Leading change
Why the African Union needs to revisit its admission criteria
By admitting South Sudan and Morocco to the African Union, the continental organisation has proven yet again that its commitment to upholding its own democratic ideals is lacking, says Prof Babatunde Fagbayibo. Read more
Study wherever you are…
…but come home to Unisa to do your Life Sciences practicals at the Science Campus! Two overseas students, one from the UK and one from the USA, tell more. Read more
Deaf communities set to enter hospitality industry
A Unisa short learning programme for baristas will empower the hearing impaired for business and provide training towards entrepreneurship and job placement. Read more
Distancing themselves from the past
Prof Pedro Álvarez Mosquera from the University of Salamanca said at a Unisa seminar that a new generation of Afrikaans speaking whites have the desire to reconfigure their identity through new social and language practices. Read more
Do not abandon your African identity
In delivering the 2017 Archie Mafeje memorial lecture, UCT's Prof Francis B Nyamnjoh called upon academics to refute the common misconception that there is only one type of scholarship and one type of experience worth writing about. Read more
Ongoing debate on green economy and green growth
Sustainability, climate change and the green economy is the sixth book in the series from Unisa’s Exxaro Chair in Business and Climate Change. Read more
Farewell to Unisa’s struggle icon son
His alma mater mourns the death of political activist, freedom fighter, and alumnus, Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada, who has died at the age of 87. Read more
Another accolade for Hoppers
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning has conferred an honorary fellowship on Unisa’s Prof Catherine Odora Hoppers, incumbent of the DST/NRF South African Research Chair in Development Education. Read more
Unisa autumn graduations in full swing
More than 400 qualifications were conferred when former president Thabo Mbeki officiated at his first graduation ceremony since his inauguration as the Chancellor of Unisa. Read more
Why are indigenous languages marginalised?
While the constitution grants official status to these languages, “absolutely nothing” has been done to lift their status and use, an R&I week CHS seminar heard. Read more