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‘Overwhelming’ student response to staff COVID-19 hotline Over 100 UCT Faculty of Health Sciences students have volunteered to staff the COVID-19 hotline at Tygerberg Hospital’s Disaster Management Centre. 31 Mar 2020
Q&A with UCT Careers Service’s new director To mark three months in her new role, Brenda Martin shares some of her goals and plans as the director of the UCT Careers Service. 31 Mar 2020
Lockdown: UCT experts advise how to survive studying from home The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led countries around the world to respond in unprecedented ways – self-isolation, social distancing, travel bans and, in South Africa, a 21-day lockdown – to curb the spread of the virus. For tertiary students the world over, studying is no different. Traditional lectures have stopped, leaving students with no option but to study from home too. 31 Mar 2020
Cancellation of sport events creates significant void – UCT scientist The Coronavirus Disease 2019 has pulled the rug out from under sport – events have been cancelled or postponed, leaving competitors (and spectators) in a vacuum. 31 Mar 2020
SHAWCO’s COVID-19 info and soap outreach Information and soap are precious commodities in townships in a time of COVID-19, and SHAWCO Health members went all out to distribute both before lockdown. 30 Mar 2020
Fighting inequality through health economics UCT PhD graduate Tryphine Zulu will continue using her passion for health economics to help fight inequalities in the country, in Africa and beyond. 30 Mar 2020
CoviID: new app to avoid future lockdowns After South Africans commenced a 21-day lockdown, a group of researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) are working tirelessly on a smartphone app that could play an important role in managing future outbreaks of COVID-19 and economic recovery. 30 Mar 2020
UCT student starts group to help the elderly during lockdown UCT Business Science student Kate Charter has started a volunteer group, Cape Town Against Corona , to assist elderly people in the city as they are at a significantly higher risk of complications should they contract the disease. 30 Mar 2020
UCT condemns fake WhatsApp message The University of Cape Town distances itself from misleading audio messages about the COVID-19 pandemic which have been circulating on WhatsApp. 28 Mar 2020
Consultation on assessment framework ongoing The consultation on the assessment framework for remote teaching and learning is ongoing. 28 Mar 2020
R5 million donation for UCT’s COVID-19 offensive The Motsepe Foundation has donated R5 million to help UCT manage its multi-faceted response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. 28 Mar 2020
UCT welcomes R5 million from Motsepe Foundation for COVID-19 response UCT's chancellor, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, has announced a R5 million donation by the Motsepe Foundation to help the university manage its multi-faceted response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. 28 Mar 2020
UCT condemns fake WhatsApp message UCT and Groote Schuur Hospital have noted a fake message doing the rounds on WhatsApp attributed to a "Head of Virology" commenting on the coronavirus disease 2019. 28 Mar 2020
Lockdown: how to survive working from home Experts in the UCT community say that establishing a routine and practising mindfulness can help staff and students survive working and studying from home. 27 Mar 2020
CoviID: new app to avoid future lockdowns UCT researchers are developing a privacy-centred smartphone app using blockchain technology that could become key to managing future outbreaks of COVID-19. 27 Mar 2020
Help for the elderly continues during lockdown A group of volunteers with a UCT student at the helm will continue supporting the elderly during the 21-day nationwide lockdown. 27 Mar 2020
UCT confirms fifth case of COVID-19 VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to the UCT community with an update on UCT’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 27 Mar 2020
COVID-19 and how to manage your mental health Associate Professor Kevin GF Thomas, head of UCT’s Department of Psychology, shares advice for managing mental health struggles during this period. 27 Mar 2020
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