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Pregnant women in South Africa suffer at hands of violent partners

A study from UCT has found that many South Africa women are experiencing violence during pregnancy at the hands of their intimate partners. 17 Jul 2018 - 4 min read

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Translanguaging: Facilitating multilingual teaching

English, as the primary medium of teaching at UCT, is making way for the addition of other languages as the university continues to embrace multilingualism. 17 Jul 2018 - 3 min read

Research and innovation

New TB Meningitis test beats the rest

Antrum Biotech and the University of Cape Town have developed a new rapid test that can diagnose TB meningitis within two hours. 17 Jul 2018 - 8 min read

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Mine closures: Addressing the fallout

Interventions are essential to assist communities left devastated by South Africa’s mining downturn, which has seen 6 000 mines abandoned in the past two decades. 16 Jul 2018 Republished

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Successfully fighting fake news

Winning the battle against fake news will take a combination of both technology and people power, so make sure you flag it when you see it. 13 Jul 2018 Republished

UCT team wins national hackathon A team of four UCT Information Systems honours students won the 2018 Discovery Graduate Hackathon for a system designed to connect informal workers with potential employers. 13 Jul 2018

Teen TB vaccine trial offers new hope Revaccination of teens with the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine they first got as babies could be key to driving down South Africa’s shocking tuberculosis rates. 13 Jul 2018

A sharper focus on cyber security The Cyber Security Symposium Africa held at UCT this week brought together security experts to share knowledge and ideas, and identify potential collaborations. 12 Jul 2018

Ekso suit gives disabled patients new hope Robert Evans, a PhD candidate in exercise science and sports medicine at UCT, explains the benefits of the Ekso suit, a mobility device used in physical rehabilitation. 12 Jul 2018

Water-sensitive design win UCT master’s student Boipelo Madonsela has won an award for the Most Promising Research for her work on integrating water-sensitive design into the urban environment. 10 Jul 2018

Sixth annual July School a success The LSE–UCT July School offers participants an opportunity to learn about Africa from within Africa, and gain insights into issues relevant to the continent. 10 Jul 2018

Calls to ease water restrictions premature Western Cape dams may be over 50% full, but that’s still not a good enough reason to immediately ease water restrictions says UCT’s Kevin Winter. 10 Jul 2018

SHAWCO AGM: Celebrating volunteerism As SHAWCO nears its 75th anniversary, the annual general meeting reflected on the past year and celebrated volunteerism in its many forms. 09 Jul 2018

A decolonial history of food Colonialism permeates language, knowledge and culture as well as the foods we plant (and eat), both at a subsistence level and for the marketplace. 09 Jul 2018

Phakeng prepares for push-back over 2019 fee hikes

Maths has taught the new VC about alternative solutions to the same problem, a talent she’ll surely put to use good as she takes the reins. 02 Jul 2018 Republished

New VC: No compromise on quality education

Mamokgethi Phakeng says addressing students’ grievances is key, but not at the expense of the university’s main job – ensuring they receive a quality education. 02 Jul 2018 Republished

Phakeng comfortable with being ‘an acquired taste’

She’s prepared for the name-calling when she makes unpopular decisions, but the new VC promises UCT students she will always act in their best interests. 02 Jul 2018 Republished

Cape Town water crisis

News Calls to ease water restrictions premature 10 Jul 2018

Latest campus communications

Law faculty allegations and other updates 11:49, 5 July 2018

Feedback from latest Council meeting 15:29, 3 July 2018

Welcome from the Vice-Chancellor 11:23, 2 July 2018

Farewell from VC Dr Max Price 18:00, 30 June 2018

UCT Finance Department survey and other updates 14:57, 29 June 2018

Curriculum Change Working Group report 09:10, 28 June 2018

Bookshelf

The Coroner's Wife

Building a Capable State: Service Delivery in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Ottoman Traces in Southern Africa: The Impact of Turkish Emissaries and Muslim Theologians

Creativity Explained: From Music and Art to Innovation in Business

Media, Geopolitics and Power: A View from the Global South

The Pain of Being a Woman: An in-depth research on recovery from sexual assault trauma

Retrenchment Law in South Africa

The Politics of Nature and Science in Southern Africa

The Equal Society: Essays on Equality in Theory and Practice

The Early Modern Global South in Print

The Visual Politics of Wars

Transnational Worlds of Power Journal: Proliferation of Journalism & Professional Standards Vol. 1. No. 1 2015

State/Society Synergy in Philippi, Cape Town

Communicating @ Work

Industrial Crystallization: Fundamentals and Applications

Principles of Criminal Law

South African Constitutional Law in Context

A History of the Iziko South African National Gallery: Reflections on Art and National Identity

Tribing and Untribing the Archive: Volume Two

Tribing and Untribing the Archive: Volume One

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