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‘Retain, protect and defend academic freedom’

TB Davie Memorial Lecture presenter Professor Pumla Dineo Gqola says it’s time to challenge self-censorship, and both internal and external threats to academic freedom. 16 Aug 2018 - 7 min read

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Enhancing infrastructure in Imizamo Yethu

For seven years, second-year architecture students from UCT have used their June vacations to improve the lives of people living in Imizamo Yethu. 16 Aug 2018 - 6 min read

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UCT hosts African junior squash championships

The second All Africa Junior squash tournament at UCT drew 65 players from the continent and abroad, while also raising R2 500 for The Sunflower Fund. 16 Aug 2018 - 3 min read

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UCT Cycling Club celebrates women

For Women’s Month, the UCT Cycling Club is running a series of events and talks to celebrate women in sport. 15 Aug 2018 - 5 min read

Videos

Justice Zak Yacoob on the IRTC

Justice Zak Yacoob recently shared his views on what the Institutional Reconciliation and Transformation Commission (IRTC) is trying to achieve at UCT. 15 Aug 2018

Closing an unhappy chapter for SA The exit of national prosecutions head Shaun Abrahams offers South Africa’s criminal justice system a fighting chance at a new start. 15 Aug 2018 Republished

Promises no longer enough Mr President President Cyril Ramaphosa must take drastic steps that go beyond his stimulus package — with great speed — if he is to save South Africa’s ailing economy. 15 Aug 2018 Republished

Student-driven conference for women by women Women students at UCT’s Graduate School of Business have assembled a compelling line-up of women business leaders and entrepreneurs for their 19th annual Women in Business Conference. 15 Aug 2018

UCT needs ‘mechanisms for self-care’ As UCT marks ‘The Wellness Drive’ week, the call to develop a community of care has proved dominant at several recent high-profile university events. 14 Aug 2018

Integrated student support on the cards An integrated, digitised support system that tracks studentsʼ data all the way from application to graduation could soon become a reality for UCT. 14 Aug 2018

Computer win ups odds for coveted scholarship As the gold-medal winner of the hotly contested Computer Applications Olympiad, Gauteng matric learner Sean Groenewald is now eligible for a first-year scholarship to study at UCT. 14 Aug 2018

Mental health colloquium for students As part of the Student Wellness Service’s health promotion week, students are invited to a mental health colloquium on 15 August in Memorial Hall. 13 Aug 2018

Creative science kits to excite learners UCT’s C*hemRoots initiative is giving teachers the tools to bring science to life for learners in a bid to help boost pass rates. 13 Aug 2018 Republished

Archie Mafeje’s legacy honoured Archie Mafeje was a revolutionary thinker, a man ahead of his time, Professor Shahid Vawda said in his Vice-Chancellor’s Inaugural Lecture. 10 Aug 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 Working with nature to tackle drought 03 Aug 2018 Republished

Latest campus communications

Student Wellness Drive and other updates 13:56, 16 August 2018

UCT taking urgent action on Facebook post 20:40, 15 August 2018

UCT Whistle-Blowing Hotline update 15:15, 14 August 2018

In remembrance: death of a student 16:47, 13 August 2018

In remembrance: death of a colleague 16:34, 13 August 2018

IRTC engagements 11:55, 13 August 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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