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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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November 25, 2025 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Lead, Featured, Featured, Corporate

Unisa awarded prestigious water and environmental research chair

The university was recently awarded the prestigious DSTI-NRF SARChI Chair in Water and Environmental Biotechnology following a proposal submitted by the College of Science, Engineering and Technology's Prof Ilunga Kamika.

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November 25, 2025 | Category: College of Graduate Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa's doctoral candidates take the national stage

Doctoral candidates Precious Letsoalo and Grace Magama proudly represented Unisa at the national Three-Minute Thesis Competition, recently held at the University of the Free State.

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November 24, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Inhlanyelo Hub alumna is pioneering Africa's future in drone technology

After completing the Drone Divas programme at Unisa subsidiary Inhlanyelo Hub, Ratolajeso Sekano founded Atosphere with the mission of developing anti-drone systems and radar solutions, as well as projects to support safety and quality in the industry.

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November 24, 2025 | Category: Corporate

WIL initiative empowers students with industry-specific competencies

The Unisa Directorate of Institutional Support and Services' senior management visited the university's Science Campus in Florida to explore how cutting-edge facilities shape students' real-world learning experiences.

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November 21, 2025 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Alumni, Corporate

Unisa graduates forge new frontiers in safer and smarter blasting in mines

Three Master of Engineering graduates from the university’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology are advancing mining engineering research with projects that tackle real-world challenges in blasting safety, efficiency and environmental control.

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November 21, 2025 | Category: Lead, Corporate

Universities urged to drive social transformation and sustainable development

Delivering the annual Unisa Founders' Lecture, renowned economist and global leader in sustainable development, Prof Jeffrey D. Sachs, maintained that universities are the most fundamental institutions of societal transformation for the future we want.

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November 20, 2025 | Category: Research news, Corporate

Unisa Innovation Festival 2025 celebrates the transformative power of ideas

Deeply rooted in African realities and aspiring to shape Africa's futures, the Unisa Innovation Festival 2025 started on a high note with the emphasis on merging research, innovation and commercialisation to solve African challenges and be globally relevant.

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November 20, 2025 | Category: Lead, Corporate

Unisa celebrates excellence and selfless service at prestigious awards ceremony

The university’s Chancellor, His Excellency Dr Thabo Mbeki, recently paid tribute to seven trailblazers whose contributions continue to shape South Africa, the continent and the world at the Chancellor’s Calabash Awards Dinner for 2025.

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November 19, 2025 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisans granted an opportunity to learn Russian

Visiting the university's College of Human Sciences, two lecturers from Russian institutions recently presented a workshop on basic communication skills in Russian.

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