News & Events

Unisa engages with current and prospective students in Potchefstroom

A number of Unisa colleges and departments recently provided prospective, current and returning students an opportunity to interact with dedicated university officials on various academic topics. Read more

Pledging to pay historic student debt

Unisa’s NSRC, management, and various departments are collaborating to support and assist underprivileged students with the historic student debt. Read more

Education is key in combatting albinism issues

The Department of Leadership and Transformation held a webinar to create awareness around issues faced by persons with albinism, and called for sufficient advocacy thereof. Read more

Unisa engineering students set out on Africa’s biggest solar vehicle challenge

Students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Unisa’s College of Science, Engineering, and Technology set out on the Sasol Solar Challenge to showcase the solar-powered car that they designed and built to travel without using a single drop of fuel. Read more

Poor socioeconomic status makes women vulnerable

Unpacking the current socioeconomic status of South Africa, Professor Meahabo Magano asserts that it is not favourable for women, especially the unemployed and the elderly groups. Read more

Unisa's music expert garners prestigious awards

Unisa’s multi-award-winning music Lecturer, Ndabo Zulu, never ceases to shine. Through the institution’s Department of Art and Music, his collaboration with the South African film and television industry recently earned multiple awards for his soundtrack Shaka Inkosi Yamakosi. Read more

Unisa remains highest contributor to the CA profession in South Africa

SAICA’s release of the ITC results for June 2022 confirms Unisa’s status as a leading university in producing the highest number of black, coloured and Indian candidates who pass the ITC, in addition to being the highest contributor to the CA profession in the country. Read more

Unisa stakes its claim at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show

The university is continuing its internationalisation drive by participating in this premier showcase which will be attended by more than 400 exhibitors from, among others, Malawi, Botswana and India. Read more

Midlands Regional SRC committed to ethics at Unisa

During a recent workshop, SRC members were assisted in understanding their moral obligation as leaders, and the value of moral leadership. Read more