The African college of excellence in the social and human sciences
June 04, 2018 | Category:
Featured, News
The College of Human Science’s contributes to the production of South African leaders
In order to respond to the National Developmental Plan and the sustainable developmental goals the country and the continent needs soldiers that are empowered to deal with the ills of our continent. Unisa’s College of Human Science’s is ensuring that they produce such leaders in society.
June 01, 2018 | Category:
Featured, News
Human Sciences’ disciplines pertinent to the well-being of a society
Professor Nombeko Mpako has been seconded as the Director of School of Arts in the College of Humans Sciences. The associate professor of Visual Arts says she is ready to take on the director responsibilities as she speaks to us about her appointment.
May 30, 2018 | Category:
Featured, News, Corporate
Unisa hosts SADC trainee election observers
The seminar shared knowledge and expertise whilst tapping into the university’s ongoing research and academic insight on the role of elections in Africa’s democracy.
May 29, 2018 | Category:
Lead, Dept Afrikaans, Corporate
Decolonising education: Lessons from the Afrikaans language
Researchers at TMALI and Unisa discussed at the Breaking Down Borders Africa Youth Summit how African languages can be formalised and integrated in new knowledge production.
May 14, 2018 | Category:
Lead, Featured, News, Dept biblical, Corporate
Not up a blind alley but down a triumphal road to a PhD
In spite of his severe vision loss, Unisan Nico van Blerk has overcome all odds on his journey to a doctorate in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, which was awarded to him by the university on 9 May 2018.
May 11, 2018 | Category:
Featured, Events, News
Celebrate Mother Africa says iconic storyteller Gcina Mhlophe
The College of Human Sciences treated it alumni from the Tshwane region and those joining live via the College’s Facebook page to outstanding and inspirational poetry performances by three of Africa’s daughters, Nkateko Masinga, Busisiwe Mahlangu, and the iconic Gcina Mhlophe.
May 02, 2018 | Category:
Featured, News, Thought Leadership
The cost of mothering political memory
“Learning about the lives of these women in this format enabled her to enter conversations about the way gendering or un-gendering preceded in plantation life,” said Professor Tiffany Willoughby-Herard from the University of California when she spoke at a lecture hosted by Unisa’s Institute for Gender Studies in the College of Human Sciences.
