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Nepotism, corruption and state capture: the real state of the nation
UCT’s Chair of Council, Sipho Pityana, gave the keynote address at Save South Africa’s people’s assembly, which has been dubbed ‘the real SONA’. Sipho...
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Summer school: a feast for the mind and the heart
UCT’s Summer School programme offers 66 diverse courses that cater for a plethora of learners. Attendees browse books for sale during Summer School. These courses dive directly into the heart...
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Tackling water shortages on campus
Low water levels in the reservoir on upper campus. Because of the size of campus, UCT has applied for temporary relief from the Level 3B water restrictions. Nonetheless, members of the community are...
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Reconciliation and transformation commission kicks off
UCT’s coat of arms, which bears the inscription “Spes bona”, or “Good hope”. It was borne of nigh unprecedented tension at UCT, but the newly formed...
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UCT's four new Rhodes Scholars
Panorama from St Mary the Virgin’s tower. The University Church of St Mary the Virgin is the centre from which the University of Oxford grew and its parish consists almost...
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Mental health care 'chronically underfunded' in SA
Health Ombudsman Prof Malegapuru Makgoba’s report into the deaths of more than 94 mentally ill patients from Life Esidimeni in Gauteng elicited an outcry when it was released this week....
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UCT opera star back on international stage
In the last few years Levy Sekgapane has won several prizes for his musical achievements, including first prize at the 2015 International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition as well as the first...
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Green Campus Initiative's water-saving tips
Gardener Jonathan Fritz irrigates a campus garden using buckets. The City of Cape Town imposed Level 3B water restrictions on 1 February in their attempt to reduce water usage in the face of...
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Politicians must account for the deaths of 94 psychiatric patients in South...
Photo Feggy Art via Flickr The local government minister for health in Gauteng, South Africa’s wealthiest province, resigned on Tuesday 31 January just before the release of a report into the...
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UCT app to make every Drop Drop count
Drop Drop, a UCT mobile app, helps residents use water responsibly. With a meagre 27.5% of potable water left in Cape Town’s six major dams and the implementation of Level 3B water...
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UCT's Champions of the Flyway
The White-throated Kingfisher, one of the 320 birds that competitors in the Champions of the Flyway event will be trying to add to their bird lists. Photo Tareq Uddin Ahmed via Flickr Three UCT...
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Students tackle deferred exams
Getting back to the books and studying after such a prolonged period of unrest has been incredibly tough for many students. Tondani Nevhutalu, a third-year civil engineering student, reflects on...
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DNA test uncovers hidden TB cases
A study led by UCT’s Dr Greg Calligaro and Prof Keertan Dheda flips the come-to-us model on its head and brings TB testing to the people. Tuberculosis has killed more than a billion people...
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Nepotism, corruption and state capture: the real state of the nation
UCT’s Chair of Council, Sipho Pityana, gave the keynote address at Save South Africa’s people’s assembly, which has been dubbed ‘the real SONA’. Sipho...
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Summer school: a feast for the mind and the heart
UCT’s Summer School programme offers 66 diverse courses that cater for a plethora of learners. Attendees browse books for sale during Summer School. These courses dive directly into the heart...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tackling water shortages on campus
Low water levels in the reservoir on upper campus. Because of the size of campus, UCT has applied for temporary relief from the Level 3B water restrictions. Nonetheless, members of the community are...
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Reconciliation and transformation commission kicks off
UCT’s coat of arms, which bears the inscription “Spes bona”, or “Good hope”. It was borne of nigh unprecedented tension at UCT, but the newly formed...
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UCT's four new Rhodes Scholars
Panorama from St Mary the Virgin’s tower. The University Church of St Mary the Virgin is the centre from which the University of Oxford grew and its parish consists almost...
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Mental health care 'chronically underfunded' in SA
Health Ombudsman Prof Malegapuru Makgoba’s report into the deaths of more than 94 mentally ill patients from Life Esidimeni in Gauteng elicited an outcry when it was released this week....
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UCT opera star back on international stage
In the last few years Levy Sekgapane has won several prizes for his musical achievements, including first prize at the 2015 International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition as well as the first...
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