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The University of South Africa (UNISA) issued a statement on Monday, 18 November regarding the leaking of exam papers for the October/November 2019 exams. Martin Ramotshela, UNISA spokesperson, issued regret on the university’s behalf over the incident. The university is working alongside the authorities on capturing the individual(s) responsible. . He stated that over 17 […]
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The Unversity of South Africa (UNISA) issued a statement on October 11 regarding changes the university is making to its 2020 qualification programme. During the recent UNISA application window for the 2020 academic year, many students were bemoaning the fact that they were not able to apply for certain qualifications. This was especially apparent when
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The South African Society of Bank Officials (Sasbo) is planning a nationwide banking strike on Friday 27th September at 10 AM. This will affect all banks associated, with numbers running up to 70 000 bank employees downing tools for the day. This is important news for students looking to apply for a UNISA qualification in
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The National Student Representative Council (NSRC) met with UNISA’s executive management team on 2, 5 and 6 August to discuss and resolve issues that caused the NSRC to implement a shutdown of all UNISA campuses. However, an agreement was finally reached by all parties, calling off the UNISA shutdown. Many issues were discussed in the
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There has been a backlash from Unisa students in recent days over the staggered release of their May/June exam results. Students may have to wait a bit longer for the publishing of their exam results due to a potential delay. According to htxt, the release of the final exam marks could change from 27 July
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The College of Education (CoE) from Unisa recently issued a statement on 24 June 2019 that the university has introduced a new qualification for the 2020 academic year: Advanced Diploma Education in Intermediate Phase Mathematics Teaching. Details on the qualification — including admission requirements and study fees — have not yet been released.
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On 22 May 2019, Unisa announced that examination scripts for the 2019 May/June exams were leaked and, in turn, purchased by students. 8 out of 2 600 UNISA modules were identified by Unisa (including modules such as FAC3701, FAC3704 and MAC3701) as to have been leaked. Upon news of this information, precautionary measures were taken
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UNISA Students in Uproar over NSFAS Allowances and UNISA Exams Unisa students have recently been gathering around multiple Unisa campuses, including Sunnyside and the Pietermaritzburg campus, airing their grievances over recent developments regarding the non-payment of NSFAS allowances as well as the decision to bring exams forward due to the IEC General Elections. According to
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Academic Exclusion and Re-admission Rules – Unisa Unisa students who perform poorly academically throughout the year face the risk of academic exclusion, resulting in students being unable to study further at the undergraduate level. When it comes to studying via distance learning, it can become an obstacle for most people. It requires patience, motivation, and
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