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Academically Resilient
Unisa’s 2021 Teaching and Learning e-Festival reaffirmed that the institution is a committed student-centric university that partners with the state, society and the continent – by ensuring that through knowledge, societies can become transformed for the better. Read more
Are South Africa’s biggest looters within the public sector?
Unisan Bafo Khanyeza writes in News24 of the widespread corruption at all levels of government in the country and which will remain long after SA has overcome the ramifications of the recent violent riots. Read more
Refusing to accept the status quo
Speaking at the CAS 2021 T&L Festival, the Chairman of the SAICA Board lauded the college for its resilience. “Your student performance was impressive, as from the 983 African candidates that passed the 2021 ITC exams, 315 were from Unisa. This is by far the highest contribution by a university and shows its commitment to the transformation of the accounting profession.” Read more
Unisa makes a significant contribution to transforming the chartered accounting profession
Almost a third of the African candidates who recently passed the professional assessment examination of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants are alumni of Unisa's College of Accounting Sciences. Read more
International collaboration examines a 21st century auditing philosophy
CAS academics recently engaged with their Turkish counterparts to survey the rapidly evolving auditing landscape and its related tech tools. Read more
The ineffectiveness of South Africa’s anti-corruption strategy
Bafo Khanyeza, Senior Lecturer at Unisa, features prominently in the March issue of Accountancy SA, a monthly magazine published by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, with his special report on audit reform. Read more
Unisa says farewell to exceptional alumnus
Outgoing Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu, who graduated with a BCompt Honours from Unisa in 1997, embodied the values of integrity, selflessness, humility, and hard work. He steadfastly believed in the South African constitution. Read more Read more
Tax researcher taking full advantage of grants
Sharon Smulders, an NRF-rated scholar and professor, says that her research makes a difference for SMMEs by ensuring that starting and running a small business is as easy and as simple as possible so that job creation in SA can thrive Read more
Exceptional - without exception
Unisa and the College of Accounting Sciences celebrate Prof Mbalenhle Zulu, a SAICA Top-35-under-35 2020 finalist. The competition recognises young chartered accountants who are not just achieving extraordinary results in their professional capacity, but also have a significant impact on society. Read more
Unisa pilots proctoring tools for 2nd online exam
With an anticipated 1,7 million exams to be submitted and marked online, the university will be using tech services to authenticate and invigilate certain of the exit modules. This was announced at the opening of the 2020 Teaching and Learning Festival today. Read more