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Unisa promotes International White Cane Safety Day
Recently, Unisa’s Advocacy Resource Centre for Students with Disabilities, the Dean of Students and the Unisa KZN Region collaborated in a celebration of the achievements of visually impaired and blind people, while also highlighting the challenges they face.Read more
Top 900 global university ranking for Unisa
For the second consecutive year, the US News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings placed Unisa at 9th in the country and 851st globally, up from 921st in the previous year.Read more
Meet Unisa’s youngest and brightest “student”
Little Botshelo Mankuroane is a TikTok sensation who shot to fame after a video of a conversation between her and her mom, a Unisa student, Boitumelo Thelma Mankuroane, went viral. The conversation took place one morning when Boitumelo was getting her toddler ready for pre-school.Read more
Read the latest issue of YOUNISA
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
Lwandile combines Olympic dreams with Unisa studies
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
A call for more Unisans to vaccinate
Addressing vaccine hesitancy and promoting vaccinations, Unisa encourages staff and students to get vaccinated because it is the right thing to do.Read more
‘We need to be aggressive in tackling injustice’
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
Unisa graduates are ready to serve
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
Unisa improves its position in Times Higher Education University Rankings
The university improved its position in the authoritative 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies University Rankings, moving into the segment 201–250 from its 251–300 ranking in 2021. Read more
