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2020-04-07 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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COVID-19 - tips from a clinical psychologist
Dr Christine Laidlaw from Unisa's Department of Psychology provides some valuable advice about our mental health during the South African lockdown.
2020-03-26 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Unisa alumnus named ICT Minister in Namibia
Dr Peya Mushelenga has completed three degrees at the university in Political Sciences and believes in lifelong learning.
2020-03-24 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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African feminist researcher challenging patriarchy
Unisa's Prof Madipoane Masenya, an NRF B3-rated researcher, has coined a word that speaks to the kind of women's liberationist framework that makes sense to the unique context of African-South African women.
2020-03-19 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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An equal world is an enabled world
Social power is key, and everyone has the power to end gender-based violence and femicide. This was the call at the African feminism discourse research seminar held by Unisa's Institute for Gender Studies to celebrate 2020 International Women's Day.
2020-03-11 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Meet Unisa's youngest 2019 PhD female graduate
Dr Sintechè van der Merwe, a senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology in the College of Human Sciences, hopes to start publishing as soon as possible on the findings of her thesis, entitled How women gain and retain management positions: A study of South African female MBA graduates.
2020-03-05 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Zethu Nkosi leads by example
The winner of the 2019 Women in Research Leadership Award specialises in leadership and management, with staff retention and job satisfaction as niche areas.
2020-03-05 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Research to address "wicked problems"
As one of the recipients of the 2019 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research, Prof Mpho Ngoepe, from Unisa's College of Human Sciences, says his research is relevant to South Africa, addressing societal challenges faced by the country, especially in accountability, transparency and good governance.
2020-03-04 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Stop telling women that their feminine face is not a representation of God
Speaking at a public lecture hosted by Unisa's College of Human Sciences, Prof Esther Mombo, from St Paul’s University in Kenya, said that it was important for women to question the structures that did not allow them to be ordained and lead.
2020-03-03 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Unisan shaping African Pentecostalism
Vision keeper and Christian spirituality scholar, Prof Solomon Kgatle, secured VKP funding worth R690 000 to connect with international experts in his field and to learn new theories and trends to enhance his scholarship.