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Women’s Month: UCT staff make giant strides in male-dominated industry
As maintenance managers, three UCT women staff members are making an impact in a male-dominated industry.
19 Aug 2024
Could IP rights be hobbling UN SDGs around climate change?
As UCT hosted the WIPO–WTO Colloquium on IP, teachers and researchers from around the globe gathered to take stock of IP law and policy, and what it means to Africa.
15 Aug 2024
‘Dedicated, inspiring teacher’ bags Stella Clark Teachers’ Award
Ntombozuko Mavikela, an English teacher at Sinenjongo High School, was named the recipient of the annual Stella Clark Teachers’ Award.
14 Aug 2024
Prof Mosa Moshabela – a traveller, avid reader with a generous spirit
To get to know the new VC, UCT News posed several questions to Prof Mosa Moshabela. Here’s how he answered.
14 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: South Africans’ mixed reaction to adopting alternative water sources
UCT’s Teboho Mofokeng’s research explored South Africans’ willingness to use alternative water sources to flush their toilets.
13 Aug 2024
Epic turnout during the 2024 Epic Job Expo
The Epic Job Expo, hosted by UCT’s Careers Service, was held on Wednesday, 7 August.
13 Aug 2024
Commerce deputy dean wants to inspire a new generation of researchers
Tackling social issues through his work: Assoc Prof Nkosivile Madinga became the deputy dean of Research, Internationalisation and Socially Engaged Scholarship in the Faculty of Commerce.
13 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: From humble beginnings in Matatiele to genetics researcher at UCT
Dr Khuthala Mnika’s journey from a small village in the Eastern Cape to researcher in human genetics is an inspirational story of perseverance and hard work.
13 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: Noelene le Cordier, blooming where she’s planted
The road for Noelene Le Cordier has been a memorable one as she reflects on 34 years in UCT’s Properties and Services (P&S) department.
12 Aug 2024
Celebrating 80 years of the WH Bell Music Library
UCT recently commemorated a significant milestone: the 80th anniversary of the WH Bell Music Library on Thursday, 1 August.
12 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: Research that transforms lives and inspires future scientists
Dr Nodumo Zulu has been nominated in the prestigious NSTF Awards for her innovative STEM research that has the power to transform lives and inspire future scientists.
12 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: Stepping forward and assuming leadership
EBE dean, Professor Alison Lewis, will be inducted as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in September.
08 Aug 2024
TB diagnosis and drug resistance testing can be reduced to just 23 hours
A groundbreaking study found that the turnaround time for full TB diagnosis and resistance testing has gone from 15 days to just 23 hours.
08 Aug 2024
Capetonians battle to access nutritious food
The State of the City Food System Report aimed to understand the supply and availability of food in Cape Town.
07 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: Floods expose plight, pain of ‘powerless’ Khayelitsha women
Research by Palesa Base, a research assistant in UCT’s African Climate and Development Initiative, explores the impact flooding events have on women living in informal settlements.
07 Aug 2024
Formula Student Africa launches at UCT
The Formula Student Africa team at UCT unveiled their ambitious project on 30 July in the Menzies building on UCT’s upper campus.
06 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: Merging love, passion and wonder
Tenacious, disruptive and enigmatic, Merlyn Nkomo cannot be put into a box. In this Q&A segment, she exemplifies how women don’t just climb mountains, they move them too.
06 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: ‘I’m a geek for justice’
UCT’s Nyasha Chivonivoni’s unwavering desire to empower continues to reward her.
05 Aug 2024
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