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Lekgotla charts a course for the new student generation
Setting the tone for the Principal and Vice-Chancellor’s Management Lekgotla, Professor Puleng LenkaBula said that the gathering is a critical opportunity to reflect on and reassess the university’s progress toward realising its vision for the new generation of students, assess deliverables and achievements, and consider challenges and opportunities. Read more
Turnaround victory for Unisa’s College of Accounting Sciences
The university is celebrating a significant academic achievement after recording a 51% pass rate in the January 2025 Initial Assessment of Competence examination, administered by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. This marks a substantial 50% improvement from the previous year’s 34% pass rate. Read more
SABC shines spotlight on Unisa's Science Campus and the university’s catalytic niche areas
The Morning Live team recently visited the Unisa Science Campus to learn about the university’s wide range of offerings, its exciting catalytic niche areas, and its potential role in providing alternative learning options while addressing the current student uptake crisis. Read more
Liberian ministry looks to Unisa for service delivery expertise
High-ranking officials from Liberia's Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs embarked on an educational journey at Unisa to gain vital knowledge and strategies aimed at strengthening and capacitating the Liberian President’s Delivery Unit in tracking and evaluating priority projects. Read more
Unisa strengthens ties with Hungarian HE institutions
Following deliberations at the Hungarian-South African Rectors' Forum in Budapest, Unisa has signed a memorandum of understanding with Óbuda University, allowing joint projects in especially the engineering and technology disciplines that are central to a number of Unisa's catalytic niche areas. This follows an agreement entered into earlier this year with Eötvös Loránd University, the oldest and largest university in Hungary. Read more
Unisa reflects on the challenges of Africa in the 21st century
To mark 31 years of democracy, the university’s College of Law recently held its 2025 Annual Law Conference under the theme "New Winds of Change in Africa: Reflecting on the Challenges of Africa in the 21st Century and 30 Years of the Post-1994 Democratic Dispensation in South Africa". Read more
Mbeki dialogue centres on the NDP and geopolitical tensions
At the 2025 Conversations with Thabo Mbeki, an annual gathering of scholars, diplomats, ambassadors, students and members of the public, the former statesman and Unisa Chancellor initiated a frank and open dialogue on the current geopolitical situation of the country and remedies to tensions. Read more
Generative AI in electoral campaigns: A double-edged sword for democracy
The Department of Communication Sciences in the College of Human Science recently hosted a research seminar on Generative AI in electoral campaigns and the future of democracy in Africa led by digital rights specialist, Phumzile van Damme. Read more
Maile: Entrepreneurship and self-reliance light the way for Africa’s growth
At the Unisa-hosted African Mayors Conference on Entrepreneurship, themed Advancing the 2030 Vision for Economic Growth, Urban Transformation and Sustainable Job Creation, Lebogang Maile, Gauteng MEC for Finance and Economic Development, urged mayors to prioritise policies and initiatives for entrepreneurship to thrive on the African continent. Read more
Hosted by Unisa, the 2025 Water Imbizo focused on solutions to SA’s dire water crisis
Featuring a keynote address by the Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, the event brought together academics and researchers from various organisations to discuss, among others, South Africa's alarming water levels and intergenerational water preservation. Read more
