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Art, my creative response to a pandemic Dr Catriona Towriss shares her response to the deep need of her community during lockdown with a sequence of four artworks that echo their voices. 07 May 2020
We need to protect the elderly in South Africa from COVID-19 UCT post-doctoral research fellow Gabrielle Kelly comments on the challenges facing older people in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. 07 May 2020 Republished
COVID-19: Considerations, controversies and challenges in South Africa In a recently published journal article, UCT’s Professor Keertan Dheda and fellow authors look at some controversies and challenges of COVID-19 in the country. 06 May 2020
Bringing laughs to those in lockdown A few days into lockdown George Rautenbach, a computer science student at UCT, realised his biggest challenge was going to be staying sane. 06 May 2020
Child support grants and COVID-19 UCT’s Associate Professor Elana Moore and PhD student Nonzuzo Mbokazi say that the COVID-19 pandemic will deepen existing glaring racial disparities among children. 06 May 2020 Republished
Buy the Baxter a cup of coffee The Baxter Theatre appeals to theatre lovers to contribute at least R30 per month in an effort to keep “the people’s theatre” going during the nationwide lockdown. 05 May 2020
‘Recorded alone, but singing together’ “Recorded alone but singing together” is how UCT alumni-led choral group VOX Cape Town got around lockdown for a special Freedom Day performance. 05 May 2020
COVID-19 grant: We can learn from Namibia UCT’s Prof Jeremy Seekings, Prof Nicoli Nattrass and PhD student Lena Gronbach set out in detail how the new COVID-19 grant can be implemented. 04 May 2020 Republished
COVID-19: Help a click away for struggling young moms Isolation in the wake of COVID-19 lockdown further burdens under-resourced and vulnerable mothers. But mental and physical resources are at hand, thanks to Messages4Mothers. 04 May 2020
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