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Reminder: Mass meeting on free decolonial higher education on 21 June at 13:00
20 Jun 2017
Life on Earth in five weeks
UCT’s eighth massive open online course takes participants on a journey through the past five mass extinctions that shaped Earth’s biodiversity.
20 Jun 2017
Art and the township
ICA national fellow Mandisi Sindo is prompting conversations about black art and black artists in the South African space.
20 Jun 2017
Traces and Tracks
South African photographer Paul Weinberg has spent more than 30 years making vital visual documents in San communities across southern Africa. Traces and Tracks offers a view into the lives he encountered during his journeys.
19 Jun 2017
South Africa has failed its young people. What can be done about it?
Two decades after Apartheid and 50% of youth are still without jobs. A recently launched web tool gives policymakers a deeper understanding of youth populations in different local communities.
19 Jun 2017
Top award for alum’s short film on Philippines drug war
Alumnus and multimedia journalist Shaun Swingler has won a top award for Nanlaban , his short film on Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial war on drugs.
19 Jun 2017
Celebrating a giant of theatre
To celebrate the 85th birthday of theatre giant and UCT alumnus Athol Fugard, the Fugard Theatre announced its first staging of The Road to Mecca.
19 Jun 2017
The state of SA’s youth
The new Youth Explorer tool gives detailed insights into the wellbeing of SA’s young people, specifically those between 15 and 24 years of age.
16 Jun 2017
Africa's stake in Brexit
As Britain focuses on what its relationship with the European Union (EU) might look like in future, Professor Carlos Lopes, honorary professor in the Graduate School of Development Policy and Practice, argues that for Africa, preparing for the inevitable divorce is not only prudent; it may be a matter of economic necessity.
15 Jun 2017
Lessons on sustainability from the ancient society of Great Zimbabwe
A recent paper published by archeologist, Shadreck Chirikure, reveals the population of Great Zimbabwe was far sparser than previously believed. A finding that offers a lesson on urbanisation and sustainability for Africa.
15 Jun 2017
Free Education Planning Group engagements and other updates
15 Jun 2017
In remembrance: Nombulelo Merile
VC Dr Max Price writes to the UCT community about the death of Ms Nombulelo Merile.
15 Jun 2017
Keynote address accolade for Prof Dheda
Professor Keertan Dheda, head of the Division of Pulmonology in UCT’s Department of Medicine, recently delivered a keynote address at the 2017 American Thoracic Society Conference in Washington DC.
15 Jun 2017
UCT current affairs commentary expert list
(Youth Day, spatial inequality, Moody's downgrades, middle managers and their role in SDGs)
15 Jun 2017
Researchers test nifty way to save water in informal settlement
A partnership between the University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch Municipality and the Western Cape government is turning an abandoned water treatment facility into a centre for water reuse research and innovation.
14 Jun 2017
Lessons on sustainability from the ancient society of Great Zimbabwe
The World Heritage Site of Great Zimbabwe - one of the most iconic and largest archaeological settlements in Africa - offers more than just an interesting insight into how pre-colonial African states and societies functioned. It also provides food for thought on sustainable development in Africa.
14 Jun 2017
In remembrance: Zodidi Lucia Stafa
VC Dr Max Price writes to the UCT community about the death of Ms Zodidi Lucia Stafa.
13 Jun 2017
Fresh lens
With a late start to the 2017 academic year, campus is not yet its usual bustling self. Robyn Walker, the new photographic intern an UCT's newsroom, looks at the quiet university from a fresh perspective.
13 Jun 2017
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