University of South Africa (UNISA) Principal’s speeches

University of South Africa (UNISA) Principal’s speeches

08 September: Prof MS Makhanya welcome address: University Ombuds Chapter
15 August: Prof MS Makhanya welcome remarks: Unisa Founders Lecture (PDF)
15 August: Opening & Welcome: Human Settlements Seminar (PDF)
10 – 11 June: Prof MS Makhanya excoman lekgotla welcome and context (PDF)
26 May: Prof Mandla Makhanya 8th Thabo Mbeki Africa Day Lecture (PDF)
22 May: Prof Makhanya ICDE France Welcome (PDF)
22 – 23 May: Prof Makhanya ICDE France legal ethical issues panel (PDF)
19 May: Prof Makhanya ICDE France 2nd D transform Leadership school programme (PDF)
06 April: Prof Makhanya Unisa Retirees address (PDF)
05 April: Prof MS Makhanya academic assembly (PDF)
05 April: Prof MS Makhanya CLAW Seminar (PDF)
31 March: Prof MS Makhanya welcome Matthews Goniwe ECD Project Launch (PDF)
24 March: Prof MS Makhanya 2024 Earth hour concert (PDF)
23 March: Prof MS Makhanya Graduations welcome (PDF)
15 March: Prof Ms Makhanya Unisa Board of Trustees Address (PDF)
13 March: Prof Mandla Makhanya new students address (PDF)
11 March: Prof MS Makhanya Pune India 2024 valedictory (PDF)
10 – 11 March: Prof MS Makhanya Pune India (PDF)
06 March: Prof Mandla Makhanya graduation address (PDF)
03 March: Keynote Address: Gala Dinner – Research Awards Ceremony (PDF)
03 March: Research awards gala dinner (PDF)
27 February: The official opening of the 2024 academic year and the installation of the Chancellor, President Thabo Mbeki(PDF)
22 February: Opening the Discussion of the South African Human Rights Report on Transformation of Public Universities in South Africa (PDF)
16 February: Welcome and Opening Remarks Hrcoc Workshop (PDF)

22 August: Prof MS Makhanya’s meeting with the Unisa Black Forum (PDF)
12 August: Celebrating 60 years of Women’s Collective Activism for Social Change (PDF)
29 July: Welcome & Contextualisation: Unisa/Mail and Guardian Critical Thinking Forum (PDF)
14 – 15 July: Unpacking the ‘Leading Change’ Agenda and What it Means for Managers (PDF)
08 July: Address: Staff induction (PDF)
01 July: Keynote: Launch of the Unisa-SANEDI Research and Community Engagement Biogas Project (PDF)
30 June: Unisa/GCIS Africa Day Public Commemorative Lecture (PDF)
29 June: Address: Launch of the Leading Change Project (PDF)
27 May: Opening & Welcome: The 7th Thabo Mbeki Africa Day Lecture (PDF)
18 May: Executive Management Workshop (PDF)
09 May: Address: Staff assembly – Florida Campus (PDF)
15 April: Academic Assembly, Muckleneuk Campus (PDF)
13 April: Welcome: Unisa Programme on HEAIDS (PDF)
12 April: YRU@BMR Youth Research Unit Conference (PDF)
06 April: Address: Association of Educational Development in Africa: 2024 Annual Conference (PDF)
06 April: Address: Long Service Certificate Awards Ceremony (PDF)
06 April: Address: Long Service Certificate Awards Ceremony (PDF)
30 March: Address: Graduations (PDF)
23 March: Welcome address: Joint Public Lecture of Unisa School of Governance & Public Service Commission (PDF)
18 March: Unisa Board of Trustees Address (PDF)
08 March: Opening: The 2nd Commondwealth Conference on the Education and Training of Youth Workers (PDF)
04 March: Address: Research and Innovation Week Gala Dinner (PDF)
02 March: Inaugural address: BRICS Symposium (PDF)
01 March – 30 April: March/April Focus (PDF)
29 February: Welcome and opening address: Launch of the Research & Innovation Week (PDF)
22 February: Welcome and opening: HRCoC Workshop (PDF)
19 February: Welcome and opening: Launch of the BA Degree in Human Settlements Management (PDF)
15 February: Opening of the academic year (PDF)
06 February: Closing address: 13th Unisa International Piano Competition (PDF)
03 February: Narrative: ICDE Presidency Acceptance (PDF)
28 January: Address to the University Community (PDF)
26 January: Opening address: 13th Unisa International Piano Competition (PDF)
13 January: Staff welcome back address (PDF)

16 November: Algerian Ambassador Lecture: “The Algerian Revolution and Liberation of Africa” (PDF)
12 November: Message from Unisa: 16th Annual Steve Biko Memorial Lecture (PDF)
10 October: Opening & welcome address: World Homeless thinking globally, acting locally (PDF)
10 September: Address: VC/Principal address to the Unisa Employee Disability Forum (UEDF) (PDF)
25 August: Welcome address: Unisa-Sowetan Dialogue Series: “Are trade Unions still working for the workers? (PDF)
20 August: Address at opening: National Conference on Multilingualism in Higher Education: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities (PDF)
11 August: Welcome Address: IFLA meeting of Women in Libraries (PDF)
07 August: Welcome Address: Cocktail Function and Launch of the SAC-IAWJ (PDF)
06 August: Welcome Address: Women Empowerment Gala dinner (PDF)
05 August: Enuf is Enuf Campaign launch (PDF)
18 July: Closing ceremony: 5th Unisa Piano Competition (PDF)
17 July: Remarks on the Occasion of Nelson Mandela Day Build a ZOZO Community Project (PDF)
09 July: Welcome: TMALI Certificate Ceremony (PDF)
08 – 09 July: Welcome: Principal’s Summit (PDF)
01 July: Welcome: Academic assembly (PDF)
24 June: Public Lecture on SA – Germany Relations (PDF)
09 June: Keynote address: Gloabal Education Forum (PDF)
05 June: Address on the occasion of Umbumbulu Circuit Career Exposition (PDF)
26 May: Welcome address at the Breakfast Dialogue with H.E. DR Mohamed Elbaradei (PDF)
25 May: Welcome and introduction of H E President Thabo Mbeki at the 6th Thabo Mbeki Foundation Africa Day Lecture (PDF)
14 May: Protea Life of a Legend Coin Series Coin Set Launch (PDF)
14 May: Is it time for an economic CODESA? (PDF)
06 – 07 May: Keynote Address: “BRICS II-2024: Institutionalization & Macau (“BRICS II-2024”) (PDF)
04 May: Message of Support: National Launch of the HEAIDS-NACOSA Global Fund Grant Programme (PDF)
27 April: Open Distance Learning: Accelerator for Africa’s Development (PDF)
18 April: Address to all New Students (PDF)
16 April: Keynote Address: Opening of the Rustenburg hub (PDF)
15 April: Prof Mandla Makhanya’s speech at the NBI Agreement launch (PDF)
15 April: Congratulations Certificate Ceremony: Building Tomorrow’s Labour Leaders (PDF)
13 April: Staff Assembly: Science Campus, Florida (PDF)
09 April: Address: Long Service Certiface Awards Ceremony (PDF)
01 April: April Focus (PDF)
27 March: Principal and Vice Chancellor’s address to all new students (PDF)
27 March: The Diplomatic Reception for Latin America and Carribbean heads of missions (PDF)
26 March: Book Launch “The University of South Africa Memories: Transformation and Africanisation (PDF)
25 March: Private Dinner with Mr Thabo Mbeki, Patron of TMALI (PDF)
21 March: Dr Ivy Matsepe Casaburri Memorial Lecture Gender Equality and Mainstreaming in ICT: Smart Strategies for Radical Economic Transformation (PDF)
06 March: Opening of the Unisa sustainable process engineering laboratory (PDF)
06 March: Keynote Address: Gala Dinner: Research Awards (PDF)
02 March: In my life I have learnt (PDF)
02 March: Research and Innovation Week (PDF)
06 February: HRCoC Workshop (PDF)
03 February: Principal’s Academic opening address (PDF)
02 February: February Focus (PDF)
31 January: Launch of the Teacher Development Strategy (Introduction and Purpose) (PDF)
20 – 22 January: HETL: Reaching the summit 2024 Making Community Engagement a University Priority – The University of South Africa Experience (PDF)
20 – 22 January: HETL: Reaching the summit Educational Mobility (PDF)
12 – 23 January: Official Opening and Welcome: Decoloniality Summer School: Decolonizing Knowledge, Power and Being(PDF)

13 October: Signing of the MOU between the African Union Commission and Unisa (PDF)
26 August: City of Tshwane/Unisa ceremonial MoA signing ceremony (PDF)
04 August: Feroza Adams memorial lecture and Unisa women of the year award ceremony (PDF)
01 August: Welcome: The SA’s Chairpersonship of BRICS: From Durban to Fortaleza (PDF)
24 July: Welcome: G20 Outreach Seminar (PDF)
25 June: Leadership summit: The role of higher education in a development state (PDF)
23 May: Welcome: 5th Thabo Mbeki Africa Day Lecture (PDF)
30 January: Official opening of the SAPS Academy (PDF)

11 December: The Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Interfaith Memorial Service (PDF)
22 August: Business breakfast on Africa’s economic future (PDF)
17 August: Welcome: 11th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture (PDF)
05 August: Welcome: TMALI Certificate Ceremony (PDF)
02 August: Advancing Gender Equality in Higher Education and the Broader Society (PDF)
30 July: Opening of the Unisa Science Campus, Johannesburg (PDF)
20 July: Introduction to the 2nd public dialogue on the Freedom Charter (PDF)
28 June: Green Campus Initiative: Zero emissions car roadshow (PDF)
27 June: Welcome: 1st Unisa Southern African Wind Instrument competition (PDF)
15 May: Welcome: Launch of the UNESCO Africa Chair in Nanoscience and nanotechnology (PDF)
27 April: SADET – Launch of books 5 and 6 of the Road to Democracy Book Series (PDF)
19 March: Commonwealth Conference on the Education and Training of Youth Workers – Welcome address (PDF)
14 March: In Celebration of 140 years of Shaping Futures: OAU@50 and Beyond (PDF)
13 March: Unisa BRICS International Symposium – Inaugural address (PDF)
17 February: Commonwealth Youth Conference – Welcome address (PDF)
06 February: Principal’s Academic opening address (PDF)

06 December: Academic closing ceremony (PDF)
24 November: Convocation address (PDF)
31 October: Founders Lecture – Welcome address (PDF)
31 October: Founders Lecture – Closing notes (PDF)
11 October: Chancellor’s Dinner and Calabash Awards (PDF)
08 May: Black Management Forum (PDF)
15 March: Keynote address: Gala dinner, Research Awards ceremony (PDF)
07 March: Welcome address: Staff assembly – presentation of the approved budget for 2012 (PDF)
17 February: Opening address: Launch of the Unisa College of Education (PDF)
08 February: Principal’s Academic opening address (PDF)
31 January: Speech by Prof Mandla Makhanya: Literature, Philosophy and African intellectuals: Dinner with and in honor of Prof Wole Soyinka (PDF)
19 January: Welcome Address: 11th Unisa international piano competition (PDF)
12 January: African Institutions, Intellectuals and Political Resiliency: Prospects and Implications for Africa’s Futures(PDF)

24 August: Senate address (PDF)
04 July: Keynote address and presentation, Ethical servant leadership at the University of South Africa (PDF)
04 July: Welcome address: Principal’s summit (PDF)
27 June: Launch of the Unisa Charter on Transformation (PDF)
25 June: Keynote address: Port Elizabeth Alumni breakfast (PDF)
09 June: Congratulatory address: Long service awards (PDF)
08 June: Congratulatory address: Top performers awards (PDF)
20 April: University of The Witwatersrand Science Graduation (PDF)
24 March: Unisa/Black Management Forum (PDF)
28 February: UNESCO’s memory of the world (PDF)
23 February: Inauguration speech (PDF)
17 February: Academic opening assembly (PDF)
16 February: Inauguration and Investiture (PDF)
27 January: National Press Club networking function (PDF)

06 December: Academic closing ceremony (PDF)

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