Unisa issues warning to students against predators
The company charges R60 per student to process a Unisa Online Registration. It further undertakes in its advert to fetch students and bring them to the Internet Café for the registration transaction.
THE University of South Africa (Unisa) has appealed to current and prospective students to be cautious and on the look-out for predatory individuals and organisations claiming to offer services on behalf of the university. The warning comes after Unisa notedan advert placed on Twitter by an Internet Café in Durban by the name of Lorekom International, claiming that it assists with Unisa Online Registrations. Lorekom International has used the logo of Unisa in the advert; thereby creating the false impression that the advert and the services on offer are endorsed by Unisa.
In a media release on Wednesday, Unisa said it distanced itself from the advert and strongly condemned the usage of its logo without its express permission. It said all services of the university to its students are offered either online through its website www.unisa.ac.za; or at the Unisa service centres across the country.
In the case of Lorekom International, the university has established that the company charges R60 per student to process a Unisa Online Registration. It further undertakes in its advert to fetch students from anywhere they are and bring them to the Internet Café for the registration transaction. Unisa thus urges students to exercise greater caution before parting with money or getting into vehicles of people unknown to them.
The Unisa 2019 Registration details are as follows:
- Undergraduate higher certificates, diplomas and degrees, advanced certificates, advanced diplomas, BTechs and postgraduate certificates : 03 – 25 January 2019
- Honours and postgraduate diplomas:
- Semester modules and the CTA : 03 – 25 January 2019
- Year Modules : 03 January – 29 March 2019
- Master’s and doctoral degrees : 03 – 29 March 2019 (with some exceptions)
