July 18, 2023
South Africa: UCT Honours Anti-Apartheid Poet Keith Gottschalk
Protest, prison, humour and hope were recurring themes that emerged during a high tea event hosted by the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Development and Alumni Department (DAD) in… Read more »
May 02, 2023
South Africa: UCT Opera Star Who Broke Glass Ceiling to Sing At Coronation
She has the voice of an angel, and it will grace the coronation of a king and his queen in Westminster Abbey on 6 May. University of Cape Town (UCT) alumnus Pretty Yende's story is… Read more »
April 24, 2023
South Africa: Kwalanga Centenary - Paying Homage to Acclaimed Jazz Maestro Louis Moholo-Moholo
In 1923, exactly a century ago, the apartheid government's Native Urban Areas Act's mandate was clear: it aimed to segregate urban residential spaces and impose "influx controls"… Read more »
April 13, 2023
South Africa: UCT Alumni Social Enterprise Aims to Disrupt Arts Education Landscape in SA
AK Arts & Leadership Academy (AKALA) is on a mission to disrupt the arts education landscape in the country by expanding access to arts education and combating arts teacher… Read more »
September 23, 2022
South Africa: Heritage Day - 'I Want to Call Out Their Names One By One'
"I want to call out their names one by one, as a way in which we don't forget them," art curator Nontobeko Ntombela said of the 45 black women artists exhibited at the Norval… Read more »
March 12, 2020
South Africa: Honorary Doctorate for Renowned Ballet Master
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