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Unisan humanitarian awarded honorary doctorate

Shamila Ramjawan has been recognised for her efforts to promote menstrual health and hygiene by the Global International Alliance, an organisation that works with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women to make a difference in the world. Read more

From postgrad student assistant to chair of department

Dr Nthabiseng Violet Moraka, a black feminist researcher who heads the Department of Business Management, attests to the opportunities the university gave her to complete her PhD at age 33 and become one of Unisa’s youngest CoDs.
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Highly cited ODL scholar has influence on many fronts

Prof Paul Prinsloo joins the prestigious Unisa Million Rand Club with an eye-wateringly large grant from a consortium of European foundations to research the question: How is secondary-level schooling being refigured through digital technology in different regions of the world and in what ways are these changes reproducing, exacerbating or alleviating in/equality? Read more

Unisan set to thrive on new reality TV show

Unisa’s Shamila Ramjawan has just been selected to be in a brand-new Real TV docu-series called "THRIVORS - 21 days from survive to thrive", a show set to showcase 8 remarkable global and local leaders with outstanding thrive-ability. Read more

Unisa RPL journey bears fruit

Rodney Naudé graduated on 30 May 2019 in Durban with a Master of Commerce in Business Management after having had his prior learning recognised for the purpose of further study. Read more

Honours achievement for EFF’s Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi

Supported by the party’s top leadership, the deputy secretary-general of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi, recently graduated at Unisa with a Bachelor of Administration Honours in Public Administration. Read more

Unisa's youngest female PhD graduate wins the all-or-nothing game

"With a doctorate, there are no small wins. You have nothing until it is over and you get your results. That is why doing a doctorate can't be for anyone but yourself." ~ Dr Catherine le Roux Read more

A Unisa alumnus reaches the finals of Miss SA 2017

Yuta Raubenheimer, a BCOMM Business Management graduate, says that entering the pageant has always been her dream. Read more