South Africa: UCT Study Finds Toxic Pollutants in False Bay Waters

False Bay's waters and sediments contain a cocktail of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and metals linked to urban development, wastewater discharges and harbour activities, according… Read more »

South Africa: Soweto in the Early 1970s

The sacrifice of the Class of 1976, their act of defiance, their courage and bravery are steeped in South Africa's post-apartheid history. Read more »

South Africa: Youth Month - Student's Tutoring Programme Helps Learners Excel At Life Sciences

"Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity; it is an act of justice. Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by… Read more »

South Africa: SA's Breast Cancer Care System Is Failing Too Many Women

A study by the Department of Surgery at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Groote Schuur Hospital has revealed deep systemic inequities in breast cancer care across South… Read more »

South Africa: Protecting the Legacy of Student Protests

"Transformation at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has always centred on student protest. This is a very important thread to pick up on, which is very telling." Read more »

South Africa: UCT Celebrates Nine 'Science Oscars' Finalists

The University of Cape Town's (UCT) vice-chancellor, Professor Mosa Moshabela, has congratulated nine UCT academics and research teams who were named among a list of finalists in… Read more »

South Africa: Renowned TB Researcher Recognised With Prestigious National Honour

Global leader in tuberculosis (TB) research Professor Keertan Dheda has been awarded the Order of Mapungubwe from President Cyril Ramaphosa. The award recognises his ongoing… Read more »

South Africa: Putting UCT Global Surgery On the World Stage

In June 2019, Professor Salome Maswime took a leap of faith when she and her husband, Gundo Vhusani Maswime, packed their two young sons, Farai and Taurai, into a car and left… Read more »

South Africa: Tackling Transformation in Research At UCT

The University of Cape Town (UCT) Employment Equity Cluster 10 Collective (EEC 10) recently hosted a colloquium in commemoration of Africa Month. This to facilitate deep… Read more »

Southern Africa: Sightings of Blue and Fin Whales Increase in South-East Atlantic

Research led by the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Centre for Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation, revealed a recent increase in sightings of the world's two… Read more »

South Africa: Imported Gunshot Detection Systems Can Marginalise Communities

Surveillance technologies imported from the Global North into postcolonial cities can reshape public debate, governance and understanding of safety in ways that deepen inequality… Read more »

South Africa: Child Protection Week - Boys Are Victims of Sexual Violence Too

Sexual violence perpetuated against the boy child is not rare in South Africa, and like young girls, their needs must be prioritised equally. Read more »

South Africa: African Delegates Witness Cutting-Edge TB Research At UCT

A delegation of African parliamentarians and global health representatives visited the University of Cape Town (UCT) Lung Institute and the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine… Read more »

South Africa: Patterns of Language

A journey into the formal foundations of natural language began as Professor Ryan Nefdt delivered his inaugural lecture on 20 May. Read more »

South Africa: Accelerating African Biomedicine - Breaking Research Silos Through Translation

By breaking down the walls between research into the brain, the heart, the lungs and infectious disease, University of Cape Town (UCT) scholars are not only studying illness. They… Read more »

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 »