Leading change
Unisans inaugurated as ASSAf and SAYAS members
Sonja Bosch and Chris de Wet join these esteemed academies in 2017, which will no doubt have a positive impact on the university as a whole. Read more
‘There is something wrong with the wiring in our heads,’ argues Mosibudi Mangena
The former president of AZAPO delivered the eighth Unisa Annual Memorial Lecture in honour of the late Prof Es’kia Mphahlele at Polokwane on Friday. Read more
Bhekie Mamba plans to position CSET as a world-class college
The Executive Dean of the College of Science, Engineering, and Technology will also cement the African footprint of the university by garnering strategic partnerships within the continent. Read more
The NDP's progressive development
Minister Jeff Radebe said at the Unisa NDP 2030 lecture last week that the plan envisions a South Africa where opportunity is determined not by birth, but by ability, education, and hard work. Read more
Unisa in top 1000 global list
The university is one of only eight South African universities to make the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018. Read more
Meet Thabo Albert Mokhele—the deaf barista
The need to empower deaf communities for employment has resulted in Unisa creating the officially accredited Short Course in Barista Skills. Read more
Unisa to establish UNESCO Chair on ODL
CEDU’s Prof Moeketsi Letseka says this initiative will go a long way to support sustainable development goals through distance learning. Read more
Weighing in on the 2017 Kenyan elections
Three Unisa academics share their insights on the outcome of the hotly contested and now disputed polls. Read more
Build communities, not infrastructure
Lindiwe Sisulu, Minister of the Department of Human Settlements (DHS), said at a Unisa seminar that urbanisation was a reality and had to be planned. Read more
Decolonising knowledge for Africa’s renewal
Prof Vuyisile Msila's latest book “is a beautiful thread in a reconstructive tapestry that patiently weaves passionate, practical, and scholarly strands that address the dehumanisation and erosion of African cultures.” Read more