UNISA Strengthens International Partnerships with Hungarian Universities

UNISA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Óbuda University in Hungary to boost collaboration in engineering and technology disciplines that are central to Unisa’s 10 catalytic niche areas. This follows a similar deal signed earlier in 2025 with Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary’s oldest and largest university.

The agreements were finalised during the Hungarian-South African Rectors’ Forum in Budapest, which took place from 31 March to 4 April 2025. The Hungarian-South African Rectors’ Forum is a platform created byREAD MORE

The ANC in the Norman Mashabane and Peter Mokaba regions in Limpopo have postponed their elective conferences to early May after branches failed to meet the 70% threshold required by the party’s constitution to sit. 

Another reason provided for the postponement is to allow the party’s structures to go through the compulsory Foundation Course as mandated by ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula. 

Norman Mashabane (formerly Mopani), the biggest region in Limpopo in terms of membership with 129 branches, was supposedREAD MORE

TV BRICS and leading Russian Influencers are starting to work together to promote the BRICS agenda in the digital space. The relevant cooperation agreement was signed by Ksenia Komissarova, Editor-in-Chief of TV BRICS, and Yaroslav Shevelev, Director General of the “New Media Resource Centre”. The organisation unites leaders of Russia’s Internet media.

The partnership is aimed at creating new media projects, covering topical issues of the BRICS countries and developing the blogging community.

“Now is the time when borders betweenREAD MORE

The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) has locked horns with the King Sabatha Dalindyebo Local Municipality over the process that was followed to hire a Chief Risk Officer.

The COSATU affiliated union claims that the process was flawed as one of the candidates was allegedly given the interview questions in advance and the panel that conducted the interviews displayed naked bias.

This is contained in a letter the union wrote to the Municipal Manager (MM) Ngamela Pakade, dated 2READ MORE

The ANC in Limpopo has placed its former Member of Parliament Boy Mamabolo on a temporary suspension for repeatedly insulting and threatening fellow party members on social media.

In recent days, Mamabolo went on a tirade against the party’s national executive committee (NEC) member Onnica Moloi and former ANC Youth League (ANCYL) chairperson Matthews Malebana.

He accused Moloi of moral bankruptcy and sleeping around and publicly celebrated his “enemy” Malebana’s death. He added that the former youth leader must “rotREAD MORE

South African forward Thembinkosi Lorch has hit the ground running in Morocco.

Two months into his stay at Wydad Casablanca—on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns—Lorch has been nominated for Wydad’s Player of the Month for March.

The 31-year-old has featured six times for Wydad, scoring a goal, and his contribution has not gone unnoticed.

If he wins the award, he’d follow in the footsteps of countryman and teammate Cassius Mailula, who bagged the award in January.

In recent times, reports haveREAD MORE

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The talks were broadcast on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website.

“Russia and China are united not only by historical brotherhood, but also by centuries-old traditions of good neighbourliness and broad commonality of national interests,” Lavrov said.

He also recalled Wang Yi’s recent speech, in which the Chinese minister emphasised that the strategic partnership between Russia and China “is a constant, not a variable.”

Lavrov expressed confidence that duringREAD MORE

This article was provided by Sophiya Karanjia, expert on India’s cultural heritage and contemporary culture.

Indian theatre is a multifaceted art form that includes ancient traditions such as “Sanskrit dramas”, folk and traditional theatre as well as independent theatre associations. Some have adapted European theatre forms, while others create unique cultural experiments by combining different styles and movements.

An example of the temple theatre tradition of south India, Sanskrit dramas theatre, is Kutiyattam. It is one of the oldest theatreREAD MORE

Indian railways is expected to cross a historic milestone of 1.6 billion tonnes in freight loading during the 2024-2025 fiscal year, cementing its position as the world’s third-largest freight rail network. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared this projection, noting that freight volumes have grown by 29 per cent: from 1,233 million tonnes in 2020-2021 to 1,591 million tonnes during 2023-2024.

As reported by IANS, a partner of TV BRICS, in 2023-2024, the railwaysREAD MORE

The Ministry of Culture of Egypt intends to intensify cultural cooperation with the BRICS countries. This was stated by Rania Abdel Latif, Head of the Cultural Ministry’s Foreign Cultural Affairs Department, in an interview with Middle East News Agency (MENA), a partner of TV BRICS.

She noted that since Egypt joined BRICS in 2024, culture has become one of the key areas of interaction. The ministry representative specified that after the country joinedREAD MORE