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UCT and Heritage Western Cape's joint statement on the temporary removal of...
Permit for temporary removal of Rhodes statue granted The University of Cape Town and Heritage Western Cape hereby confirm that a permit has been granted to UCT for the temporary removal of the Rhodes...
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UCT Council votes in favour of removing Rhodes statue
Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, chairperson of UCT's Council, issued the following statement regarding the status of the Rhodes statue, following a special sitting of Council on 8 April 2015....
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SRC welcomes Council's decision to remove the Rhodes statue
The decision by Council to remove the statue of Cecil John Rhodes from campus is one that the Students' Representative Council 'wholeheartedly welcomes'. The SRC furthermore calls for a mass meeting on...
View ArticleVC Price reflects on the Rhodes Statue debate
On Wednesday, 8 April 2015 the UCT Council announced its decision to remove the Rhodes Statue. At a media conference shortly after the meeting Chair of Council Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane,...
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An end to assimilation, the right to self-determination
SRC President Ramabina Mahapa delivered the following SRC statement at the UCT Association of Black Alumni discussion on transformation. Greetings to the Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price, chairperson of...
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UCT's Rhodes statue to be removed at 17h00 today
The Cecil John Rhodes statue on the University of Cape Town's Upper Campus will be removed at 17h00 today, following a decision by the UCT Council at a special sitting held on 8 April 2015. The statue...
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Rhodes goes quietly amid jubilation
The statue of Cecil John Rhodes had finally fallen after a month of rolling protest about UCT's colonial symbols and heritage, and calls for greater transformation. A bound Cecil John Rhodes statue was...
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Dynamic dance duo present Baxter double bill
Two of South Africa's leading dancers and choreographers, Grant van Ster and Shaun Oelf, will present a short season of two works at the Baxter's Flipside stage from 9 to 18 April 2015. Grant...
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Urgent update on the Rhodes statue and Bremner occupation
10 April 2015 Dear colleagues, students and alumni, I write to update you on the Rhodes Statue and the prevailing situation in the Bremner Building. Please read this urgently. Following the protest...
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Transformation: Vibrant student spaces needed
In the aftermath of the Rhodes statue's removal comes a signed statement expressing concern regarding UCT management's recent response to the Rhodes Must Fall student campaign and calling for more...
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TransformUCT: "The future is watching"
TransformUCT - a group of black academics committed to transformation at the university - appeals for earnest engagement around transformation. Students gathering on upper campus the day the statue of...
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African photographers: How we frame ourselves
The Other Camera is an exhibition of 67 photographs curated over six years by veteran photographer Paul Weinberg in his current manifestation as archivist for the University of Cape Town libraries. A...
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Forget the myths about immigrants
A new wave of attacks on foreign migrants working in the informal economy makes it clear that the problems that bubbled over recently are far from resolved. Thomas Mhlunga from Mozambique runs a...
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Why we should care about dust – and the crucial role it plays in...
Dust doesn't get a lot of attention until it makes us sneeze or collects in dark corners, or blows up in dramatic storms. However, that is beginning to change. While carbon dioxide is the main driver...
View ArticleExplorations in South African flute music
"Music chooses you, and not the other way around," says flautist and lecturer Dr Liesl Stoltz, about how and why she recorded the first CD of flute music by South African composers....
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Give us another space, says RMF
The Rhodes Must Fall (RMF) movement wants the university to provide a space where it can continue the programme it started during its occupation of Bremner ('Azania House') after the movement ended the...
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Announcing public consultation phase re: Rhodes statue
UCT is in the process of applying for the permanent removal of the Rhodes statue (following its temporary removal on 9 April 2015). This process includes an assessment of the statue's history, context...
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SRC 2015 says #NoToXenophobia
UCT's Students' Representative Council (SRC) strongly condemns the xenophobic attacks against fellow Africans that have been taking place in KwaZulu-Natal and its surrounding areas. Xenophobia is an...
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South Africa by numbers: what is happening to poverty, employment and disease?
The National Income Dynamics Study is one of a kind, allowing over 100 interviewers to track nearly 30 000 citizens across the country and measure the changing dynamics of their lives. Each member of...
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Meet the winners of the 2014 Social Responsiveness Award
Early childhood development and urban activism may not at first glance have much in common. Nonetheless, it was the long-term commitment displayed by Stuart Hendry, director of the Faculty of...
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