On 7 May 2018, the Department of Political Sciences in the College of Human Sciences hosted a delegation of 34 election observers from the Electoral Advisory Council (SEAC) of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The aim of the one-day seminar was to share Unisa’s election observation experiences of South Africa’s 2014... Read more
The World Wide Exhibition of Botanical Art 2018 is an international collaboration involving 25 countries, six continents, and hundreds of artists linking people with plants through contemporary botanical art. In this country, the Botanical Artist Association of South Africa (BAASA) selected Unisan Erika Hefer from Study Material Publication, Production, and Delivery,... Read more
2017/2018 NSTF-South32 finalists announced
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of South Africa May 28, 2018
Unisa congratulates Malik Maaza and Titus Msagati who are finalists in the 2017/2018 NSTF-South32 awards. They have been recognised for their excellence and outstanding contributions to science, engineering and technology and innovation in South Africa in the following categories. Award Finalist Lifetime Award (by an individual over a lifetime—15... Read more
New TVET master’s class has begun
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of South Africa May 17, 2018
The new class of TVET employees earmarked to end in 2019 has begun in earnest in April 2018 as the College of Education held a proposal writing workshop for 34 students who are employees of TVET colleges in the Free State and North West Provinces. The workshop was held... 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
Academics are usually accused of remaining theoretical in what they do. This is, however, not the case for Prof Godwell Nhamo, the incumbent of the Exxaro Chair in Business and Climate Change at Unisa. The chair is hosted by the Institute for Corporate Citizenship (ICC) under the College of... Read more
Many Unisa College of Science, Engineering, and Technology (CSET) students are registered for a National Diploma, and one of the requirements for this degree is work integrated learning (WIL). For this, the students either are placed in companies or complete a project-based WIL training component. The challenge has been... Read more
Biogas is a winner at Unisa cook-off competition
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of South Africa April 30, 2018
Biogas made from cow pats is just as good—if not better—for cooking than liquid petroleum gas (LPG). This was the verdict of grade 10 and 11 learners who competed in a cook-off that Unisa hosted to introduce them to the benefits of biogas. “At first, I didn’t trust it... Read more
Unisa Majuba TVET partnership bearing fruit
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of South Africa April 17, 2018
This is evident in the fact that the partnership was able to produce its first Master’s fruit much to the delight of the audience at the graduation ceremony held at Unisa, Pretoria on 28 March 2018. According to Principal and Vice Chancellor, Prof Makhanya, this is how Unisa stayed... Read more
PhD student explores deep mysteries of the universe
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of South Africa April 2, 2018
When an African scientist with a dream and a world-famous nuclear research centre come together, the results can only be spectacular. The African concerned is Unisa PhD student Diallo Boye, and the research centre is CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzerland. Boye is currently based... Read more
