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Meet Unisa’s youngest and brightest “student”
Little Botshelo Mankuroane is a TikTok sensation who shot to fame after a video of a conversation between her and her mom, a Unisa student, Boitumelo Thelma Mankuroane, went viral. The conversation took place one morning when Boitumelo was getting her toddler ready for pre-school. Read more
Unisa is open to partnerships
Speaking at Unisa's recent engagement with captains of industry, Dr Phasoane Mokgobu said that stakeholders needed to come together to change the depressing picture of the country and continent. Read more
Unisa hosts high-level Malawian delegation
As guests of the UNESCO Chair on Open Distance Learning at the university, the delegation visited various facilities as part of a benchmarking exercise. Read more
Read the latest issue of YOUNISA
An inspirational policewoman, the remarkable innovation of a tech-savvy student and the academic achievement of a 64-year old mom all feature in the newsletter for students, alumni and friends of Unisa. Read more
Top 900 global university ranking for Unisa
For the second consecutive year, the US News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings placed Unisa at 9th in the country and 851st globally, up from 921st in the previous year. Read more
Pushing studies against Covid-19 odds
Unisa alumna, Mutshidziwa Buthelezi shares how she and her family survived Covid-19 and how she kept her head above water academically during the pandemic. Read more
Unisa scholars honoured as South Africa's top scientists
The Academy of Science of South Africa has recognised seven Unisa scholars as South Africa's top scientists, with a further two elected as members of the South African Young Academy of Science. Read more
Shamilin Naidoo sticking with it – from Durban to Dallas
Read about a Unisa alumnus whose journey to academic success spans three continents and almost a decade. Read more
Lwandile combines Olympic dreams with Unisa studies
An abiding interest in sports has seen Lwandile Simelane elected as first vice-president of SASCOC, and with a Unisa honours degree already under her belt she is now pursuing an LLB at the university. Read more
'We need to be aggressive in tackling injustice'
The National Press Club, in partnership with Unisa and the Qoboza family, hosted the 11th Percy Qoboza Memorial Lecture in remembrance of Black Wednesday. The keynote speaker, Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, urged South Africans to be aggressive in addressing injustice. Read more
