News & Media
Asserting African intellectuality in business
Unisa's Vice-Chancellor calls on young people to focus on building businesses around education and Africa's commitments. Read more
I-SET publishes "I-SET VOICES" documentary
Inspired towards Science, Engineering and Technology, I-SET is a community engagement flagship project of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology. The College recently collated and produced an "I-SET VOICES" documentary which explores voices within I-SET communities. Read more
Outstanding South Africans to be honoured at the 2021 Calabash Awards
Unisa Chancellor Thabo Mbeki will be honouring four remarkable individuals for their contribution to the transformation and development of the country Read more
Unisa hosts the launch of the South African Chapter of the African Women Leaders Network
South Africa became the 26th African country to launch a chapter of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) at a meeting of at least 130 leaders at Unisa. Read more
Corporate accolade for Unisa alumna
BA Communications Science graduate Sibongile Mbuli and her team recently bagged the 2021 Vodacom CEO Award for their work in corporate communications. Read more
A curriculum that embraces indigenous languages
Unisa held a Recognition of Prior Learning webinar to recognise the impact of the programme and showcase videos profiling students who were admitted into the university's qualifications using the RPL process. Read more
Vulnerable lizard species gets hot and bothered in rising temperatures
A Unisa researcher co-authored an article in The Conversation about the vulnerability of lizard species and how they depend on access to specific thermal environments to optimise various bodily functions. Read more
Unisa Vice-Chancellor meets with former Nigerian President
Professor Puleng LenkaBula had a breakfast meeting with His Excellency, former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, in Durban to discuss wide-ranging ideas on the marketability of Unisa in the rest of the continent. Read more
Unisa charting the way for Africa’s development
The bilateral meeting between Unisa and the Cote d'Ivoire Minister of Commerce and Industry at the Durban International Convention Centre in KwaZulu-Natal pointed to positive implications for economic growth and structural transformation Read more
Engaged psychology for calamitous times
The primary focus of a recent Department of Psychology webinar was sharing and reiterating the importance of engaged scholarship, as well as encouraging and instilling an out-of-the-box style of thinking with regard to collaborating with other disciplines. Read more
