After nearly three decades in the library and information services profession and more than a decade in leadership at Unisa, Prof Mpho Ngoepe steps into a new role with a clear ambition: to strengthen teaching and learning, deepen student support and build a more collaborative university.
2026-09-09 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Corporate
Unisa symposium puts aviation at the centre of Africa’s economic growth
As African economies look to deepen regional trade, improve connectivity and create new centres of investment, Unisa's second Aerotropolis Symposium will examine how airports can become engines of economic transformation rather than simply gateways for travellers.
2026-09-08 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Corporate
Unisa strengthens ties with Border Kei business community
A stakeholder evening hosted in partnership with the Border Kei Business Chamber provided an opportunity for Unisa to connect with local businesses, showcase its academic and professional development offerings, and explore opportunities for collaboration.
2026-09-07 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Featured, Featured, Corporate
Unisa women leaders challenge the meaning of power, equity and legacy
Women leaders from across South Africa gathered in Cape Town to explore power, institutional accountability, equity, resilience and the leadership legacy they want to leave behind.
2026-09-07 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Corporate
Unisa puts staff wellness in focus with 4km Health and Wellness walk
From a 4km campus walk to yoga, cycling and dancing, Unisa's Health and Wellness Day put healthy living and staff wellbeing at the centre of the university’s workplace culture.
2026-09-04 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Corporate
Unisa research unit urges turning agrifood waste into new economic opportunities
What if agricultural waste could become the raw material for new businesses, jobs and solutions to food insecurity? Unisa researchers and industry experts are challenging communities to look beyond what is discarded and unlock the economic potential hidden in agrifood waste.
2026-09-04 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Corporate
Liberia turns to Unisa for expertise in building Peace and Reconciliation Memorial Museum
Liberia is looking to the University of South Africa (Unisa) for technical expertise, training and capacity building as it advances plans for a Peace and Reconciliation Memorial Museum designed to preserve the country's history, honour those affected by conflict and support national healing.
2026-09-03 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Corporate
Unisa calls for stronger youth voice in shaping BRICS and global governance
Young people cannot be expected to shape the future of global governance if they are left on the sidelines. At the BRICS Summer School, Unisa Principal and Vice-Chancellor Prof Puleng LenkaBula challenged youth to move from spectators to active participants in shaping a fairer global order.
2026-09-02 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Lead, Corporate
Prof LenkaBula calls for solidarity and action at Unisa Women's Day commemoration
Seventy years after thousands of women marched against apartheid pass laws, Unisa Principal and Vice Chancellor Prof Puleng LenkaBula has called for renewed solidarity, discipline and action to confront gender inequality and violence against women.
African Council for Distance Education Conference 2027
Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)
Event dates: 12 - 16 April 2027
Full day
International Conference on Coastal, Marine, and Maritime Research (COMMRE 2026)
Venue: Durban International Conference Centre (Durban ICC)
Event dates: 27 - 30 October 2026
Full day
