Speaking during a visit to Unisa, the Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Yusuf Cassim, called for renewed collaboration between funding bodies and universities to address the financial pressures plaguing the higher education sector.
April 10, 2026 | Category:
Corporate
Unisa-led Library Week event confronts literacy decline
The university’s Library and Information Services, in collaboration with the Kimberley Public Library, recently hosted a literacy-focused community engagement to help address South Africa’s declining reading culture and to promote the use of indigenous languages in reading and writing.
April 10, 2026 | Category:
Alumni, Corporate
Unisa alumna reflects on transformative journey as a globally recognised healthcare expert
Prof Isabel Coetzee, a recipient of the 2025 Unisa Principal’s Award for Distinguished Alumni in Research, reflects on her academic and professional journey filled with purpose, resilience and impact.
April 10, 2026 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate
Remarkable research psychologist is a catalyst for change in society
Dr Ghouwa Ismail, Unisa’s research psychologist and an NRF-rated scholar, conducts impactful research that informs violence prevention strategies, mental health interventions, and community development approaches that are contextually grounded and socially just.
April 09, 2026 | Category:
Corporate
Rethinking the history of the Unisa Library as a living intellectual infrastructure
In this article, Professors Mpho Ngoepe and Lorette Jacobs discuss the Unisa Library’s identity as both a heritage institution and a forward-looking knowledge infrastructure
April 09, 2026 | Category:
Lead, Corporate
Unisa hosts high-level dialogue focusing on geopolitical tensions
Unisa, in partnership with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, hosted a high-level roundtable focusing on geopolitical tensions and the significance of international law, diplomacy and multilateralism.
April 08, 2026 | Category:
Lead, Corporate
'Africa at a historical turning point' – Unisa VC
Speaking at the Times Higher Education Africa Universities Summit in Nairobi, Prof Puleng LenkaBula, Unisa Principal and Vice-Chancellor, said that in a rapidly shifting global order, Africa is increasingly exercising agency and that its universities play a decisive role in defining the continent’s intellectual direction.
April 08, 2026 | Category:
College of Law, Featured, Corporate
Unisa conducts successful legal awareness outreach in Mamelodi
The university's Law Clinic recently conducted a successful community outreach programme in Mamelodi as part of its ongoing Public Legal Education and Access to Justice Campaign.
April 08, 2026 | Category:
College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured
Unisan calls for an Ubuntu-centred future in the digital age
In a powerful and deeply reflective inaugural lecture, the College of Economic and Management Sciences’ Prof Tshilidzi Eric Nenzhelele unpacked the meaning behind his theme, "I Am Because We Are", weaving together his personal journey with a compelling critique of the current trajectory of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).
April 07, 2026 | Category:
Alumni, Corporate
Unisa honours alumna for excellence in research
When Prof Tlou Maggie Masenya was honoured with the Unisa Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Alumni in Research, it marked a significant milestone in an academic journey that began in a small village in Limpopo.
International Conference on Coastal, Marine, and Maritime Research (COMMRE 2026)
Venue: Durban International Conference Centre (Durban ICC)
Event dates: 27 - 30 October 2026
Full day
Unisa Catalytic Niche Area Research Symposium
Venue: Unisa, Muckleneuk and Science Campuses
Event dates: 29 - 31 July 2026
Full day
Debate, poetry, reading and writing programmes
Event dates: 17 July 2026
Full day