The Pitch

14 May 2019 | Video Evan Zerf. Journalist Kim Cloete. Photo Je’nine May.

Student entrepreneurs have scooped prizes totalling R80 000 and six months of mentorship during the 9 May finals of The Pitch, an annual competition run by UCT’s Academic Representatives Council and the Office of the Vice-Chancellor.

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