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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 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 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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December 01, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Advocating for disability transformation through servant leadership

In celebration of Disability Rights Awareness Month, Unisa shares accomplishments of individuals with disabilities, who have made great strides in shaping the disability community through various leadership capacities. Thakhani Masuka is one such servant leader who promotes awareness and the rights of people with visual impairment.

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December 01, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Unisa Press continues to illuminate the publishing space

Unisa Press, in collaboration with Exclusive Books, launched a book titled Sesotho History and Development, centred around research conducted by linguist Dr Ntsoeu Seepheephe, demonstrating that Africans are one people.

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November 27, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Unisa celebrates adult learners’ achievements

The university’s Human Resources Department recently celebrated adult learners who dared to dream beyond the boundaries of expectation and who now stand tall as graduates of the Adult Community Education and Training programme.

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November 27, 2025 | Category: Lead, Corporate

Honouring Es'kia Mphahlele as timeless prophet and social critic

Delivering the 16th Es'kia Mphahlele Annual Memorial Lecture, Prof Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ, acclaimed scholar, author and poet, said that Mphahlele and his contemporaries were not only conscious of each other and immersed in their political and cultural context, but also influenced Black Americans and the Black diaspora across the world.

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November 26, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Unisa conference empowers men and boys to say no to violence

Themed "Men and Boys Matter: Reimagining Gender Inclusion in South Africa's Systems", the university's 4th Annual Men’s Conference empowered males to play a positive role in their societies.

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24 February

Digital Technology Conference

Event dates: 24 - 26 February 2026
Full day