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Transforming higher education? Emeritus Professor Tim Crowe responds to Associate Professor Shadreck Chirikure’s piece on transforming knowledge and the curriculum 22 Sep 2016

Quadruple awards for UCT brewers It certainly wasn't heartbreak for the UCT team from chemical engineering who blew the judges away with their four category winners. 22 Sep 2016

VC Dr Max Price highlights the need for a long-term solution VC Dr Max Price highlights the need for a long-term solution to the fees issue. 22 Sep 2016

Community leaders for orthopaedic injury research day 22 Sep 2016

Invitation to join picket at parliament on 22 September 2016 22 Sep 2016

UCT's picket protest is for long-term solution to funding higher education Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price makes statement about the purpose of UCT's picket at Parliament. Listen to the audio. http://www.news.uct.ac.za/images/userfiles/uct.ac.za/media-releases/2016/UCT_VC_DrMaxPrice_22_09_2016.mp3 22 Sep 2016

UCT remains top in SA in THE World University Rankings The University of Cape Town is South Africa's top achiever once again, although it has dropped 28 places to 148th in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2016-17 results published on 21 September 2016. 22 Sep 2016

Campus activities suspended, Thursday, 22 September - Sunday, 25 September 21 Sep 2016

Heritage tour spotlights city's little-known slave history When arts graduate Amie Soudien visited the Western Cape Archives and Records Service in Roeland Street to trace her family history, she was frustrated by the patchy record of her genealogy. 21 Sep 2016

Academic Freedom Committee Statement The Academic Freedom Committee has released a statement on the 2016 TB Davie Memorial Lecture. 21 Sep 2016

The constitution enables student protest (and it’s a good thing too) Pierre de Vos discusses how student protesters are framing their protest within the bounds of the constitution. 21 Sep 2016

Students present demands at mass meeting Under the banners of #BringBackOurCadres and Fees Must Fall, protesting students packed Jameson Hall on 19 September 2016 while UCT classes, lectures and tutorials remained suspended. 21 Sep 2016

Lobola and love: a film-maker's journey Sihle Hlophe knew precious little of the rich and complex lives of her Bantu ancestors, until she visited the ancient Kingdom of Mapungubwe. 21 Sep 2016

Magic Flute production postponed as a result of university fees protests A 5-day opera production of Mozart's The Magic Flute, involving music students from the University of Cape Town's Opera School, the South African College of Music (SACM) and Cape Town Opera (CTO) singers, has been postponed as a result of the temporary suspension of classes and tests at UCT. 21 Sep 2016

Institute for Creative Arts Fellows and Iziko Museums of South Africa present Amie Soudien and Thembinkosi Goniwe at the in_herit Festival 2016 The Institute for Creative Arts (ICA) is partnering with Iziko Museums to present dynamic presentations on Heritage Day by ICA Fellows Amie Soudien and Thembinkosi Goniwe. 21 Sep 2016

University fees in South Africa: many questions, lots of anger, and fires to fight South Africa's Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Blade Nzimande has announced it is up to the country's universities to “individually…determine the level of (fee) increase that their institutions require…”. 20 Sep 2016

Award-winning paper: 'Valuing waste and wasting value' Adam van Heerden from the School of Architecture, Planning & Geomatics at UCT has won the Student Award at the 2016 Royal Town Planning Institute's (RTPI) Awards for Research Excellence. 20 Sep 2016

Classes, lectures and tutorials are suspended for today and tomorrow, 20 and 21 September 2016 20 Sep 2016

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