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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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November 12, 2025 | Category: Lead, Corporate

Reimagining African identity, culture, history and philosophy

Delivering the seventh Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair Founders' Lecture at Unisa, Ambassador Thenjiwe Mtintso challenged South African universities to reclaim African languages as instruments of identity and educational transformation.

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November 12, 2025 | Category: College of Graduate Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa strengthens global ties in science and innovation

Unisa and the Canada-Quebec National Institute for Scientific Research recently signed a memorandum of understanding to advance nanoscience research and innovation.

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November 12, 2025 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Empowering unemployed youth in rural communities through a multidisciplinary engaged scholarship

The Unisa Department of Psychology's CGCA project, provides practical training to under-resourced rural communities, empowering the youth with career guidance and the potential to explore entrepreneurial opportunities within their communities.

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November 12, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Unisa empowers educators and learners for a digitally intelligent future

In a year defined by innovation and collaboration, the Unisa FutureMinds Bootcamp has emerged as one of the most transformative education initiatives at the university. The recent Western Cape Symposium and Code-A-Thon further solidified the bootcamp's presence as a national platform for collaborative innovation.

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November 11, 2025 | Category: Alumni, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured

Unisan proves that determination pays off

Administrative staffer Mosibudi Ramoroka balanced work deadlines, meetings and late-night study sessions, and, ultimately, perseverance turned ambition into achievement.

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November 11, 2025 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Economic expert to judge renewal energy pitches during the Tshwane Youth Innovation Challenge

As part of the 2025 Unisa Innovation Festival, Dr Lardo Stander, an economic entrepreneur and CEO of the Tshwane Economic Development Agency, will judge renewable energy pitches by Unisa students who are finalists in the Tshwane Youth Innovation Challenge.

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November 11, 2025 | Category: Alumni, Corporate

Unisa graduate turns adversity into ambition

Armed with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology, Dumisa Siphesihle Magocoba stands tall as a Specialised Case Officer at the Department of Correctional Services.

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November 10, 2025 | Category: College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured

Driving entrepreneurship for sustainability

Unisa recently hosted the 2025 EDHE Studentpreneurs Indaba and Lekgotla, bringing together student entrepreneurs, academics and policymakers from around the world under the theme "Entrepreneurship for Sustainability".

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November 10, 2025 | Category: Alumni, Corporate

Unisa Chancellor's Golf Challenge drives hope and access to education

The university recently hosted its Chancellor's Shaping Futures Golf Challenge 2025 for the institution's Gauteng Region, bringing together leaders from business, government, academia and civil society for a day of sport, networking and purpose.

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27 October

International Conference on Coastal, Marine, and Maritime Research (COMMRE 2026)

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Event dates: 27 - 30 October 2026
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Digital Technology Conference

Event dates: 24 - 26 February 2026
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