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From a domestic worker to an assistant director - against all odds!
In 2003, a then domestic worker, Ms Johannah Baloyi, turned a new leaf in life when she graduated with a BA degree in Political Science and Communication at Unisa. Sixteen years later, on 26 September 2019, Baloyi returned to Unisa to graduate with a degree in Bachelor of Arts (Health Science and Social Services), this time around as an Assistant Director at the Department of Labour. Read more
Unisa trains young tourism ambassadors in Johannesburg
The Department of Development Studies (College of Human Sciences) and the Chance to Advance Programme collaborated with the City of Johannesburg to enhance the skills of 60 unemployed youth to function as tourism ambassadors. Read more
Traumatic challenges in schools: Pregnancy, bullying and murder
A recent workshop within the College of Human Sciences focused on some of the challenges facing teachers in counselling, including suicide, stress, bullying and lack of respect from learners. Read more
Unisan ranked among SA’s Top 5 Women in Science
Unisa’s Prof Azwihangwisi Mavhandu-Mudzusi is a finalist in the 2019 Standard Bank Top Women Awards. Read more
Decolonise art history
Using examples of artworks by Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony Van Dyck - two famous Flemish artists of the seventeenth century - Unisa's Prof Bernadette Van Haute explores the ways in which artists visualised intercultural encounters. Read more
Ugu Deputy Mayor Mthiyane now a proud Unisan
Citing the achievement as one of her life’s biggest milestones, the Deputy Mayor of the Ugu District Municipality, Councillor Phumlile Happiness Mthiyane, recently graduated at Unisa. Read more
New head of IGS shares expertise on gender-based violence
The national Department of Women invited Unisa's Prof Nokuthula Mazibuko to the launch of its public hearings in Atteridgeville. Read more
Dynamic Unisan among SA's most influential
Lefatshe Moagi, a Political Sciences lecturer, has been listed among Avance Media's Top 100 Most Influential Young South Africans. Read more
Thanks, NSFAS!
Isaac Mpho Mothiba is a proud Unisa alumnus - thanks to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, his loving grandmother and a supportive lecturer. Read more
On the psychology of student support and retention
Unisa's Dr Fortunate Silinda hopes that her research will highlight where postgraduates need help when writing their dissertations and theses in a distance-learning environment. Read more
