News & Media

CAS academic’s articles on clean governance trend internationally

Bafo Khanyeza, senior lecturer in the College of Accounting Sciences, has written extensively on clean governance as a means to solve the current jobs bloodbath, and his articles are being read around the globe. Read more

Masedi’s Unisa journey takes him to the University of Zagreb

Up-and-coming young physicist Masedi Masekane is following an exciting PhD journey jointly supervised by Unisa and the University of Zagreb, the largest university in Croatia and one of the oldest in Europe. One of the outcomes of his research will be a ground-breaking materials analysis system, the first of its kind in Africa. Read more

Two Unisa creative intellectuals win coveted HSS Awards

Emerging victorious among more than 190 entries received, Unisans Natalia Molebatsi and Dr Napjadi Letsoalo walked away with top honours in their categories at the 7th Humanities and Social Sciences Awards. Read more

If you have the focus, Unisa will do the rest

‘Unisa is for people who know what they want to achieve in life and are willing to do what it takes to achieve their goals,’ says recent cum laude graduate and student leader, Sipho Manamela Read more

Never put limits on your dreams

‘I started my degree at the age of 37 and I did not allow negativity or discouragement from people to limit me in reaching my dreams,’ says recent LLB graduate, Eric Calzade Mukhari. Read more

Building successful institutions for Africa

Ushered in with a red carpet, Unisa’s VC Professor Puleng LenkaBula was welcomed with grace and honour at the Kenyan High Commissioner Catherine Muigai Mwangi’s Pretoria East residency. The VC shared with guests her riveting thoughts on the role of women in building successful institutions characterised by ecology and feminism. Read more

Unisa’s Pretoria Alumni Chapter treated to chai tea

On the morning of 19 March 2022, members of Unisa’s Pretoria Alumni Chapter gathered on the Unisa main campus for breakfast. It was their first meeting after two years of COVID-19. Read more

Establishing an African footprint, benchmarking digital innovation in teaching and learning

Unisa proved to be an ideal case study of how to provide distance education mediated through technology during the benchmarking visit earlier this year by Professor Paul Gundani, Vice-Chancellor of the Zimbabwe Open University. Read more

You already have everything you need to succeed

Despite a medical condition, Tsholofelo Modisane recently obtained her honours degree. Her achievement despite major obstacles is an inspiration to all Unisa students and, indeed, anyone who faces seemingly insurmountable challenges in their everyday life. Read more

Unisa participates in quality management assessment

An audit panel appointed by the Council on Higher Education will visit Unisa in April 2022 to ensure that the quality of the university’s offerings and student success do not fall behind. Read more