Diek Grobler recently received a PhD in Art at Unisa, with a dissertation entitled “Narrative strategies in the creation of animated poetry-films”. Professor Gerrie Snyman takes a look at his extraordinary career and achievements.Read more

An inspirational policewoman, the remarkable innovation of a tech-savvy student and the academic achievement of a 64-year old mom all feature in the newsletter for students, alumni and friends of Unisa.Read more

Unisa alumna, Mutshidziwa Buthelezi shares how she and her family survived COVID-19 and how she kept her head above water academically during the pandemic.Read more

Read about a Unisa alumnus whose journey to academic success spans three continents and almost a decade.Read more

The Academy of Science of South Africa has recognised seven Unisa scholars as South Africa’s top scientists, with a further two elected as members of the South African Young Academy of Science.Read more

An abiding interest in sports has seen Lwandile Simelane elected as first vice-president of SASCOC, and with a Unisa honours degree already under her belt she is now pursuing an LLB at the university.Read more

Addressing vaccine hesitancy and promoting vaccinations, Unisa encourages staff and students to get vaccinated because it is the right thing to do.Read more

The National Press Club, in partnership with Unisa and the Qoboza family, hosted the 11th Percy Qoboza Memorial Lecture in remembrance of Black Wednesday. The keynote speaker, Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, urged South Africans to be aggressive in addressing injustice.Read more

At a business engagement event on 20 October, Unisa Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Puleng LenkaBula, sent a strong message of partnership to the business community, urging attendees to afford Unisa students opportunities to thrive in both the public and the private sectors.Read more