Edwin Naidu
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the University of South Africa, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, on Monda urged the world’s oldest distance learning institution to draw on its inspiring former student heroes to reclaim its greatness.
Founded in 1873, Nzimande said UNISA occupies a unique place in the annals of higher education history as the oldest university in the country, birthing the university system in South Africa.
Stalwarts of the struggle against oppression and Apartheid, ZK Matthews and John Langalibalele Dube were amongst the first Africans to receive degrees from Unisa since Simon-Peter Mihlali, the first black student to matriculate in 1879.
The Minister reminded guests, including former president Thabo Mbeki, Deputy President Paul Mashatile; Ambassadors and High Commissioners representing various Countries in South Africa; several ministers, and academics, that UNISA boasts among its million and more alum community, the likes Youth League
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