University of South Africa

US News & World Report recently released its latest Best Global Universities rankings. Unisa continues to thrive and is not looking back as it has moved from 851 (2021) to 821 (2022) in the global rankings, with a global score of…

People surviving just above the poverty line and below the prosperity level are defined as the precarious non-poor within a South African and global context. The precarious non-poor are said to be a fragile yet emerging phenomenon that…

The facilitator for the day, Prof Jessica Murray, welcomed all attendees and confirmed the college's commitment to the university's postgraduate students. She also reiterated the institution's resilience in the face of challenges such as…

The two students were trained in ocean surveillance, basic meteorology, biodiversity analysis and water sampling techniques. Reflecting on her three-week voyage, Maluleke says: "Interacting with such brilliant marine scientists and…

"Guvhangano" means "conference" in the Tshivenda language and this year marked the second instalment of the Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS) conference after the institute successfully hosted their inaugural…

The jovial Chancellor, accompanied by the Unisa Principal and Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof Puleng LenkaBula, members of the Unisa Management, the Unisa Foundation Board of Trustees and golfers walked the greens for Dr Mbeki’s ceremonial…

The lecture is held each year in remembrance of 19 October 1977, when the apartheid government banned The World, Weekend World and other publications and organisations in what came to be known as Black Wednesday.Prof Onkgopotse JJ Tabane…

Addressing the newly minted graduates on 18 October 2022, the Unisa Chancellor and Former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, applauded the students for joining the university’s dynamic alumni who are leading the country, universities…

The challenge teaches students about investing on the JSE, the fundamentals of investment strategy and the role that investment plays in the country's economy. In the Spectacular University Category, the participants can trade on most…

Mapholi recently attended the summit on behalf of the Africa BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) as one of the invited speakers. The session was entitled "The key for a successful UN’s Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework – standards for…