Symbols play an important part in encapsulating a university’s history, values and aspirations, and in expressing the university community’s sense of self. Since 2006, Unisa has embraced a fusion of Western and African symbols; it has imbued the crest and mace of European tradition with African iconography. The calabash that tops both the crest and the mace with its rising flame suggests a distinctly African vision of intellectual nourishment. Unisa’s colonial origins cannot be denied. Its previ

[WATCH]: KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has arrived at Caluza Clinic in Edendale, joined by Premier Thami Ntuli and Sport, Arts and Culture MEC Mntomuhle Khawula, ahead of the World AIDS Day event at Caluza Sports Field. Marked globally on 1 December, World AIDS Day highlights the ongoing fight against HIV/AIDS. Simelane is currently briefing the executive on clinic operations and the provincial HIV/AIDS response. Premier Ntuli also serves as the provincial chair of the Council on AI