Author: NANCY LEGODI

LenkaBula Challenges Academics, Policy Makers to Reflect on the Role of Education in Fighting Poverty Amid Digitisation

TIME TO REFLECT: University of South Africa Vice Chancellor, Professor Puleng LenkaBula, has challenged academics, policymakers, and industry leaders to reflect on the role of education in combating poverty and underdevelopment amid digitisation and shifting geopolitics. 

University of South Africa Vice Chancellor, Professor Puleng LenkaBula, has challenged academics, policymakers, and industry leaders to reflect on the role of education in combating poverty and underdevelopment amid digitisation and shifting geopolitics.   She also called for strategic, innovative and collaborative leadership in the higher education sector in the face of growing challenges, including the… Continue reading LenkaBula Challenges Academics, Policy Makers to Reflect on the Role of Education in Fighting Poverty Amid Digitisation

Unisa’s Eminent Women Academics Recognised for Science Excellence

HONOURED: UNISA Professor Zilungile Mkhize-Kitswana (middle) has received the prestigious 2025 South African Women in Science Award (SAWiSA). Here she is flanked by Professor Brando Okolo, a G20 delegate and Science Advisor for the African Union Development Agency, and Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Nomalungelo Gina.

The Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation (DSTI) has honoured several of UNISA’s female academics for “pushing the boundaries of knowledge” in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).  These trailblazers were among the recipients of the DSTI’s 2025 South African Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA) in Pretoria on August 21, 2025. They… Continue reading Unisa’s Eminent Women Academics Recognised for Science Excellence

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