The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music boasts Swedish musician and composer Mr Stefan Johnsson, SA jazz pianist and UKZN alumnus Mr Melvin Peters and internationally acclaimed bassist Mr Bob Sinicrope of the United States for its Mandela Centenary Concert today (Wednesday, 14 March) at 6pm.
Visiting musicians will be joined on stage by jazz students under the tutelage of lecturer Mr Burton Naidoo. All performance pieces will be dedicated to Nelson Mandela.
PhD in Linguistics student, Mr Peter Tshetu, won the Young Linguist Award for his oral presentation on A compendium of dangerous speech: A case of
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Honours student in Drama and Performing Arts Kwanele Nyembe was named the 2022 National Poetry Slam Champion during UKZN’s Poetry Africa Festival. Nyembe, who won