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2020-10-05 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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How embroidery broke the silence around women's apartheid trauma
Puleng Segalo, professor of Psychology at Unisa, says that more communities could use art forms to confront gendered societal challenges. Individual and collective artistic expression can play a role in the attainment of a just society - and it deserves more attention.
2020-09-23 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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I-SET robotics in Sepedi…and Xitsonga coming soon
Dr Napjadi Letsoalo, lecturer in Unisa's Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, commemorated Heritage Day on Thobela FM, where he was interviewed on Ditlalemeso on the use of language to preserve culture and heritage.
#HeritageMonth #IChoose2ReadInMyLanguage
2020-09-17 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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It's time for Africa
The Global WordNet Association has announced that the 11th International Global WordNet Conference will be held in January 2021 in Pretoria, a continental first. Unisa's Department of African Languages in the College of Human Sciences will form part of the local organising committee.
#HeritageMonth #IChoose2ReadInMyLanguage
2020-09-17 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Covid-19 not slowing down this quality assurance unit
Prof Nampombe Saurombe, Head of Academic QA and Enhancement in the College of Human Sciences at Unisa, says the programme review of the BA Honours degree in Archaeology by a panel of external reviewers - done virtually for the first time - was a success.
2020-09-17 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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A must for serious research
The Office for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Human Sciences recently held a virtual rating information workshop to assist potential applicants on how to complete their NRF online applications.
2020-09-16 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Tackling drunk driving head on
Research conducted by the Road Traffic Management Corporation, in collaboration with the South African Medical Research Council and Unisa, shows that driver alcohol intoxication accounts for 27.1% of fatal crashes in the country, a figure considerably higher than current estimates. This is projected to cost the economy R18.2 billion annually.
2020-09-16 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Going viral in a chaotic world
The annual Consulting Psychology conference celebrated its 10th year of existence and this first virtual event presented new challenges, reports Prof Michelle May from Unisa's Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology.
2020-09-14 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Elderly at double risk from Covid-19
Speaking at a webinar hosted by the Unisa Institute for Gender Studies in the College of Human Sciences, Prof Nokuthula Mazibuko said that older people are not just struggling with greater health risks, but are also likely to be less capable of supporting themselves in isolation.
2020-09-05 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Eating burnt toast
So you are female and the impact of Covid-19 is weighing on you with no means to get an income through a side hustle…You might feel overwhelmed, but many SA women have overcome traditional notions of gender by becoming primary breadwinners in their homes and providing primary financial support for their families. Listen to Unisa’s Dr Bianca Parry chatting to Mandla Shongwe on SAfm’s Sound Awake.