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 14
Africa: Perinatal Depression - Why It's in the Spotlight
May marks Maternal Mental Health Month, with the aim to raise awareness around the fact that many women struggle with perinatal mental health challenges, and to share resources for… 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 »
Africa: UCT Signs Historic MOU With CAF Focused On Training African Football Executives
The University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday, 8 May 2024 in… 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 »
May 02
Africa: 'The Climate Crisis Is a Public Health Crisis'
On 23 April 2024, as part of a series of events to mark Green Week, the Green Campus Initiative (GCI) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) participated in a Climate Change and… Read more »
April 26
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 »
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 »
April 22
Africa: Using AI to Tailor Drugs for Africa
Therapeutic drugs have long been ill suited to African patients' needs. Professor Kelly Chibale, the director of the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Holistic Drug Discovery and… Read more »
April 04
Africa: 'Become Activists for Science'
"What does the world need? The world needs us to be different kinds of scientists. We need to be activists for science, and we need to be scientific activists. We need to show that… 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 »
Zimbabwe: Destiny Delayed, Not Denied - Postgraduate Fulfils Her (And Her Father's) Dream to Study At UCT
Chipo Chidakwa was dealt more than a few crushing blows on her path to the University of Cape Town (UCT). But with a cool head, a bit of grit and the memory of her father's high… Read more »
March 28
South Africa: From Planning to Procession With UCT's Gown Master
Mogamat Benjamin has worked at the University of Cape Town (UCT) since 1979. He has held a few positions within the Properties and Service Department over his 45-year tenure at the… Read more »
March 05
Africa: Nobel Laureate Professor Abhijit Banerjee Delivers Open Lecture
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) invite students and staff to… Read more »
March 01
Africa: Adolescent Nephrology Clinic Plugs 'Critical Gap' Between Paediatric and Adult Care
For more than two decades, a clinic dedicated to caring for adolescents and young adults with advanced kidney disease has made its mark - thriving in the heart of Groote Schuur… Read more »
February 15
South Africa: Machine-Learning Research Earns UCT Academic NRF P-Rating
Dr Jan Buys, a senior lecturer at the University of Cape Town (UCT), specialising in natural language processing (NLP) and machine-learning (ML), has been awarded a prestigious… Read more »
February 14
South Africa: How Do We Move Forward As a Country When the Remnants of Apartheid Remain?
"Malign institutions built through apartheid remain alive in post-apartheid South Africa. If we don't challenge them, how do we move forward as a country?" This was the focus of… Read more »
South Africa: 'The University of the Future Belongs to All Those Who Prepare for It'
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is undergoing a transformative shift with the visionary University of the Future (UoF) project, led by Professor Salome Maswime. In her… Read more »
February 08
South Africa: SA Magistrates' Courts Survey Reveals 'Reassuring' Outcome
Thirty years into a democratic dispensation, South Africa's Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has managed to iron out one of the biggest challenges users of the… Read more »