CCMS congratulates Dr Lubombo, on his appointment as Postgraduate Research Advising Specialist at North-West University, SA
Musara Lubombo is a doctoral graduate of CCMS (2015), where he also in 2012 received his MA (summa cum laude), completed his postdoctoral research fellowship (2016 – 2019), and continues to hold an appointment as an Honorary Lecturer (2020 – 2022). Before joining NWU, he held a lectureship position at Bindura University of Science Education’s […]
CCMS celebrates the success of PhD and Masters Graduates
UKZN’s Centre for Communication, Media and Society (CCMS) PhD and Master’s graduates were lauded for their achievements during a virtual celebration organised by the Centre. The CCMS boasts a record number of eleven PhDs and five Master’s graduates for the year. Professors Ruth Teer-Tomaselli, Keyan Tomaselli, Donal McCracken, Eliza Govender and Sarah Gibson supervised the […]
Agony and Ecstasy all Part of the PhD Study Story
Students from the Centre of Communication, Media and Society (CCMS) Dr Yonela Vukapi and Dr Phiwe Nota can attest to the joy and agony involved in earning a PhD in Media and Cultural Studies. Professor Eliza Govender who also supervised them for their honours degrees supervised them both at UKZN. Their ‘never-ending story’ began in […]
East Coast Radio Bursaries for UKZN Students
Nine students from the Centre for Communication, Media and Society (CCMS) in the School of Applied Human Sciences (SAHS) received full tuition bursaries from East Coast Radio (ECR), KwaZulu-Natal’s leading commercial radio station. Academic Leader for Community Engagement in the SAHS and the CCMS Professor Lauren Dyll said ECR’s generosity was well timed. ‘In the context of constrained public […]
CCMS receives generous laptop sponsorship for postgraduate remote teaching
The Centre for Communication, Media and Society (CCMS) within the School of Applied Human Sciences proudly distributed sponsored laptops with bags to their 2020 Honours cohort recently. The generous sponsorship from telecommunications company RewardsCo comes at a critical time when the University has transitioned from residential to remote teaching to cater for the safety and wellbeing of staff and […]
Ramaphosa Depicted as a Saint while NDZ Vilified in Online Press – Research Finding
PhD research shows Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma gets rough treatment from online press in stark contrast to President Cyril Ramaphosa who is the electronic media’s darling. The subject of the research by 29-year-old doctoral graduate Dr Tigere Muringa of UKZN’s Centre for Communication, Media and Society (CCMS) was: News coverage in online press titles during the ANC […]
CCMS Student Receives Emerging Scholar Research Award
The Common Ground Research Network of the University of Illinois in the United States selected UKZN PhD student Mr Akwasi Bosompem Boateng for its emerging scholar award in recognition of his outstanding research work. Boateng, who is at the Centre for Communication, Media and Society (CCMS), said he was proud his work had been recognised by […]
CCMS Students visit Uzalo TV Show Studio
Uzalo: Blood is Forever, produced by Stained Glass Productions, is South Africa’s most watched soap opera with its captivating drama narrative situated in the KwaZulu-Natal township of KwaMashu. The soapie, predominately targeted at Black African isiZulu speaking viewers, tells the story of two babies from different families who were accidentally swapped in hospital after birth, and the […]
CCMS lecturer elected Co-Chair of International Health Communication Working Group
A senior lecturer at the Centre for Communication, Media and Society (CCMS) within the School of Applied Human Sciences, Govender is recognised in her field for her work in strategic communication approaches with entertainment education and the use of participatory action research for health promotion with specific applications to HIV prevention strategies. She will serve as co-chair for […]