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NBTs will not be part of the admission criteria to UCT in 2021 The National Benchmark Tests have been a requirement for undergraduate admission at the University of Cape Town. Given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the testing programme, the NBTs will not be part of the admission criteria to UCT in 2021. 31 May 2020
Carl Manlan on COVID-19 philanthropy on the continent The fifth topic of UCT’s Africa Month Virtual Symposium focused on COVID-19 philanthropy on the continent. 29 May 2020
Bongiwe Mlangeni on COVID-19 philanthropy on the continent The fifth topic of UCT’s Africa Month Virtual Symposium focused on COVID-19 philanthropy on the continent. 29 May 2020
Bulelwa Ngewana on COVID-19 philanthropy on the continent The fifth topic of UCT’s Africa Month Virtual Symposium focused on COVID-19 philanthropy on the continent. 29 May 2020
Professor Eddy Maloka’s closing remarks In closing UCT’s Africa Month Virtual Symposium, Professor Eddy Maloka discussed key insights and practical implications. 29 May 2020
Professor Faizel Ismail’s closing remarks In closing UCT’s Africa Month Virtual Symposium, Professor Faizel Ismail discussed key insights and practical implications. 29 May 2020
Prof Faizel Ismail’s closing remarks Prof Faizel Ismail’s closing remarks: key insights and practical implications. 29 May 2020
Prof Eddy Maloka’s closing remarks Prof Eddy Maloka’s closing remarks: key insights and practical implications. 29 May 2020
Africa is not just who we are; it is also our politics Being African is a political decision, writes Divine Fuh, director of the Institute for Humanities in Africa at UCT. 29 May 2020 Republished
What makes us African? During Africa Month, UCT News asked for submissions from across the university community about what makes us African and how this informs what we do. 29 May 2020
Death to burial – COVID-19 risks live on Dr Marise Heyns has been travelling the length and breadth of the Western Cape province, training organisations on how to manage human remains in the context of COVID-19. 29 May 2020
Bulelwa Ngewana on “COVID-19 philanthropy on the continent” Bulelwa Ngewana on “COVID-19 philanthropy on the continent”. 29 May 2020
Bongiwe Mlangeni, on “COVID-19 philanthropy on the continent” Bongiwe Mlangeni on “COVID-19 philanthropy on the continent”. 29 May 2020
Carl Manlan on “COVID-19 philanthropy on the continent” Carl Manlan on “COVID-19 philanthropy on the continent”. 29 May 2020
COVID-19, ‘an opportunity for climate action’ Day two of UCT’s Africa Month Virtual Symposium unpacked climate change and the development nexus in Africa. 29 May 2020
Special COVID-19 app to screen SA’s workforce A partnership between UCT and the University of KwaZulu-Natal has delivered a special application that screens public and private sector employees’ readiness to attend work. 29 May 2020
COVID-19 research in Africa UCT professors Linda-Gail Bekker and Valerie Mizrahi argue that it’s unacceptable to suggest that clinical trial conduct is at a lower standard in Africa. 29 May 2020 Opinion
VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng talks about COVID-19 as the catalyst for shaping Africa’s future Day 3 of the Africa Month Virtual Symposium was introduced by UCT’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng. 29 May 2020
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