The Lekgotla La Batho Research Project, an initiative of the university’s Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs, recently engaged with the Bapedi Urban Royal Council to facilitate research into, among others, traditional courts and indigenous laws. Read more
Representatives of the university recently presented papers at the 3rd Annual Limpopo Research Forum Conference, with Advocate Sipho Mantula delivering the keynote address in which he called for a decolonised knowledge and digital transformation. Read more
Unisa's Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs, in partnership with the Miriam Makeba Foundation, recently hosted the 4th Annual Mariam Makeba Lecture to celebrate her life and legacy as a revolutionary and cultural diplomat. Read more
In the current shifting global order, ‘information pollution’ has become a tool of manipulation. Techniques include disinformation, misinformation, fake news, propaganda, and foreign information manipulation and interference. How can societies build resilience against such manipulation? Academics and practitioners from South Africa and Estonia will engage in a South/North dialogue on this theme, with an academic publication and policy recommendations as the outcome. Read more
The Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs at the university recently hosted a seminar themed "The US casus belli in Venezuela or the 'Right-to-Protect' doctrine". Read more
The Thabo Mbeki School extends a warm welcome to its stakeholders as we embark on a new phase in the School’s development and growth. Read more
Joining other progressive institutions on the continent, the university contributed to the design of the curriculum of the Africa Leadership Academy for Women in Political Leadership, a United Nations Development Programme initiative. Read more
Role of Multilateral Organisations in Development, Peace and Security in Africa Read more
Unisa hosted representatives of Sacramento State University and the Gauteng Provincial Legislature on 4 November 2025 to explore avenues for academic collaboration, aimed at strengthening international academic exchange and cooperation. Read more
Government of national unity in the time of rapid geopolitical. Shift: A SWOT Analysis of South Africa's political landscape Read more
