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Unisa Innovation Festival 2024 ends on a high note

On the final day of a highly vibrant and successful festival, Innovation Challenge winners were announced and celebrated as exceptional talent dedicated to reclaiming Africa's intellectual futures. Read more

Chronicle of a serial innovator and entrepreneur

Rapelang Rabana, the CEO and founder of Rekindle Learning, recently shared invaluable insights into the role of technology in breaking constraints at the Unisa Innovation Festival 2024. Read more

“A celebration of creativity, ambition, and the power of ideas”

The third day of the Unisa Innovation festival 2024 continued to see upbeat students showcasing their creative ideas to a panel of adjudicators and a live audience, with Professor Les Labuschagne describing them as bold concepts that promise to shape the future. Read more

"Transformation requires intention"

Speaking at the first day of Unisa's much-anticipated Innovation Festival 2024, Dr Nasiphi Moya, Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane, highlighted the critical role that partnerships with higher institutions and student-led initiatives could play in tackling societal issues such as unemployment and poverty. Read more

Black industrialist and founding CEO of Capebio to deliver keynote address at Innovation Festival

Daniel Ndima, a structural biologist of infectious diseases who strongly advocates for scientific innovation that creates jobs, improves the quality of ordinary lives and contributes to social development and the economy, will be speaking at the upcoming Unisa Innovation Festival. Read more

Dr Nasiphi Moya to give keynote address at Unisa Innovation Festival

The Unisa Innovation Festival, which promises to elevate societal innovation to new heights, will be graced by the presence of Dr Nasiphi Moya, Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane, who will be speaking on "Leadership for an innovation society: a case of the City of Tshwane". Read more

City of Tshwane becomes a strategic partner in the Unisa Innovation Festival

The City of Tshwane has announced its strategic partnership with the University of South Africa in the 2024 Innovation Festival. This move highlights the value placed by the city in Unisa's innovation agenda. Read more

Top banking and fintech specialist to address Innovation Festival

Lincoln Mali will speak at Unisa's upcoming Innovation Festival, which will showcase some of the country's leading innovation specialists sharing their insights about innovation's exciting and ever-changing face. Read more

Generous equipment donation enhances Unisa's research capability

A donation of state-of-the-art equipment worth R27m by international institutions to the UNESCO-Unisa-ITLABS/NRF Africa Chair in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology allows postgraduate students and scientists to generate world-class data. Read more

The future is NOW – get ready for the Unisa Innovation Festival

The popular annual event returns, promising to elevate societal innovation to new heights. If you’re passionate about innovation or looking to become a leader in the field, you’re invited to join us at the exclusive Unisa Innovation Festival 2024. Read more