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2025-06-06 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Unisa strengthens global ties through strategic research visit to Malmö University
Led by Prof Azwihangwisi Mavhandu-Mudzusi, Director of the School of Social Sciences, the university’s College of Human Sciences recently visited Malmö University in Sweden to forge a research partnership and co-develop innovative approaches to sexuality education.
2025-04-24 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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In the uni-versity but not of the uni-versity
In her inaugural lecture, delivered on 16 April 2025, Prof Nokuthula Hlabangane, of the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, challenged the very foundation of the education sector, urging a return to African philosophical roots and a decolonisation of teaching in universities.
2025-04-15 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Unisa champions indigenous languages in academia
The university's College of Human Sciences continues to raise awareness regarding the importance of using indigenous languages in teaching and learning in higher education through a project supported by the Department of Higher Education and Training.
2025-04-09 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Unisan elected as PanSALB Deputy Chairperson
Dr Napjadi Letsoalo, Chair of the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages in the College of Human Sciences, has been appointed as the new Deputy Chairperson of the Pan South African Language Board.
2025-04-08 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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UNILISA 2025 urges academics to be part of the Fifth Industrial Revolution
The largest department of information science in Africa recently hosted its fourth University of South Africa Biennial International Conference on Library and Information Science in Africa under the theme "Information science for futuristic scholarship and practice: partnerships and collaborations across boundaries towards Society 5.0".
2025-03-31 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Generative AI in electoral campaigns: A double-edged sword for democracy
The Department of Communication Sciences in the College of Human Science recently hosted a research seminar on Generative AI in electoral campaigns and the future of democracy in Africa led by digital rights specialist, Phumzile van Damme.
2025-03-17 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Unisa linguists participate in the 2025 AFLC
Recently, the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages in the College of Human Sciences had the privilege of taking part in an online panel discussion as part of the African Languages Conference.
2025-03-17 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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The role of storytelling in decolonising archival practices in the digital age
Scholars from Unisa's College of Human Sciences recently gathered to celebrate Prof Isabel Schellnack-Kelly as a full professor during her fascinating inaugural lecture on the critical integration of postmodernism and storytelling within oral history methodologies.
2025-03-17 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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The art of reinvention: How Mamoya turned her mistakes into a masterpiece
During International Women’s Month, the College of Human Sciences celebrates Mamoya Letseleha, a junior lecturer in the Department of African Languages, who, in the midst of darkness, never gave up. She is a true inspiration to young women in South Africa.