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Beyond registration: From enrolment to empowerment

Registration is only the beginning. What happens afterwards can shape how confidently students navigate university, engage with their studies and build the skills they need to succeed in an Open Distance and e-Learning (ODeL) environment.Read more

Unisa raises over R10 million at gala dinner to tackle student debt

Unisa has raised over R10 million towards its R50 million student debt relief campaign, with more than 553 students expected to benefit from this year’s fundraising drive.Read more

Reimagining justice through Unisa’s engaged scholarship

Unisa’s inaugural College of Law Engaged Scholarship Symposium explored how legal scholarship can move beyond academic spaces to advance justice, human dignity and meaningful change in communities.Read more

COMSA conference examines media accountability in the age of podcasts, influencers and citizen journalism

Unisa’s Communication Students’ Association brings students from across Gauteng together to debate social and political responsibility in a rapidly changing media environment.Read more

Students take centre stage as Unisa hosts National Multilingual Student Debate

Four universities, six themes and three rounds of debate put South Africa’s multilingual higher education agenda under the spotlight, with iYunivesithi Walter Sisulu taking the inaugural national title.Read more

Empowerment beyond barriers: Unisa students with disabilities champion inclusion and success

Students, disability advocates and university leaders came together in East London to explore practical ways of strengthening accessibility, inclusion and academic success.Read more

From waste tyres to shoe polish: Unisa Professor turns waste into opportunity

From waste tyres and mine tailings to plastic waste and sewage sludge, Professor Tebogo Mashifana’s research is exploring how materials discarded as waste can be recovered and transformed into useful products.Read more

Unisa law students put advocacy skills to the test at inter-regional moot court competition

Unisa law students tested their legal research, written and oral advocacy skills before a full bench at the 2026 Black Lawyers Association Student Chapter Inter-Regional Moot Court Competition in Durban.Read more

Every step matters. Every student matters.

From choosing to apply to preparing for life as an ODeL student, Unisa’s Student Retention Unit helps prospective students take informed first steps towards academic success.Read more