UNISA Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair

🇿🇦 This Women’s Day, we honour the women who shaped our nation.

We honour all the women who, led by faith and resilience, gathered 20,000 strong to rise against the unjust pass laws. We remember the Big Four — Lillian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Rahima Moosa and Sophie de Bruyn— and the many women who stood alongside them.

Their courage, sacrifice and determination continue to inspire generations of South Africans. Today, we celebrate all women who have contributed, and continue to contribute, to building our nation. It is as a result of thier bravery, couraage, resilence and stregnth that todaay we can say : “Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint’ Imbokodo!” Mothers, Sisters, Aunts, Wives, Grandmothers, Young women, they all united for equality, justice and freedom!

Read more about their legacy:

https://www.chr.up.ac.za/opinion-pieces/2207-op-ed-women-s-day-2020-an-ode-to-the-past-and-a-reflection-on-the-future

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Joyleen L. Sagandira to the Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair as our Postdoctoral Fellow.

Dr. Sagandira is a Social Anthropologist and Heritage Practitioner whose work focuses on African-centred development, indigenous knowledge systems, and the preservation of cultural heritage.

Her research aligns with the Chair’s commitment to engaged scholarship—creating pathways between the university and communities, fostering meaningful collaboration, and contributing research that makes a positive difference in people's lives. Through this work, the Chair seeks to be a bridge for re-imagining knowledge, development, and social transformation from African-centred perspectives.

We look forward to her contributions and wish her every success in this new role.

🌍✨ RECLAIMING AFRICAN LANGUAGES ✨🌍
📚 Identity | 🧠 Knowledge | 🎓 Educational Transformation

African languages are more than just a means of communication — they carry our history, culture, wisdom, and identity. 🌱🗣️

For too long, many indigenous languages have been sidelined in education and public life. It’s time to reclaim, preserve, and celebrate them as powerful tools for learning, innovation, and social transformation. ✊🏾📖

When learners are taught in their mother tongue, they connect deeper, understand better, and thrive academically. 🌟 Education rooted in African languages strengthens cultural pride and builds inclusive, equitable societies. 🤝🏾🌍

Let us champion multilingual education, protect linguistic heritage, and empower future generations through the languages of Africa. 🪘🗺️

👉🏾 Click on the link below to join the conversation and be part of the movement! 🔗✨

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Join Dr. Emmanuel Rowlands for this powerful Roundtable Debate with Letladi. Listen Learn and enagage.

🎙️ Unisa Radio Interview | Ms Lesego Linda Plank

Join Ms Lesego Linda Plank as she shares insights on her research project, Reimagining Motherhood 🌸

🗓 Monday, 13 April 2026
⏰ 11:30am – 12:00pm
📻 Unisa Radio

Lesego’s work explores motherhood from a matrifocal perspective, focusing on the experiences of township daughters who have faced maternal absence and were raised by their fathers or paternal families. Her research highlights the role of “social” mothers and challenges the idea that motherhood is purely biological, using autoethnography as a key approach.

💬 Don’t miss this powerful and thought-provoking conversation on family, identity, and redefining motherhood in South Africa.

Welcome back to a Brand New Week

This past weekend, we proudly hosted the Chief Albert Luthuli Sport Tournament 2026 in collaboration with our valued partners: KwaDukuza Municipality, iLembe District Municipality, Enterprise iLembe, KZN Department sport, Arts & Culture.

Rooted in the legacy of Chief Albert Luthuli, the tournament continues to empower young people through sport while promoting unity, discipline, and community development.

We extend our heartfelt appreciation to all teams, LOC, partners, sponsors and supporters who contributed to the success of this impactful programme.

See you in 2027!

The youth showed up. The community showed up. The legacy lives on.

📢 Important Update:
All proceedings will be streamed online — there will be no physical attendance. Join us live on the Museum’s page and YouTube channel to be part of the experience!

The Department of History presents the 'Historians in Conversation' under the theme 'Power, Resistance and Political Struggle' Click the link below to join:
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/33533313831931?p=ulILNzkFEIUQtcP1Gm

Dr Albertina Luthuli, the daughter of chief Albert and Mrs. Nokukhanya Luthuli, in the 2006 Ronald Harrison book about her father, wrote in the Forward,

“The book is a historical text, relating the history of a people who emerged from the depths of darkness into the light and hope. From 1994, following the first democratic election in the life of our country is moving forward…and hope that South Africa will be happy country for all who live in it, and that poverty, together with poverty-related diseases, will be eradicated”.

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