am in love with nature. Nature gives me peace; it heals my soul and clears my mind. I am...
MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES FACULTY SHOWCASES ITS RESEARCH IN 3RD ANNUAL FACULTY RESEARCH DAY
“Addressing Health Issues Through Evidence-based Interventions and Research Innovation” was the theme of the 2023 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Research Day held at the Health Resource...
WSU PROFESSOR EMPOWERS WOMEN IN CANNABIZNIS
Women involved in the cannabis industry gathered in Lusikisiki to be empowered with insights into various crucial elements within the cannabis domain such as science, legislation and...
WSU FACULTY OF EDUCATION GEARS TO INFUSE CODING & ROBOTICS IN ITS CURRICULUM
In response to the National Department of Basic Education’s directive to incorporate coding and robotics into the schooling system, WSU’s Faculty of Education has undertaken an initiative to equip...
WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY TRANSFORMATION AND LANGUAGE DIRECTORATE CELEBRATES “DEAF AWARENESS MONTH”
The World Federation of the Deaf declared September a Deaf Awareness Month to raise positive aspects of deafness that included the South African Sign Language(SASL )STE Walter...
WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY MAKES A MARK IN THE 2ND BRICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2023
Two Walter Sisulu University (WSU) Public Administration masters students represented the university at the 2nd Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Research Institute Forum 2023...
WSU RESEARCHER SAYS WOMEN EMPOWERMENT THROUGH LAND REFORM
The promise of agri-preneurship is the driving force behind economic growth and empowerment in the Eastern Cape Province, yet, beneath the aspiration lies a pressing challenge of the scarcity of...
WSU-ECDOE PARTNERSHIP CAPACITATES UNEMPLOYED YOUTH WITH SKILLS
Walter Sisulu University (WSU) and the Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDoE) have joined forces to save the mother of all professions through the implementation of an application drive...
FIVE WSU DOCTORAL CANDIDATES RECEIVED AWARD FOR SACERT INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH WORKSHOP.
Five doctoral students from Walter Sisulu University (WSU) received a Sustained Academic Research and Training Program (SACERT) Track B full scholarship to attend a two-day international...
WSU & ECDOH PARTNERSHIP TO ADDRESS HEALTHCARE GAP IN RURAL EC
In a groundbreaking move towards redefining the landscape of healthcare delivery, WSU has embarked on a pioneering partnership with the Eastern Cape Department of Health, aimed at decentralizing...
COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES MINISTER CALLS FOR RECONFIGURATION OF COUNTRYS GRASSROOTS EDUCATION
Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Mondli Gungubele, called on both the basic education and higher education systems to reconfigure their respective curriculums in order to adopt...
WSU RAISES AWARENESS OF HYPERTENSION IN THE COMMUNITY
Walter Sisulu University participated in the May Measurement Month initiative by the International Society for Hypertension to assist communities with early detection of hypertension to avoid...
WSU PROFESSOR ELECTED INTO INTERNATIONAL BODY EXECUTIVE BOARD.
WSU’s sociology professor, Emeka Obioha, in the Faculty of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences has been elected to serve in the executive board of the International Sociological Association (ISA):...
WSU LECTURER XHOSA BOOK PRESCRIBED AT UFH HONOURS LEVEL
An IsiXhosa language expert in the Department of Administration and Hospitality Management, Sinoyolo Nokutywa, said the prescription of his drama book at Fort Hare University and WSU shows the...
CYBERCRIMES POSE A THREAT TO EC’S SMME SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
The Eastern Cape’s Small Micro and Medium Business (SMME) sector is operating in a precarious environment due to a lack of cybersecurity regulation, according to WSU lecturer and researcher,...
WSU STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME WITH AUSTRIAN UNIVERSITY PROVES A SUCCESS
Two WSU Bachelor of Education third-year students who participated in an international student exchange programme in the first semester have returned to start their School Based Experience (SBE)...
WSU LINGUIST TRAVELS AFRICA TO DEVELOP ISIXHOSA
Walter Sisulu University’s acting Languages Manager, Sinoyolo Nokutywa, is headed to Universities in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya in August to forge collaborations to develop African...
GIVE WOMEN SPACE AND OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD, SAYS WSU CHANCELLOR AT INUAGURATION
WSU’s newly installed Chancellor and Africa’s first black female chartered accountant Nonkululeko Gobodo recently called on business and industry to give women the adequate support and space to...
WILD COAST COOPORATIVES TO BENEFIT FROM WSU SMAFED RESARCH NICHE AREA
At least 11 fishing cooperatives stand to benefit from a partnership between WSU, Yakhani Corporative and Wild Coast Fishing Corporatives in King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality. Housed by the...
WSU AND EC HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECOMMIT TO LUCRATIVE MUTUAL PARTNERSHIP
A year-long negotiation between WSU and the Eastern Cape Department of Health culminated in the penning of a historic 10-year agreement between the two parties in a bid to recommit to a...
WSU LECTURER WINS INTERNATIONAL PITCH MENTORING PROGRAMME AWARD
Senior lecturer and Researcher in WSU’s Mathematical Sciences and Computing Department, Doctor William Vambe has recently become one of the awardees in the International Society of Pitching...
WSU STUDENT MAKES HIS WAY TO NATIONAL BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIPS
A 22-year old Public Management student, Siyanda Nhlabathi, will represent the institution at the National University Sports South Africa (USSA) National Body Building Championships in Mpumalanga...
PLASTIC SURGEON GOES BEYOND CALL OF DUTY TO HELP HUNDREDS WITH BREAST REDUCTION SURGERY
In a remarkable display of community engagement and commitment to improving the lives of local women, WSU’s Dr Viwe Nogaga, is running a breast reduction marathon for women suffering from...
OPINION: UNDERSTANDING DECOLONISATION THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY LENS
Israel Kariyana Continuing Professional Teacher Development This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The greatest tool to redress colonial injustice is the educational curriculum. This article presents personal...
WSU STUDENT HEADED TO MULTIVERSE PAGEANT IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
WSU Mechanical Engineering student, Chumasande Somazembe is set to compete in the Miss Multiverse Pageant to be held in the Dominican Republic in October. The Dimbaza-born beauty will represent...
WSU BURNS SYMPOSIUM PRIORITISES PATIENTS FROM RURAL COMMUNITIES
Early management of burns in rural patients was at the core of the burns symposium fostered by Walter Sisulu University’s plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr Viwe Nogaga. Established in...
WHEN IN ROME… CHAIR A SESSION!
There aren’t too many cities in the world whose embodiment and embrace of customer loyalty, customer satisfaction and quality service are quite as pronounced and safeguarded as the iconic city of...
WSU KARATE FINISHES JOINT FIRST AT RECENT USSA NATIONALS
The superior flailing about of karate chops, kicks and punches earned WSU joint-first position at this year’s edition of the annual University Sports South Africa (USSA) National Karate...
INCORPORATING DRIVER SIGNALS MIGHT IMPROVE SAFETY ON THE ROADS
A study conducted by a WSU Linguistics researcher, Sinoyolo Nokutywa suggests that semiotic language of South African drivers should be included in the K53 curriculum for learner...
WSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WINS DIVISION TO GAIN PROMOTION TO TOP TIER USSA DIVISION A
A spotless campaign that saw the WSU women’s basketball team go undefeated at this year’s University Sport South Africa national tournament saw the squad being promoted to the top tier division of...
SUKUSINYANZELA NGOLWIMI LWAKHO!
Ukunyanzela abantu ukuba banxibelelane ngesiNgesi kwindawo yokusebenza esebenzisa iilwimi ezimbini yenye yemicimbi ebalaseliswe ngumphandi uGqirhalwazi Yolisa Madolo, weWalter Sisulu University....
WSU ARTS PERFOMANCES IMPRESS AT A NATIONAL HEIPAFEST COMPETITION
Walter Sisulu University students’ competitive edge has yet again secured multiple victories in the 2023 Higher Institutions Performing Arts Festival (HEIPAFEST), held in Pretoria for 6 days at...
ICT LECTURER TAKES WSU RESEARCH ABROAD
Lecturer in the WSU Komani Campus Department of Information and Communication Technology, Munienge Mbodila, was one of the international researchers invited to presenting papers at the...
WSU SHOOTING GUARD CHINA-BOUND AS PART OF USSA NATIONAL SQUAD
A WSU basketball player has once again dribbled his way into selection for the USSA national basketball squad set to compete in the 2023 International University Sports Federation (FISU) World...
WSU RESEARCH NICHE AREA STRIVES TO ENHANCE CURRICULUM DESIGN
Researchers from Walter Sisulu University’s seven faculties recently gathered for a Sustainable Education Curriculum Design Workshop aimed at unearthing innovative strategies for creating...
PRESERVATION OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES AT THE CENTRE OF 2023 SALALS CONFERENCE
Linguists from universities across Africa assembled for the Southern African Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Society (SALALS) 2023 conference hosted by Walter Sisulu University’s...
BCM YOUTH INCREASINGLY PRONE TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES DUE TO SOCIAL MEDIA
The excessive use of social media by young adults in the Buffalo City Municipal area is one of the key contributors to the detriment of their mental and physical health, according to recent...
SOFTBALL TEAM MANAGER JOINS SOFTBALL NATIONAL TEAM AHEAD OF WORLD CUP
Institutional Softball Team Manager Nolwandle Nongauza has been appointed as Head of Delegation for the Softball South Africa Senior Ladies team ahead of Europe/African WBSC Women’s Softball World...
WSU ALUMNA DEDICATES CAREER TO PRODUCING GOOD QUALITY MATHS TEACHERS
WSU Alumna and Chief Executive Officer of Numeric, Sibonelo Nongcula said that good quality teachers supersede the use of technology when it comes to producing good results in schools. This was...
WSU PROFESSOR APPOINTED AS EDITOR OF INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
Part of WSU's strategic objectives emphasize that the university is ideally situated to serve the community and industry, as well as to strengthen relationships with local, regional, and even...
MASTERS STUDENT WINS BIG IN CONTINENTAL ESSAY COMPETITION
A WSU Masters student in Public Administration, Zona Ndamase (26), has earned a top 3 finish at the 10th Continental Essay Competition hosted by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) in...
WSU MAKES EFFORTS TO LIGHTEN ESKOM POWER BURDEN
Ubulongwe (cow dung), plants and solar power are amongst the natural resources explored by WSU for conversion into renewable energy to mitigate persisting blackouts in South Africa caused by low...
“IPHUPHA ALINCANYWA” – SAYS WSU JOURNALISM GRADUATE ON HIS APPOINTMENT TO NATIONAL RADIO
After years of knocking in on big industry doors, WSU journalism graduate, Nkosihleli Mfundisi, has joined uMhlobo Wenene FM as a current affairs producer and stand-in presenter. The Tsolo born,...
THE POSGRADUATE UNIT EQUIPS POSTGRADUATES ON WRITING FUNDING PROPOSALS
The Walter Sisulu University Postgraduate Office, in partnership with the European Commission (EC) and the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), hosted a proposal writing workshop on, 20...
WSU DRAMA GROUP AIMS FOR ANOTHER OVATION AT ARTS FESTIVAL
The WSU Butterworth Campus Drama Society brace for another virtuoso performance at the Makhanda National Arts Festival to retain their prestige as winners of the 2022 Standard Bank Ovation...
WSU CHIPS IN TO RESCUE SCHOOL FOR THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
Walter Sisulu University lecturer, Zukisa Mtiya, has put to practice one of WSU’s core strategic goals as a “Technology Infused African University” to upskill and fundraise for sixty physically...
WSU INSTALLS OVER 400 SOLAR PANELS AS AN ALTERNATE POWER SOURCE
A R10 million pilot project aimed at providing solar energy as an alternate power source to Walter Sisulu University has seen the institution install approximately 486 solar panels across the...
DOCTOR IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF RURAL PATIENTS THROUGH PLASTIC SURGERY
Smiles of disadvantaged patients in need of plastic and reconstructive surgery in the Eastern Cape are being restored by the cleft lip and palate programme by a Walter Sisulu University’s...
REBUILD CURRICULLA ON FOUNDATIONS OF INDIGINENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
You can't have an African university asking for the integration of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS), when IKS should be the foundation of everything that we do as African institutions, says...
WSU CONSOLODATION PROJECT CUTS 12 FACULTIES DOWN TO SEVEN
The Walter Sisulu University Council has officially approved and given the go ahead to executive management to implement the Rationalization and Consolidation Strategy at the University. During a...
WSU PARTNERSHIP EARNS FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS DATA SCIENCES CERTIFICATION
First-year students from three of the university’s academic programmes have equipped themselves with at least one tool designed to enhance their knowledge of the fourth industrial revolution in a...
DECOLONIZATION DEBATE REKINDLED AT WSU TRANSFORAMTION INDABA
The injustices of a colonial past resurfaced at WSU’s Transformation Indaba through the guest speaker, Dr William Mpofu, who rekindled the decolonization of higher education debate in South...
WSU TRANFORMATION INDABA ADRESSES INSTITUTIONAL POLICY REFORM
Transformations in institutional culture, minority rights and community engaged curricular were amongst priority areas targeted for institutional change at WSU’s Transformation Indaba held in East...
NEW MOP GAIT LAB GETS INSTALLED WITH ULTRA-MODERN TECHNOLOGIES
The Faculty of Health Sciences recently installed a new Medical Orthotics and Prosthetics (MOP) lab with state-of-the-art technologies that will assist students with gait analysis. Gait...
SOCIOLOGY PROF DELIVERS INAUGURAL LECTURE ON REBUILDING AN UNBEARABLY HOSTILE SOCIETY
Sociology Professor in the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Law, Emika Obioha, delivered his inaugural lecture focusing possibilities of rectifying a depleted social order to...
LAND BANK AND WSU GRADUATE THE COUNTRY’S FIRST BALCK CROP INSURANCE ACCESSORS
A twinning Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in 2018 by WSU and the Land Bank Insurance Company (LBIC) has culminated in the graduation of the country’s first black crop insurance...
WSU APPOINTS DIRECTOR FOR LANGUAGE AND TRANSFORMATION UNIT
In its resolve to form a free-standing Transformation and Language unit, Walter Sisulu University has brought in trailblazing researcher and technology enthusiast, Dr Maria Madiope as the unit’s...
CONTRIBUTION TO AFRICAN LITERATURE & LITERARY STUDIES EARN WSU PROFESSOR C2 NRF RATING
Professor of English, Enongene Sone, from the Walter Sisulu University Department of Arts (English Unit) has been recognised as a C2 calibre researcher by the National Research Foundation. The...
WSU SAFELY REMOVES THREE BARN OWLS FROM VENTILATION DUCT
Much-needed renovations to the Analytical Chemistry laboratory at BCC’s Potsdam site were temporary halted after three barn owls were found nestled in the building’s ventilation duct. The...
OBESITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD IMPACTS NEGATIVELY ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
A gap in the implementation of the National School Nutrition Policy is one of the contributing factors to obesity of children in the Eastern Cape, according to a research study. The study which...
WSU PHYSICS STUDENT SIMPLIFIES PHYSICAL SCIENCES FOR MATRICS
A 22-year-old Walter Sisulu University (WSU) level 4 Bachelor of Science in Physics student, Buzwe Dlembula, has developed a Physical Science study guide for Grade 12 learners. The idea came after...
SMALL BUSINESSES SHOULD INVEST IN RESKILLING THEIR WORKERS
The emergence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) threatens to reduce human activity and its relevance in the workplace through automation and digitisation of jobs. A study conducted by a WSU...
GUARDING QUEER LIVES: THE CONSTITUTION IS NOT ENOUGH
Although South Africa has one of the best constitutions in world, it still is not enough to provide an equal and conducive environment for the LGBTQ+ community. This is an assertion made by WSU...
