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"This achievement means that I have worked hard and earned my crown"
Unisa's Gauteng regional student leader, Sanelisiwe Siyothula, recently obtained a Public Relations Diploma to bridge theory and practice in student leadership. Siyothula's academic achievement tells a story of a township girl who wants to solve the world's communication challenges. Read more
Unisa linguist attempts to solve the literacy crisis in South Africa
Delivering her inaugural lecture recently, Prof Carien Wilsenach from the College of Human Sciences’ Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages argued that there is a literacy crisis in South Africa. This refers to the fact that 78% of learners in Grade 4 cannot understand what they read, and more than 50% of children do not know the letters of the alphabet by the end of Grade 1. Read more
Multilingual education the driving force behind transformed HEIs
Unisa's theme for its 150th anniversary year is Reclaiming Africa's Intellectual Futures , and, reflecting this, the central message at the university's International Mother Language Day celebration was that multilingualism and mother-tongue-based education are the driving forces for transformed and Africanised higher education institutions. Read more
Unisans share the world of language studies and careers with rural learners
Learners, especially those in rural areas, are not always aware of career paths involving indigenous languages. This void was recently addressed when Unisa's Department of African Languages visited KwaZulu-Natal in the spirit of the university's 150th anniversary theme, "Reclaiming Africa's intellectual futures". Read more
Why classical European philosophy is relevant to African ubuntu
In his inaugural lecture, Prof Callum Scott, of the Department of Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology, examined the intersection between the church’s formal philosophical and theological tradition and the indigenous knowledge systems of Africans. Read more
Unisa is a driver of teaching and learning empowerment
As it continues to shape and reclaim Africa’s intellectual futures, Unisa contributes immensely to an improved education system in South Africa and towards the National Development Plan 2030, thus the Sustainable Development Goals more so of equitable and equal education. Read more
Unisan appointed by International Council on Archives (ICA)
Prof Ngoako Marutha’s career proves that your background doesn’t define you – through hard work and dedication, you can achieve anything in life. He started his career as a trainer of German shepherd security dogs and has progressed to a full professor in information science. Read more
Towards ending female genital mutilation by 2030
Marking the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Unisa's Institute for Gender Studies reaffirmed its solidarity with and support of the campaign against this form of gender-based violence. Read more
Unisa author scoops two creative awards
Dr Gerda Taljaard-Gilson from the Department of Afrikaans and Theory of Literature was recently awarded the prestigious ATKV Prose Prize and the kykNET-Rapport Fiction Prize for her novel Vier susters. Read more
Unisa participates in the 2022 National Three Minute Thesis Competition
The College of Graduate Studies facilitated the university's participation in the 2022 National Three Minute Thesis Competition. Through three of its students, Unisa joined over 900 universities worldwide that participated in 2022. Read more
