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2017-09-29 00:00:00.0 | Category:
News, Corporate
Eradicating the discrimination against LGBTIQ students
“For the country to eradicate HIV/AIDS and reach the envisioned zero HIV infection, a new level of zero stigma and discrimination should be reached, says award winning researcher in the College of Human Sciences, Prof Azwihangwisi Mavhandu-Mudzusi. Read about her journey as an advocate for the LGBTIQ community and HIV/AIDS.
2017-09-21 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Featured, News
To decolonise is to finally breathe
Since hosting its first Decoloniality Summer School in 2014, the College of Human Sciences has positioned itself as a pioneer of decoloniality scholarship and education in South Africa.
2017-09-11 00:00:00.0 | Category:
News
The question of epistemic justice
Prof Pascah Mungwini (Department of Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology) calls for commitment of new canon building and adopting strategic particularism as way to addressing the problem of epistemic injustice. He was speaking about this during his inaugural lecture.
2017-09-05 00:00:00.0 | Category:
News
Linguistics at Unisa has a big role to play in South Africa
Napjadi Eugene Letsoalo from Unisa’s Department of Linguistics and Moderns Languages speaks on the role that linguistics can play resolving social problems in South Africa.
2017-08-31 00:00:00.0 | Category:
News
Success is all about making efforts
Giving is from the heart not from the pocket. The Departments of Health Studies and Sociology collaborated with Singita Charity Foundation to celebrate Mandela Day.
2017-08-31 00:00:00.0 | Category:
News
Exploring the role of the media in conflict escalation
The Minister of Communications, Ayanda Dldodlo addresses students at the Media Dialogue hosted by the Communications Students’ Association in the College of Human Sciences.
2017-08-29 00:00:00.0 | Category:
News
Women, men and caregiving in South Africa
By declaring that only female caretakers can access social grants, the notion of women as primary caretakers is reinforced and men are essentially told that they cannot be acknowledged as proper caregivers, writes Professor Marilze Rabe from Unisa’s Department of Sociology.
2017-08-29 00:00:00.0 | Category:
News
Occupational health and safety for women in mining
Although the mining industry has made progress in advancing the rights of women at the workplace, there is still room for improvement writes Professor Lindiwe Zungu from the College of Human Sciences’ Department of Health Studies.
