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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

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 sets the record straight

Following months of inaccurate, negative reporting on Unisa by some media outlets, Professor Puleng LenkaBula, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, and her executive management team took the bull by the horns at a frank and wide-ranging media briefing. Read more

Unisa moves up in rankings conducted by various organisations

In the rankings of various prominent international and national evaluation bodies, Unisa keeps improving towards being the leading African institution in research and the provision of industry-commendable engineering and computer science studies.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

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

Gender-based violence and transformation of the judiciary focal points at the 2022 SAC-IAWJ conference

Taking place at Unisa from 5 to 7 August, the 16th Conference and AGM of the SA Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges will be attended by key jurists and academics. President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address at a gala dinner, addressing the conference theme Empowerment as a Tool to Fight Gender-Based Violence #Breaking Barriers and Bias. Read more

Unisa celebrates inspirational champs with bursaries

In celebration of their herstoric achievement, Unisa has granted bursary opportunities to Banyana Banyana, winners of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, to pursue study programmes of their choice and continue to shape their futures towards a better tomorrow. Read more

Three more Unisa law clinics launched

Unisa’s College of Law opened clinics in Polokwane, Mpumalanga and the Western Cape to ensure that unprivileged communities get access to quality legal services for free. The clinics will also provide basic legal education to community members in the surrounding areas.Read more