News & Events

Greater Johannesburg Regional SRC commits to ethical conduct

The Greater Johannesburg Regional SRC pledges to put Unisa students first, to be honest, and to respect the university's code of conduct. Read more

Tackling the GBV pandemic

As South Africans struggle to adjust to the exacerbating socioeconomic status of life post the COVID-19 pandemic, they are confronted with yet another intensifying societal pandemic, gender-based violence.Read more

Truck driver meets his dream at Unisa

Sibonelo Nsindane’s academic journey was a winding road to success. Working as a truck driver presented curves throughout his study, but he never ceased to remain undeterred and defiant. In this feature article, he shares how he navigated the long road to his graduation.Read more

CAES joins Minister Nzimande at National Science Week

Unisa's Department of Life and Consumer Science at the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences was invited by the Department of Science and Innovation and the South African Agency for Science, Technology and Advancement to launch the National Science Week. Read more

Unisans contribute lessons towards shaping futures with eco-systemic living

At 12:00 on 9 July, Unisa staff members (from academic and professional support) presented a joint paper at an international conference on systems thinking. The paper was entitled: “Towards eco-systemic living: Learning with indigenous leaders in Africa and Indonesia through a community of practice: Implications for climate change and pandemics”.Read more

Disadvantaged youth embrace valuable information

The Unisa Eastern Cape Region recently participated in the Out-of-School Youth Career Expo hosted by the Department of Employment and Labour at Mzamomhle Community Hall in Gonubie, East London. Read more

South African women will not be silenced

In commemorating Women’s Month, Unisa’s Sanet Solomon shares her views on the issue of gender-based violence in South Africa and how women should not be silenced or live in fear. Read more

Unisa participated in a public engagement led by SA’s politician

Unisa’s Eastern Cape Regional Centre joined a public engagement session hosted and led by Nocawe Mafu, the Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture on 17 June 2022 at Ebenezer Majombozi High School in East LondonRead more

Advancing postgraduate research insights

As part of the 2nd Unisa Open Distance and eLearning (ODeL) Virtual Conference, the university held an ODeL Postgraduate Student Consortium on 4 August 2022, where students from various universities presented their current studies and exchanged insights.Read more