News & Media

How ‘open’ is ODL?

Unisa's Department of Health Studies hosted a webinar presented by Dr Omari Shabani, a postdoctoral research fellow, exploring the presence and absence of constraint in the learning process. Read more

You have your PhD? Don't shelve it!

Watch the webinar, hosted by the Office of Graduate Studies and Research in Unisa's College of Human Sciences, that assists doctoral graduates to publish from their theses as part of a postdoctoral incubation programme. Read more

Covid-19 mental health toolkit

Watch Unisa postgraduate Psychology students talk about their experiences and coping strategies during the lockdown with Dr Fortunate Silinda from the College of Human Sciences. Read more

Last Rivonia triallist and Unisa alumnus dies

The university mourns the passing of Isithwalandwe Andrew Mokete Mlangeni, struggle icon and politician. "I want to emphasise that life should be one of learning. Lifelong learning. Don't stop in getting your degree; always continue to study until you go down to the grave." Read more

Assimilation not the answer

On 16 July 2020, the Unisa Black Forum held its first webinar this year, titled Institutional culture as the weapon of anti-transformation: The last frontier of decolonisation and transformation in SA universities. Read more

Reetsa molodi wa dinonyane

For some people, having more time to engage with nature has been an unexpected upside of lockdown. Prof Sekepe Matjila from the Department of African Languages, an amateur ornithologist, is one of the many Unisans who appreciate that it's much easier to hear the songs, twitters and warbling of our feathered friends when there are fewer cars on the roads. Read more

It's almost like being there

If you're looking for things to do at home or are in need of a change of scenery, simply grab your laptop, tablet or phone, and join us on the university's very first 360° virtual tour of the Stone Age and Iron Age exhibitions at the Unisa Anthropology and Archaeology Museum. Read more

It can't be business as usual

Prof Nokuthula Mazibuko, Head of Unisa's Institute for Gender Studies, delivered a digital lecture on gender-based violence on a Pretoria News Facebook Live Session this week. Read more

How colonialism's legacy continues to plague the ICC

The court has focused on African cases to the exclusion of developed countries, as well as developing regions such as Latin America, argues Unisa's Everisto Benyera, Associate Professor of African Politics in the Department of Political Read more

Internationally acclaimed researcher retires

Unisa hosted a virtual farewell for Prof Tilman Dedering, a valued member of staff, who dedicated 30 years of his academic career to the university. He joined the Department of History in the College of Human Sciences in 1990. Read more