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.
May 06, 2026 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Corporate
Unisa and Zallywood launch theology short learning programmes
Unisa and Zallywood Media Group recently joined forces to launch theology short learning programmes, aimed at empowering the church to fulfil its missional mandates.
May 05, 2026 | Category:
Thabo Mbeki African School, Lead, Corporate
Unisa project initiates ethical research into traditional law
The Lekgotla La Batho Research Project, an initiative of the university’s Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs, recently engaged with the Bapedi Urban Royal Council to facilitate research into, among others, traditional courts and indigenous laws.
May 05, 2026 | Category:
College of Accounting Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Unisa accounting career engagement draws students and industry leaders
A powerful collaboration between the university's College of Accounting Sciences and the Gauteng Counselling Department brought together more than 700 accounting students, alongside leading companies and professional bodies, at a dynamic and impactful career engagement event.
May 05, 2026 | Category:
College of Education, Featured, Alumni, Corporate
Alumnus marvels at Unisa's transition from paper trails to digital excellence
Education specialist Sanele Jama comments on how far the university has come from the paper-based materials and venue-bound exams of his early student days.
May 05, 2026 | Category:
College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured
Unisa business management fundi calls for new research agenda on small businesses
In her inaugural lecture, Prof Thea Visser from the university's College of Economic and Management Sciences called for a bold rethink of how small businesses are studied, urging researchers to move beyond outdated approaches and confront the realities shaping entrepreneurs in South Africa and beyond.
May 05, 2026 | Category:
Lead, Corporate
Unisa's 2026 Safety and Health Day spotlights psychosocial wellbeing
Considering the estimated 2.3 million work-related deaths recorded globally each year, Unisa recently held its 2026 World Day for Safety and Health at Work commemoration, aimed at emphasising the urgent need for safer, healthier and psychologically supportive universities.
May 05, 2026 | Category:
College of Accounting Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Strategic engagement between Unisa and UNAM opens doors for collaboration
The university's College of Accounting Sciences recently hosted a delegation from the University of Namibia to explore shared priorities and identify practical areas for partnership within accounting education.
May 04, 2026 | Category:
Corporate
Unisa KZN's Career Fair empowers students for career readiness
The Unisa KwaZulu-Natal Region’s Counselling and Career Development Unit successfully hosted its annual Career Fair from 16 to 17 April 2026, attracting enthusiastic participation from students and employers around the province.
May 04, 2026 | Category:
Thabo Mbeki African School, Lead, Corporate
Unisans shine at major research conference
Representatives of the university recently presented papers at the 3rd Annual Limpopo Research Forum Conference, with Advocate Sipho Mantula delivering the keynote address in which he called for a decolonised knowledge and digital transformation.
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