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Pursuing a 30-year old bailout is sending South Africa on a wild goose chase
Busisiwe Mkhwebane, SA’s Public Protector, has made recommendations around the R1.2 billion “Bankorp/Absa lifeboat” and is seeking to amend a banking-related clause in the Constitution.
23 Jun 2017
Free education is possible, says task team chair
Some 1 000 people crammed into Jameson Hall to hear feedback from UCT’s fee-free task team and to debate the feasibility of fee-free higher education.
23 Jun 2017
Novel blindness gene identified
An international consortium that includes UCT geneticists has identified a novel gene implicated in retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited form of blindness.
22 Jun 2017
Biological fingerprint of tuberculosis meningitis discovered in children
Children with tuberculosis meningitis have a biological fingerprint that can be used to assess the severity of the condition, help decide the best course of treatment and more.
22 Jun 2017
Red-winged Starling project
A current UCT study of Red-winged Starlings is calling for the campus community to join in and help researchers gather information on these ubiquitous birds.
22 Jun 2017
Mary Burton: Patron of the Black Sash
Mary Burton, who joined the Black Sash in 1965, is only the second person to be honoured by being named as the movement’s patron.
22 Jun 2017
Opera Kaleidoscope explores love
The Opera Kaleidoscope production is an annual event offered to the public by the Opera School of the South African College of Music.
22 Jun 2017
SA women ‘not ready’ for leadership positions?
The GSB’s Developing Women in Leadership programme will give women tools to build confidence, develop a leadership presence and build relationships.
21 Jun 2017
Research that affirms and disrupts
Hoping to drive affirming research that disrupts problematic narratives, master’s student Sorrel Pitcher facilitated a PhotoVoice project with a group of trans young adults.
21 Jun 2017
UCT graduates a cut above the rest
The May 2017 graduate exit survey highlights high rates of employment for UCT graduates, as well as promising increases in postgraduate enrolment.
21 Jun 2017
Life on Earth in five weeks
UCT’s eighth massive open online course takes participants on a journey through the past five mass extinctions that shaped Earth’s biodiversity.
20 Jun 2017
Art and the township
ICA national fellow Mandisi Sindo is prompting conversations about black art and black artists in the South African space.
20 Jun 2017
Traces and Tracks
South African photographer Paul Weinberg has spent more than 30 years making vital visual documents in San communities across southern Africa. Traces and Tracks offers a view into the lives he encountered during his journeys.
19 Jun 2017
South Africa has failed its young people. What can be done about it?
Two decades after Apartheid and 50% of youth are still without jobs. A recently launched web tool gives policymakers a deeper understanding of youth populations in different local communities.
19 Jun 2017
Top award for alum’s short film on Philippines drug war
Alumnus and multimedia journalist Shaun Swingler has won a top award for Nanlaban , his short film on Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial war on drugs.
19 Jun 2017
Celebrating a giant of theatre
To celebrate the 85th birthday of theatre giant and UCT alumnus Athol Fugard, the Fugard Theatre announced its first staging of The Road to Mecca.
19 Jun 2017
The state of SA’s youth
The new Youth Explorer tool gives detailed insights into the wellbeing of SA’s young people, specifically those between 15 and 24 years of age.
16 Jun 2017
Africa's stake in Brexit
As Britain focuses on what its relationship with the European Union (EU) might look like in future, Professor Carlos Lopes, honorary professor in the Graduate School of Development Policy and Practice, argues that for Africa, preparing for the inevitable divorce is not only prudent; it may be a matter of economic necessity.
15 Jun 2017
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