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Applying decolonisation and Africanisation to revive heritage
In South Africa, the education system has supported Western-oriented education that dehumanised some knowledges that represented African heritage, says Prof Vuyisile Msila. Read more
Motivated to change stereotypes about police officers
Mbali Rose Ngaleka's Facebook post celebrating her Unisa BA Policing Science degree recently topped the trends list, igniting inspiration countrywide and leaving many young people, police officers especially, determined to pursue their studies. Read more
Celebrating diversity to create a unified Unisa
Unisa hosted a virtual webinar on Heritage Day to highlight the essence of diversity, echoing the unified message that we are one and that together we can create a socially cohesive university. Read more
'Cheers to 32 years in academia' - CHS bids farewell to School of Arts Director
As an art lecturer serving at different universities for the past three decades, Prof Nombeko Mpako is retiring to supervise artists of tomorrow and write more while traveling to enjoy her retirement. Read more
How multicultural churches in South Africa are breaking down race barriers
Writing in The Conversation, Unisa’s Practical Theology’s Marilyn Naidoo says that a consolidated identity has become one of the most worrying South African realities and needs to be attended to as a matter of urgency. Read more
Turnover is high in South Africa’s higher education sector: what could turn the tide
Most employers know that employees are the heart of any organisation. Without them, an organisation can’t function, let alone excel and reach its goals. Why then are organisations finding it difficult to retain their employees? Read more
Unisa in the service of Africa
As South Africa celebrates Heritage Day, Unisa remains steadfast in its commitment to being rooted in the development of the continent and its people. Read more
Accountants can reduce the environmental impact of mining: pointers for South Africa
Writing in The Conversation, Unisa’s Professor Huibrecht Margaretha (Breggie) van der Poll examines the environmental impact of mining in South Africa Read more
Using the spirit-level as a method of balance
21 July 2021 would have been the 100th birthday of the late Sanusi, Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa—healer, poet, sculptor, and author. To honour his indigenous knowledge system, Unisa’s College of Graduate Studies hosted a CE indaba evaluating the academy as a transforming space towards the desired African university. Read more
College of Human Sciences COD scoops a Teaching and Learning Festival Award
Unisa’s Dr Nompumelelo Radebe won an award that represent her academic work as a fervent decolonial scholar who believes in curriculum transformation as part of the decolonisation struggles responding to the demands of the market, corporate sector, regional and national development. Read more
