Suspension of Mr Chumani Maxwele
Media release Mr Chumani Maxwele faces charges for breaches of the UCT Code of Conduct related to an incident that occurred on campus on Friday 1 May 2015. Provisional suspension and final suspension...
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What lies behind the rise of jihadist movements in Africa
Africa arguably faces the biggest threat to political stability since the collapse of colonialism in the mid-20th century. The threat comes in the main from the proliferation of militant Islamic groups...
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Three honorary doctorates kick off June graduation
Standing ovations marked the start of the June graduation season in the Jameson Hall this morning when struggle stalwart and law pioneer Ahmed Kathrada, Public Protector Advocate Thuli Madonsela, and...
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A child's long walk to ... nowhere, really
Professor Mark Fleishman of UCT's Department of Drama has been awarded this year's Creative Works Award. for his long-running production, Every Year, Every Day, I am Walking. Jennie Reznek and Faniswa...
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Appointment of Special Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor on Transformation
11 June 2015 Dear colleagues and students, The Rhodes Must Fall protests, as we know, were about much more than the statue. They reflected deeper underlying frustrations with the pace of...
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Biko biography required skilful balancing
Assoc Prof Xolela Mangcu received the Meritorious Book Award for his telling of Steve Biko's story in Biko: A Biography. He is not only Biko's biographer; he knew Biko personally as both of them grew...
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Award-winning book gives voice to feminism in Islam
Assoc Prof Sa'diyya Shaikh has won the 2015 UCT Book Award for her exploration of the ideas of a 13th century Sufi mystic, poet and scholar in Sufi Narratives of Intimacy. Her book combines feminism...
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We're in a moment like 1976, says Soudien
As engineering and health sciences graduands began their academic journeys on 11 June 2015, UCT bade farewell to one of its stalwart scholars. Professor Crain Soudien, the outgoing deputy...
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Re-ACT conference gets to grips with social responsiveness
Student leaders and the Department of Student Affairs will be holding a conference to explore how students are engaged in social responsiveness initiatives and will explore the ways in which students...
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Active citizenry can change society – Sandile Zungu
Engaged and active citizens can improve transparency and accountability, build trust and precipitate important reforms in society, philanthropist and businessman Sandile Zungu told graduands at the...
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Struggle hero toasts honorary class of 2015
Despite feeling a bit "presumptuous" in doing so instead of his non-retired colleagues, it was like a "disciplined prisoner that still obeys orders" that struggle hero Ahmed Kathrada accepted the task...
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Art and education can dowse flames of xenophobia
Education and art are antidotes that can counter xenophobic violence in South Africa said prominent arts scholar Okwui Enwezor, who received an honorary degree at the final mid-year graduation...
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1976 – lost and found
On 16 June 1976, Soweto erupted. School pupils, protesting against apartheid education and language policies, came under police fire. The brutal images went global, precipitating an international...
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Great Minds: Eight activists who studied at UCT
As the June graduation season comes to a close – seeing some 1 379 students hooded, capped and on to the next adventure – we reflect on just a handful of the many UCT graduates who...
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Role model scientist: prestigious award for Farrant
Professor Jill Farrant of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology is this year's recipient of the Erna Hamburger prize. This is awarded by the EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) WISH...
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'Race' is an invention: parting words from Prof Crain Soudien
As engineering and health sciences graduands began their academic journeys on 11 June 2015, UCT bade farewell to one of its stalwart scholars. Professor Crain Soudien, the outgoing deputy...
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Kenyan researcher wins prestigious international fellowship at UCT
Dr Nadia Chanzu will be investigating why HIV-positive pregnant women on antiretroviral therapy are at particular risk of pre-term births, while on a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at UCT, sponsored...
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Answers to alumni FAQs re: Rhodes statue
Do you still have questions about UCT's decision-making process in the run-up to the removal of the Rhodes statue, and its response to recent protest action on campus? In this letter to UCT's alumni,...
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Porto Novo: an African city taking action against climate change
Taking action against climate change is hugely important in the developing countries. This is particularly true for African countries, where the impacts of climate change will hit harder. It is also...
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Why parole for Oscar Pistorius is perfectly legitimate
The decision to release South African athlete Oscar Pistorius on correctional supervision in August, having served just ten months of a five-year sentence for culpable homicide, was predictably met...
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