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Former Miss SA's challenging road to graduation After a seven-year journey at the UCT which includes overcoming Tuberculosis (TB), former Miss South Africa, Tamaryn Green, will finally graduate with her MBChB on Monday, 23 December. 20 Dec 2019
Transgender UCT graduand reflects on his dysphoria experiences When Velile Vilane began his decade-long experience as an undergraduate at UCT, he registered as Miss Velile Vilane. When he stepped into the Sarah Baartman Hall at his graduation ceremony he did so as Mr Vilane. And he left the university as Dr Vilane. 17 Dec 2019
UCT GSB graduate brings new born baby to class after surviving eclampsia four days earlier Rejoice Gorni began her postgraduate studies at the University of Cape Town while she was 16 weeks pregnant. She has now graduated with a postgraduate diploma in management from UCT's Graduate School of Business this December. 17 Dec 2019
Chancellor Mrs Graça Machel concludes her term Outgoing University of Cape Town Chancellor Mrs Graça Machel - who will conclude her term at the end of this year - was honoured at a special graduation ceremony on 12 December 2019. 12 Dec 2019
UCT MSc engineering graduate establishes - decades later - why walls of granny's house in Lesotho were cracking Monica Damane grew up wanting to know why the walls of her grandmother's house in Quthing, Lesotho were cracking and through hard work and determination she managed to answer this question while earning an MSc in engineering, specialising in geotechnical engineering, obtained through the University of Cape Town's Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment. 11 Dec 2019
UCT to bid farewell to Chancellor Machel at summer graduation ceremonies The University of Cape Town will bid farewell to Chancellor Graca Machel at this summer's graduation ceremonies, where approximately 1771 students are scheduled to graduate. 11 Dec 2019
Chancellor Machel served faithfully in crucial ambassadorial role Chair of Council, Mr Sipho M Pityana, has paid tribute to outgoing UCT Chancellor, Mrs Graça Machel for 11 Dec 2019
South Africa most coal-dependent of all G20 countries South Africa's energy sector is the most coal-dependent of all the G20 countries. This is according to the fifth annual Brown to Green Report that was released on 11 November 2019. The report also found that SA's per capita greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are some of the highest among the G20 nations. 02 Dec 2019
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