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Death in abundance versus life in abundance in the context of Covid-19 and poverty
Covid-19 forced us to face our universal fear of death. How do the poor who don’t have the resources to seek professional help, deal with the grief of multiple deaths of loved ones? This was the focus of Professor Olehile Buffel’s inaugural lecture. Read more
College of Human Sciences appoints new Manager of Teaching, Learning, Community Engagement and Student Support
“Through Moodle, we can transform the way we deliver our study material and engage deeply and successfully with our students,” says newly appointed CHS Teaching, Learning, Community Engagement and Student Support Manager, Dr Suvania Naidoo. Read more
Examining peculiarities in the African Pentecostal tradition
Delivering his inaugural lecture, Professor Mookgo Kgatle said one needs to look at the importance of decolonisation in the church, move away from Eurocentric thinking and embrace African indigenous knowledge systems. Read more
Professor Ngoepe appointed as School of Arts Director
The former Chair of Unisa’s Department of Information Science, Professor Mpho Ngoepe, has been appointed Director of the School of Arts within the College of Human Sciences for a term of three years. Read more
Sharing linguistics expertise with the world
Unisa’s Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages has developed two major open educational resources as part of an ongoing programme to provide broad access to teaching, learning and research materials. Read more
Engaged psychology for calamitous times
The primary focus of a recent Department of Psychology webinar was sharing and reiterating the importance of engaged scholarship, as well as encouraging and instilling an out-of-the-box style of thinking with regard to collaborating with other disciplines. Read more
Her impactful art gives black women a voice
For Lethabo Huma, a Unisa visual multimedia student and one of the artists selected to be part of a Time Magazine project, art is a very personal craft that she uses to speak to the world about women's issues as she struggles to express herself verbally. Read more
Unisa, Luthuli Museum partnership goes from strength to strength
Prof Puleng Segalo was recently honoured with a traditional ceremony at the grave of Chief Albert Luthuli, further solidifying a remarkable partnership. Read more
The feminist that was Chief Albert Luthuli
In the second of a series of seminars honouring the late teacher, activist and politician, the spotlight fell on Chief Albert Luthuli’s less-examined philosophy on gender justice. Read more
'Cheers to 32 years in academia' - CHS bids farewell to School of Arts Director
As an art lecturer serving at different universities for the past three decades, Prof Nombeko Mpako is retiring to supervise artists of tomorrow and write more while traveling to enjoy her retirement. Read more
