News & Events

Gauteng Region and City of Johannesburg connect students with local government

Unisa’s Gauteng Region and the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality recently carried out a campaign aimed at connecting students with their political office bearers. Read more

Unisa students express their views on transforming the curriculum

Unisa’s Kgorong Bamboo Auditorium was filled to capacity by Unisans and students who attended the two-day Curriculum Design and Development Workshop.Read more

YOUNISA scoops national publishing award

YOUNISA, the magazine for students, alumni and friends of the University of South Africa, took top honours in the category ‘Best publication with limited resources’ at the 17th annual South African Publication Forum Awards.Read more

Unisa linguist wins big at international conference

Linguistics student Napjadi Eugene Letsoalo received the Best Student Paper award at the 7th Annual International Conference for Language, Literature and Linguistics in Singapore.Read more

Black hair matters

Fascination with and the controversy sometimes surrounding African hair were in the spotlight at a recent Department of Communication Science lecture.Read more

Unisa mourns Professor Marinus Wiechers, former VC

The university, though saddened by the passing of its former Principal and Vice-Chancellor, celebrates the life of a leader for whom higher education was always a first choice and first love.Read more

Read the YOUNISA special commemorative issue

In this celebratory issue of YOUNISA students and alumni share their personal stories of how the university, celebrating 145 years as a beacon of hope, has changed their lives.Read more

Time for success

The secret to assignment success is effective time management. Increase your productivity with these great time management tips from Unisa’s Directorate: Counselling and Career Development.Read more

Unisa to take Mthatha back to the future

Unisa will build a service centre for its operations and for the benefit of the community in the Zimbane Village in Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape.Read more