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Thembekile ‘Kimi’ Makwetu
It is with great shock and profound sadness that we learn of the passing of Thembekile ‘Kimi’ Makwetu, the auditor general of South Africa – a comrade of the struggle for the emancipation of South Africans, an activist and servant of the people.
12 Nov 2020
Student start-up gives peers ‘wings’ to fly
Ndabenhle Ntshangase, the co-founder of AirStudent, a student-centred travel business, is preparing to pitch during the upcoming Entrepreneurship Intervarsity final later this month.
12 Nov 2020
UCT VC calls on higher education to reinvent itself
At the 23rd annual Kgosi Edward Patrick Lebone Molotlegi Memorial Lecture, UCT’s VC called on higher education to disrupt, and to seize the opportunity to reinvent itself.
12 Nov 2020
Statement from President of the UCT Convocation on the passing of Auditor General Kimi Makwetu
It is with great shock and profound sadness that we learn of the passing of my dear friend and brother, Kimi Makwetu, Auditor General of South Africa - a comrade of the struggle for the emancipation of South Africans, an activist, and servant of the people.
12 Nov 2020
Chair of Council gives a message to staff retiring from UCT
The Chair of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Council, Ms Babalwa Ngonyama, thanks the UCT retirees for their contribution.
11 Nov 2020
Vice-Chancellor thanks the retirees for their service to UCT
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, thanks all UCT staff who are retiring this year.
11 Nov 2020
Prof Daya Reddy gives a message on behalf of UCT Academic staff retiring in 2020
Professor Daya Reddy bids farewell to UCT after 42 years.
11 Nov 2020
Faezah Davids gives a message on behalf of UCT PASS staff retiring from UCT in 2020
On behalf of PASS staff members who are retiring from UCT, Faezah Davids looks back on a journey of over four decades.
11 Nov 2020
‘Happy, sad, grateful’ – retiree Fouzia Thesen reflects
Fouzia Thesen is retiring from UCT after 20 years as part of the cleaning services team. She’s learnt much, and has seen her granddaughter graduate here.
11 Nov 2020
Vision 2030 engagements and other updates
11 Nov 2020
Research uncovers links between substance abuse and psychotic disorders
A team of researchers at UCT have presented a paper identifying the links between substance abuse and psychotic disorders.
11 Nov 2020
Groundbreaking new book: Africa and the Sustainable Development Goals
A new book, co-edited by a University of Cape Town researcher, harnesses global research partnership to offer comprehensive and critical exploration of sustainable development goals in Africa.
10 Nov 2020
College of Fellows welcomes new members
VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to the UCT community about this year’s six new Fellows as well as the recipients of the College of Fellows’ Young Researcher awards.
10 Nov 2020
UCT’s Prof Ed February bows out gracefully
Associate Professor Edmund February’s 20-year journey with UCT will come to a close at the end of the year.
10 Nov 2020
Millions of new variants in African genomes discovered
An estimated three million novel genetic variants in over 300 genomes have been discovered through a new, large-scale African collaboration between researchers from the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) consortium, which includes academics from the University of Cape Town (UCT).
10 Nov 2020
Vision 2030 engagement sessions
VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to UCT staff with an update on the Vision 2030 engagement sessions.
10 Nov 2020
Breathing beyond boundaries
Co-hosted by UCT, the four-week BREATH: Inspire/Expire Symposium virtual event aims to showcase the growing field of medical and health humanities on the continent.
10 Nov 2020
UCT researcher wins prestigious Newton Prize 2020
A novel research into using renewable energy in off-grid informal settlements in South Africa has won the Chair’s Prize at the prestigious Newton Prize awards.
09 Nov 2020
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