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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 07, 2025 | Category: Lead, Featured, Corporate

Groundbreaking milestone as Unisa exceeds 100 patents granted

Unisa’s Directorate of Innovation, Technology Transfer and Commercialisation has made tremendous progress in the promotion and support of innovative solutions and inventions from Unisa’s research and development activities, with more than a hundred patents granted for inventions that stem from its ongoing research and development efforts.

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October 07, 2025 | Category: College of Law, Featured, Corporate

Unisa law student takes top honours in essay competition

Lukhona Marele has been awarded first place in the Judges Matter Essay Competition, earning national recognition for exceptional legal scholarship and original research.

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October 07, 2025 | Category: College of Accounting Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Professional bodies rally behind Unisa's CTA students

Unisa's College of Accounting Sciences recently celebrated the brightest academic talents in the rigorous Theory of Accountancy programme. It reaffirmed Unisa's status as South Africa’s largest producer of accounting graduates.

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October 07, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Telling the story of Unisa

Unisa’s Alumni Relations Office and the Unisa Library Archives have embarked on a collaboration to celebrate and safeguard the legacy of the university and its people. As custodians of the alumni database and archival records, the two offices are uniting to tell the story of Unisa – past, present and future.

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October 07, 2025 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa pioneers just energy transition agenda

The university’s College of Human Sciences recently hosted its inaugural Energy Indaba to discuss solutions to energy-related challenges and to promote inclusive just energy transition through collaboration.

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October 06, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Unisa counsellors address lack of opportunities in Duncan Village

The university’s East London Counselling Office recently participated in a community outreach initiative in Duncan Village, aimed at equipping unemployed community members with job-seeking skills.

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October 06, 2025 | Category: Alumni, Corporate

Developing a global Unisa alumni family in the age of 4IR and beyond

The Unisa Alumni Relations Office recently hosted a strategy workshop that explored the vision of how the university’s alumni relations initiatives can be aligned with the Fourth Industrial Revolution and prepare for the human-centred opportunities of the Fifth Industrial Revolution.

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October 06, 2025 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Tackling decolonisation and GBV in the African context through theology

As an ordained minister and theologian, Research Professor Elijah Baloyi is at the forefront of conducting research at Unisa that responds to societal problems that exist and are solved at grassroots level.

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October 03, 2025 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

A go-getter at heart and in spirit obtains PhD at 35

Dr Dakalo Monyai, a Unisa professional staff member with 15 years of experience in the teaching and learning environment, recently obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Psychology and People Management at the age of thirty-five.

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

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Event dates: 27 - 30 October 2026
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