Grace Molomo’s journey from geology graduate to rock engineering researcher has been shaped by perseverance, motherhood and a determination to make South African mines safer. Now a proud Unisa alumna, she has graduated with a master’s degree in engineering cum laude and is setting her sights on a PhD.Read more

What skills will young people need to build successful careers in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence? Unisa’s UNEVOC Centre and Vhembe TVET College brought students, educators and industry leaders together to explore why technical expertise alone is no longer enough, and why adaptability, creativity, digital skills and lifelong learning will be essential for the future.Read more

What role should traditional leadership play in South Africa’s justice system and policymaking? A Lekgotla la Batho seminar at Unisa’s Mthatha Regional Service Centre brought scholars, traditional leaders and community representatives together to examine how African indigenous knowledge can help reshape dispute resolution and traditional courts.Read more

Headed by Dr Meiya Nthoesane, Director, the Unisa Press team has embarked on an exciting initiative to assist academic researchers to reframe their doctoral theses as books, thus enabling them to reach a wider readership and establish themselves globally as authorities in their fields of endeavour.Read more

Two Unisa LLB students represented the university at the 35th Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition in Côte d’Ivoire, putting their legal knowledge, advocacy skills and determination to the test alongside some of the continent’s brightest young legal minds.Read more

Unisa students at the Mbombela Regional Centre are embracing the University’s digital library, but say they need more hands-on training to turn a wealth of online resources into stronger research, better assignments and greater academic success.Read more

Once upon a time, communicating at Unisa meant handwritten notes, campus mailboxes and long walks between departments. Today, the university reaches more than two million people across its digital platforms.Read more

The Unisa SASUF Student Network, an initiative uniting Unisa with 37 partner universities across Sweden and South Africa, will foster academic exchange, cultural understanding, and collaboration among students from these two diverse yet interconnected regions.Read more

For Zamile Mafuna, who was born deaf, graduating with a Postgraduate Diploma in Science, Engineering and Technology from Unisa was far more than an academic achievement. It was the fulfilment of a dream shaped by resilience, discipline and an unwavering belief in the power of education.Read more