Students begin protest as Unisa clarifies âmisinformationâ By Goitsemang Tlhabye Share Pretoria - As students aggrieved by the University of South Africaâs (Unisa) proposal of having one long semester started their protest action at the Sunnyside campus earlier today, the university has come out to clarify what it believed to be misinformation being peddled to the public. According to university spokesperson Martin Ramotshela, the university wanted to address a number of issues regarding the commencement of the 2021 academic calendar and some of the student concerns being raised. Ramotshela said changes made to the university calendar had not been decided upon unilaterally by the university management but were instead addressed through the relevant governance, consultative and decision-making structures within and outside the university.