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• Vice-Chancellor’s Public Lecture – UNIZULU – ‘Reconceptualising the African University: Identifying features’- Professor Prah (15 July 2020)
• Universities South Africa: ‘Gender Transformation in Higher Education’ – Co-presented by the Vice- Chancellor, Professor Mtose (12 August 2020)
• Rhodes University: ‘Transformation’ – Professor Seepe (14 August 2020)
• UNIZULU: ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ – Heidi Schoeman (18 August 2020)
• UNIZULU:Women’s DayTribute: ‘Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights for an Equal Future’ – Lisa Vetten (20 August 2020)
• UNIZULU: HeforShe Launch – Dr Phumzile Mlambo- Ngcuka (30 July 2020)
• UNIZULU: ‘COVID-19 PANDEMIC – Preparedness as a Service Delivery Imperative’ – Professor Majuqwana (28 August 2020)
• UNIZULU: COVID-19 Lecture – Professor Salim S. Abdool Karim, FRS – (10 September 2020)
• UNIZULU: ‘Future of Higher Education Sector with a Particular Focus on HDIs’ – Professor Mosala (19 September 2020)
• UNIZULU: ‘Developing and Maintaining a Person- centred Institutional Culture during a Pandemic’ – Professor Seepe (30 September 2020)
• UNIZULU Faculty of Arts: “The ‘Ethics of Duty’, Black Taxes and Cultural (In)justice in Africa in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic’ – Professor Edwin Etieyibo (7 October 2020)
• UNIZULU Faculty of Science and Agriculture: ‘The Reuse and Recycling of Electronic Component’ – Professor Richard Ocaya (9 October 2020)
• UNIZULU Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law: Department of Law: ‘All Rise’ – The Judicial Memoir Webinar of Justice Dikgang Moseneke (14 October 2020)
• UNIZULU Faculty of Science and Agriculture: ‘Intricacies of Historically-disadvantaged Institutions and Quality Assurance’ – Dr Andile Biyela (26 October 2020)
• UNIZULU Department of Mathematics Cosmology: ‘History and Milestones’ – Professor Lehloenya (22 September 2020)
• UNIZULU Department of Mathematics: ‘Virtual Lecture on Cosmology’ (22 September 2020)
• UNIZULU Department of Chemistry: ‘The Reuse and Recycle of Electrical Component’ – Professor Motaung (25 September 2020)
• UNIZULU Department of Agriculture: ‘The Promises and Challenges of Technology in HE’ – Dr Sibanda (30 September 2020)
• UNIZULU Department of Law: ‘The Judicial Memoir’
– Justice Moseneke (14 October 2020)
• UNIZULU: ‘The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Implications for Educational Practice’ – Professor Sipho Seepe (28 October 2020)
• UNIZULU: The Fourth Industrial Revolution – ‘Implications for Educational Practice’ – Professor Sipho Seepe (9 March 2020)
• UNIZULU Department of Nursing: ‘Occupational Health Hazards and Related Issues in Academic and Health Settings’ – Khosi Kunene (17 November 2020)
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Risk Management Committee (RMC) derives its mandate from section 27(2)(b) of the University Statute, which states that Council is obliged to establish a committee dealing with risk to advise the Executive Committee of the Council and Council on its responsibilities. Furthermore, section 68(a)(2)(c) of the Statute states that the function of MANCO includes risk assessment and management, as well as health and safety management. Therefore, the Risk; Compliance and OHS Office assists MANCO in executing its operational responsibilities relating to section 68 of the Statute. The Council and management are committed to the implementation and maintenance of a formal ERMF Strategy, including the integration of risk management throughout all levels of the University as fundamental to achieving its strategic and operational objectives. The University applies an enterprise-wide approach to risk management, which aims to ensure that each function, department, process and project is included in a structured and systematic process. UNIZULU considers health, safety and well-being management, business continuity, incident management and IT disaster recovery, as well as fraud management as crucial components of its ERMF. All staff members are accountable for identifying and managing risk in so far as is reasonably practicable within their area of responsibility. Sound risk management principles and practices are part of the normal management strategy for all organisational units within the University. During the year under review, UNIZULU updated its Risk Register and introduced COVID-19 as a new risk. Since the misalignment of academic structures has been addressed, the Institution resolved to remove the risk from the Risk Register, however, the controls that have been put in place to mitigate it will need special attention at the divisional level of related portfolios.
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