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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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December 01, 2025 | Category: Alumni, Corporate

Unisa alumna takes the helm at the SA Library for the Blind

Unisa alumna Dr Refiloe Mabaso, redefines the meaning of leading with vision and purpose as the first person to chair both the National Library of South Africa and the South African Library for the Blind, spearheading a future where access to information is a right, not a privilege.

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December 01, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Advocating for disability transformation through servant leadership

In celebration of Disability Rights Awareness Month, Unisa shares accomplishments of individuals with disabilities, who have made great strides in shaping the disability community through various leadership capacities. Thakhani Masuka is one such servant leader who promotes awareness and the rights of people with visual impairment.

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December 01, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Unisa Press continues to illuminate the publishing space

Unisa Press, in collaboration with Exclusive Books, launched a book titled Sesotho History and Development, centred around research conducted by linguist Dr Ntsoeu Seepheephe, demonstrating that Africans are one people.

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November 27, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Unisa celebrates adult learners’ achievements

The university’s Human Resources Department recently celebrated adult learners who dared to dream beyond the boundaries of expectation and who now stand tall as graduates of the Adult Community Education and Training programme.

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November 27, 2025 | Category: Lead, Corporate

Honouring Es'kia Mphahlele as timeless prophet and social critic

Delivering the 16th Es'kia Mphahlele Annual Memorial Lecture, Prof Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ, acclaimed scholar, author and poet, said that Mphahlele and his contemporaries were not only conscious of each other and immersed in their political and cultural context, but also influenced Black Americans and the Black diaspora across the world.

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November 26, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Unisa conference empowers men and boys to say no to violence

Themed "Men and Boys Matter: Reimagining Gender Inclusion in South Africa's Systems", the university's 4th Annual Men’s Conference empowered males to play a positive role in their societies.

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

Unisa celebrates postgraduate and catalytic niche area excellence

The university's College of Graduate Studies recently celebrated a proud milestone in postgraduate education and research at the 7th Annual International Public Health Conference hosted by the African Institute of Public Health Professionals.

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November 25, 2025 | Category: College of Law, Featured, Corporate

Mangaung inmate turns a leaf by obtaining a Unisa LLB degree with multiple distinctions

Teboho Malei, an inmate at Mangaung Correctional Centre, recently obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree at Unisa with 20 distinctions.

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

Another landmark achievement as IIA SA honours Unisa's Department of Auditing

The Institute of Internal Auditors South Africa has presented Unisa's Department of Auditing with a prestigious token of appreciation in acknowledgement of its outstanding contribution to the internal auditing profession.

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Upcoming events

27 October

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

24 February

Digital Technology Conference

Event dates: 24 - 26 February 2026
Full day