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Unisa on the global stage: Research excellence driving Africa's textile future

Through a landmark partnership with Messe Frankfurt, signed in Germany during the internationally renowned Techtextil and Texprocess trade fairs, Unisa has become the first African university to formally partner with one of the world’s most influential trade exhibition platforms that spans the full clothing, textile, leather and footwear value chain.

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2026-04-24 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Unisa seminar examines cultural knowledge and language as key ingredients of ubuntu

The university’s Department of Leadership and Transformation recently hosted a seminar titled "Facilitation of Epistemic Plurality by Embracing African Knowledge Systems, Languages, and Intellectual Traditions".

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2026-04-23 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Corporate

From Pretoria to Frankfurt: Unisa's rise on the global stage

Unisa made history in Frankfurt, Germany, at the Techtextil, one of the world’s premier international trade fairs for clothing, textiles, leather and footwear (CTLF), curated by Messe Frankfurt.

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2026-04-23 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa ceremony marks milestone in arts education

The university's Department of Art and Music and the Gauteng Department of Education recently celebrated 107 educators who completed a massive open online course (MOOC) in Visual Arts and Music, designed to strengthen professional practice and support curriculum delivery in schools.

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2026-04-23 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Unisa Western Cape hosts 2026 postgraduate orientation

This focused research support initiative brought together postgraduate students enrolled for honours, postgraduate diploma, master’s and doctoral studies to enhance their success within the open, distance and e-learning environment.

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2026-04-22 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Examining the hidden geographies of resistance

In his inaugural lecture, the College of Human Sciences’ Prof Chitja Twala shed new light on the hidden geographies of anti-apartheid resistance and the transformative power of historical scholarship.

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2026-04-21 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Unisa Western Cape Library celebrates South African Library Week

During the recent Unisa Western Cape Library's celebration of the South African Library Week, competing students were encouraged to write their stories in their mother tongues to better express themselves.

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2026-04-21 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Dedicated Unisa Innovation Fund a step closer

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) will be allocating R20 million to the TIA-Unisa Seed Fund, to assist Unisa innovators in their research to advance the development of prototypes and preparation for demonstrations of commercialisable products and solutions.

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2026-04-21 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, College of Law, Featured, Corporate

Unisa law expert's scholarly work geared to assist victims of GBV

South Africa is plagued by the scourge of gender-based violence, which has been classified as a national disaster by the government. For years, Prof Jolandi le Roux-Bouwer's research has focused on intimate violence and the criminal laws that respond to it.

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2026-04-20 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Unisa attends KZN Legislature's rural career expo

Led by Dr Joyce Myeza, Director of Unisa's KwaZulu-Natal Region, a team from the university recently participated in a unique career exhibition in the deep rural area of Ezingolweni, providing young people, students and prospective students with a wealth of information on studying towards their future careers.

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Upcoming events

27 October

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