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The African college of excellence in the social and human sciences

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2025-10-31 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Corporate

Calling on the church to become the voice and moral conscience of society

Delivering the keynote address at the 3rd Kairos Public Lecture, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, former Minister and anti-apartheid activist, maintained that the Kairos Document challenged the church to move from passive observation to challenging oppression; thus, standing in unwavering solidarity with the oppressed.

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2025-10-30 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa on a quest to encourage the use of African languages in schools through storytelling

The university's Department of Information Science in the College of Human Sciences recently hosted a week-long storytelling and reading competition across the Limpopo Province to encourage the use of storytelling to teach and preserve the heritage that is carried by the stories that are told.

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2025-10-29 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa launches exciting photography competition

The School of Arts in the College of Human Sciences recently launched the Marine and Ocean Photography Competition. This initiative aligns with Unisa's ten catalytic niche areas, one of which is Marine Studies.

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2025-10-29 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa hosts symposium to champion Black African women's role in liberation and scholarship

The university's College of Human Sciences has marked a historic milestone in its transformation journey with the successful hosting of the inaugural WOMANDLA Symposium, themed "Black African Women's Contributions in the Struggle for Justice and Liberation in Africa".

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2025-10-29 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa first-year students shine at inaugural debate session

The Office of the Dean of Students, in collaboration with the Department of English Studies, recently hosted an engaging debate session for Unisa first-year students to showcase their academic engagement, critical thinking and communication skills.

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2025-10-23 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Why South Africans need safer energy alternatives

The Unisa Institute for Social and Health Sciences recently hosted a No Paraffin! Campaign seminar to raise awareness about the dangers of using paraffin in South African households.

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2025-10-16 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Interrogating the boundaries of knowledge through art

A bold multidisciplinary showcase at the Unisa Art Gallery, titled "Thresholds of Knowledge", is curated by renowned academic and artist Prof Nombe Mpako, and challenges artists, students and the public to interrogate the boundaries of knowledge, both personal and collective, through immersive visual storytelling.

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2025-10-15 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa strengthens cultural ties with the Russian Federation

A College of Human Sciences delegation recently participated in the Russian Language and Culture Programme, hosted by the Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology and its regional partners.

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2025-10-07 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa pioneers just energy transition agenda

The university’s College of Human Sciences recently hosted its inaugural Energy Indaba to discuss solutions to energy-related challenges and to promote inclusive just energy transition through collaboration.

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