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2026-06-05 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured

Leveraging advances in 4IR to foster economic growth

The financial market development and financial technology research of Prof Athenia Bongani Sibindi, who is attached to Unisa’s College of Economic and Management Sciences, aims to contribute meaningful insights and policy recommendations that can help bridge the gap in financial access and promote inclusive growth across diverse populations.

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2026-06-04 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Unisa Innovation Challenge alumnus drives sanitation innovation in Namibia

Through Flushh, a climate-resilient sanitation startup, Kaveto Tjatjara is providing waterless sanitation solutions that create sustainable impact for underserved communities across Namibia.

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2026-06-04 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Graduate Sciences, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Developing agile graduates for the changing world of work

Speaking during the College of Graduate Studies’ session at Unisa’s Research and Innovation Week, Prof William Amos Pallangyo, Rector and CEO of the Tanzania Institute of Accountancy, highlighted the importance of developing agile, future-ready graduates equipped with practical skills, adaptability and entrepreneurial thinking.

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2026-06-03 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Seeing beyond the horizon: Unisa shapes tomorrow as it expands its research outputs significantly

The latest Universities’ Research Outputs Sector Report released by the DHET is a testament to Unisa's trajectory to reclaim and advance its position as a leading African university, deeply rooted in its mission to shape futures in the service of humanity.

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2026-05-30 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

New from Unisa Press: A mirror of the past, a roadmap to the future

Launched by the university’s academic publishing arm as part of Research and Innovation Week 2026, Between Hope and Vigilancecollection of essays by Mavuso Msimang, serves as a timely reminder of the values that defined the liberation movement, and is presented with equal parts empathy, rage and love.

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2026-05-28 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Unisa hosts postgraduate student research workshop in KZN

The university's KwaZulu-Natal Regional Research Committee recently hosted a two-day academic research workshop to assist postgraduate students in navigating what can be a challenging and complex academic journey.

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2026-05-28 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Researcher leads Unisa's quest for sustainable water solutions

For more than a decade, the College of Science, Engineering and Technology's Prof Adolph Muleja has targeted his research efforts in solving critical issues related to water, energy and food security.

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2026-05-27 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Venture Crawl 2026 brings together innovation ecosystem leaders

Unisa's Venture Crawl 2026, hosted on 6 May 2026, brought together students, startups and ecosystem leaders for a day focused on entrepreneurship and innovation within the City of Tshwane.

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2026-05-26 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Unisa's 2026 R&I Week set to power digital change

Discussions at the opening of the university's 2026 Research and Innovation Week, held under the theme "Unisa’s Catalytic Niche Areas: Powering Change", spotlighted digital catalytic niche areas as essential drivers and vital pillars for future research.

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