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Smokers’ behaviour in lockdown reveals power of their addiction World No Tobacco Day is a fitting time to assess the industry’s potential for harm, writes UCT’s Sam Filby and Corné van Walbeek. 02 Jun 2020 Republished
Latest critical information UCT has decided that students who drop courses between now and Friday, 5 June 2020, will receive a 100% fee rebate. Update: 2 June 2020, 12:20 02 Jun 2020
100% rebate for dropping a course by 5 June DVC Associate Professor Lis Lange writes to students about the 100% rebate for dropping a course by 5 June. 02 Jun 2020
Ebola a blueprint for African philanthropy in COVID-19 crisis Vast philanthropic resources are needed to boost Africa’s response to and recovery from the COVID-19 virus. African models for fundraising and distribution are already being harnessed. 01 Jun 2020
Student Parliament makes virtual history The Student Parliament of UCT took the unprecedented step of reimagining a formal sitting as a virtual meeting with remarkable results. 01 Jun 2020
When giant mustelids roamed South Africa Fossils described by scientists from UCT and Iziko Museums shed light on the world 5 million years ago when giant otters and wolverines ranged South Africa’s West Coast. 01 Jun 2020
UCT remains flexible as deadlines shift due to COVID-19 UCT Registrar, Royston Pillay, has reassured the campus community that management is working flexibly around a range of deadlines amid the uncertainty of COVID-19. 01 Jun 2020
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
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
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
COVID-19 patients who undergo surgery are at increased risk of postoperative death – global study Patients undergoing surgery after contracting COVID-19 are at a significantly increased risk of postoperative death, a new global study published in The Lancet reveals. Researchers found that amongst COVID-19 positive patients who underwent surgery, mortality rates approach those of the sickest patients admitted to intensive care after becoming infected with the Coronavirus in the community. 29 May 2020
Developing the framework for returning to UCT VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to the UCT community about the framework for returning to work. 29 May 2020
UCT developing framework for the safe return of staff and students The University of Cape Town is developing a framework for the safe return of staff and students in a co-ordinated and phased manner. After President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that the country will be moving to Level 3 of the lockdown from 1 June 2020, the framework being developed will be in line with the guidelines provided by national government. 29 May 2020
In remembrance: Nicholas Nomumu Simane The UCT Executive team writes to the UCT community about the passing of Mr Nicholas Nomumu Simane. 28 May 2020
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