News & Events

Zimbabwe alumni mobilise to support their alma mater and communities

Despite facing financial constraints due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Zimbabwe alumni are committed to assisting fellow graduates and participating in community upliftment projects. Read more

Students equipped to navigate the digital world

Students in Unisa’s Midlands Region recently had the opportunity to learn more about a CSET module dealing with digital literacy skills, and share their experiences interactively.Read more

Moloantoa graduates with 25 distinctions

Palesa Moloantoa recently graduated with a Bachelor of Consumer Science. Beaming joyfully for her daughter's academic excellence, Joyce Moloantoa shared that Palesa got 25 distinctions out of 30 modules—an achievement her daughter said was inspired by her.Read more

Taking ideas to the next level through the Inhlanyelo Hub Ideation Programme

The reality of changing the mindset from being employed to becoming an employer is an essential driver in growing entrepreneurial ventures amongst Unisa students. Inhlanyelo Hub hosted an entrepreneurship workshop programme at the Unisa Durban Regional Office on using entrepreneurial tools to develop business ideas and relevant skills to launch and grow a business.Read more

Revolutionising the future of E-commerce

Unisa recently participated in the Annual Ecom Africa 2023 conference hosted at the Cape Town International Convention Centre to showcase its masters and doctoral programmes to a global audience of prospective students and collaborators.Read more

People-centred, feminist and Christian-infused leadership examined

In observance of Freedom Day, an online seminar hosted by Unisa’s Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair reflected on what leadership in contemporary South Africa should look like, and what can be gleaned from the past to make the free and socially just South Africa that Chief Albert Luthuli fought and was prepared to die for. Read more

Unisa KZN Region partners with TB/HIV Care for the Dreams programme

The Unisa KwaZulu-Natal Region, in partnership with TB/HIV Care, recently launched the Dreams programme. Among other functions, the programme will provide voluntary medical male circumcision, HIV testing, PrEP & ART initiations and optometric services at the Durban Regional Hub. Read more

Unisans raise the bar high as SABC Board members

Recently announced by the Presidency, Unisa Chief Financial Officer Khathutshelo Ramukumba and David Maimela, Unisa Director: Executive Support, Office of the Principal and Vice-Chancellor, have been appointed by South African President, His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, to serve as Chairperson and member of the newly appointed SABC Board, respectively.Read more

The Love Jones Cohort: Single and living alone in the black middle class

Drawing from stratification economics, intersectionality and respectability politics, The Love Jones Cohort centres on the voices and lifestyles of the black middle-class members who are single and living alone (SALA). The book provides a more nuanced understanding of how race, gender, class, and social structures, shape five central lifestyle factors of black middle-class adults who are SALA. Read more