September 04
South Africa: Surf Therapy Nurtures Process of 'Self-Discovery' Among Children With Disabilities
"Surfing makes me want to scream; I'm happy! Surfing makes me feel different." Read more »
September 02
South Africa: Creating a UCT Community of Support Towards Reducing GBV
Building upon the university's existing response and support vehicles for those affected by gender-based violence (GBV), the Office for Inclusivity & Change (OIC) ran a… Read more »
August 30
South Africa: Celebrating Women Who Shape the Scientific Workplace
The Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) prides itself on the incredible research done by its world-renowned… Read more »
August 28
South Africa: Grade 11 Learners Converge At UCT for Health Sciences Open Day
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) was abuzz on Monday, 26 August. More than 200 learners, most of whom are aspiring doctors attending high… Read more »
August 27
South Africa: 'Eliminate the Fear' - Remembering Uyinene Mrwetyana Five Years On
Five years after the tragic killing of University of Cape Town (UCT) first-year student Uyinene Mrwetyana, her memory continues to be celebrated, while the battle against sexual… Read more »
South Africa: Dreams Delayed and Actualised
After five years of being at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), PhD graduand Polycarp Ndibangwi has this sage advice for people on a similar… Read more »
August 16
South Africa: Ntombozuko Mavikela Receives UCT's 2024 Stella Clark Teachers' Award
On Monday, 12 August 2024, the University of Cape Town's Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED) honoured Sinenjongo High School teacher, Ntombozuko Mavikela with the… Read more »
August 08
Africa: TB Diagnosis and Drug Resistance Testing Can Be Reduced to Just 23 Hours
From 15 days to just 23 hours - that's the median turnaround time for full tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis that includes resistance testing to the most important TB drugs, according to… Read more »
August 05
South Africa: Seven UCT Researchers Awarded 'Career Starting' Samrc Grants
Seven UCT researchers have been awarded a South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Self-Initiated Research (SIR) grant to forward their research interests and offer support… Read more »
July 26
South Africa: Mediation As a Mechanism for Redress
As the mediation practice at the University of Cape Town (UCT) gears for a move from the Office for Inclusivity & Change (OIC) to employee relations, mediators gathered earlier… Read more »
July 11
South Africa: UCT's Siyaphumelela Network Bags Kresge Foundation Grant
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Siyaphumelela network has received funding from the Kresge Foundation to kickstart the third iteration of the programme. The Siyaphumelela… Read more »
June 19
South Africa: UCT Up Two Places in Latest World Rankings
Ranked 171st globally by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2025, the University of Cape Town (UCT) falls just outside the top 10% of all ranked universities.… Read more »
July 04
South Africa: 200 Young South Africans List - the UCT Connection
University of Cape Town (UCT) affiliates continue to feature in the annual Mail & Guardian (M&G) list of 200 Young South Africans across several categories. Read more »
June 12
South Africa: UCT Academic Leads Climate Change Research On Ocean Systems
Five global science and technology projects have been selected to join the Ocean Biogeochemistry Virtual Institute (OBVI) to address gaps in ocean data and modelling efforts by… Read more »
May 24
South Africa: UCT Announces New VC - Professor Mosa Moshabela
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May 22
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Memorial Centre Will Make Significant Contribution to Scholarship
The proposal to build a new home for the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Nelson Mandela Memorial Centre and School of Public Governance broke new ground on Friday, 17 May, as a… Read more »
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Memorial Centre Launch - a Hub for Learning and Reflection
On Friday, 17 May 2024, the University of Cape Town's Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, announced the development of… Read more »
May 20
South Africa: Kiswahili Galvanises UCT's Commitment to Multilingualism
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, a Kenyan author and academic, once said: "Language, any language, has a dual character: it is both a means of communication and a carrier of culture." Read more »
May 16
South Africa: UCT's Youth Civic Day and Political Debate - Empowering the Youth to Shape the Nation's Democratic Future
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Youth Civic Day and Political Debate - hosted by UCT Student Governance structures, the UCT Department of Student Affairs and the Youth Advisory… Read more »
May 13
South Africa: Shawco's Paediatric Clinic Brings Hope to Hout Bay
In the spirt of "We rise by lifting others", a group of University of Cape Town (UCT) student volunteers sacrificed a crisp autumn Saturday morning to spend it in service of the… Read more »
May 09
South Africa: The South African Civil Justice System - Transformative Steps to Bridge the Gap
Professor Mohamed Paleker's inaugural lecture, titled "The 'One-Shotter'-'Repeat-Player' dichotomy in the South African civil justice system: Transformative steps to bridge the… Read more »
May 03
South Africa: Exciting Discovery of Honey Badger At UCT
Benjamin Wittenberg, a student at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa (iCWild), made the exciting discovery of a honey badger just… Read more »
April 26
South Africa: In Defense of the Constitution, Judges and the Rule of Law
As the country commemorates 30 years of democracy this year, part and parcel of the democratic project was a new vision for how one of the arms of the South African state - the… Read more »
South Africa: Three Decades of Freedom - Too Many Flaws in SA's Education System
In June 1976, thousands of black school children took to the streets in Soweto over the use of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction at majority black schools. More than 100… Read more »
April 02
South Africa: World Autism Day - 'I Faced Barriers but Found My Voice'
Perhaps to some, Tallulah Dorer-Perrin looks neurotypical (individuals with typical neurological development functioning). But that's if you judge people at face value.… Read more »