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Recognising Unisans' pursuit of excellence

Held on 8 December 2025, the Unisa Institutional, Research, Teaching and Engaged Scholarship Excellence Awards celebrated the university's cream of the crop, affirming their excellence in contributing to the university's core business and strategic objectives, as well as their impact on society.

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October 31, 2025 | Category: Alumni, Corporate

Young communicators gain experience at Unisa

Through an internship programme, the Department of Institutional Advancement's Communications Division provides Unisa alumni with the opportunity to gain practical experience and improve future employability.

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October 31, 2025 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Corporate

Calling on the church to become the voice and moral conscience of society

Delivering the keynote address at the 3rd Kairos Public Lecture, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, former Minister and anti-apartheid activist, maintained that the Kairos Document challenged the church to move from passive observation to challenging oppression; thus, standing in unwavering solidarity with the oppressed.

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October 30, 2025 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Corporate

Empowering educators for a transformative future

Unisa's College of Education marked World Teachers' Day in style, bringing together educators, officials and partners in a vibrant celebration of the "mother of all professions".

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October 30, 2025 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Alumni, Corporate

Unisa's Masedi Masekane makes academic history

At the recent Unisa spring graduation ceremonies, the College of Science, Engineering and Technology's Masedi Masekane was conferred a double doctoral degree in Physics with top honours, having been awarded the PhD magna cum laude by the University of Zagreb in Croatia for the same body of work.

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October 30, 2025 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

A research management star in the making

Shining bright is Leonie Louw, Research Ethics Officer in Unisa's Directorate: Research Support, who recently received professional recognition from an international body and an award from the Southern Africa Research and Innovation Management Association.

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October 30, 2025 | Category: Alumni, Corporate

Unisa alumna leading Africa's archives revolution

Lyborn Mabapa embodies how Unisa's Department of Information Science empowers students to transform their lives and communities.

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October 30, 2025 | Category: Alumni, Corporate

From Kwekwe to Unisa: An inspiring PhD journey

"Balancing work, family and study is never easy – but with determination, it becomes possible," says Simba Matema, a doctoral student in Marketing and Retail Management.

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October 30, 2025 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa on a quest to encourage the use of African languages in schools through storytelling

The university's Department of Information Science in the College of Human Sciences recently hosted a week-long storytelling and reading competition across the Limpopo Province to encourage the use of storytelling to teach and preserve the heritage that is carried by the stories that are told.

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October 30, 2025 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Corporate

From rural roots to doctoral heights

Dr Motswalle Christina Kanyane's PhD journey at Unisa's College of Education was deeply personal, inspired by a shared dream she and her husband once nurtured to both earn their doctoral degrees by the age of 55.

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