Daring the world to save the planet is the strong stance of the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour this year. Uniting people in protection, Earth Hour 2013 will take place on 23 March from 20:30 to 21:30.
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As Unisa celebrates 140 years of shaping futures, its history book continues to expand following the first official visit to the university by South African President, Jacob Zuma. 
After more than 50 years the memories of the Sharpeville massacre still linger. How far has South Africa come in respecting human rights since that fateful day? 
As she congratulated the 56 researchers who were acknowledged in various prestigious categories at the Research and Innovation awards gala dinner, Prof Kgethi Phakeng, Vice-Principal: Research and Innovation, made it clear that the evening was about excellence, not about acknowledging potential. 
The 2013 Commonwealth Conference on Education and Training of Youth Workers kicked off on Sunday. Delegates will deliberate on the most critical issues, with President Jacob Zuma delivering a special opening address on Tuesday, 19 March. 
It was a diverse group of luminaries in African scholarship who congregated in Unisa’s ZK Matthews Hall this week for an open session engaging in crucial discourse on 50 years of the Organisation of African Unity and key concepts for Africa’s future. 
Academics and experts discussed the issue of power in developing countries. 
To celebrate and reflect on continental driving forces, Unisa and the Thabo Mbeki Foundation are holding a public dialogue featuring a high-powered panel of leading national and international thought leaders. 
Join the open dialogue, themed “Celebration and reflection of Unisa’s 140 years of shaping futures and 50 years of the OAU and beyond”, to be held on the Muckleneuk Campus on 14 March 2013. 
We at Unisa are determined to ensure that we fulfil our primary responsibility of providing leadership in research and innovation which contributes meaningfully to knowledge production that impacts on technology, industry and society. |
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