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2021-07-22 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Alumni, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Plant the mustard seed and you will move mountains

Through perseverance and a mother’s love and support, Mdungazi Maluleke overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to attain a Unisa lectureship and PhD. Reading about his inspirational journey will make your day.

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2021-07-21 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Alumni, Corporate

Unisa Women’s Forum celebrates young voices

A recent webinar celebrating South Africa's youth saw Unisa alumni, students and staff providing a range of insights into learning from the past, questioning the present and shaping the future.

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2021-06-09 00:00:00.0 | Category: Alumni, Corporate

New look, same great content

Read the latest issue of YOUNISA, the newsletter for Unisa students, alumni and friends.

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2021-06-02 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Alumni, Corporate

Unisa alumnus captures the essence of Makhanya

The highly talented Jaco van Schalkwyk created the official portrait of Prof Mandla Makhanya, former Unisa Principal and Vice-Chancellor, which was presented to him on the occasion of his retirement.

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2021-04-20 00:00:00.0 | Category: Alumni, Corporate

Unisa alumna a haircare entrepreneur second to none

Following years of extensive research with natural ingredients, master's graduate Thokozile Mangwiro established a truly South African haircare brand.

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2020-11-23 00:00:00.0 | Category: Alumni, Corporate

Unisa Convocation elects Council representative

Alumnus Mothupi Modiba clinched the vote by an overwhelming majority at the meeting held on Saturday. Addressing convocants, Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Mandla Makhanya emphasised that work is being done to ensure the university’s sustainability and relevance. “Moving fully online is being attended to as the institutional priority,” he affirmed.

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2020-11-19 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Featured, Alumni, Corporate

Have you taken up the challenge?

The Virtual Race in aid of laptops for students is gathering momentum. Unisans Lynette van Niekerk and Busisiwe Mahlangu show how they are on fire to keep defining tomorrow. Isn’t it time for you to join?

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2020-11-17 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Accounting Sciences, Alumni, Featured, Corporate

Unisa says farewell to exceptional alumnus

Outgoing Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu, who graduated with a BCompt Honours from Unisa in 1997, embodied the values of integrity, selflessness, humility, and hard work. He steadfastly believed in the South African constitution. Read more

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2020-10-14 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Accounting Sciences, Alumni, Featured, Corporate

Examining SA's readiness for the next crisis

Members of the Unisa Polokwane Alumni Chapter were recently addressed by business coach and futurist, Ashley Rasebotsa, who said that everyone was talking about going back to the old normal—but they seem to have forgotten that the normal they knew was not normal at all.

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