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Seminar examines attaining the Pan-Africanist vision of development and human security in Africa

A virtual seminar recently hosted by the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs focused on examining the African Continental Free Trade Area as a mechanism for advancing the Pan-Africanist vision of development and human security across the continent. Read more

Unisa provides research insights on Bosadi theorisations and African indigenous laws

Recently, members of the Lekgotla La Batho Research Project and researchers from the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs participated in a workshop on Bosadi Theorisations and African Indigenous Laws, integrating insights from both community and academic sources. Read more

Unisa project initiates ethical research into traditional law

The Lekgotla La Batho Research Project, an initiative of the university’s Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs, recently engaged with the Bapedi Urban Royal Council to facilitate research into, among others, traditional courts and indigenous laws. Read more

Unisans shine at major research conference

Representatives of the university recently presented papers at the 3rd Annual Limpopo Research Forum Conference, with Advocate Sipho Mantula delivering the keynote address in which he called for a decolonised knowledge and digital transformation. Read more

Unisa celebrates the life and legacy of Miriam Makeba

Unisa's Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs, in partnership with the Miriam Makeba Foundation, recently hosted the 4th Annual Mariam Makeba Lecture to celebrate her life and legacy as a revolutionary and cultural diplomat. Read more

Thabo Mbeki School hosts academics from the University of Tartu in Estonia to discuss 'information pollution'

In the current shifting global order, ‘information pollution’ has become a tool of manipulation. Techniques include disinformation, misinformation, fake news, propaganda, and foreign information manipulation and interference. How can societies build resilience against such manipulation? Academics and practitioners from South Africa and Estonia will engage in a South/North dialogue on this theme, with an academic publication and policy recommendations as the outcome. Read more

Unisa seminar examines breach of the international legal framework

The Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs at the university recently hosted a seminar themed "The US casus belli in Venezuela or the 'Right-to-Protect' doctrine". Read more

2026 Welcome Message

The Thabo Mbeki School extends a warm welcome to its stakeholders as we embark on a new phase in the School’s development and growth. Read more

Unisa equips African women to lead as equals

Joining other progressive institutions on the continent, the university contributed to the design of the curriculum of the Africa Leadership Academy for Women in Political Leadership, a United Nations Development Programme initiative. Read more

Call for Papers

Role of Multilateral Organisations in Development, Peace and Security in Africa Read more