South Africa: UCT Researchers Develop Ai Model for 11 South African Languages

A team at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) language model trained specifically on South Africa's 11 official written languages -… Read more »

South Africa: Workers' Day in a Jobless Economy

On Workers' Day, South Africa will once again celebrate the dignity of labour. Speeches will be made, banners will be raised, and the language of "job creation" will echo across… Read more »

South Africa: Freedom Day - Public Trust Tested

Public trust is in the spotlight as South Africans commemorate Freedom Day on 27 April. It comes as the nation marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution, which… Read more »

South Africa: Study Finds More Than 40 Percent of Capetonians At Risk From High Air Pollution

A study at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has produced the first high-resolution map of air pollution risk across the Cape Town metropolitan area, revealing that more than 40%… Read more »

South Africa: From Survival to Solution

When Matome Lethwane arrived at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2019, he carried with him a dream shared by many young people in the developing world: to build a better future… Read more »

South Africa: 'Nothing Should Get in Your Way'

The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Moeletsi Tladi - a Vice-Chancellor's Blue Carpet Scholarship recipient in 2023 - is looking forward to his graduation on 28 March. After being a… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Law of Taxation - the Landmark Endumeni Case

"The need to seek clarity about guiding principles for law reform, and to develop legal theory for its application, is what is needed to invigorate reform discussions of the… Read more »

South Africa: UCT Spin-Out Company Shortlisted for Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

A trailblazing idea that involves turning human urine into high-quality, sustainable fertiliser - a concept that contributes massively to the rapidly evolving field of urine… Read more »

South Africa: Celebrating Half a Decade of Developing Leaders in Global Surgery

United under a common theme - to improve surgical outcomes, make surgery accessible for vulnerable populations, and develop a pipeline of global surgery leaders in Africa -… Read more »

South Africa: From Mandeni to Marine Science

As a child, Buyani Mazeka stuttered so severely that he communicated with his hands. He wrote in mirror image, every word reversed, every sentence flipped, and repeated a grade… Read more »

South Africa: Memorial Honours Brave Fathers, Sons Aboard SS Mendi

Hundreds of men on board the SS Mendi, who died when the ship sank in the English Channel more than a century ago, represented conviction, solidarity and unshakable dignity of… Read more »

South Africa: UCT Researcher Takes Cryogenic Breakthrough to Nasa Glenn

When aerospace engineers talk about the future of flight, liquid hydrogen (LH2) is often part of the conversation. It is lightweight, energy-dense and carbon-free at the point of… Read more »

Africa: UCT Ranked First in Qs Sub-Saharan Africa Rankings

The recently published 2026 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings: Sub-Saharan Africa have placed the University of Cape Town (UCT) first in the region. This is a… Read more »

South Africa: Why South Africa's Carbon Tax Should Stay

Carbon taxes are important ways of changing the behaviour of polluting companies, reducing greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate climate change and using tax revenue to benefit all… Read more »

South Africa: MSc Student Builds Pilot House With Soil, Waste Material

University of Cape Town (UCT) MSc student Matimba Mabonda and his team have recently completed construction on a three-bedroom house, built using soil and other waste material. Read more »

South Africa: Study Reveals Gaps in Gender-Affirming Healthcare

Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people need access to appropriate and affirming healthcare that validates their identities so that they can overcome health disparities. Read more »

South Africa: TB Harnesses Part of Immune Defence System to Cause Infection

Scientists from the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM) have contributed to an international study that shed new light on… Read more »

Mozambique: Study Shows Humans and Honeyguides Speak in Local Dialects

Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT), working with international collaborators, have shown that people in northern Mozambique use regionally distinct "dialects" when… Read more »

Africa: Looted African Belongings Must Be Returned

Museums and universities around the world hold vast collections of cultural artefacts, artworks, objectified belongings and even ancestral remains. Many were not freely given but… Read more »

South Africa: UCT Mourns Passing of Prof William Bond

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South Africa: UCT's Zarina Patel Inducted Into the Academy of Science of South Africa

Associate Professor Zarina Patel, a leading scholar in urban sustainability and environmental governance at the University of Cape Town (UCT), has been elected to the Academy of… Read more »

South Africa: UCT Leads Landmark Study to Curb Alcohol Harm in SA

The University of Cape Town (UCT) and the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) have launched a landmark multidisciplinary research initiative to investigate the… Read more »

Africa: Shaping the Future of Technology Ethics From Africa

The EthicsLab at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is inviting scholars, artists, and practitioners to join a growing community of practice and inquiry that explores the ethical… Read more »

South Africa: UCT Researchers Map Real Impact of GenAI in Teaching, Learning

Researchers from the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT) have shared early insights from their emerging research into how staff… Read more »

Africa: UCT Leads Africa in Two Major International Rankings

The University of Cape Town (UCT) has recorded strong performance in two major international rankings released in November 2025. Read more »