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Learning from the life of OR Tambo
Delivered by the eminent Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela, the second annual Oliver Tambo Memorial Lecture not only reminisced about Tambo's life and leadership capabilities, but also deliberated on issues affecting South Africa and higher education. Read more
Creative Unisans conquer investment challenge
Keeping their eyes on the prize, Unisa’s Value Creators Team, innovative students Khanyisile Ndlovu and Junior Mahlangu, have won the JSE Investment Challenge’s Spectacular University Category in two consecutive months and made it to the top three of the overall rounds. Read more
Sustainable partnerships that contribute to societal transformation
Unisa’s Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Puleng LenkaBula, hosted an engagement dinner with captains of the mining and energy sectors on 20 October 2022, to explore mutually beneficial partnerships aimed at fostering solutions for economic growth and prosperity. Read more
Graduates encouraged to further explore educational trajectories
Delivering his congratulatory address at a recent Muckleneuk graduation ceremony, Thabo Mbeki, the Unisa Chancellor and Former President of South Africa, motivated graduates to continue learning in and beyond a university that educated many illustrious alumni. Read more
Media freedom under renewed threat
Increased vigilance is required to counter the efforts of politicians with an appetite to suppress freedom of speech. This was the central message at the 12th Percy Qoboza Memorial Lecture, hosted by the National Press Club, in partnership with Unisa and the Qoboza family. Read more
Unisa Chancellor tees off to benefit student funding
Unisa’s Chancellor and former South African President, Dr Thabo Mbeki, took to the green at a recent Stakeholder Engagement Golf Challenge to, among others, strengthen partnerships and collaborations in support of the university’s Student Access for Success Initiative. Read more
Persistence holds the key for visually impaired Dr Mlambo
Visually impaired Dr Mlambo Farisai from Zimbabwe forms the spring graduation crop of #UnisaGraduation2022 #Circleofexcellene at Unisa. Mlambo received a PhD from the College of Education through persistence and unyielding grit. She is also a lecturer at the Great Zimbabwe University (GZU). Read more
Underrepresentation of Africans in the CA profession needs intense attention
According to Dr Sedzani Musundwa, the first female black Chartered Accountant, CA (SA), at CAS to obtain a PhD at Unisa, the underrepresentation of black Africans in the chartered accountancy profession in South Africa persists even in democracy. Read more
Committed to being a scholar in the pursuit of knowledge
Unisa alumnus, Dr Brian Molefe, says his father’s academic journey, which resulted in two postgraduate degrees at Unisa, inspired him to choose the university when pursuing his own studies. Read more
Student matters come first for Hlengane
Fuelled by activism and a passion for students’ rights advocacy, Maanda Hlengane, a Unisa staffer and also speaker of the Tshwane Regional Student Parliament, has graduated with a Diploma in Law at Unisa. Read more
