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 University of South Africa  (University)    | |
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| Formation | 1873 |
| Headquarters | Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Type | Public open distance learning |
| Mega university with over 400,000 students in South Africa | |
The University of South Africa (UNISA), known colloquially as Unisa, is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa. Through various colleges and affiliates, UNISA has over 400,000 students, including international students from 130 countries worldwide, making it one of the world's mega universities and the only such university in Africa.
Founded in 1873 as the University of the Cape of Good Hope, the University of South Africa (or Unisa as it is commonly known) spent most of its early history as an examining agency for Oxford and Cambridge universities and as an incubator from which most other universities in South Africa are descended.
Alumni on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Died | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Bertrand Aristide | 15 July 1953 | Haiti | Politician Priest | Priest and politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president. Ousted twice in U.S.-supported coups. | |
| Roland Darroll | Lawyer | ||||
| Jorrie Jordaan | |||||
| Lesetja Kganyago | 7 October 1965 | South Africa | Economist Central banker | Attended multiple WEF AGMs as Governor of the South African Reserve Bank | |
| Cameron Mackenzie | 12 August 1960 | 7 July 2021 | South Africa | Politician COVID-19/Premature death | The 14th South African MP to die from COVID. |
| Gill Marcus | 10 August 1949 | Central banker | The first woman Governor of the South African Reserve Bank | ||
| Dikgang Moseneke | 20 December 1947 | Lawyer Judge | |||
| Robert Mugabe | 21 February 1924 | 6 September 2019 | Zimbabwe | ||
| Cyril Ramaphosa | 17 November 1952 | President of South Africa | |||
| Craig Williamson | 1949 | Spook | |||
| Jacobus Frederick van Wyk | 28 July 1952 | 31 July 2021 | South Africa | Politician COVID-19/Premature death | South African politician who died from COVID. |
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