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.
October 22, 2025 | Category:
College of Graduate Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Honouring a legacy: Reclaiming demand in African development
In his keynote address at the 4th Annual Thandika Mkandawire Memorial Lecture, Prof Andrew Fischer, called on Africa to rethink redistribution – not just through taxation and spending, but by preventing the loss of value through transnational corporate control.
October 21, 2025 | Category:
Corporate
Unisa's SBL launches Western Cape alumni chapter
As part of its 60th‑anniversary celebrations, the university's esteemed Graduate School of Business Leadership recently launched an alumni chapter in the Western Cape to foster continued engagement, strengthen connections and build a supportive professional network.
October 21, 2025 | Category:
Featured, Research news, Corporate
Managerial, leadership and innovation specialist to speak at Unisa's Innovation Festival
Prof Benjamin Anderson, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Da Vinci Institute, will discuss bridging academic theory with real-world business practice at the formal opening of the Unisa Innovation Festival on 18 November.
October 21, 2025 | Category:
Lead, Corporate
Escalating digital transformation to ensure competitive African education systems
Speaking at the MoodleMoot Africa Conference co-hosted by Unisa, the institution's Chief Information Officer, Mathabo Nakene-Mginqi, challenged African universities to rethink their identities and digital strategies in the era of intelligent platforms.
October 21, 2025 | Category:
College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Unisa hosts G20 Food Security Roundtable
The platform, which fostered critical dialogue between academia, government and industry, highlighted the power of research, innovation and policy integration in advancing sustainable agri-food systems and supporting South Africa's contribution to the global food security agenda.
October 20, 2025 | Category:
Corporate
Unisa trains social work professionals to strengthen partnerships
The university’s Department of Social Work, in collaboration with the Unisa Western Cape region, recently hosted a landmark continuous professional development event for social work supervisors and managers at the Unisa Cape Town campus.
October 17, 2025 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Lead, Featured, Corporate
Unisa partners with tech entities to enhance Africa's digital future
The university recently partnered with Women in Tech South Africa and Amazon Web Services to host a workshop aimed at empowering Unisa students registered in the fields of Information Systems and Computer Science with industry insights, real-world experiences and information on global job opportunities.
October 16, 2025 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Interrogating the boundaries of knowledge through art
A bold multidisciplinary showcase at the Unisa Art Gallery, titled "Thresholds of Knowledge", is curated by renowned academic and artist Prof Nombe Mpako, and challenges artists, students and the public to interrogate the boundaries of knowledge, both personal and collective, through immersive visual storytelling.
October 16, 2025 | Category:
College of Law, Alumni, Featured, Corporate
Young Unisan recognised by leading South African newspaper
Both a graduate and current student at Unisa, Tebogo Dion Rapakgadi was recently nominated for a 2025 Sunday World Unsung Hero Award in recognition of his civic leadership efforts, most notably in the establishment of an impactful community initiative.
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
International Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ICTVET2026)
Event dates: 24 - 27 March 2026
Full day
Event dates: 24 - 26 February 2026
Full day