2018 Annual Report

The leadership is closely involved in writing and compiling the annual integrated report. Our Audit and Enterprise Risk Management Committee of Council examines the report and, with adjustments, recommends the report for tabling at the University Council meeting in June, where the report is considered and finally approved for publication.
This Integrated Report, which the Unisa Council approved at their meeting of 19 June 2019 was submitted to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) at the end of June. It is available on the Unisa website at https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/News-&- Media/Publications/Annual-reports.
Although Unisa embarked on its journey towards integrated reporting a few years ago, the institution until last year still produced annual reports with integrated reporting elements. This is our first integrated report. For this report, we have focused on embedding the principles and elements of the Integrated Reporting Framework of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), informed
by DHET’s reporting requirements, and adhering to the sustainability reporting guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative. We welcome feedback on our reporting approach.
This report reflects significant activities for the period 1 January to 31 December 2018. Elements covering the total operations of Unisa are not bound entirely by this timeline, as they also highlight forward-looking aspects in the spirit of integrated reporting. The report aims to demonstrate Unisa’s values though its tangible and intangible assets and resources. Unisa, along with many organisations in South Africa, is on an integrated reporting journey and plans to refine and fine-tune reporting over time. While the emphasis of the content for the report was determined by the structure and Reporting Regulations (2014) set by the DHET, all reasonable attempts were made to equally align the report with the best practices recommended by the King Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa 2016 (King IV). The report was compiled to comply firstly with the specific parameters of the DHET guidelines and respond to all the issues raised for consideration in the regulating guidelines. This onus may have the effect of focusing the report on context specific stipulated information outside (and different to) the recommended boundaries of King IV. However, information that may be required on any matter in this report or otherwise, may be found on either the Unisa website or by contacting the office of the Registrar at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..