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  • 1994-97: Reforming education

    Description: An expert in constitutional law, Professor Marinus Wiechers serves as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa in a newly democratic South Africa.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 1994: Democratic elections

    Description: Voters queue at dawn at a polling station north of Pretoria in South Africa's first democratic election, 27 April 1994.
    Credit: © Graeme Williams / South Photographs / Africa Media Online
    Archive: Africa Media Online
    Type: Photograph

  • 1994: Genocide in Rwanda

    Description: The clothes of genocide victims hang in a Catholic church above coffins containing their remains during the 1994 Genocide, Ntarama, Rwanda.
    Credit: © Ben Curtis / AP Photo / PictureNet
    Archive: PictureNet
    Type: Photograph

  • 1995-96: Sports victories

    Description: Springbok captain Francois Pienaar raises the Rugby World Cup trophy in victory alongside a jubilant Nelson Mandela, Johannesburg, 1995.
    Credit: © Grant Leversha / Eimage Agency / Africa Media Online
    Archive: Africa Media Online
    Type: Photograph

  • 1996: A new constitution

    Description: Booklet containing the text of SA's new constitution, which is adopted on 8 May 1996 and regarded by many as one of the most advanced in the world.
    Credit: © Government Communication and Information System, South Africa
    Archive:
    Type: Document

  • 1996: National healing

    Description: Cover of the Report of the Reparation & Rehabilitation Committee, one of the volumes of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report.
    Credit: © Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, South Africa
    Archive: Department of Constitutional Development,South Africa
    Type: Document

  • 1997 Facing global climate change

    Description: A plenary session at the Kyoto International Conference Centre during the United Nation's annual Conference on Climate Change, Japan, 1997.
    Credit: © UN Photo / Frank Leather
    Archive: United Nations Photo Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 1997-98: New campuses

    Description: View of the Es'kia Mphahlele Registration Hall on Unisa's Sunnyside Campus, Pretoria. The hall is named after the much-loved writer.
    Credit: © Pieter Du Plessis / University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 1997: Higher Education Act

    Description: An 'illegal' school set up by the ANC in defiance of the Bantu Education Act, 1955. The Higher Education Act aims to undo the work of Bantu Education.
    Credit: © Drum Social Histories / Bailey’s African History Archive / Africa Media Online
    Archive: Africa Media Online
    Type: Photograph

  • 1999: A transparent vice-chancellorship

    Description: Oil painting of Professor Antony Melck, Acting Principal of Unisa from 1998 and Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa from 1999 to 2001.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 1999: Democracy matures

    Description: Former South African President Thabo Mbeki, Greece, February 2005.
    Credit: © Ayez Nureldine / AFP / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty IMages
    Type: Photograph

  • 2000: Millennium celebrations

    Description: A millennium panic headline from the Weekly World News, a US tabloid renowned for its outlandish, largely fictional stories, 15 September 1999.
    Credit: © Weekly World News
    Archive: Weekly World News Archive
    Type: Document

  • 2001: Arms Deal allegations

    Description: A photo of the proceedings of the Pretoria-based Seriti Commission of Inquiry into the Arms Deal.
    Credit: © Madelene Cronje / Mail and Guardian
    Archive: Mail and Guardian Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2001: First black Vice-Chancellor and Principal

    Description: Unisa Chancellor, Judge President Bernard Ngoepe, officially invests Dr Barney Pityana as the first black Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2001: Terror on September 11th

    Description: Smoke billows from the buildings of the World Trade Centre in New York after one of four coordinated terrorist attacks, USA, 11 September 2001.
    Credit: © Jim Collins / AP Photo / PictureNet
    Archive: PictureNet
    Type: Photograph

  • 2001: Wikipedia launched

    Description: A computer screen displays a version of the Wikipedia logo used in a protest against the Stop Online Piracy Bill in the US, January 2012.
    Credit: © Annette Shaff / Shutterstock.com
    Archive: Shutterstock.com
    Type: Graphic

  • 2002: Prestigious accreditation

    Description: The Distance Education and Training Council certificate is displayed in the Samuel Pauw Building on Unisa’s Muckleneuk Campus, Pretoria.
    Credit: © Pieter Du Plessis / University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Document

  • 2002: Soweto’s first museum

    Description: Photo of street signage outside the Hector Pieterson Museum, Soweto, Johannesburg, September 2014.
    Credit: © Gil.K / Shutterstock.com
    Archive: Shutterstock.com
    Type: Photograph

  • 2003: Embracing an African renaissance

    Description: The entrance to the Institute for African Renaissance Studies on the Muckleneuk Campus, Pretoria.
    Credit: © Francois Nel / University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2003: Iraq invaded

    Description: A US army vehicle flies the flag of the United States during a stop at the border of Iraq and Kuwait, 19 March 2003.
    Credit: © Scott Nelson / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty Images
    Type: Photograph

  • 2004-06: Social media boom begins

    Description: Social media has transformed the way we communicate. By 2015, Facebook will have 11,8 million South African users and Twitter will have 6,6 million.
    Credit: © Rüstem Gürler / iStock
    Archive: iStock
    Type: Graphic

  • 2004: Ministerial Merger

    Description: Former Minister of Education, Kader Asmal.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2004: Partnering in Africa

    Description: Map tracing Unisa's presence across the African continent, 2010-2015. The orange pins indicate countries where Unisa students reside.
    Credit: © bogdanserban / iStock
    Archive: iStock
    Type: Graphic

  • 2005: Daily Dispatch Newspaper

    Description: Newspaper announces Constitutional Court ruling on legalisation of gay marriage, 2 December 2005.
    Credit: © Daily Dispatch
    Archive: Daily Dispatch
    Type: Newspaper

  • 2006-08: Global financial crisis

    Description: Protestors decry the role of Wall Street banks in the 2011 US federal budget crisis, which sparked the most volatile week for financial markets since the 2008 crisis.
    Credit: © David McNew / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty Images
    Type: Photograph

  • 2006: A new brand identity

    Description: Unveiling of the new Unisa crest by Council Chairperson Dr Mathews Phosa (left) and Chancellor Judge Bernard Ngoepe (right), 30 March 2005.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2006: myUnisa arrives

    Description: myUnisa arrives
    Credit: © Pixeden / University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Graphic

  • 2007: Ethiopian campus opens

    Description: Map of East Africa pinpointing Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia and home to Unisa's Regional Learning Centre.
    Credit: © Jon Gorr / iStock
    Archive: iStock
    Type: Graphic

  • 2007: The ANC in Polokwane

    Description: Former President Thabo Mbeki stands in front of his then-deputy Jacob Zuma during the opening of Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, 6 February 2004.
    Credit: © Obed Zilwa / AP Photo / PictureNet
    Archive: PictureNet
    Type: Photograph

  • 2008: Xenophobia shames South Africa

    Description: Demonstrators march through central Johannesburg to protest against xenophobic attacks which have left 62 dead, hundreds injured and thousands displaced, 24 May 2008.
    Credit: © Mike Hutchings / Reuters / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty Images
    Type: Photograph

  • 2009: Obama euphoria

    Description: President Barack Obama will go on to win a second presidential term. Here, he waves to supporters on the night of his re-election victory, Chicago, 6 November 2012.
    Credit: © Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty Images
    Type: Photograph

  • 2009: Two million books

    Description: The Unisa Library's two millionth acquisition is The Highgrove Florilegium, a book of botanical illustrations of plants in the garden of Charles, Prince of Wales.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Document

  • 2010: World Cup success

    Description: The FIFA World Cup trophy, Mexico, March 2010. The trophy embarks on a global tour of 86 countries before arriving in Johannesburg for the kick-off on 11 June.
    Credit: © Alfredo Lopez / Jam Media / LatinContent / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty Images
    Type: Photograph

  • 2011: Cultivating service

    Description: Professor Mandla Makhanya becomes the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2012: Lethal force at Marikana

    Description: Striking Lonmin miners gather on Wonderkop Hill outside Rustenburg in the North West Province of South Africa, 15 August 2012, a day before the Marikana Massacre.
    Credit: © Greg Marinovich
    Archive: Greg Marinovich Private Collection
    Type: Photograph

  • 2012: Unisa Radio goes global

    Description: Members of the Unisa Radio team poses for a photo outside the Kgorong building on Unisa's Muckleneuk Campus, June 2015.
    Credit: © Avela Mawisa / University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2013-2015: Unisa Celebrates 140 years

    Description: In 2014. Unisa publishes a commemorative book recounting its 140-year history.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Graphic

  • 2013: Reinforcing science

    Description: Unisa's Science Campus is opened in Florida, Johannesburg on 30 July 2013.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2013: World mourns Mandela

    Description: The front page of the United Kingdom's Daily Telegraph pays homage to former South African President Nelson Mandela after his death on 5 December 2013.
    Credit: © Greg Bartley / Daily Telegraph
    Archive: Camerapress
    Type: Photograph

  • 2014: White Paper for Higher Education

    Description: Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Blade Nzimande is pictured here at the University of Johannesburg, October 2011.
    Credit: © Madelene Cronje / Mail and Guardian
    Archive: Mail and Guardian Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2015-2016: Fees must fall

    Description: Fees must fall movement
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  • Rhodes must fall

    2015: Rhodes-must-fall

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  • 2016: Judge Bernard farewell

    Description: Judge Bernard farewell
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  • 2017: Outstanding African intellectual

    Description: His Excellency Dr Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki, an outstanding African intellectual giant and the most recognisable 21st century proponent of the African Renaissance, becomes Chancellor of Unisa
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2017: Unisa Regional models

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  • 2018:145-celebration

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  • 2020: Global Health emergency alert

    Description: In January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO), China Country office flags the discovery of a virus, known as the Novel Coronavirus. The virus spreads at a high pace outside China, becoming a global threat.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2021: First female Vice-Chancellor in 148 years of Unisa

    Description: Professor Puleng LenkaBula becomes the first female Principal and Vice-Chancellor in 148 years of Unisa
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2022: Russia-Ukraine war

    Description: On 24 February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorizes a special military operation against Ukraine, and Russian forces invade the country targeting Ukrainian military assets and cities.
    Credit: Mustafa Ciftci | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images
    Archive: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/24/ukraine-russia-war-one-year-of-photos-of-the-invasion.html
    Type: Photograph

  • 2023: Reclaiming Africa’s intellectual futures

    Description: Unisa celebrates its 150th anniversary on 26 June 2023.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Graphic

  • 1994-97: Reforming education

    Description: An expert in constitutional law, Professor Marinus Wiechers serves as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa in a newly democratic South Africa.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 1994: Democratic elections

    Description: Voters queue at dawn at a polling station north of Pretoria in South Africa's first democratic election, 27 April 1994.
    Credit: © Graeme Williams / South Photographs / Africa Media Online
    Archive: Africa Media Online
    Type: Photograph

  • 1994: Genocide in Rwanda

    Description: The clothes of genocide victims hang in a Catholic church above coffins containing their remains during the 1994 Genocide, Ntarama, Rwanda.
    Credit: © Ben Curtis / AP Photo / PictureNet
    Archive: PictureNet
    Type: Photograph

  • 1995-96: Sports victories

    Description: Springbok captain Francois Pienaar raises the Rugby World Cup trophy in victory alongside a jubilant Nelson Mandela, Johannesburg, 1995.
    Credit: © Grant Leversha / Eimage Agency / Africa Media Online
    Archive: Africa Media Online
    Type: Photograph

  • 1996: A new constitution

    Description: Booklet containing the text of SA's new constitution, which is adopted on 8 May 1996 and regarded by many as one of the most advanced in the world.
    Credit: © Government Communication and Information System, South Africa
    Archive:
    Type: Document

  • 1996: National healing

    Description: Cover of the Report of the Reparation & Rehabilitation Committee, one of the volumes of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report.
    Credit: © Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, South Africa
    Archive: Department of Constitutional Development,South Africa
    Type: Document

  • 1997 Facing global climate change

    Description: A plenary session at the Kyoto International Conference Centre during the United Nation's annual Conference on Climate Change, Japan, 1997.
    Credit: © UN Photo / Frank Leather
    Archive: United Nations Photo Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 1997-98: New campuses

    Description: View of the Es'kia Mphahlele Registration Hall on Unisa's Sunnyside Campus, Pretoria. The hall is named after the much-loved writer.
    Credit: © Pieter Du Plessis / University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 1997: Higher Education Act

    Description: An 'illegal' school set up by the ANC in defiance of the Bantu Education Act, 1955. The Higher Education Act aims to undo the work of Bantu Education.
    Credit: © Drum Social Histories / Bailey’s African History Archive / Africa Media Online
    Archive: Africa Media Online
    Type: Photograph

  • 1999: A transparent vice-chancellorship

    Description: Oil painting of Professor Antony Melck, Acting Principal of Unisa from 1998 and Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa from 1999 to 2001.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 1999: Democracy matures

    Description: Former South African President Thabo Mbeki, Greece, February 2005.
    Credit: © Ayez Nureldine / AFP / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty IMages
    Type: Photograph

  • 2000: Millennium celebrations

    Description: A millennium panic headline from the Weekly World News, a US tabloid renowned for its outlandish, largely fictional stories, 15 September 1999.
    Credit: © Weekly World News
    Archive: Weekly World News Archive
    Type: Document

  • 2001: Arms Deal allegations

    Description: A photo of the proceedings of the Pretoria-based Seriti Commission of Inquiry into the Arms Deal.
    Credit: © Madelene Cronje / Mail and Guardian
    Archive: Mail and Guardian Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2001: First black Vice-Chancellor and Principal

    Description: Unisa Chancellor, Judge President Bernard Ngoepe, officially invests Dr Barney Pityana as the first black Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2001: Terror on September 11th

    Description: Smoke billows from the buildings of the World Trade Centre in New York after one of four coordinated terrorist attacks, USA, 11 September 2001.
    Credit: © Jim Collins / AP Photo / PictureNet
    Archive: PictureNet
    Type: Photograph

  • 2001: Wikipedia launched

    Description: A computer screen displays a version of the Wikipedia logo used in a protest against the Stop Online Piracy Bill in the US, January 2012.
    Credit: © Annette Shaff / Shutterstock.com
    Archive: Shutterstock.com
    Type: Graphic

  • 2002: Prestigious accreditation

    Description: The Distance Education and Training Council certificate is displayed in the Samuel Pauw Building on Unisa’s Muckleneuk Campus, Pretoria.
    Credit: © Pieter Du Plessis / University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Document

  • 2002: Soweto’s first museum

    Description: Photo of street signage outside the Hector Pieterson Museum, Soweto, Johannesburg, September 2014.
    Credit: © Gil.K / Shutterstock.com
    Archive: Shutterstock.com
    Type: Photograph

  • 2003: Embracing an African renaissance

    Description: The entrance to the Institute for African Renaissance Studies on the Muckleneuk Campus, Pretoria.
    Credit: © Francois Nel / University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2003: Iraq invaded

    Description: A US army vehicle flies the flag of the United States during a stop at the border of Iraq and Kuwait, 19 March 2003.
    Credit: © Scott Nelson / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty Images
    Type: Photograph

  • 2004-06: Social media boom begins

    Description: Social media has transformed the way we communicate. By 2015, Facebook will have 11,8 million South African users and Twitter will have 6,6 million.
    Credit: © Rüstem Gürler / iStock
    Archive: iStock
    Type: Graphic

  • 2004: Ministerial Merger

    Description: Former Minister of Education, Kader Asmal.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2004: Partnering in Africa

    Description: Map tracing Unisa's presence across the African continent, 2010-2015. The orange pins indicate countries where Unisa students reside.
    Credit: © bogdanserban / iStock
    Archive: iStock
    Type: Graphic

  • 2005: Daily Dispatch Newspaper

    Description: Newspaper announces Constitutional Court ruling on legalisation of gay marriage, 2 December 2005.
    Credit: © Daily Dispatch
    Archive: Daily Dispatch
    Type: Newspaper

  • 2006-08: Global financial crisis

    Description: Protestors decry the role of Wall Street banks in the 2011 US federal budget crisis, which sparked the most volatile week for financial markets since the 2008 crisis.
    Credit: © David McNew / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty Images
    Type: Photograph

  • 2006: A new brand identity

    Description: Unveiling of the new Unisa crest by Council Chairperson Dr Mathews Phosa (left) and Chancellor Judge Bernard Ngoepe (right), 30 March 2005.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2006: myUnisa arrives

    Description: myUnisa arrives
    Credit: © Pixeden / University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Graphic

  • 2007: Ethiopian campus opens

    Description: Map of East Africa pinpointing Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia and home to Unisa's Regional Learning Centre.
    Credit: © Jon Gorr / iStock
    Archive: iStock
    Type: Graphic

  • 2007: The ANC in Polokwane

    Description: Former President Thabo Mbeki stands in front of his then-deputy Jacob Zuma during the opening of Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, 6 February 2004.
    Credit: © Obed Zilwa / AP Photo / PictureNet
    Archive: PictureNet
    Type: Photograph

  • 2008: Xenophobia shames South Africa

    Description: Demonstrators march through central Johannesburg to protest against xenophobic attacks which have left 62 dead, hundreds injured and thousands displaced, 24 May 2008.
    Credit: © Mike Hutchings / Reuters / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty Images
    Type: Photograph

  • 2009: Obama euphoria

    Description: President Barack Obama will go on to win a second presidential term. Here, he waves to supporters on the night of his re-election victory, Chicago, 6 November 2012.
    Credit: © Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty Images
    Type: Photograph

  • 2009: Two million books

    Description: The Unisa Library's two millionth acquisition is The Highgrove Florilegium, a book of botanical illustrations of plants in the garden of Charles, Prince of Wales.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Document

  • 2010: World Cup success

    Description: The FIFA World Cup trophy, Mexico, March 2010. The trophy embarks on a global tour of 86 countries before arriving in Johannesburg for the kick-off on 11 June.
    Credit: © Alfredo Lopez / Jam Media / LatinContent / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty Images
    Type: Photograph

  • 2011: Cultivating service

    Description: Professor Mandla Makhanya becomes the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2012: Lethal force at Marikana

    Description: Striking Lonmin miners gather on Wonderkop Hill outside Rustenburg in the North West Province of South Africa, 15 August 2012, a day before the Marikana Massacre.
    Credit: © Greg Marinovich
    Archive: Greg Marinovich Private Collection
    Type: Photograph

  • 2012: Unisa Radio goes global

    Description: Members of the Unisa Radio team poses for a photo outside the Kgorong building on Unisa's Muckleneuk Campus, June 2015.
    Credit: © Avela Mawisa / University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2013-2015: Unisa Celebrates 140 years

    Description: In 2014. Unisa publishes a commemorative book recounting its 140-year history.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Graphic

  • 2013: Reinforcing science

    Description: Unisa's Science Campus is opened in Florida, Johannesburg on 30 July 2013.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2013: World mourns Mandela

    Description: The front page of the United Kingdom's Daily Telegraph pays homage to former South African President Nelson Mandela after his death on 5 December 2013.
    Credit: © Greg Bartley / Daily Telegraph
    Archive: Camerapress
    Type: Photograph

  • 2014: White Paper for Higher Education

    Description: Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Blade Nzimande is pictured here at the University of Johannesburg, October 2011.
    Credit: © Madelene Cronje / Mail and Guardian
    Archive: Mail and Guardian Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2015-2016: Fees must fall

    Description: Fees must fall movement
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  • Rhodes must fall

    2015: Rhodes-must-fall

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  • 2016: Judge Bernard farewell

    Description: Judge Bernard farewell
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  • 2017: Outstanding African intellectual

    Description: His Excellency Dr Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki, an outstanding African intellectual giant and the most recognisable 21st century proponent of the African Renaissance, becomes Chancellor of Unisa
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2017: Unisa Regional models

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  • 2018:145-celebration

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  • 2020: Global Health emergency alert

    Description: In January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO), China Country office flags the discovery of a virus, known as the Novel Coronavirus. The virus spreads at a high pace outside China, becoming a global threat.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2021: First female Vice-Chancellor in 148 years of Unisa

    Description: Professor Puleng LenkaBula becomes the first female Principal and Vice-Chancellor in 148 years of Unisa
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2022: Russia-Ukraine war

    Description: On 24 February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorizes a special military operation against Ukraine, and Russian forces invade the country targeting Ukrainian military assets and cities.
    Credit: Mustafa Ciftci | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images
    Archive: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/24/ukraine-russia-war-one-year-of-photos-of-the-invasion.html
    Type: Photograph

  • 2023: Reclaiming Africa’s intellectual futures

    Description: Unisa celebrates its 150th anniversary on 26 June 2023.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Graphic

  • 1994-97: Reforming education

    Description: An expert in constitutional law, Professor Marinus Wiechers serves as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa in a newly democratic South Africa.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 1994: Democratic elections

    Description: Voters queue at dawn at a polling station north of Pretoria in South Africa's first democratic election, 27 April 1994.
    Credit: © Graeme Williams / South Photographs / Africa Media Online
    Archive: Africa Media Online
    Type: Photograph

  • 1994: Genocide in Rwanda

    Description: The clothes of genocide victims hang in a Catholic church above coffins containing their remains during the 1994 Genocide, Ntarama, Rwanda.
    Credit: © Ben Curtis / AP Photo / PictureNet
    Archive: PictureNet
    Type: Photograph

  • 1995-96: Sports victories

    Description: Springbok captain Francois Pienaar raises the Rugby World Cup trophy in victory alongside a jubilant Nelson Mandela, Johannesburg, 1995.
    Credit: © Grant Leversha / Eimage Agency / Africa Media Online
    Archive: Africa Media Online
    Type: Photograph

  • 1996: A new constitution

    Description: Booklet containing the text of SA's new constitution, which is adopted on 8 May 1996 and regarded by many as one of the most advanced in the world.
    Credit: © Government Communication and Information System, South Africa
    Archive:
    Type: Document

  • 1996: National healing

    Description: Cover of the Report of the Reparation & Rehabilitation Committee, one of the volumes of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report.
    Credit: © Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, South Africa
    Archive: Department of Constitutional Development,South Africa
    Type: Document

  • 1997 Facing global climate change

    Description: A plenary session at the Kyoto International Conference Centre during the United Nation's annual Conference on Climate Change, Japan, 1997.
    Credit: © UN Photo / Frank Leather
    Archive: United Nations Photo Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 1997-98: New campuses

    Description: View of the Es'kia Mphahlele Registration Hall on Unisa's Sunnyside Campus, Pretoria. The hall is named after the much-loved writer.
    Credit: © Pieter Du Plessis / University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 1997: Higher Education Act

    Description: An 'illegal' school set up by the ANC in defiance of the Bantu Education Act, 1955. The Higher Education Act aims to undo the work of Bantu Education.
    Credit: © Drum Social Histories / Bailey’s African History Archive / Africa Media Online
    Archive: Africa Media Online
    Type: Photograph

  • 1999: A transparent vice-chancellorship

    Description: Oil painting of Professor Antony Melck, Acting Principal of Unisa from 1998 and Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa from 1999 to 2001.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 1999: Democracy matures

    Description: Former South African President Thabo Mbeki, Greece, February 2005.
    Credit: © Ayez Nureldine / AFP / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty IMages
    Type: Photograph

  • 2000: Millennium celebrations

    Description: A millennium panic headline from the Weekly World News, a US tabloid renowned for its outlandish, largely fictional stories, 15 September 1999.
    Credit: © Weekly World News
    Archive: Weekly World News Archive
    Type: Document

  • 2001: Arms Deal allegations

    Description: A photo of the proceedings of the Pretoria-based Seriti Commission of Inquiry into the Arms Deal.
    Credit: © Madelene Cronje / Mail and Guardian
    Archive: Mail and Guardian Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2001: First black Vice-Chancellor and Principal

    Description: Unisa Chancellor, Judge President Bernard Ngoepe, officially invests Dr Barney Pityana as the first black Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2001: Terror on September 11th

    Description: Smoke billows from the buildings of the World Trade Centre in New York after one of four coordinated terrorist attacks, USA, 11 September 2001.
    Credit: © Jim Collins / AP Photo / PictureNet
    Archive: PictureNet
    Type: Photograph

  • 2001: Wikipedia launched

    Description: A computer screen displays a version of the Wikipedia logo used in a protest against the Stop Online Piracy Bill in the US, January 2012.
    Credit: © Annette Shaff / Shutterstock.com
    Archive: Shutterstock.com
    Type: Graphic

  • 2002: Prestigious accreditation

    Description: The Distance Education and Training Council certificate is displayed in the Samuel Pauw Building on Unisa’s Muckleneuk Campus, Pretoria.
    Credit: © Pieter Du Plessis / University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Document

  • 2002: Soweto’s first museum

    Description: Photo of street signage outside the Hector Pieterson Museum, Soweto, Johannesburg, September 2014.
    Credit: © Gil.K / Shutterstock.com
    Archive: Shutterstock.com
    Type: Photograph

  • 2003: Embracing an African renaissance

    Description: The entrance to the Institute for African Renaissance Studies on the Muckleneuk Campus, Pretoria.
    Credit: © Francois Nel / University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2003: Iraq invaded

    Description: A US army vehicle flies the flag of the United States during a stop at the border of Iraq and Kuwait, 19 March 2003.
    Credit: © Scott Nelson / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty Images
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  • 2004-06: Social media boom begins

    Description: Social media has transformed the way we communicate. By 2015, Facebook will have 11,8 million South African users and Twitter will have 6,6 million.
    Credit: © Rüstem Gürler / iStock
    Archive: iStock
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  • 2004: Ministerial Merger

    Description: Former Minister of Education, Kader Asmal.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
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  • 2004: Partnering in Africa

    Description: Map tracing Unisa's presence across the African continent, 2010-2015. The orange pins indicate countries where Unisa students reside.
    Credit: © bogdanserban / iStock
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  • 2005: Daily Dispatch Newspaper

    Description: Newspaper announces Constitutional Court ruling on legalisation of gay marriage, 2 December 2005.
    Credit: © Daily Dispatch
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  • 2006-08: Global financial crisis

    Description: Protestors decry the role of Wall Street banks in the 2011 US federal budget crisis, which sparked the most volatile week for financial markets since the 2008 crisis.
    Credit: © David McNew / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty Images
    Type: Photograph

  • 2006: A new brand identity

    Description: Unveiling of the new Unisa crest by Council Chairperson Dr Mathews Phosa (left) and Chancellor Judge Bernard Ngoepe (right), 30 March 2005.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2006: myUnisa arrives

    Description: myUnisa arrives
    Credit: © Pixeden / University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
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  • 2007: Ethiopian campus opens

    Description: Map of East Africa pinpointing Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia and home to Unisa's Regional Learning Centre.
    Credit: © Jon Gorr / iStock
    Archive: iStock
    Type: Graphic

  • 2007: The ANC in Polokwane

    Description: Former President Thabo Mbeki stands in front of his then-deputy Jacob Zuma during the opening of Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, 6 February 2004.
    Credit: © Obed Zilwa / AP Photo / PictureNet
    Archive: PictureNet
    Type: Photograph

  • 2008: Xenophobia shames South Africa

    Description: Demonstrators march through central Johannesburg to protest against xenophobic attacks which have left 62 dead, hundreds injured and thousands displaced, 24 May 2008.
    Credit: © Mike Hutchings / Reuters / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty Images
    Type: Photograph

  • 2009: Obama euphoria

    Description: President Barack Obama will go on to win a second presidential term. Here, he waves to supporters on the night of his re-election victory, Chicago, 6 November 2012.
    Credit: © Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty Images
    Type: Photograph

  • 2009: Two million books

    Description: The Unisa Library's two millionth acquisition is The Highgrove Florilegium, a book of botanical illustrations of plants in the garden of Charles, Prince of Wales.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Document

  • 2010: World Cup success

    Description: The FIFA World Cup trophy, Mexico, March 2010. The trophy embarks on a global tour of 86 countries before arriving in Johannesburg for the kick-off on 11 June.
    Credit: © Alfredo Lopez / Jam Media / LatinContent / Getty Images
    Archive: Getty Images
    Type: Photograph

  • 2011: Cultivating service

    Description: Professor Mandla Makhanya becomes the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2012: Lethal force at Marikana

    Description: Striking Lonmin miners gather on Wonderkop Hill outside Rustenburg in the North West Province of South Africa, 15 August 2012, a day before the Marikana Massacre.
    Credit: © Greg Marinovich
    Archive: Greg Marinovich Private Collection
    Type: Photograph

  • 2012: Unisa Radio goes global

    Description: Members of the Unisa Radio team poses for a photo outside the Kgorong building on Unisa's Muckleneuk Campus, June 2015.
    Credit: © Avela Mawisa / University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2013-2015: Unisa Celebrates 140 years

    Description: In 2014. Unisa publishes a commemorative book recounting its 140-year history.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Graphic

  • 2013: Reinforcing science

    Description: Unisa's Science Campus is opened in Florida, Johannesburg on 30 July 2013.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2013: World mourns Mandela

    Description: The front page of the United Kingdom's Daily Telegraph pays homage to former South African President Nelson Mandela after his death on 5 December 2013.
    Credit: © Greg Bartley / Daily Telegraph
    Archive: Camerapress
    Type: Photograph

  • 2014: White Paper for Higher Education

    Description: Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Blade Nzimande is pictured here at the University of Johannesburg, October 2011.
    Credit: © Madelene Cronje / Mail and Guardian
    Archive: Mail and Guardian Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2015-2016: Fees must fall

    Description: Fees must fall movement
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  • 2016: Judge Bernard farewell

    Description: Judge Bernard farewell
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  • 2017: Outstanding African intellectual

    Description: His Excellency Dr Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki, an outstanding African intellectual giant and the most recognisable 21st century proponent of the African Renaissance, becomes Chancellor of Unisa
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2017: Unisa Regional models

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  • 2020: Global Health emergency alert

    Description: In January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO), China Country office flags the discovery of a virus, known as the Novel Coronavirus. The virus spreads at a high pace outside China, becoming a global threat.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2021: First female Vice-Chancellor in 148 years of Unisa

    Description: Professor Puleng LenkaBula becomes the first female Principal and Vice-Chancellor in 148 years of Unisa
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Photograph

  • 2022: Russia-Ukraine war

    Description: On 24 February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorizes a special military operation against Ukraine, and Russian forces invade the country targeting Ukrainian military assets and cities.
    Credit: Mustafa Ciftci | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images
    Archive: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/24/ukraine-russia-war-one-year-of-photos-of-the-invasion.html
    Type: Photograph

  • 2023: Reclaiming Africa’s intellectual futures

    Description: Unisa celebrates its 150th anniversary on 26 June 2023.
    Credit: © University of South Africa
    Archive: UNISA Archive
    Type: Graphic

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