Unisa has raised R8 million towards its R50 million student debt relief campaign, with more than 553 students expected to benefit from this year's fundraising drive.
August 19, 2026 | Category:
College of Law, Featured, Corporate
Unisa law students take on Africa's leading human rights moot court competition
Two Unisa LLB students represented the university at the 35th Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition in Côte d'Ivoire, putting their legal knowledge, advocacy skills and determination to the test alongside some of the continent’s brightest young legal minds.
August 19, 2026 | Category:
College of Accounting Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Unisa takes tax help online, giving South Africans free access to expert guidance
From informal traders and pensioners to taxpayers in rural communities, the new Unisa Online Tax Clinic is bringing free tax guidance closer to people who may struggle to access professional services. Backed by SARS, the Tax Ombud and international tax academics, the initiative is also giving postgraduate students valuable experience with real taxpayer matters.
August 18, 2026 | Category:
Lead, Institute for Corporate Citizenship, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate
Unisa in R114 million EU Horizon consortium grant to advance Atlantic Ocean research
Unisa has secured a prestigious €6.07 million (approximately R114 million) European Union Horizon research grant as part of an international consortium of 15 institutions from nine Atlantic Ocean countries.
August 17, 2026 | Category:
Featured, Corporate
PhD-to-book: Unisa equips talented postgrads to take the leap
Headed by Dr Meiya Nthoesane, Director, the Unisa Press team has embarked on an exciting initiative to assist academic researchers to reframe their doctoral theses as books, thus enabling them to reach a wider readership and establish themselves globally as authorities in their fields of endeavour.
August 17, 2026 | Category:
Corporate
Unisa Press marks 70 years by opening new chapters for young offenders
As Unisa Press celebrates its 70th anniversary, it is extending its publishing legacy beyond the university by putting books, knowledge and new possibilities into the hands of young people at the Baviaanspoort Youth Correctional Centre.
August 14, 2026 | Category:
Corporate
Unisa SBL brings energy leaders together to ask: Can South Africa keep the lights on?
South Africa has gone more than 450 consecutive days without load shedding, but what will it take to make that progress last? Unisa's Graduate School of Business Leadership brought together key government and Eskom leaders to unpack the turnaround and the leadership decisions shaping the country’s energy future.
August 14, 2026 | Category:
Corporate
Renowned and multi-award-winning acts to headline the 2nd Unisa African Music Festival
From mbira and marimba to Afro-jazz, kwela and contemporary Afro-fusion, the second Unisa African Music Festival promises two evenings of music, culture and African creativity featuring some of the continent’s most celebrated artists.
August 14, 2026 | Category:
Corporate
From the women of 1956 to the women of tomorrow: Unisa dialogue calls for action
Seventy years after 20,000 women marched against apartheid, Unisa brought together women leaders, young professionals and advocates to ask a pressing question: how can the legacy of 1956 be turned into meaningful action against inequality, gender-based violence and economic exclusion today?
August 12, 2026 | Category:
College of Graduate Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Emerging researchers turn Unisa's Catalytic Niche Areas into engines of collaboration and impact
From rural aviation and climate change to gender-based violence, astronomy and computational sciences, Unisa's emerging researchers are using the Catalytic Niche Areas to break down disciplinary barriers, connect with communities and turn research into solutions that matter.
African Council for Distance Education Conference 2027
Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)
Event dates: 12 - 16 April 2027
Full day
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