School of Chemistry and Physics Build Team Spirit

School of Chemistry and Physics Build Team Spirit

UKZN’s School of Chemistry and Physics recently held its annual team building event which saw staff from the Howard College, Pietermaritzburg and Westville campuses gather for Minute-To-Win-It games hosted by the Beach & Bush company.

Admin, technical and academic staffers were randomly assigned to teams, each with T-shirts of different colours. ‘They really got behind their teammates, as they each took turns doing different activities, encouraging them vociferously,’ said School Manager Mrs Antoinette Botha.

The overall winners were the Bright Green team of Mr Bonginkosi Blose, Mr Mbuyiselwa Mbele, Ms Nonhlanhla Joyisa, Professor Neil Koorbanally, Ms Fikile Gumede, Dr Matshawandile Tukulula, and Dr Abdul Mahomed. First runners-up were the Navy Team and Second runners-up, the Dark Grey team.

‘Today was good,’ said Dean and Head of School Professor Ross Robinson. ‘My voice is sore from shouting. Well done.’

‘A vote of thanks is due to the organising team of Ms Antoinette Botha, Ms Jayshree Singh, Ms Mirelle Haripal, Ms Renee Naidoo and Ms Samantha Naidoo,’ said Robinson. ‘Thanks to Ms Mary David and Mr Leandharen Thaver for the venue hire, Beach & Bush for the fun activities, DSG marketing for the T-shirts, Gravy Bowl for the catering and Olympic Bus Lines for the transport.’

Ms Ayanda Zondi of the Pietermaritzburg campus said: ‘I just want to thank you for the wonderful experience we had yesterday; it was fun! We enjoyed ourselves far more than we expected. We connected with our colleagues from other campuses. The atmosphere was just amazing and uniting.’

Words: Sally Frost

Photograph: Supplied