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The African college of excellence in the social and human sciences

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2026-01-21 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, College of Human Sciences, Featured, Featured, Corporate

Unisa academics to lead Professional Board of Psychology at HPCSA

Unisa Professors Ramodungoane Tabane and Yaseen Ally have been appointed as Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the Professional Board for Psychology, respectively, which is testament to Unisa's influence beyond academia into national regulatory governance, further reinforcing health studies as one of its ten catalytic niche areas.

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2026-01-20 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa reaffirms its commitment to decolonial scholarship

On 15 January 2026, Unisa's Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Puleng LenkaBula, held a brief meeting with esteemed international keynote speakers of the 2026 Unisa Decoloniality Summer School, aimed at underscoring the global significance of decolonial scholarship and its implications of transforming higher education.

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2026-01-20 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Fostering global collaboration to advance the decolonial agenda

Unisa kick-started the 2026 academic year with the 12th Decoloniality Summer School, which took place from 12 to 16 January 2026, immersing students, scholars and researchers in critical debates on transforming knowledge production, curriculum design and institutional culture from decolonial perspectives.

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2026-01-16 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

The 2026 Decoloniality Summer School opens a new chapter in transforming the classroom

The official opening of Unisa's 12th Decoloniality Summer School began with a call to transform the classroom, foregrounding Global South voices and championing African-centred knowledge to achieve a socially just education system.

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2026-01-16 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Renowned Unisa Professor Mazibuko to serve on the National Dialogue Steering Committee

Unisa proudly announces the appointment of Professor Nokuthula Caritus Mazibuko to the National Dialogue Steering Committee, where she will represent the Academia, Think-Tank and Research Sector at a national level.

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2025-11-19 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisans granted an opportunity to learn Russian

Visiting the university's College of Human Sciences, two lecturers from Russian institutions recently presented a workshop on basic communication skills in Russian.

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2025-11-18 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa academic's research finds healthcare solutions in digital transformation

The study by Dr Msomi Mandisa from the Department of Information Science aims to make a meaningful contribution to both digital transformation and health information systems in developing country contexts.

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2025-11-17 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa students shine at first BICTaD Conference

Members of the university's Communication Students Association recently presented papers at the Bi-Annual International Conference on Telecommunications and Digitality, hosted by the Department of Communication Science.

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2025-11-14 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Multidisciplinary showcase set to celebrate the creative achievements of Unisa art students

Senior students in the Visual Multimedia Arts programmes in the Department of Art and Music will be showcasing their work at the Unisa Art Gallery under the theme "Moving Spaces".

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