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Emeritus Professor Peter James Leonard Klatzow: 1945–2021 On Wednesday, 29 December 2021, Emeritus Professor Peter Klatzow passed away aged 76. 29 Dec 2021
UCT pays tribute to Archbishop Tutu Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has, on behalf of the University of Cape Town (UCT), paid tribute to the late Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu – “a fervent supporter of higher education.” 27 Dec 2021
SHAWCO Health: 78 years of service Despite the COVID-19 disruptions, SHAWCO Health continues to strive with the introduction of many new initiatives including the development of a cookbook, mom-and-baby clinics and collaboration with sex-worker organisation, SWEAT. 27 Dec 2021
A tribute to the late Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu UCT bids farewell to a man who taught us the power of joy to fight injustice and evil. 26 Dec 2021
UCT Vice-Chancellor pays tribute to the late Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu As UCT mourns Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu, we also celebrate the life he led and his contribution to higher education. 26 Dec 2021
Tribute to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to the UCT community about the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu (90). 26 Dec 2021
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu: 1931–2021 Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who has died at the age of 90, leaves a legacy as a towering figure in the theology of compassion. 26 Dec 2021
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu The University of Cape Town community mourns the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who left us on the morning of Sunday, 26 December 2021. 26 Dec 2021
UCT celebrates December 2021 graduates UCT celebrated graduates with a ‘walk of celebration’ outside the Sarah Baartman Hall. 23 Dec 2021
Using the power of language and technology to open a window on economics Translating over 1 000 economic terms into South Africa’s 11 official languages is at the heart of the EcoDoc app, recently launched within the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) School of Economics. The aim is to make it easier for economics students to understand terms and definitions in their home languages. 22 Dec 2021
MeerKAT discovers mystery clouds An international team of astronomers led by Professor Gyula Józsa, Professor Michelle Cluver and Professor Thomas Jarrett from the Department of Astronomy at the University of Cape Town (UCT), has utilised the South African MeerKAT telescope to discover a mysterious chain of hydrogen gas clouds the size of a massive galaxy. 22 Dec 2021
In remembrance: Lwazi Ntshengulana The UCT Executive team writes to the UCT community about the passing of Mr Lwazi Ntshengulana (19). 21 Dec 2021
In remembrance: Sbonelo Sphesihle Ntombela The UCT Executive team writes to the UCT community about the passing of Mr Sbonelo Sphesihle Ntombela (20). 21 Dec 2021
Preliminary COVID-19 Vaccine Survey reveals four distinct groups of unvaccinated individuals Preliminary results from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Southern Africa Labour Development Research Unit’s (SALDRU) first COVID-19 Vaccine Survey (COVACS), revealed that there are four distinct groups of unvaccinated individuals in South Africa. 21 Dec 2021
SALDRU releases preliminary COVID-19 Vaccine Survey results The COVID-19 Vaccine Survey, an initiative of the Southern Africa Labour Development Research Unit at UCT, has revealed several interesting findings. 21 Dec 2021
Using the power of language to open a window on economics Translating over 1 000 economic terms into South Africa’s 11 official languages is at the heart of the EcoDoc app, recently launched within UCT’s School of Economics. 21 Dec 2021
PhD graduate becomes SA’s first black observational ocean biogeochemist Mhlangabezi Mdutyana graduates with his PhD from UCT in December 2021, he makes history as South Africa’s first black observational ocean biogeochemist. 21 Dec 2021
UCT spearheading training and research for occupational lung disease in Southern Africa Professor Shahieda Adams, occupational medicine specialist in the Division of Occupational Medicine, and Dr Qonita Said-Hartley, consultant radiologist and Head of Clinical Unit of Radiology at Groote Schuur Hospital, spearheaded an interdisciplinary African collaboration to promote capacity for the detection of pneumoconiosis. They delivered a training programme on how to classify chest radiographs of workers with occupational lung disease at the Occupational Health Centre of Excellence in Kitwe, Zambia. 21 Dec 2021
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