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Women vocalists take top honours at Unisa's globally renowned showcase

During the final round of the 7th Unisa International Voice Competition, Zimbabwe's Molly Dzangare and Spain's Maria del Mar Vilaseca were crowned winners in, respectively, the Classical and Jazz categories.

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December 11, 2025 | Category: College of Education, Dept Finance, Risk Management and Banking, Featured, Corporate

Shaping the future of distance learning through a shared vision

Speaking at the recently held 30th International Council for Distance Education World Conference, Prof Puleng LenkaBula challenged institutions of higher learning to move beyond technocentric models, but to also build ecologies of care that honour diverse knowledge systems, languages and lived realities.

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December 11, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Unisa introduces translanguaging

The university has made a significant move toward transforming students’ learning experience by officially incorporating translanguaging into its teaching and learning strategy, thus facilitating a sense-making pedagogy.

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December 11, 2025 | Category: College of Graduate Sciences, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Showcasing postgraduate research and innovation with global impact

Held on 18 November, master's and doctoral students rose to the challenge at the 2025 Unisa Research and Innovation Postgraduate Student Showcase Competition, which was aligned with the university's 10 catalytic niche areas.

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December 11, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Celebrating the spirit of endurance

The Unisa Athletics Club was celebrated in style at a gala dinner that brought together athletes, staff members and university leadership to honour the club’s resilience and unity, which define the Unisa athletics community.

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December 10, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Unisa celebrates student leaders' academic achievements

Hosted by the Department of Student Affairs, the first Academic Awards Gala Dinner brought together dignitaries and proud nominees from the National and Regional Student Representative Councils to recognise outstanding achievements during 2025.

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December 10, 2025 | Category: Lead, Corporate

Recognising Unisans' pursuit of excellence

Held on 8 December 2025, the Unisa Institutional, Research, Teaching and Engaged Scholarship Excellence Awards celebrated the university's cream of the crop, affirming their excellence in contributing to the university's core business and strategic objectives, as well as their impact on society.

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December 03, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Unisa co-hosts G20 community outreach in the Eastern Cape

Unisa and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation recently hosted a G20 Community Engagement Town Hall Outreach in Lusikisiki under the theme "Financial Inclusion for Economic Development: Creating Access to Benefit Grassroot Economies".

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December 02, 2025 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, College of Education, Lead, Featured, Featured, Featured, Corporate

Unisans gain membership of prestigious science academies

Recently, four leading Unisa researchers were inaugurated as members of the Academy of Science of South Africa and the South African Young Academy of Science for their outstanding scientific contributions designed to benefit society at large.

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December 01, 2025 | Category: Alumni, Corporate

Unisa alumna takes the helm at the SA Library for the Blind

Unisa alumna Dr Refiloe Mabaso, redefines the meaning of leading with vision and purpose as the first person to chair both the National Library of South Africa and the South African Library for the Blind, spearheading a future where access to information is a right, not a privilege.

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Upcoming events

27 October

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

24 February

Digital Technology Conference

Event dates: 24 - 26 February 2026
Full day