Funda Wande recently celebrated a successful learning intervention, emphasizing the transformative impact of education in Limpopo. South Africa’s education system has faced significant challenges, including a critical shortage of teachers, deteriorating infrastructure, and persistent management issues. These obstacles, compounded by pedagogical content difficulties, have resulted in many learners not... Read more
The Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in support of Power Africa, a US government-led partnership and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) South Africa launched Phase 2 of the Just Energy Transition (JET) Technical Training for Women... Read more
Thakgatsho Thamaga, a 21-year-old local from Lebowakgomo, who recently earned her Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from the University of Johannesburg, is Soutpan Solar Power’s first graduate of the solar plant’s bursary programme since its launch in 2021. Having applied to over ten bursaries during her final year of... Read more
Five UNIVEN students participated at the Impact Africa Social Entrepreneurship Summit
LimpopoUniversity of Venda January 15, 2020
The summit promoted partnerships to accelerate social innovations to Africa’s most pressing challenges by inspiring and connecting social entrepreneurs, changemakers, investors, and other ecosystem stakeholders across Africa. The theme centred on Collaborative finance for social innovation and how to catalyse social innovation in Africa. The summit, which was held... Read more
Dr Bernard Nthambeleni wishes best of luck to students in their upcoming examinations
LimpopoUniversity of Venda October 31, 2019
The Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Venda (UNIVEN), Dr Bernard Nthambeleni wishes best of luck to UNIVEN students who will be sitting for their examinations scheduled to start on Thursday, 31 October 2019. He advised students to never lose focus. “Study to understand what you are studying... Read more
Collaborating for learners’ future
LimpopoUniversity of Venda August 25, 2019
Following the official opening of the 2019 National Science Week that took place on 29 July 2019 at Vuwani Science Resource Centre, the University of Venda (UNIVEN) team took to the road into villages, manifesting one of the three pillars of the University stands which is community outreach. Whilst... Read more
Unisa and Limpopo Province sign MoU
ArchivesLatest newsLimpopoUniversity of South Africa May 16, 2018
Unisa and the Limpopo Province government will be working together to improve capacity in the province. The signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 7 May 2018 will see Unisa enhancing its research and tuition footprint in the province by becoming more engaged with the needs of the... Read more
MTN South Africa Foundation has handed over computer laboratory equipment to the University of Venda (Univen) on Wednesday, 21 June 2017. The ceremony was held at Univen Innovative Growth Company (UIGC) foyer. Fourty computers and other related IT teaching and learning equipment was donated by MTN for an unconfirmed... Read more
UNIVEN and MMUST: International Research Congress preparations at an advanced stage
ArchivesLimpopoResearchUniversity of Venda July 17, 2017
A delegation led by UNIVEN’s Senior Professor Georges Ekosse which included Mr Takalani Dzaga, Ms Pinkie Mukhuba and Mrs Livhuwani Nemaangani had an intensive planning session on the forthcoming International Research Congress, from Wednesday 28 – Friday 30 June 2017 at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST),... Read more
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) is warning students who are seeking study opportunities to remain vigilant against fraudulent private colleges that continue to operate illegally around the country. In particular, the DHET has received several complaints from Thohoyandou, Venda in Limpopo regarding an illegal institution operating... Read more
