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Durban University of Technology | Faculty of Arts & Design Magazine ISSUEFOUR

Moonchild, by ByLwansta, Gaba, Rude Boyz, and Sparks Bantwana

at Digifest 4

ISEA 2018 partners with Digifest 5

Fashion’s Mchunu receives award from DUT Council

Jewellery Design Student wins PlatAfrica Competition

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Credits

Editor: Andile Dube

031 373 6455/ [email protected]

Interns: Carly van der Westhuizen and Mongi Khanyile

Contributors: Bongani Gema, Elizabeth Kunene, Mbuso Kunene, Nomfundo Ngcobo, Noxolo Memela and

Waheeda Peters

Proofreader: Andrea Alcock

Images: Ayanda Buthelezi, Bongani Gema, Carly van der Westhuizen, Mbuso Kunene, Mbuso Nkosi, Morgen Kisten,

Noxolo Memela and Waheeda Peters

Layout and Design: Nic Human

Publisher: Faculty of Arts and Design (FoAD)

Editor-in-Chief: FoAD Executive Dean, Dr René Smith

Durban University of Technology | Faculty of Arts & Design Magazine | Issue Four 2017 3

AWARDS AND HONOURS

FoAD hosts annual Research and Staff Recognition Awards 6

Fashion’s Khaya Mchunu receives award from DUT Council 7

DUT student wins PlatAfrica 2017 8

TIP AND LP Hold annual Student Recognition Awards 9

COVER FEATURE

Digifest 4 closes with a bang! 10

SPECIAL REPORT

ISEA 2018 partners with Digifest 5 12

Young creatives lead PechaKucha at Digifest 4 13

EXHIBITIONS

Come Find It - First and Second Year Graphic Design exhibition 14

Graphic Design Third Year and BTech students showcase their work 15

Fashion Students Showcase Their Futuristic Designs at the BTech Exhibition 16

Chiliza exhibits for PPC Imaginarium 17

Fine Art students explore critical themes for their final exhibition 18

Zindela makes his curatorial debut 19

Interior Design showcase “Glitch” inspired designs 20

Journalism Photo Essays Describe everyday “Glitches” 21

Fine Art’s Shamil Balram exhibits at SMAC Gallery 22

Fine Art students invade Essence Festival 2017 23

NEWS

Faculties join forces to create a digital arts lab at Digifest 4 24

DUT Journalism hosts 9th Annual Mahatma Gandhi Media Lecture 25

MLC HoD awarded Erasmus scholarship to Valladolid University in Spain 26

Banele Nqeto’s Ngidlalile Ngethuba Lami 27

FoAD to host 2017 Emma Smith Art Scholarship Award 28

OUR ALUMNI

Drama alumni receives VME medal 29

DUT Alumni talks about UK’s Cardiff University 30

FoAD alumni win big at Regional Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards 31

Contents


HELLO FRIENDS

Three years ago, I started editing this magazine. At the time, it was a newsletter and after much deliberation, we decided to

relaunch it as a magazine. However, the rich content that celebrates the Faculty of Arts and Design’s staff and students’ strides

has not changed significantly.

In fact, we recently took a decision to have people on the cover of the magazine as opposed to having artworks. This is

another way of showing that there is so much to celebrate in our faculty.

This issue’s cover pays homage to the Arts and Design Digital Festival the faculty hosted in November 2017. In its fourth year

the festival is still very much a ‘must attend’ feature in every art or digital enthusiast’s calendar.

At this time of the year, many of us return to where we grew

up, and to many this place is called home. Our homes are

places of warmth, familiarity and love. Also for many, the

idea of “home” reaches beyond a physical building – to a

hometown or city. So to all those going home these holidays

I wish you safe travel.

I must also thank the team that works tirelessly on this

magazine, Dr René Smith for her constant support, Nic

Human for his dedication and hard work, my two journalism

interns, Carly Van Der Westhuizen and Mongi Khanyile for

their contribution. As well as others who contribute by

editing and providing photography.

Lastly I wish to thank you for taking the time to read the

magazine. Whatever your experiences this year, wherever

you are, I wish you a peaceful and a very happy Christmas

and a prosperous 2018!

Andile

Editor’s Note


What effect does this have on my qualifications that were on the old NQF and not on the HEQSF? Your qualifications are still valid even though some of the current qualification types are not available on

the HEQSF.

WHat are my options?For new (first-year, first-time) students registering, progression will be as follows:

• Diploma Advanced Diploma Postgraduate Diploma Master's Degree PhD/ DoctorateOr

• Bachelor's Degree Honours Degree Master's Degree PhD/ Doctorate Please note: This is the general route of progression on the HEQSF. For specific information on what qualifications

will be offered by particular academic programmes, please consult the relevant department.

THE HIGHER EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS SUB-FRAMEWORK (HEQSF)

What does this mean? Qualifications that are not aligned to the HEQSF will be phased out. New qualifications will replace the BTech and

National Diploma. Some departments have opted to offer HEQSF-aligned Diploma qualifications, whilst others will offer Degrees.

The BTech, N Dip. and other qualifications that are not HEQSF-aligned will not be offered to first-time registering students from January 2020. Students who have registered for non-aligned qualifications before 31 December

2019 will need to complete that qualification before the final phase out date of that particular programme.Students who have already completed their National Diploma (NDip) and wish to register for the BTech have

until 2019 to do so.

How does this affect me?You need to ensure you complete your course before the final phase out date for the qualification you have registered for. As the BTech does not exist on the HEQSF, the Minister of Higher Education has gazetted 31

December 2019 as the final date for first-time entering students enrolling in academic programmes that are not aligned with the HEQSF. You will need to check the entry requirements and articulation pathways of your chosen

course before applying.

The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) is a system for the classification, registration and publication of articulated and quality assured national qualifications. The revised Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework (HEQSF), which was gazetted on 2 August 2013, forms part of this framework. The Faculty of Arts and Design is

in the process of aligning all qualifications to the revised HEQSF.

Further information contact: the Faculty Office on 031 373 6522/6520 or go to: http://www.satn.org.za/


Lyndall Kemm-Stols, Dr Maleshoane Rapeane-Mathonsi, Sunthra Moodley and Tasneem Seedat.

FoAD hosts annual Research and Staff Recognition Awards

MONGI KHANYILE AND CARLY VAN DER WESTHUIZEN

Awards&Honours

Durban University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts and Design

(FoAD) held its annual research and staff recognition awards at City

Campus’ Courtyard.

FoAD’s Executive Dean, Dr René Smith kicked off the ceremony by

welcoming staff members and thanking them for their hard work

and contribution in moving the faculty forward.

The first part of the awards ceremony saw FoAD’s research co-

ordinator, Dr Maleshoane Rapeane-Mathonsi hand out awards

to staff that played a crucial role in research development in the

faculty.

Graphic Design lecturer, Dr Philippa Kethro was awarded the

Research Supervisor Award for her dedication to supervising

postgraduate students.

After scooping the award Dr Kethro emphasised how much she

enjoys her work, supervising research students and loved the fact

that she is getting recognition for doing what she loves.

“It doesn’t have to be an arduous journey to learn and study, it can

be fun and I try my best to convey this to all my students so they

make learning their favourite past time,” said Kethro.

During the staff awards Dr René Smith said it was important to

recognise staff that embody the faculty’s values.

In the Teaching & Leaning category, Dr Smith gave out three awards

with the first one going to the Curriculum Renewal Team, Prof Brian

Pearce, Lyndall Kemm, Mogiveny Rajkoomar, Nirvana Ramsaroop,

Tasneem Seedat and Sunthra Moodley.

The second award went to Fashion and Textile lecturer, Michaella

Cavanagh for her efforts in driving capacity development and

inspiring e-learning uptake and innovation.

The third award was given to FoAD’s Quality Promotion Officer, Nirvana

Ramsaroop for championing the Faculty Entrepreneurship Day.

In the innovation and engagement category Dr Smith awarded full-time

staff members, working on projects that prioritise strategic, inter-multi-

transdisciplinary projects that prioritise engagement and innovation.

The Dean’s Team Award went to the Fashion and Textile Department for delivering

on all strategic projects & imbibing faculty values. Their projects included the

Digital Arts and Design Festival (DigiFest), student exhibitions, Beijing Institute

of Fashion Technology (BIFT) partnership, Namibia University of Science and

Technology (NUST) Polar project, E-learning and Leadership.

Acting HoD for Graphic Design, Nicolaas Human, was awarded the Individual

Deans Award for showing leadership by taking on a headship position when

no one else would, for team work- working with Management team and staff,

included previous heads and contributing to Softcopy.

“Receiving this award really surprised me. There are many things within the

faculty to focus on but I am glad I was able to think and prioritise well enough to

do my work,” said Human.


Awards&Honours

Department of Fashion and Textile lecturer, Khaya Mchunu was awarded the

DUT Council Award in the engagement category at the Durban University of

Technology’s Staff Awards held at Steve Biko Campus.

Mchunu facilitates a community engagement project where second-year

students collaborate with a sewing circle from the Durban CBD called Sew-

ing for Africa.

The sewing group comes to Brickfield campus and partners with students for

design development. The previous projects were done by Mchunu himself

whilst he was mentored.

“The DUT version was a paradigm shift where I switched roles to being the

mentor, he said.”

The learning objective that he had for the project was to enable his students

to see themselves beyond being design students but most importantly as

active citizens and agents in social change (which is a graduate attribute of

the institution) said Mchunu.

“A method to exercise such an objective, I imagined, is by breaking the no-

tion of the university structure as an ivory tower that is inaccessible to its

immediate community, he said.”

The project is an extension of

the work that he has done both

in Johannesburg and the Lim-

popo Province working with

members of community sewing

projects.

“We somehow took a postmod-

ern take on community work, in

our case this meant, instead of

students going into the com-

munity perhaps the communi-

ty can come into our space,” he

said.

“The most rewarding feeling

after being awarded is to keep

doing more desirable work,”

Mchunu concluded.

Fashion’s Khaya Mchunu receives award from DUT CouncilMONGI KHANYILE

Khaya Mchunu (second from right) at the Polar Project exhibition at DUT Digifest 4.


DUT Student wins PlatAfrica 2017

SOFTCOPY REPORTER

Durban University of Technology Jewellery stu-

dent, Anke van der Linden won first place for her

piece “Undulation” in the student & apprentice cat-

egory at the 18th annual PlatAfrica 2017 jewellery

design and manufacturing competition.

The winners were announced during a ceremony

hosted by Anglo American Platinum at Theatre on

the Track in Kyalami. The competition was present-

ed in association with Platinum Guild International

(PGI) India and Metal Concentrators.

Anglo American Platinum CEO, Chris Griffith said:

“We are ecstatic to announce the winners of this

years’ competition and proud to be able to show-

case top talent in South Africa. PlatAfrica forms an

integral part of our vision of developing and build-

ing the platinum jewellery industry, and driving

platinum as the jewellery metal of choice.”

“Bold Minimalism” was the overarching theme of

the competition and aimed to pair timeless plat-

inum with on-trend design – curated elements,

pared down, simplified; each one considered, cou-

rageous and meaningful, a simple expression of love. The theme looks to minimalism as a stance against

excess, it dares to be bold with designs that stand out from a sea of clutter.

The target market for the 2017 competition was Indian millennials, and this year’s winners will again be

invited to India as part of Anglo American Platinum and PGI India’s collaboration to participate in PGI

India’s design outsourcing process for pieces for the growing Indian jewellery market.

Platinum Guild International (PGI) is an organisation funded by leading South African platinum produc-

ers and refiners. Founded in 1975, PGI has been providing information, sales support and training to all

levels of the jewellery trade for almost 40 years. In addition to its headquarters in London, PGI has offices

in each of the world’s major jewellery markets – China, India, Japan and the USA.

We are ecstatic to announce the winners of this years’ competition and proud to be able to showcase top talent in South Africa.

Awards&Honours

Anke van der Linden from the Durban University of Technology wins first place for her piece “Undulation”.


The Language Practice and Translation & Interpretation programmes held their

annual Awards Day where top performing students for the year 2017 were

recognised for their hard work.

Excited students packed the hall where awards were given to high achievers in

General Language Dynamics and Applied Second Language. Awards were also

handed out to students who have made incredible progress in their studies.

Intercultural studies lecturer and organiser of the awards, Philiswa Mncube said

the awards are hosted to motivate students, but importantly they are a way of

recognising excellence in their academic performance.

“On the day we invite people from relevant fields and have them give the students

ideas on what awaits them in the business world and how to get there”, said Mncube.

TIP AND LP Hold Annual student Recognition Awards MONGI KHANYILE

Awards&Honours

Dr Felix Awung and Philisiwe Ncube at the Language Practice and Translation & Interpreting Pracrtice Student Recognition Awards.

Snehlanhla Khanyile, 3rd year student and deputy class

representative scooped three awards: General Language Dynamics,

Applied 2nd language and the Appreciation award.

“It is a good feeling to have won all these awards because, it shows

there are people who see your hard work and it motivates you to

always keep reaching higher and to do better”, added Khanyile.

Some very outstanding awards categories were won by S. Shange

from language Practice III and these were the award for the best

achiever, most participating student and most progressive student.

It is a good feeling to have won all these awards because, it shows there are people who see your hard work and it motivates you to always keep reaching higher and to do better.


Digifest 4 closes with a bang!

CARLY VAN DER WESTHUIZEN

The fourth annual Digital Arts and Design Festival (DigiFest) wrapped up with

a host of events and live performances at the Steve Biko campus. The live acts

were in the form of poetry and open mic sessions. The main event of the night

showcased a great line-up of music by ByLwansta, Gaba, Rude Boyz, Moonchild,

Sibot and Toyota and Sparks Bantwana.

DUT students came out in numbers to support the event and danced to all

the different genres of live performances by various artists. One of the live acts,

Rude Boyz, got the crowds rocking to their unique energy and sounds which

evolve from 90s Kwaito, house music and hip-hop beats.

DUT’s Graphic Design student Jordan Kim-Kayembe, also performed two of his

songs live during the hip-hop showcase segment.

“My performance was really amazing. I loved interacting with the crowd and

their energy. I want to thank the organisers of Digifest 4 for providing us (artists)

with a platform to showcase our craft,” said Kim-Kayembe.

The popular hip-hop dance group, Tytanz Crew astonished the crowd-goers

with their impressive dance moves. Former DUT Graphic Design student and

dancer from the Tytanz crew, Siyanda Magaba said: “It really felt great coming

back to DUT and performing in front of everyone, it was magical,” he said.

Fine Art student, Simphiwe Sims added that the highlight of the evening was

definitely the performance given by ByLwansta. “He was awesome. He inspires

me to perfect my craft and become a well-known and respected artist,” he said.

For Journalism student Thanduxolo Mkhize, said that DigiFest 4 was outstanding,

especially having a concert with such renowned stars. “Some of these artists

were new to me but it did not stop me from appreciating each, unique musical

item that was showcased. I thoroughly enjoyed every performance.”

Next year, 2018, DigiFest 5 will be part of the International Symposium on

Electronic Art, (ISEA 2018) which will take place at the Arts and Design Digital

Festival (Digifest5), at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) from 23 to

30 June 2018.

Cover Feature


Day Four of the Durban University of Technology’s fourth annual DigiFest,

showcased the much-anticipated International Symposium on Electronic

Art, which will take place at the Arts and Design Digital Festival (Digifest5), at

the Durban University of Technology (DUT) from 23 to 30 June 2018.

The presentation was held at the KZNSA Gallery and introduced ISEA as a

precursor to ISEA2018. It was presented by Johannesburg-based electronic

artist, cultural activist and producer, Marcus Neustetter along with Sue

Gollifer, the chairperson of the ISEA international board.

Gollifer gave more insight into the ISEA2018 theme of Intersections and

also showcased Durban’s exciting, new promotional video, adding that the

aim of ISEA2018 is to build a legacy and bring new audiences, academics,

artists and local communities together. “The event will see an electrifying,

creative collaboration between artists, artisans, designers, technologists,

entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists and inventors which will take place in a

context where survival is the most basic instigator

for solutions. “The ISEA2018 theme, Intersections,

involves positioning creative technological

innovation as an activist engagement into

public space and public practice with underlying

critical questions of ownership, imposition and

development,” said Gollifer.

Further elaborating on the symposium,

Neustetter said, “The symposium and festival will

focus on accessible and alternative platforms

that encourage partnerships across sectors,

highlighting the strength of industry, institutions

and government to think about how we can

improve our environments and find locally

relevant approaches for everyday challenges.”

Neustetter added that the ISEA2018’s strategy

is to shape the programme through a call for

expressions of interest for partnership-projects, symposium presentations,

artistic interventions and collaborative work sessions.

Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Design, Dr René Smith, said the

sub-themes of hybridisation and purity will form part and parcel of ISEA2018.

“The sub-theme provides for contributions reflecting the purity of numbers,

code and technology interfacing with art, as well as hybridisation in relation

to art, science and technology. This sub-theme includes contributions on

identities, diversity and pluralism, migration and urbanisation as well as

notions of democracies – all in relation to art, science and technology. We

invite contributions on the purity of technology, sound, light and the ‘fourth

industrial revolution’ (artificial intelligence, virtual reality), networks and net

neutrality, as well as on the digital divide and technology,” she said excitedly.

ISEA2 018’s Marcus Neustetter.

ISEA 2018 partners with Digifest 5

WAHEEDA PETERS

Special Report


PechaKucha, which has been a popular feature on the Arts and Design

Digital Festival (Digifest) for the last three years, culminated day five of

Digifest 4 which was filled with a host of prominent speakers in the world of

arts, design and digital media.

Young creatives took to the stage at this year’s installation of the PechaKucha

which took place at DUT City Campus’ Arthur Smith Hall.

This year some of the speakers included Photographer, Llwellyn Makhanya;

Civic Data Activist, Richard Gevers; Developer, Mark Stuart; Music, app

developer, Brad Vause; Multi-media designer, Zwelisha Giampietri; Journalist,

Sihle Mthembu; Designer & Rapper, Bylwansta who shared their passions in

20 images, each lasting 20 seconds.

Makhanya who is a portrait photographer based in Durban describes himself

as a documentary photographer always seeking to be a voice for those who

want to or cannot speak for themselves.

“Passion wise I am inspired by people, specifically faces, and how they make

sense without being verbal. I love photographing people’s faces whether it’s

in a studio or in an informal setting”, said Makhanya.

Gevers said the PechaKucha format inspires creativity by imposing constraints

upon the presenter just as the Haiku format does with unrhymed verses.

Vega School graduate, Zwelisha Giampietri prefers to call herself a multi-

skilled designer and has vast experience in the advertising and the retail

clothing industries.

She is currently working full-time at Amanda Laird Cherry Apparel, an

established South African designer label. She likes

researching ideas and putting together proposals,

art direction and production, collaboration and

optimising creative processes. She lives for nature,

music, good food, culture and beautiful, colourful

things.

PechaKucha, which means “the sound of

conversation” in Japanese, was first conceived by

Tokyo architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham,

who were seeking a way to encourage student

presenters to use PowerPoint in a more organised

and succinct manner.

Young creatives lead PechaKucha at Digifest 4MONGI KHANYILE

Multi-media designer, Zwelisha Giampietri.


Graphic Design staff share a moment at the Come Find it exhibition.

Come Find It - First and Second Year Graphic Design exhibition


Graphic design is not an easy course. It consists of long hours and sleepless nights but we are highly grateful to our lecturers who kept pushing us to achieve better.

Exhibitions

The Faculty of Arts and Design year-end exhibition

season was kicked off by the Graphic Design

programme, which held its first and second year

exhibition. The impressive event also featured an

awards ceremony with the aim of recognising top

performing students.

Every year the students in the Graphic Design

programme produce an amazing amount of

work varying from different themes. Once the

stress surrounding portfolio preparation and the

formalities of marking have passed, they like to

show off a little.

From having City Campus lit up with posters

titled, Come Find It, to the entire program being

done and presented by both first and second year

students, the exhibition was hosted by Khwezi

Masinga, Thobela Khumalo, Hannah Smith,

Jordan Kim-Kayembe, Kelly Hall, Nafisa Habib and

Banele Makhanya.

“Graphic design is not an easy course. It consists of

long hours and sleepless nights but we are highly

grateful to our lecturers who kept pushing us to

achieve better. This night is a success because of

the lecturers as well,” said first year student, Banele

Makhanya.

The exhibition started with an awards ceremony. Students were awarded for the commendable

work they produced throughout the year.

Second year graphic design student, Pierre Rautenbach, stole the night with his many awards

including the Portfolio of the Year award.

“I worked really hard this year, it wasn’t easy but I proved that hard work really pays off,” said

Rautenbach.


The Graphic Design programme recently displayed their 3rd year and Bachelor of Technology

(BTech) students’ final exhibition at City Campus.

The third year final exhibition consisted of 13 projects. Namely, a DUT Art Gallery rebranding and

awareness campaign, a gender based 30 second advert, OXX T-shirt design, courier packaging,

an animated gif and online campaign, Baron Samedi Spiced rum campaign,the Poetry Africa

poster, an editorial spread, IJusi Afrika Typographika, a history publication, a Durban map, Goldpack

packaging, an Instagram diary, self-branding and a Behance online portfolio.

Third year student, Samela Hlophe said, “The approaches on each project differed depending on

what the brief required. But I maintained my style throughout, which is use of balanced colour

themes and layout.”

Hlophe said he learned a lot from DUT and is ready for the field. “I learned about strategy, concept

is key, be authentic, hard work beats talent, never compare yourself to your peers and always push

yourself to the limit (NOTE: there is no limit),” he said.

Graphic Design Third Year and BTech students showcase their workCARLY VAN DER WESTHUIZEN

Exhibitions

The BTech students exhibited individual projects.

BTech student, Karl Ludick’s exhibition was based

on the traditional aspects of Graphic Design

which involved a lot of drawing and hands on

crafts.

“My aim is to reignite the urgency of traditional

drawing and craft making within the Graphic

Design field. Showing that it’s actually more im-

portant than what the modern world of design

realises,” said Ludick.

Ludick’s target market was aimed towards Graph-

ic Design students, “I wanted to communicate

the importance of drawing to graphic design

students. That’s the foundation, they can build off

that and become better designers,” he said.

Graphic Design Lecturer, Dennis Purvis said, “It

has been a wonderful year working with these

students. I must say I’m quite shocked that they

have succeeded because they are always quiet,

they proved to us that they do listen and do their

work.”

I learned about strategy, concept is key, be authentic, hard work beats talent, never compare yourself to your peers and always push yourself to the limit (NOTE: there is no limit)

Graphic Design BTech student, Karl Ludick.


Fashion Students Showcase Their Futuristic Designs at the BTech Exhibition

WAHEEDA PETERS AND CARLY VAN DER WESTHUIZEN

14 Fashion students showcased their unique, futuristic designs at the

BTech Fashion Exhibition held at Durban University of Technology’s

(DUT’s) Brickfield Campus. The students created designs for the

exhibition which forms part of their annual practical component.

According to Farida Kadwa BTech co-ordinator for Fashion, a diverse

range of topics were covered by the 2017 students. Janine Turner

focused on a free-form knitted collection that embodies sustainable

ideologies. “The collection consists of eight looks, and the designs

were all created using 100% merino wool and 100% kid mohair.

The collection also features modular garments which means that

garment pieces fit together with modular attachments, enabling the

wearer to put together their own designs.”

Balini Naidoo explored designing a braille identification system for

clothing that will assist blind individuals in becoming more self-

reliant and independent when making clothing choices. “Having a

family member who is visually impaired has made me aware of the

many struggles that are faced by the blind. According to the South

African National Council for the Blind, the local communities in

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, and surrounding areas are faced with daily

struggles in terms of self-imagery and making daily clothing choices.”

Naidoo used an exploratory research approach led by the non-linear

design thinking process focusing on five key stages of empathising,

defining, ideating, prototyping and testing, in designing the braille

identification system. She hopes her study will inspire more South

African fashion designers and students to embrace the use of

innovative designs for social responsibility in their practice.

Neshika Nundkwar looked at creating origami-based designs

which are an interdisciplinary art form that deals with the ability to

fold paper. “My study shows that origami can be applied in fashion

using different methods to create origami-based designs. Traditional

pattern making techniques using existing origami paper folding

methods, were adapted to create garments.”

The practical component challenged me to overstep the boundaries of what I have ever done before...

Exhibitions

Jessica Shuttleworth explored digital printing of macro photographs onto

textiles, and subsequently applied handcrafted surface design techniques such as

embroidery and 3D digital printing to these textiles.

“The practical component challenged me to overstep the boundaries of what

I have ever done before; to practice, learn and build skills in every stage of

experimentation. Collaboration with individuals from other design disciplines is

encouraged when exploring methods of hybrid craft, as this will further enrich

the skills base.”

Jessica Shuttleworth’s creation which explored digital printing of macro photographs onto textiles.


Chiliza exhibits for PPC ImaginariumCARLY VAN DER WESTHUIZEN

Durban University of Technology Fine Art student and part-time lecturer,

Mhlonishwa Chiliza exhibited his captivating sculptures that embrace not

only single-medium, three-dimensional objects, but also mixed-media in-

stallation art for the PPC Imaginarium at KZNSA Gallery.

This after Chiliza made it to the finals at the PPC Imaginarium Art and Design

competition for two sculptures.

Chiliza explained his inspiration behind his work. “The work is inspired

by my daily nonstop movements within my urban space, I admire or

embrace the chaos or patterns of human movements specifically in

the Durban market (Warwick triangle). It’s the

space where informal trading happens,

and I like how people navigate

and intersect when occupy-

ing this space in Warwick,”

Taking eight weeks to

complete, Chiliza is

thankful for the help he

received from both DUT

Fine Art alumnus, Jabulani

Mbili and other artists.

The competition has three judging phases. The first stage is the concept

and submissions are done online. The second stage is the production phase

where the artists and designers have to produce physical work to be sub-

mitted.

“I was happy to be selected as a sculpture finalist out of 869 entrances. This

nationwide traveling show is made of 55 selected finalists out of 869,” said

Chiliza.

Chiliza also compiled a documentary that supports the work and

the photographers, namely Sthe Masinga and Mbuken Dlamini

from Nobukisa Photography.

Chiliza is grateful for this opportunity as he

learned valuable lessons as a student

aspiring to become a qualified fine

artist. Although he faced many

challenges his talent shone

through.

The winner of the compe-

tition will be announced in

April 2018.

Exhibitions

Chiliza’s artwork “Concretising Diversity” is inspired by the daily non-stop movements within his hometown of Durban.

I was happy to be selected as a sculpture finalist out of 869 entrances.


Fine Art students explore critical themes for their final exhibition

CARLY VAN DER WESTHIUZEN

Fine Art third year students recently showcased their final year

exhibitions at City Campus. Themes tackled were reconnection,

sexual trauma, over-sexualisation of the black female body, oral

traditions and archaic storytelling within the Zulu diaspora and

traditional scarification, to name a few.

Their work is inspired by renowned artists who have worked on

similar projects.

Fine Art student, Siyanda Zincume’s work examined the over-

sexualisation of the black female body, which pays much attention

to the female’s buttocks.

“As an artist, I believe that one of the purposes of art is to hold up a

mirror to society. This is done with the aim of portraying a reflection

of the issues within society. So I examined society’s obsession with

large female buttocks,” said Zincume.

Zincume’s work also show the overrepresentation of the female

buttocks in visual media.

“The rise of social media platforms has also contributed to the over-

sexualisation and overrepresentation of the protruding female butt.

As a contemporary artist, I believe that this is one of the biggest

issues we are currently facing as a global community,” said Zincume.

Fine Art student, Yasmin Dadabhay focused on the personal journey

of practices and processes of reconnecting to nature.

“I feel drawn to creating art inspired through this topic as I feel we

are living and being raised in an age of disconnection from nature

surrounding us and our inner nature,” said Dadabhay.

Siyanda Zincume’s work examined the over-sexualisation of the black

female body.

Exhibitions


Marking his curatorial debut, Durban University of Technology Fine

Art student, Luyanda Zindela, curated an exhibition at the Absa

Gallery based in Johannesburg.

The exhibition was inspired by Gerard Sekoto, a broadly recognised

innovator of black South African art. In 2004, the Absa L’Atelier

awards honoured the artist’s legacy by introducing the Gerard

Sekoto Award.

The Absa Gallery brought together all the Absa L’Atelier Gerard

Sekoto Award winners in this exhibition.

The exhibition titled A change in the Narrative, explores the winning

artists’ narratives, through their work and through the reflective

retellings of their thoughts and experiences since winning the Absa

L’Atelier Gerard Sekoto Award.

Zindela won a Merit Award in the 2014 instalment of the Absa

L’Atelier competition. He is currently studying towards his Master in

Technology Degree in Fine Art and feels honoured to have curated

this exhibition.

“Being presented with such a massive curatorial opportunity

not only exemplifies Absa’s continued value and support for the

unearthing of young, creative, African talent through the Absa

L’Atelier art competition but it also exemplifies Absa’s continued

dedication to significantly investing in and nurturing the careers

and narratives of the artists that emerge as a result of the

competition,” said Zindela.

Additional Reporting done by Carly van der Westhuizen.

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Fine Art’s Luyanda Zindela (third from left) at the Absa Gallery based in Johannesburg.


Interior Design showcase “Glitch” inspired designs


Durban University of Technology’s Interior Design department

recently held their Interior Design exhibition at the Interior Design

gallery at City Campus.

The exhibition took place on day six of the fourth annual Digital

Arts and Design Festival (DigiFest 4), where the Third year students

incorporated the DigiFest 4 theme, ‘Glitch’, in their work.

“We did a nightclub named Glitch. It worked as a restaurant during

the day in a vision of 2040. The main purpose was to connect

people with technology in this space by creating a transparent and

united space,” said Third Year student, Nhlakanipho ‘Ifani’ Nkosi.

Nkosi’s work was about creating an electric style of design ensuring

a classical and contemporary aesthetic. “I am always guided by KISS

principle which is a design rule that states systems perform best

when they have simple designs. It shows design development

behind concepts and ability to

create a space that is functional

and efficient. Lastly, it intends

to demonstrate my technical

abilities as a designer,” he said.

Nkosi got awards at the

exhibition; 2nd place for

presentation methods, best

designer and an award for the

most outstanding portfolio. As a

design mentor for the first year

students he encourages them

to accept critique as it improves

their work.

A 3D visualisation of Nhlakanipho Nkosi’s “GLITCH” nightclub.

Exhibitions

The Bachelor of Technology (Btech) students exhibited worked based on their

topic of choice. BTech student, Nomonde Dubazane’s work is called The Creative

Studio: using interior design to enhance innovative learning environments in the

Durban University of Technology (City Campus).

“Creative studio environments are active learning spaces that employ a variety

of creative problem solving exercises into concrete solutions. The study focused

mainly on using interior design to create learning studios that prepares creatives

for the industry or office type of setting,” said Dubazane.

Dubazane advises interior design students to believe in themselves and remember

that planning is key.


Journalism first year students exhibited photo essays themed “Glitch” as part of the annual DUT Arts

and Design Digital Festival.

Carissa Marnce, Daegan Martin, Mandisa Magubane, Mqondisi Myeni, Lwazi Khuboni, Nomfundo

Khumalo, Thobani Dlamini, Thubelihle Dumakude, Sibulelo Dlamini and Tsheboeng Seitlhamo’s

work captured everyday life “glitches”.

Lwazi Khuboni first year student said, that his photo essay was about a glitch in society and since a

glitch is a problem I focussed more on poor service delivery from the local government.

“The reason why I chose service delivery as the glitch I see in society is because, I grew up in the

township and poor service delivery has been going on for some time now”, said Khuboni.

As a first year student at first I thought this is impossible

because, a glitch is a word that mostly used as electrical error

but then as time went on my lecturers and tutors explained

it more thoroughly to me said Khuboni.

“I walked around my community took pictures of everything

that I felt it was the local government’s responsibility to fix

and aligned my essay well to tell a story”, added Khuboni.

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A 3D visualisation of Nhlakanipho Nkosi’s “GLITCH” nightclub.

Exhibitions

Jeeva Rajgopaul, Photography lecturer, said part of DUT’s Digifest 2017 is how first year journalism students in

photography have identified glitches in their environment and areas as future photojournalists.

“Students have interrogated the Digifest theme of “Glitch” and have interpreted the same visually, examining their

environment, areas they live in”, said Rajgopaul.

Thobani Dlamini first year journalism student said, his photo essay was revolving around poor living environments

people live under in the following areas of Clermont, KwaShembe and Emapheleni.

“I think it is only fair to me to at least get that kind of recognition because, I worked extremely hard to put together

this project with limited resources. I just hope it evokes the kind of emotions I wanted it to and persuades people to

pay attention and change other’s misfortunes”, said Dlamini.

Journalism students’ Photo assays showing everyday “GLITCHES”


Fine Art’s Shamil Balram whose work was exhibited at the SMAC Gallery.

Fine Art’s Shamil Balram exhibits at SMAC Gallery


Second year Fine Art student, Shamil Balram was recently one of the artists invited to exhibit his work at the South

Africa’s contemporary SMAC Gallery.

The gallery which is based in Cape Town represents established and emerging artists from South Africa, Africa and

further afield.

Titled PEER, the exhibition focuses on selected photographers

practicing in the African continent. Their work has been produced

in a variety of photographic mediums and sizes.

Balram exhibited a body of photographs. His work focuses on

question of land ownership in post-Apartheid South Africa and

unpacking our surroundings and their complex relationships to

history, memory and politics.

“My work conceptually speaks of building a bridge of a diverse

culture so we can step into the shoes of each other and experience

the pure meaning of life. One of my strong characteristics is my

majestic interracial background which allows me to interact with

diverse communities and cultures,” said Balram.

Being a student, Balram believes it is imperative to have a voice in

society and he is humbled that he could be part of this exhibition.

“I found the exhibition to be very exciting having to communicate

with people from different complex understandings of art in

relation to their connection to the artworks,” he added.

Through his art, he aims to challenge people’s understanding of

their identity and their importance to society by acknowledging

each other’s uniqueness and to critically analyse the environmental

or governmental structures.

Exhibitions


Second year fine Arts students Shamil Balram and Sihle Seme showcased

their work at the Annual Essence Festival 2017 at the Durban ICC.

Both students were invited to showcase their work at the festival, for both

exposure, recognition and most importantly views & opinions on how to

perfect their work by artistic critics.

“I was happy to have been invited to exhibit my work for exposure and getting

an understanding of other peoples’ opinions about my work, furthermore

was to meet different artists and gain some ideas in order for me to be more

critical and practical as well,” said Seme.

Balram said, the work focuses on questions of land ownership in post-

Apartheid South Africa and unpacking our surroundings and their complex

relationships to history, to memory and to politics.

Seme said, the experience of the showcasing was quite challenging because

I had a chance to interact with many other artists and individuals and had to

explain my concept which was what I intended on constructing my work.

“I found that this year there was more emphasis put onto the Visual Art

aspect of the Essence festival, being a student it is imperative to have a voice

in society,” said Balram.

Having a number of international recognised artist who approached my

work, it was truly an honour. It is shows like these which allows students to

see the endless objectives in the art society.

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Exhibitions

Sihle Seme looks on as his and Shamil Balram stall is prepared at the 2017 annual Essence Festival.


FoAD’s Executive Dean, Dr Renè Smith and Professor Oliviera with the students.

Faculties join forces to create a digital arts lab at Digifest 4


The Faculty of Arts and Design engaged in an interdisciplinary project with the Faculty

of Accounting and Informatics for the 2017 Durban University of Technology’s Digital

Arts and Design Festival.

This LabInter Project arose out of a commitment which is directly related to the

forthcoming International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) 2018 with guidance

from Professor Andreia Oliviera from the Federal University of Santa Maria in Brazil.

Professor Oliviera created the LabInter Project which is an interactive interdisciplinary

laboratory and creation place that has become a place of discussion and

development of e-Learning prototypes and pilot projects which are built through

such interdisciplinary, interactive and collaborative experiences.

Students from the Fine Art Department and the Information Technology Department

came together and planned the successful project.

My experience with this project was awesome. As an IT student, I got to interact with students from different disciplines and I learnt how to infuse science with art.

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Master of Technology in Fine Art student and project leader,

Luyanda Zindela explained, “It’s an interdisciplinary project

in which Professor Oliviera has experience in creating an

interdisciplinary digital arts lab. It’s a lab where students from

different faculties like creative arts and science came together

with the aim of creating a digital arts-based project.”

The project was a performance, interactive installation that

was activated at one of the spaces at City campus during the

DigiFest 4.

“The aim of the project was to allow for comments on student

access to financial aid using access to ‘water’ as a metaphor,”

said Zindela.

Audiences were asked to complete a questionnaire which

determined how much access they would have to financial aid

and that access was represented by the amount of ‘water’ they

had received.

Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology student,

Fanie Ndlovu said, “My experience with this project was

awesome. As an IT student, I got to interact with students from

different disciplines and I learnt how to infuse science with art,”

he said excitedly.


City Press’ Editor-in-Chief, Mondli Makhanya praised the South African

judiciary system and media for playing a big role in helping society keep in

line with the democratic South Africa they had imagined in 1994.

Makhanya was speaking at the 9th annual Mahatma Gandhi Media lecturer

hosted by the Gandhi Development Trust (GDT) and DUT’s Journalism

programme recently.

In his address, Mhakanya stated that the country’s judicial system was still

very strong and credible. He also glorified the media saying it had played a

big role in assisting society stay in tune with matters of interest to the public.

“Society in many instances has shown it’s resilience as it fought against the

HIV & Aids dilemma in April 2002; how the society fought against arms deal;

how the society forced SABC say no to censorship and battle the war against

State capture”, he said.

Makhanya continued, saying social media has expanded the debate, by

connecting people in such a way it brings relevancy to local issues that affect

communities.

“So all in all in order for the media to be a trusted source to the people it

works for, they have to maintain an equal amount of credibility to the

everyday South African,” said Makhanya.

Ending his address, he encouraged journalism students saying one of the

most important things to do as future journalists is to ensure that vigilance

is maintained.

“Be the change that you want to see in the world, great words by the Veteran

himself Mahatma Gandhi,” concluded Makhanya.

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Dr Mikhail Peppas, Dr Nhlakanipho Zulu, Mondli Makhanya (Editor-in-chief

City Press), Advocate Robin Sewlal and Zamambo Mkhize.

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Be the change that you want to see in the world, great words by the Veteran himself Mahatma Gandhi


MLC HoD awarded Erasmus scholarship to Valladolid University in Spain

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Durban University of Technology’s (DUT) own Ayesha Mall, travelled

to Valladolid Spain where she lectured journalism students at the

University of Valladolid.

Mall who is the Media, Language and Communications Head

of Department and Journalism lecturer, was a beneficiary of

the Erasmus Mundus Programme which is a European higher

education curriculum that aims to enhance quality education by

ensuring diversity through different cultures.

She said: “I spent time at the University of Valladolid in Valladolid,

Spain where I taught journalism students and engaged with

Journalism academics and students.”

“It was a pleasure to meet the staff and students. The students asked

a lot of questions, which led to wonderful and critical engagement”.

The Erasmus Mundus Programme for South Africa (derived from

Erasmus Mundus), is a plan to network and co-ordinate South

African and European universities. DUT students and academics

who are fortunate enough to be chosen for international trips

and experience different cultures through the Erasmus Mundus

Programme, always come back with a more enriched, academic

mindset.

Discussing how she was introduced to this programme, Mall said;

“Dr Alicia Torres, of the University of Valladolid, had visited DUT in

2016 as part of the Erasmus Programme and had spent time in

the Journalism Programme. She had sent me an invite to visit the

Journalism department at the University of Valladolid as part of

the Erasmus staff mobility grant and I was honoured to have been

selected onto the programme,” she said.

“Since childhood I had wanted to become a journalist. I’ve always

been interested in journalism, communication and the media,” said

Mall.

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“My family follows news and current affairs avidly and there have been always

critical discussions around local and global politics in our family homes so I

suppose this had an influence on me,” continued Mall.

The University of Valladolid is a public university in the city of Valladolid, in the

autonomous region of Castile and Leon, Spain. Established in the 13th century, it

is one of the oldest universities in the world.

DUT Journalism’s Ayesha Mall with Dr Alicia Torres and the fourth year journalism students at the University of Valladolid in Spain.

Since childhood I had wanted to become a journalist. I’ve always been interested in journalism, communication and the media.


Bachelor of Education student and entrepreneur, Banele Nqeto wrote, directed and

acted in his own movie.

The movie titled, “Ngidlalile Ngethuba Lami” is based on a true story. It is about a boy

named Xolani who is originally from eQuthu, a rural area in KwaZulu-Natal, moving

to the big city of Pietermaritzburg (PMB) where he came to study his Batchelor of

Education at DUT’s Indumiso campus.

Xolani (played by Nqeto) had a bursary from the Department of Education which

he lost due to his academic results not being up to the standard of the bursary

requirements. He left university because he could not pay his tuition fees.

As acting is also Nqeto’s passion, he acted in his film to pursue his dreams of being

an actor. “The movie is a true story of my life, I needed to drive out the message of my

reality and I felt that I would act it out best as I am the key person who understands

the story of my life,” said Nqeto.

Later in 2015, he visited home and realised the need for technology in rural areas.

Nqeto founded his business called NQETS IT (LTD) PTY, to kick start his entrepreneurial

vision for bringing technology to rural areas. Also coming from a poor background,

he wanted to help young people especially from rural areas.

“I am currently dealing with Grade 12 learners and I want to make sure that they are

able to go to university. I assist with university applications and I issue out bursary

forms to those who do not have access to internet,” said Nqeto.

Nqeto is also an ambassador at the HIV/AIDS centre at DUT and he sees a bright

future ahead of him.

“I am working on giving more awareness about HIV/AIDS through educative dramas

or movies in the upcoming year,” said Nqeto.

Banele Nqeto’s Ngidlalile Ngethuba LamiMONGI KHANYILE

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Bachelor of Education’s Banele Nqeto who wrote, directed and acted in his own movie.

The movie is a true story of my life, I needed to drive out the message of my reality and I felt that I would act it out best as I am the key person who understands the story of my life...


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FoAD to host 2017 Emma Smith Art Scholarship Award

ANDILE DUBE

The Faculty of Arts & Design will next year host its annual Emma Smith Art Award

Scholarship where art students will complete for the R50 000 scholarship.

The award ceremony and opening exhibition will take place on 14 May 2018 at 6pm

at DUT City Campus’ Arthur Smith Hall and the exhibition will be on open view until

15 May 2018 at the Interior Design Room 24 & Graphic Design Room 211.

The Emma Smith Scholarship Award was introduced in 1920 by KwaZulu-Natal sugar

industry magnate Sir Charles Smith. Named after his mother, Smith’s endowment was

made in appreciation of the work of visionary Art School Head, John Adams.

Adams was the Head of the Art School and an influential figure in education and the

arts in Natal. He was a graduate of the Royal College of Art and under his leadership

the Durban School of Arts established its reputation not only in the field of Fine Art

but also in the Applied Arts.

The Faculty of Arts and Design’s Executive Dean, Dr René Smith said it is on the basis of his pioneering

work that the Faculty of Arts and Design maintains its high reputation in the modern, technological

world.

“This engagement with the contemporary world has resulted in our annual DUTDigiFest, which

promotes Arts and Design disciplines in the digital era,” said Smith.

DUT’s Art Gallery Curator and organiser of the competition said the students’ work on exhibition is a

representation of the top students from across the Faculty of Arts & Design.

“The Emma Smith Art Award Scholarship exhibition showcases the best creative work that the Faculty

has to offer and is of an exceptional standard. The nominees are selected based on existing student

work produced during 2017, which includes 3rd year and B-Tech level. This body of work is shown as

part of the exhibition and is considered as part of the judging process.”

The first winner of the award was Elsie Currie and other notable winners include Dion Chang; South

African corporate trend analyst and design consultant, photographer Angela Buckland and artists

Deanne Donaldson and Ledelle Moe.

Fashion and Textiles’ Leandi Mulder won the 2016 competition for her collection made entirely of

second hand fabrics.

2016 Emma Smith Art Scholarship Award winner, Leandi Mulder.


Drama alumnus receives VME medalANDILE DUBE AND MONGI KHANYILE

Former Drama and Production Studies student, Russell Boast

was awarded the Veterans in Media and Entertainment (VME)

medal bearing the organisation’s insignia recently.

The medal is only given to non-profit networking organisations

and unites current and former members of the military

working in the film and television industry.

Traditionally, they are given to prove membership when

challenged and to enhance morale. In practice, challenge

coins that Boast received are normally presented by unit

commanders in recognition of special achievement by a

member of the unit.

Boast who has been in the film and television industry for

close to 20 years said receiving this token of appreciation from

veterans, warriors was one of his most humbling experiences

of his life.

“They all deserve our undying gratitude for their courage and

sacrifice in protecting our freedoms. I work tirelessly within the

entertainment industry to fight for inclusion and diversity and

to be honoured for that work by the military feels incredible.”

Boast is an independent Film and Television Casting Director

in Hollywood California and the Vice President of the Casting

Society of America (CSA), heading up the organization’s

Inclusion and Diversity and Training and Education

Committees. I work primarily with ABC, CBS, FOX, HULU &

NETFLIX.

He studied at DUT almost 5 years ago and credits his success

to the teaching staff in the Drama department.

“I wouldn’t be living the “Hollywood Dream” if it weren’t for

teachers like Prof Debbie Lutge and her team. Being born

and raised in South Africa makes you a unique individual to

Our Alumni

Kerry Barden and Russell Boast at the Casting Society of America’s Membership Meeting.

the world and we learned from the get go

how to use your talent to help and inspire

others,” said Boast.

Professor Deborah Lutge said, in his final year

of study, Russell Boast, showed initiative as

an entrepreneur, becoming both director

and producer in a touring Musical Review,

mounted at the Grahamstown National

Arts Festival and featuring female singers

from the Department.

“I could not be more pleased that this

bright, dedicated, driven, and caring young

artist has been recognized and awarded

a prestigious LA Veterans in Film and

Television Medal,” said Lutge.Boast’s VME medal.


DUT Alumni talks UK’s Cardiff University

MONGI KHANYILE

Former DUT journalism student and Mercury Newspaper

journalist, Sphelele Ngubane has returned to South Africa after

completing his Masters in Journalism, Media & Communications

at the renowned United Kingdom’s Cardiff University.

The university has a well reputed school of Journalism, Media and

Cultural studies, especially in the area of research quality.

It was ranked number one on the chart of universities offering

Journalism and PR studies by the Guardian University Guide 2017.

“Understanding that my career path was leading to academia and

having sought advice from professionals and academics ahead of

me I decided to go to Cardiff,” said Ngubane.

Our Alumni

“What also interested me was that there were more than 30 large-framed

photos by South Africa’s very own photojournalists telling the Apartheid story.

These include veteran photographers Peter Magubane and Alf Khumalo”

Ngubane continued, “Since my educational background was at a university of

technology and I was now in a traditional university doing a research-oriented

degree, I had a challenge adapting to the style I was not familiar with. However

with the luxury of being allocated a personal tutor, I got the hang of it within a

few months into the programme.”

Ngubane said, from the journalism school’s office to the residence office, they all

offered world-class service.

“What stood out for me inside the classroom were vigorous debates and

discussions with viewpoints from different corners of the world. I learnt a lot

about other places as much as I would believe they also learnt a lot about SA

from myself,” continued Ngubane.

Cardiff University is a public research

university in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.

It was founded in 1883 as the University

College of South Wales and Monmouthshire.

Cardiff University is the ninth-largest

university in the United Kingdom by

enrollment (30,675 total students).

Journalism’s Sphelele Ngubane.


Five former Durban University of Technology students from the Journalism

programme in the Department of Media, Language and Communication

emerged victorious during the KwaZulu-Natal Regional Vodacom Journalist of

the Year Awards ceremony held at the Protea Hotel in Umhlanga, recently.

Former DUT journalism student and SABC reporter, Sbongakonke Mbatha

was named 2017’s Young Journalist of the Year winner. Speaking about her

achievement, Mbatha said that winning the award assures her that she is on the

right path with her career.

“Winning Vodacom’s Young Journalist of the Year in KwaZulu-Natal has assured

me that I’m doing well and I must now continue to soar and never look back

because as far as my dreams are concerned the sky is not the limit,” said Mbatha.

Another Journalism graduate, Nabeelah Shaikh, scooped the Vodacom Journalist

of the Year regional award in the print news category. She clinched the title for

her breaking news investigation on the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Nelson R

Mandela School of Medicine’s corruption story.

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Our Alumni

Dasen Thathiah, also a former journalism student and Nkanyiso

Mdlalose, former Video Technology student respectively took

home the regional award in the TV Features category. Scooping

two regional awards in KwaZulu-Natal, one for 2017 Radio News

and for 2017 Radio Feature is Vusi Khumalo of SABC News. Sebe

Buthelezi from Etv/ENCA was named the Northern (Johannesburg)

region Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award winner. Both Khumalo

and Buthelezi are also DUT journalism graduates.

The 2017 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards drew over 1000

entries from all over the country. Chief Officer for Corporate Affairs

at the Vodacom Group Takalani Netshitenzhe, said the KwaZulu-

Natal regional awards took place on 17 October 2017 and journalists

were recognised in 12 categories for their outstanding work.

“We are delighted to announce the regional winners in KwaZulu-

Natal for the 2017 awards which honour journalists from around

the country by recognising their best work from the previous year.

We look forward to welcoming them at the national finals,” said

Netshitenzhe.

Netshitenzhe further added that he felt that all winners were

deserving and wished them all the luck in the national finals.Sbongakonke Mbatha with other KZN Regional winners.

Winning Vodacom’s Young Journalist of the Year in KwaZulu-Natal has assured me that I’m doing well and I must now continue to soar and never look back because as far as my dreams are concerned the sky is not the limit.


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