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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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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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October 30, 2025 | Category: Corporate

AI meets African ancestral wisdom at Unisa workshop

A workshop recently hosted by Unisa Library and Information Services brought together leading academics, spiritual practitioners and researchers to explore the intersection of modern artificial intelligence and traditional African wisdom systems.

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

A triumph in books and rhythms: Maskandi music sensation graduates from Unisa

Singer and songwriter, Siphesihle Thobelani Busani, also known as Mahostela 97, obtained his Bachelor of Education degree at Unisa during the spring season graduations. Busani advocates for holistic success and balance in all endeavours, to which he ascribes his stunning achievement in music and academia.

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