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"Bold" Mpolokeng believes in the beauty of her dreams
When Kentse Mpolokeng took up an nGAP* lectureship in anatomy at UCT at the beginning of this year, she was fulfilling a career ambition that she had spelled out to an interview panel years ago. But it almost didn't happen.
15 Apr 2016
Commerce faculty claims Keswick lucidity prize two years in a row
15 Apr 2016
Biomarker discovery offers hope for new TB vaccine
15 Apr 2016
Why democracy should be taught in South African schools
14 Apr 2016
Mellon fellows grapple with blackness at UCT
13 Apr 2016
Mental health care can be cost-effective in poorer countries
13 Apr 2016
Make a name for yourself
13 Apr 2016
2015: A Year in Review
UCT is not just a collection of lecture halls. It is not only research excellence or long-standing history. UCT is its people. It is the students, staff, friends and colleagues who make the uWhen asked about the impact of the French Revolution, former Chinese premier Zhou Enlai quipped, “It’s too early to say” – a comment that has come to stand for taking the long view of history.niversity what it is. With that in mind, we celebrate the journeys of some of those who make UCT what it is.
13 Apr 2016
A crusade for the holy grail of TB testing
Story Yusuf Omar. Photo supplied.
12 Apr 2016
Lessons from semi-arid regions on how to adapt to climate change
12 Apr 2016
Scholar's search uncovers UCT's first black medical doctor
12 Apr 2016
Why emergency care in Africa needs to become a specialised course
The young patient was wheeled into our emergency centre by the ambulance service. He had sustained what appeared to be a severe head and pelvis injury and possibly also a spinal one.
11 Apr 2016
Black holes aligned in space
11 Apr 2016
Platinum spin-off company launched at UCT
08 Apr 2016
A response to the opinion piece "The challenge of decolonisation: UCT's transformation journey"
08 Apr 2016
UCT graduates develop safety device
08 Apr 2016
Nonhlanhla Khumalo: redefining black hair, defending black skin
07 Apr 2016
New partnership to spur drug innovation in Africa
06 Apr 2016
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