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Celebrating youth: Using social media to grow your business

Social media marketing is a powerful way for businesses of all sizes to reach prospects and customers. Great marketing on social media can bring remarkable success to a business. This was the case for Hlamulo Ian Matlelema, a first-year student who is pursuing a diploma in Tourism Management.Read more

The future of Unisa embrace their #Heritage

Against the backdrop of the national theme for #HeritageMonth this year, “Celebrating South Africa’s living human treasures”, Unisa students share their views on what heritage means to them.Read more

#YouthMonth: Mobilise to end patriarchy

Professor Nokuthula Mazibuko believes that by being available emotionally and physically, fathers are able to effect positive change in the lives of their children, especially the boy child, and especially in the context of what we face as a country with gender-based violence. Read more

Student campaigns raise health and wellbeing awareness

A recent series of campaigns addressed student vulnerability, which is on the increase due to financial instability and mounting environmental pressures.Read more

Research must 'speak to the people,' says Unisa PhD student

PhD student Charmaine Tshangana recently did Unisa proud when she emerged as runner-up at the highly contested national FameLab finals.Read more

New crop of YALI graduates ready to take on the world

Following a great deal of hard work during four weeks of intensive training, 37 hand-picked young women from 22 countries across Africa received certificates presented by the Women in African Power (WiAP) programme on 17 April 2019 at Unisa. Read more

FameLab stars head for the finals

Bonisiwe Seshabela and Sebabatso Maifadi of Unisa’s College of Science, Engineering, and Technology are off to the FameLab SA National finals at the Future Earth Conference.Read more

Sports enthusiasts honoured by Tshwane SRC

The Tshwane regional SRC recently held a ceremony to celebrate students who excelled at the various events organised by its sports committee from 2014 to 2018.Read more

Have you seen Black Panther yet?

Black Panther's story is told in a Marvel-produced film that features Xhosa and South African actors John Kani, Connie Chiume, and Florence Kasumba, alongside the likes of Lupita Nyong’o, Chadwick Boseman, and Michael B Jordan.Read more