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Acclaimed Around the Fire back on stage for Women’s Month
UCT master’s graduate and acclaimed playwright Siphokazi Jonas is bringing her 2016 sold-out production Around the Fire back to Cape Town to mark Women’s Month.
06 Aug 2018
Hamba kahle, Prof Mayosi
The University of Cape Town (UCT) held a special memorial service for the late Professor Bongani Mayosi on Thursday, 2 August 2018 in Memorial Hall.
03 Aug 2018
Professor Mayosi remembered with love and gratitude
UCT’s Memorial Hall was filled to capacity for the memorial service celebrating the life of the late Dean of Health Sciences, Professor Bongani Mayosi.
03 Aug 2018
CIPHER grant supports HIV research
Dr Elona Toska is one of two UCT recipients of a prestigious Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research grant.
03 Aug 2018
‘Walk into a world of knowledge’
Primo, UCT Libraries’ new cloud-based, multiplatform search tool, opens access to all its content databases to users, on the go, using any device from anywhere.
03 Aug 2018
A beacon of hope for refugees
UCTʼs Refugee Rights Clinic is providing much-needed legal support services to refugees and asylum seekers who are struggling against bureaucracy and red tape.
03 Aug 2018
Working with nature to tackle drought
When facing drought, city planners often reduce the number of public spaces that need water, but there are good reasons for keeping nature in our cities.
03 Aug 2018
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The HIV pandemic: time to recalibrate
Q&A with Professor Linda-Gail Bekker about the International AIDS Society— Lancet Commission report that she led.
02 Aug 2018
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New breastfeeding room at Red Cross Hospital
In line with global and national efforts to promote breastfeeding-friendly workplaces, a breastfeeding room for staff has been launched at Red Cross Children’s Hospital.
01 Aug 2018
Open letter to UCT students on the death of Prof Mayosi
Professor Lizette Rabe lost her son, a brilliant medical student in his fourth year, to depression. Here she writes an open letter to the UCT student community after the death of Professor Bongani Mayosi, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences.
01 Aug 2018
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A letter of condolence from the UCT Chancellor
UCT Chancellor Mrs Graça Machel’s letter of condolence expresses her sympathies to the university community and loved ones of the recently departed Professor Bongani Mayosi.
01 Aug 2018
New MOOC explores fintech developments
The huge shake-up following the 2008 global financial crisis and the rapid innovations it has sparked are at the heart of a new UCT MOOC.
01 Aug 2018
Health Sciences faculty pays tribute to Professor Bongani Mayosi
Staff and students paid tribute to Professor Bongani Mayosi during a commemorative ceremony at the Faculty of Health Sciences on Monday, 30 July 2018.
01 Aug 2018
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