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Unisa 2026 registration gains momentum at the Sunnyside Campus

As students prepare for the 2026 academic year, the Unisa Sunnyside Campus has become a hive of activity as students receive hands-on support during the registration period, which commenced on 7 January 2026. Read more

CLAW participates in the 2025 BRICS Law Consortium Forum

Unisa's College of Law participated in the 2025 BRICS Law Consortium Forum, at which BRICS law schools signed a Memorandum of Intent, which concretises intentions to foster long-lasting and mutually beneficial working relationships. Read more

Unisa scholar honoured for reimagining Africa's archival future

Unisa recently held the inaugural Library and Information Services Symposium themed Knowledge without borders: Unlocking the future through collaboration, bringing together academics, archivists, librarians, records managers, and heritage custodians from across the globe to explore possible collaboration to advance Africa's archival future.Read more

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. Read more

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. Read more

Persistent Unisan awarded the prestigious Johannes Voet Bar Medal

Despite the challenges that Unisa LLB student Rumaanah Gani faced over the years, she persevered and demonstrated exceptional commitment and intellectual curiosity, which culminated in a remarkable academic record. Read more

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. Read more

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. Read more

Distinguished scholar awarded prestigious Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship

Unisa's James Chibueze, a Distinguished Professor of Astrophysics, has been awarded the prestigious Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship to strengthen international research collaborations, expand global academic networks and enrich the United Kingdom's scientific research landscape. Read more

Unisa studentpreneur triumphs at the 2025 EDHE Intervarsity Competition

Unisa celebrates a major victory as studentpreneur Tumelo Ratala claims top honours at the 2025 EDHE Intervarsity Competition, reaffirming the university's rising dominance in student innovation. Read more