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Proudly African, globally relevant: Celebrating the PRG's research for impact
Unisa's professional and support staff recently shone at the 2025 Research and Innovation Week's Professional Research Group workshop through showcasing impactful research rooted in African realities. Read more
CEMS Research Day: "Proudly African, Globally Relevant"
Unisa's College of Economic and Management Sciences recently hosted a powerful Research and Innovation Day, showcasing bold ideas, African-rooted research and globally relevant solutions that aim to transform communities, industries and the continent at large. Read more
Unisa's impact behind bars and beyond
Actor, comedian and author Sthembiso Ndlovu, a proud Unisa alumnus, recounts his inspirational journey of self-discovery from incarceration to a thriving career in the performing arts and world of literature. Read more
Urban-Rural Linkage Community Engagement Project expands to KZN
The SBL project, which seeks to foster partnerships and skills transfer between rural entrepreneurs and urban businesses, was the subject of a recent series of workshops in Unisa’s KwaZulu-Natal region. Read more
School's water woes resolved by Unisa donation
The university recently handed over a biodigester and water system to the Sakhile Centre of Learning based in Amazizi Village, KwaZulu-Natal. The school was previously housed in a dilapidated building with inadequate water and sanitation infrastructure. Read more
Unisa Launches the Dr Motsoko Pheko Digital Archive Collection
Unisa recently held the official handover and digital launch of the Dr Motsoko Pheko Collection – a monumental archive honouring one of South Africa's revered liberation figures and celebrated Unisa alumnus. Read more
Spatial thinking and the advantage of a Geography Education
A powerful inaugural speech by Prof H.A.P. Smit emphasised the strength of geographical perspectives, spatial thinking and academic engagement when investigating problems facing humanity. Read more
Y2 NRF-rated young scholar pursues cutting-edge research to benefit society
As a young academic with unlimited potential, Dr Muthumuni Managa is making a mark in the scientific community to benefit society through ensuring access to safe and healthy drinking water, propelled by research. Read more
Unisa: South Africa’s premier producer of world-class graduates
With its autumn graduations underway at venues across the country, the University of South Africa takes great pride in again producing the largest cohort of graduates in the country – at all levels from diplomas to doctorates. Read more
Unisa partners with leading Tanzanian universities to advance African higher education
In a landmark move to strengthen academic collaboration across the continent, the university has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Dar es Salaam and the Open University of Tanzania. Read more
