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Collective responsibility required to tackle South Africa's water challenges

Coinciding with the National Water Month, Unisa hosted a Water Imbizo comprising various stakeholders to deliberate on prevalent water crises and develop legitimate solutions for a water-secure South Africa.

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2026-04-14 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Engineering resilience

Balancing a full-time role with doctoral research, Unisa project manager, Abiodun Ebenezer Akinwale, highlights the challenges faced by professional and administrative staff, and the vital role of the Professional Research Committee in supporting their academic success.

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2026-04-14 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

CAES secures substantial investment from prominent research chair to advance rangeland sustainability

The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences proudly congratulates Prof Tlou Julius Tjelele, a specialist in rangeland and pasture science, on the approval of the Bush Encroachment Research Chair.

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2026-04-13 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

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.

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2026-04-13 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Unisa's PRG drives research excellence

The university’s Professional Research Group is rapidly emerging as a powerful engine for research excellence, empowering professional staff to drive innovation in areas such as AI and sustainability, thereby strengthening the university’s competitive edge through personalised support.

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2026-04-10 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Unisa-led Library Week event confronts literacy decline

The university’s Library and Information Services, in collaboration with the Kimberley Public Library, recently hosted a literacy-focused community engagement to help address South Africa’s declining reading culture and to promote the use of indigenous languages in reading and writing.

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2026-04-10 00:00:00.0 | Category: Alumni, Corporate

Unisa alumna reflects on transformative journey as a globally recognised healthcare expert

Prof Isabel Coetzee, a recipient of the 2025 Unisa Principal’s Award for Distinguished Alumni in Research, reflects on her academic and professional journey filled with purpose, resilience and impact.

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2026-04-10 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

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.

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2026-04-09 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Rethinking the history of the Unisa Library as a living intellectual infrastructure

In this article, Professors Mpho Ngoepe and Lorette Jacobs discuss the Unisa Library’s identity as both a heritage institution and a forward-looking knowledge infrastructure

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2026-04-09 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Corporate

Unisa hosts high-level dialogue focusing on geopolitical tensions

Unisa, in partnership with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, hosted a high-level roundtable focusing on geopolitical tensions and the significance of international law, diplomacy and multilateralism.

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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