Rustenburg-born Theron Rapoo ploughs back time, money and inspiration into the lives of students from his childhood community while flying the Unisa flag high. Read more

Members of the Unisa Lesotho Alumni Chapter recently braved the winter cold to attend a presentation on the impact of the proposed African free trade area.Read more

After delivering an impressive and high-impact research presentation, Unisan Trudy Forbay garnered two first prize awards at the World Conference on Research Integrity.Read more

As part of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology’s Youth Month, we report on doctoral student Dumisani Mlotswa who has been awarded a Global Minds Scholarship to pursue part of his doctoral studies at Ghent University in Belgium in his quest to produce cheaper solar light bulbs.Read more

In celebrating Youth Month, the Unisa Women’s Forum held a webinar that marked the 46th year since the uprisings of 1976, by young people who revolted against the oppressive regime.Read more

Having studied law to become a defender of the powerless, Dr Advocate Linda Mbana, who was recently appointed the Unisa Ombudsperson, resolved from a tender age that she would spend the rest of her life fighting social injustice.Read more

‘Despite being one of the most educated countries on the African continent, South Africa has unusually low levels of climate literacy,’ said a Pan African climate activist, Ayakha Melithafa, at a climate change virtual presentation at Unisa. She urged Unisans to take cognisance of the impact of climate change and ecological issues. Read more

Unisa’s Ethiopia Regional Learning Centre, housed in the College of Graduate Studies, recently hosted its first experience-sharing programme for the year.Read more

Postgraduate students at the university will draw major benefit from the wide-ranging competencies with which 1190 supervisors will be equipped during an intensive twelve-week programme that was recently launched.Read more