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April 20, 2026 | Category:
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NRF awards two new research chairs to Unisa
The university will be home to the DST/NRF SARChI Chairs in Water and the Environment, and Welfare and Social Development in Informal Settlements, as announced by Prof Blade Nzimande, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation. The incumbents are, respectively, Prof Ilunga Kamika of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology, and Prof Solomon Kgatle of the College of Human Sciences.
April 16, 2026 | Category:
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Unisa explores strategic collaboration to intensify its music education
Aimed at advancing Unisa’s music education, the university’s Department of Art and Music explored a tripartite collaboration to build sustainable, practice informed and globally connected music education.
April 13, 2026 | Category:
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Unisa lecture offers radical hope in catastrophic times
Prof Puleng LenkaBula, Unisa Principal and Vice-Chancellor, and the university’s Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology, recently hosted a public lecture on eudaimopolitics vs necropolitics, followed by the signing of an MoU with the Council for World Mission.
April 10, 2026 | Category:
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Remarkable research psychologist is a catalyst for change in society
Dr Ghouwa Ismail, Unisa’s research psychologist and an NRF-rated scholar, conducts impactful research that informs violence prevention strategies, mental health interventions, and community development approaches that are contextually grounded and socially just.
March 31, 2026 | Category:
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Unisa pays tribute to iconic civil rights activist
Unisa recently honoured the late American civil rights activist, Rev Jesse Jackson Sr, at a memorial seminar in celebration of his monumental contributions in strengthening the bond between the American civil rights movements and South Africa’s struggle against the apartheid regime.
March 18, 2026 | Category:
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Towards a ritual-informed humanitarian psychology
In his inaugural lecture, the College of Human Sciences' Prof Yaseen Ally outlined his vision for a discipline that is more humane, more grounded and more responsive to the realities of plural societies.
March 17, 2026 | Category:
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Unisan joins the Executive Committee of CSA-SA
This International Women’s Month, the College of Human Sciences celebrates Dr Modiehi Rammutloa, who was recently elected to the Executive Committee: Local and Regional Partnerships of the Citizen Science Association of Southern Africa.
March 17, 2026 | Category:
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Unisan appointed to the UJ Archives Advisory Board
Dr Vanessa Mathope of the Department of Information Science in the College of Human Sciences has been appointed to the University of Johannesburg Archives Advisory Board, marking a significant milestone in her academic and professional journey.
