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Top engineering student receives SACMA award
The South African Colliery Managers’ Association recently recognised Kgariri Benny Magolego from the Department of Mining Engineering as a top achieving student in Coal Mining Engineering. Read more
Examining peculiarities in the African Pentecostal tradition
Delivering his inaugural lecture, Professor Mookgo Kgatle said one needs to look at the importance of decolonisation in the church, move away from Eurocentric thinking and embrace African indigenous knowledge systems. Read more
Professor Ngoepe appointed as School of Arts Director
The former Chair of Unisa’s Department of Information Science, Professor Mpho Ngoepe, has been appointed Director of the School of Arts within the College of Human Sciences for a term of three years. Read more
Unisa law student and alumnus excels in essay-writing competition
Donald Kubayi’s essay arguing that criminals increasingly use social media for the recruitment of victims, clients and service providers took him to the runner-up spot in the South African Law Reform Commission’s Justice Pius Langa legal essay-writing competition for 2021 Read more
Reimagining the futures of higher education towards 2050
“For us to protect knowledge systems, we must ensure that the intellectual futures of South Africa, the continent and the world are protected with an understanding that we exist as individuals who are inextricably bound to society,” said Professor Puleng LenkaBula, speaking at a Unisa-hosted international conference on the futures of higher education. Read more
Tomorrow's solutions today as young entrepreneurs present their vision
Hosted by Unisa, the BlueOceanCorners City Final Jury event saw trend-setters pitching their solution-oriented creative enterprises that will address a range of local government issues. Read more
Remote working not as positive as expected
‘Many employees reported increased levels of stress, loneliness and even depression due to being forced to work from home,’ said Professor Ingrid Potgieter during her inaugural lecture. Read more
Sharing linguistics expertise with the world
Unisa’s Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages has developed two major open educational resources as part of an ongoing programme to provide broad access to teaching, learning and research materials. Read more
A wholesome journey to full professorship
“If my theology does not solve African problems, it is not worth pursuing.” These are the words of Professor Mookgo Solomon Kgatle, an African Pentecostalism theologian who has recently been promoted to full professor at Unisa at the age of 37. Read more
The changing workplace requires a new role for industrial psychologists
In his inaugural lecture, Professor Rudi Oosthuizen argued that smart technology, artificial intelligence, robotics and algorithms, among others, have a major impact on the role of industrial psychologists in the workplace. Read more
