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Unisa's 2026 Safety and Health Day spotlights psychosocial wellbeing

Considering the estimated 2.3 million work-related deaths recorded globally each year, Unisa recently held its 2026 World Day for Safety and Health at Work commemoration, aimed at emphasising the urgent need for safer, healthier and psychologically supportive universities.

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2026-05-05 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Accounting Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa accounting career engagement draws students and industry leaders

A powerful collaboration between the university's College of Accounting Sciences and the Gauteng Counselling Department brought together more than 700 accounting students, alongside leading companies and professional bodies, at a dynamic and impactful career engagement event.

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2026-05-05 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Alumni, Corporate

Alumnus marvels at Unisa's transition from paper trails to digital excellence

Education specialist Sanele Jama comments on how far the university has come from the paper-based materials and venue-bound exams of his early student days.

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2026-05-05 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured

Unisa business management fundi calls for new research agenda on small businesses

In her inaugural lecture, Prof Thea Visser from the university's College of Economic and Management Sciences called for a bold rethink of how small businesses are studied, urging researchers to move beyond outdated approaches and confront the realities shaping entrepreneurs in South Africa and beyond.

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2026-05-05 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Corporate

Unisa's 2026 Safety and Health Day spotlights psychosocial wellbeing

Considering the estimated 2.3 million work-related deaths recorded globally each year, Unisa recently held its 2026 World Day for Safety and Health at Work commemoration, aimed at emphasising the urgent need for safer, healthier and psychologically supportive universities.

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2026-05-05 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Accounting Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Strategic engagement between Unisa and UNAM opens doors for collaboration

The university's College of Accounting Sciences recently hosted a delegation from the University of Namibia to explore shared priorities and identify practical areas for partnership within accounting education.

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2026-05-04 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Unisa KZN's Career Fair empowers students for career readiness

The Unisa KwaZulu-Natal Region’s Counselling and Career Development Unit successfully hosted its annual Career Fair from 16 to 17 April 2026, attracting enthusiastic participation from students and employers around the province.

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2026-05-04 00:00:00.0 | Category: Thabo Mbeki African School, Lead, Corporate

Unisans shine at major research conference

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.

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2026-05-04 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Law, Featured, Corporate

Unisa celebrates academic excellence at the Mangaung Correctional Centre

Unisa recently held graduations and awards ceremony at the Mangaung Correctional Centre, recognising incarcerated individuals' academic progress, and as part of the centre's rehabilitation interventions geared at transforming and preparing them to reintegrate into society.

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2026-04-30 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured

Masterclass unpacks the power of glocalisation in global marketing

Unisa's final masterclass highlighted that brands win when they think globally, but act locally, further revealing that striking the right balance maintains a competitive edge.

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Upcoming events

27 October

International Conference on Coastal, Marine, and Maritime Research (COMMRE 2026)

Venue: Durban International Conference Centre (Durban ICC)
Event dates: 27 - 30 October 2026
Full day