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Cultivating a vision culture
Speaking at the Unisa Midlands Region spring graduation ceremony, Prof Melusi Khumalo stated that celebrating graduations emanates from students having a vision of what they want to be and what they want to achieve when they start their journey at Unisa. Read more
Conference a platform for critically engaging with indigenous knowledge-making
Esteemed scholars from various universities around the world gathered in Cape Town to attend the 4th International Conference on Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices, co-hosted by Unisa. Read more
Unisa supports golf day celebrating European commerce
The university recently co-sponsored the European Union Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Southern Africa's golf day, an annual event celebrating European business in South Africa. Read more
Unisa hosts West Coast stakeholder networking event
Held at the West Coast Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the event brought together key players from various sectors, including businesses, government representatives and civil society leaders. Read more
A surreal experience for Bachelor of Education graduate
"It was so overwhelming to see myself on the graduation platform being honoured by Unisa and celebrated by my family," says Lerato Lephatsoane, a newly minted graduate ready to take on Intermediate Phase teaching. Read more
Unisa honours revered business giant, Mike Nkuna
The transformative property mogul and pioneer recently received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Business Management (Honoris Causa) at the university in recognition of his outstanding contributions towards rural and township economy development. Read more
MEC issues clarion call for student funding collaboration
At the recent National Summit on Higher Education Funding, hosted by Unisa Enterprise, Business Day Dialogues and Telkom Business, Lebogang Maile, Gauteng MEC for Finance and Economic Development, urged collaborations to help fund students. Read more
Unisa co-launches portal for children's books
Unisa Library Services, in collaboration with the Puku Children's Literature Foundation, recently launched a cutting-edge tool aimed at simplifying the sourcing, selection and purchasing of children's books in all South African languages. Read more
Insights taking Unisa's transformation agenda forward
Speaking at the 5th Annual Transformation Conference, Prof Puleng LenkaBula, Unisa’s Principal and Vice-Chancellor, said the next 30 years of society's transformation, and that of the higher education sector and Unisa, will depend on what the current generation does to define and drive the next transformation frontier. Read more
Gcabashe calls for renewed ethical leadership at the OR Tambo Memorial Lecture
Delivering the annual Oliver Reginald Tambo Memorial Lecture at Unisa, Advocate Leah Gcabashe said that South Africans should look at Tambo's example when integrating the intersections of law and morality which underpin ethical conduct. Read more
