In its latest report, the largest academic ranking of higher education institutions in the world, Webometrics, places Unisa in the 7^th position in both South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, and among the 1 000 top institutions worldwide. Read more

Six brilliant young classical and jazz pianists have been selected as finalists for the 15th Unisa International Piano Competition, and will compete for top honours at Unisa on 02 and 03 February. Read more

Unisa bid farewell and celebrated the well-deserved appointment of Professor Khehla Ndlovu as the new Vice-Chancellor of the Vaal University of Technology. His leadership and expertise in strategy, risk management, and advisory services have been lauded as invaluable to Unisa. Read more

Ayesha Osman, a PhD candidate in chemical engineering and lecturer in the Department of Civil and Chemical Engineering at Unisa, emerged as first runner-up at the hotly contested and highly prestigious 2023 FameLab SA competition. Read more

What started as a mere task at a high school library has now become a lifetime career in librarianship, which plays a significant role in the Unisa library services for Dr Modiehi Winnie Rammutloa. Read more

Dr MaseTshaba Mantepu is Unisa's acting Executive Dean of the College of Economic and Management Sciences. Her history with the university goes back to 1996 when she worked at the Good Hope cafeteria making sandwiches. Read more

Unisa continues to make major strides in academic excellence, being featured at the eighth position among the top universities in South Africa in the latest QS World Universities Rankings based on factors such as academic reputation, employment outcomes, international research network, and citation per faculty. (Image credit: QS World University Rankings) Read more

Unisa’s students living with disabilities will enjoy even greater access to information following a new partnership between the university and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Read more

The closing ceremony of Unisa's academic year marked the celebration of 150 years of shaping futures in the service of humanity, and reclaiming Africa’s intellectual futures. Read more