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African women activism is alive and kicking!

Zimbabwean author and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga addressed the International Women’s Day celebration hosted by Unisa and the Thabo Mbeki Foundation. Read more

Study explores power relations and domestic violence in Mamelodi

As the world observes International Women’s Day, Unisa Sociology expert Dr Nokuthula Mazibuko reminds us that in South Africa one woman is killed by her intimate male partner every eight hours. Read more

Deriving personal development from research teamwork

Unisa and its College of Science, Engineering, and Technology are channelling GirlPower. Read more

Promises and contradictions within theological education

Theological training is well-positioned to play a key role in shaping patterns of belief and inquiry, said Prof Marilyn Naidoo from Unisa's College of Human Sciences as she delivered her inaugural lecture. Read more

Farewell to the ‘coolest Dean in the country’

Prof Rosemary Moeketsi has come to the end of her 31-year journey at the College of Human Sciences and Unisa. Read more

Elsa Swanepoel goes for gold

Move over Wayde van Niekerk! Unisa has its very own 400m masters gold medallist. Read more

Minister of Social Development recruits two Unisa staff members

Winnie Lindi Morake has been appointed to the South African Council for Social Service Professions, which has elected serving member Dr Maria Mabetoa as its president. Read more

Internal auditors must have a ‘beyond business acumen’

Dr Claudelle von Eck, CEO of the Institute of Internal Auditors of South Africa, believes it’s time for internal auditors to reinvent themselves and the profession. Read more

Curiosity is key

Your PhD is not the final destination of research but the start of new and exciting possibilities, says CSET’s Professor Elmarie Kritzinger. Read more

Meet Unisa’s Women of the Year

This is why Rachel Prinsloo, Krishnee Kissoonduth, Nomsa Lediga, Thandiwe Mchunu, Julia Bopape, and Adèle Blacker are shining stars at the university. Read more