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Migration of the Nigerian mafia
Since the 1980s, Nigerian organised crime has migrated around the world. They established strong roots in Italy and, from the 1990s, in parts of South Africa. Valentina Pancieri, postgraduate researcher and police officer on sabbatical, is investigating the motivations for migration of Nigerian organised crime into these two nations.
16 May 2017
Wild goose chased around golf course
UCT researchers used trained hawks to chase away Egyptian geese from a local golf course.
15 May 2017
Response to UCT Free Education Planning Group documents
Sean Archer, a retired member of the School of Economics and currently a research associate in that department, calls for peer review of the Free Education Planning Group’s documents.
15 May 2017
Hamed and ElSherbini rule squash courts
Menna Hamed and Mohamed ElSherbini were the biggest winners at the recent Keith Grainger Memorial Squash Open.
15 May 2017
NUTRIA – Imprints of Conscription into the South African Defence Force
The exhibition NUTRIA, by Stephen Symons, a PhD student at the Centre for African Studies, falls under the heritage project initiative of The Castle and will run from 5 – 15 June 2017.
15 May 2017
Failure to recognise religious marriages in South Africa may point to a lack of political will
South Africa’s constitution allows for laws to be passed that recognise religious and traditional marriages as well as personal and family law systems. These are systems that regulate marriage, divorce, matters affecting children - including guardianship, custody, access, maintenance and inheritance.
15 May 2017
New drug reduces hot flushes
A new drug reduces post-menopausal hot flushes, which affect 60 to 80% of women, says a new study ...
15 May 2017
Bumper May graduation season
Some 4 500 graduands were capped during a six-day graduation programme in May, completing the extended 2016 academic year.
12 May 2017
Paul Weinberg’s
Traces and Tracks
book launch
11 May 2017
New drug reduces hot flushes
A new drug reduces post-menopausal hot flushes, which affect 60 to 80% of women, says a new report in the current issue of Neuroendocrinology .
11 May 2017
Big data opening R&D opportunities in Africa
Big data is fuelling capacity building and impacts in Africa, write Russell Taylor and Bradley Frank.
11 May 2017
Global study aims to unpack mental health issues facing university students
A consortium of international researchers is investigating how prevalent common mental disorders are among undergraduate university students across the globe.
11 May 2017
Launch of data visualisation wall will support researcher engagement on campus
“Visual technology is transforming the way research is conducted by magnifying data that was previously invisible, and enabling researchers to interrogate these extremely big datasets in real-time,” said Dr Daniel Adams, chief director: Basic Sciences and infrastructure at the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
10 May 2017
Africa's research universities can help to drive an urban agenda
Africa is becoming rapidly more urban . This has created a number of connected economic, social, political, infrastructural and environmental challenges .
10 May 2017
'Green' rating a first for UCT
The newest addition to UCT's upper campus skyline is the largest venue on campus and the first to earn a four-star green rating.
09 May 2017
Celebrating SA flute music
Renowned flautist Liesl Stoltz has been honoured for her project Explorations: South African flute music , which sought to capture and promote local compositions.
09 May 2017
Watch our footprint from space
A UCT agroecology doctoral student's video earned him a second place in the 2016/2017 NRF Young Science Communicator competition.
09 May 2017
Hundreds pay respects to Kgosana
Jameson Hall was packed during a memorial service for the late PAC stalwart and former UCT student Philip Kgosana on 26 April.
09 May 2017
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