News & Media
Economist en route to promoting financial inclusion and stability in sub-Saharan Africa
Economist, Dr Moeti Godfrey Damane, is committed to using his research to drive positive change, both within the academic community and in the real world by influencing policies and practices. Read more
A call to end the violation of HIV-positive women's reproductive rights
![ProfMayiwa_IntranetLead[2327]_teaser.jpg](../../../STATIC/CORPORAT/CONTENT/NEWS_MED/ARTICLES/IMAGES/PROFMAYI.JPG)
Authored by a group of feminist scholars and activists, including Unisa's Prof Thenjiwe Meyiwa, a groundbreaking report exposes the deeply troubling practice of sterilisation that has violated the dignity, autonomy and reproductive rights of HIV-positive women in South Africa since 1997. Read more
“A celebration of creativity, ambition, and the power of ideas”
The third day of the Unisa Innovation festival 2024 continued to see upbeat students showcasing their creative ideas to a panel of adjudicators and a live audience, with Professor Les Labuschagne describing them as bold concepts that promise to shape the future. Read more
Black industrialist and founding CEO of Capebio to deliver keynote address at Innovation Festival
Daniel Ndima, a structural biologist of infectious diseases who strongly advocates for scientific innovation that creates jobs, improves the quality of ordinary lives and contributes to social development and the economy, will be speaking at the upcoming Unisa Innovation Festival. Read more
Top banking and fintech specialist to address Innovation Festival
Lincoln Mali will speak at Unisa's upcoming Innovation Festival, which will showcase some of the country's leading innovation specialists sharing their insights about innovation's exciting and ever-changing face. Read more
Generous equipment donation enhances Unisa's research capability
A donation of state-of-the-art equipment worth R27m by international institutions to the UNESCO-Unisa-ITLABS/NRF Africa Chair in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology allows postgraduate students and scientists to generate world-class data. Read more
Theological education engaging justice and inclusion
Practical theologian, Prof Marilyn Naidoo, pioneers theological education that is engaging, critical, liberating and humanising. Read more
A noble scholar making great strides in academia and society
Prof Azwihangwisi Mavhandu-Mudzusi's passion for education and research on HIV/AIDS management and LGBTQI+ acts on the needs of South Africa and the continent. Read more
In pursuit of using natural medicine to treat disease
A young scholar in pursuit of changing lives through research, Kabelo Mokgalaboni is currently involved in research focusing on medicine that uses plants and traditional vegetables that are freely available in rural areas due to their proven efficacy. Read more
National research in economics with a global reach
Unisa has responded to the developments brought about by changing times, the needs of a developing country and society at large. A case in point is the financial and related research of Unisan Prof Sin-Yu Ho. Read more
