Unisa
DA marches for Afrikaans to be declared indigenous language in higher education
DA leader John Steenhuisen lead a protest earlier on Tuesday together with shadow public service and administration minister Leon Schreiber.
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Nzimande dismisses DA complaint over Afrikaans as an official language
The DA lodged a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission, saying the minister's insistence on defining Afrikaans as a foreign language in South Africa was hateful and unconstitutional.
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DA: Nzimande's insistence on defining Afrikaans as foreign language is hateful
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has filed a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) against Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande.
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AfriForum to monitor Unisa's implementation of ConCourt ruling on Afrikaans
On Wednesday, the court ruled that the university had to change its language policy to include teaching and learning in Afrikaans by the start of the 2023 academic year.
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AfriForum wins battle to have Afrikaans as medium of teaching at Unisa again
The Constitutional Court has given Unisa until the start of the 2023 academic year to revise its language policy.
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Frustrated Unisa students start petition to get graduation certificates
The students have told Eyewitness News that they've been sent from pillar to post and have been waiting for months now to receive their qualifications.
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Unisa graduates start petition in bid to get their certificates
They told Eyewitness News on Tuesday that the situation had major consequences on their personal lives as they had been unable to apply for jobs and further their studies.
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Unisa students angered as institution mum about their certificates
They say the university cancelled graduation ceremonies due to the COVID-19 pandemic and promised it would post their qualifications.
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Students vow to continue protests over historic debt next week until demands met
Wits University SRC’s Mpendulo Mfeka reiterated that they were not backing down until their demands were met.
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High Court rules Unisa's decision to reduce 1st-year intake be set aside
Unisa had decided to reduce its intake from 58,000 to 38,000 as per a directive from the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Blade Nzimande.
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Nzimande: Unisa must explain why it accepted extra first year students
The portfolio committee on higher education has summoned the university to explain why it failed to stick to its enrollment plans.
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Unisa assures students that registration, application concerns will be addressed
There have been a lot of complaints about poor service from the open distance learning institution.
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Lower first-year intake at Unisa limiting but necessary - Universities SA
Universities South Africa CEO said while the move might threaten access to education for many, the reduced number would ensure sustainability.
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Unisa reduces 2021 intake of first-year students by 20k
It’s understood Minister Blade Nzimande made the request to the university's council.
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Muvhango's 'vho-Masindi' graduates with a PhD
Regina Nesengani's doctoral dissertation, which she happened to write in Tshivenda, was on gender-based violence.
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Halala! Meet Unisa's first female vice-chancellor, Professor LenkaBula
Professor Puleng LenkaBula will take up the post in the new year.
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Drunk driving accounts for 27.1% of fatal crashes in SA, report finds
The research was conducted by the RTMC in collaboration with the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), and the University of South Africa (Unisa).
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Court: Removal of Afrikaans as medium of instruction at Unisa was unlawful
The appeal was brought by lobby group AfriForum after the High Court in Pretoria ruled in favour of Unisa’s English-only language policy.
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Unions agree to end wage strike at Unisa
Workers were demanding an increase of 9% while the university was offering 6.3%.
