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Advocating for disability transformation through servant leadership

In celebration of Disability Rights Awareness Month, Unisa shares accomplishments of individuals with disabilities, who have made great strides in shaping the disability community through various leadership capacities. Thakhani Masuka is one such servant leader who promotes awareness and the rights of people with visual impairment. Read more

Unisa Press continues to illuminate the publishing space

Unisa Press, in collaboration with Exclusive Books, launched a book titled Sesotho History and Development, centred around research conducted by linguist Dr Ntsoeu Seepheephe, demonstrating that Africans are one people. Read more

Honouring Es'kia Mphahlele as timeless prophet and social critic

Delivering the 16th Es'kia Mphahlele Annual Memorial Lecture, Professor Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ, acclaimed scholar, author and poet, said that Mphahlele and his contemporaries were not only conscious of each other and immersed in their political and cultural context, but also influenced Black Americans and the Black diaspora across the world. Read more

Unisa's doctoral candidates take the national stage

Doctoral candidates Precious Letsoalo and Grace Magama, proudly represented Unisa at the national Three-Minute Thesis Competition, recently held at the University of the Free State. Read more

Inhlanyelo Hub alumna is pioneering Africa's future in drone technology

After completing the Drone Divas programme at Unisa subsidiary Inhlanyelo Hub, Ratolajeso Sekano founded Atosphere with the mission of developing anti-drone systems and radar solutions, as well as projects to support safety and quality in the industry. Read more

Mangaung inmate turns a leaf by obtaining a Unisa LLB degree with multiple distinctions

Teboho Malei, an inmate at Mangaung Correctional Centre, recently obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree at Unisa with 20 distinctions. Read more

WIL initiative empowers students with industry-specific competencies

The Unisa Directorate of Institutional Support and Services' senior management visited the university's Science Campus in Florida to explore how cutting-edge facilities shape students' real-world learning experiences. Read more

Unisa graduates forge new frontiers in safer and smarter blasting in mines

Three Master of Engineering graduates from the university’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology are advancing mining engineering research with projects that tackle real-world challenges in blasting safety, efficiency and environmental control.Read more

Universities urged to drive social transformation and sustainable development

Delivering the annual Unisa Founders' Lecture, renowned economist and global leader in sustainable development, Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, maintained that universities are the most fundamental institutions of societal transformation for the future we want. Read more