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‘I dance what I like’ Mamela Nyamza brought her body, her rebellion, and her 50 years home. The Baxter’s main stage will never mean quite the same thing again. 15 May 2026

Multi-pronged approach needed to speed up cancer diagnosis Research by the AWACAN-ED programme revealed that people don’t understand the risk factors of cancer. 15 May 2026

From Berlin with love: UCT students bring home global retail crown Four UCT property studies students have won the Future Retail Challenge at the 2026 World Retail Congress in Berlin, Germany – beating teams from top universities around the world. 15 May 2026

Postgraduate Day strengthens community and connection UCT’s Postgraduate Day pilot event drew strong attendance and fostered a vibrant, community‑centred atmosphere. 14 May 2026

Join The Everyday Designer programme UCT students are encouraged to participate in The Everyday Designer programme on 21 May. 14 May 2026

Steady progress for FSA UCT UCT’s Formula Student Africa team is preparing its first race car for a competition later this year, uniting passionate students, industry support and ambitious engineering goals. 13 May 2026

Re-Seeing Shackville: Ten years on Marking a decade since the 2016 Shackville protests, UCT’s Faculty of Humanities launched a Digital Humanities programme featuring augmented and virtual reality installations that revisit the protest site and reflect on questions of space, belonging and institutional transformation. 08 May 2026

Inaugural lecture examines the future of Jewish life in SA Drawing on decades of data, Prof Adam Mendelsohn explored the pressures bearing down on South Africa’s Jewish community and asked what effect they may ultimately have. 08 May 2026

Social grant intervention in running for top honour What if access to credit didn’t depend on formal systems that exclude people? So asked Fanelesibonge Mbuyazi before coming up with a solution. 05 May 2026

UCT researchers develop AI model for 11 South African languages UCT researchers have built MzansiLM, an AI language model covering 11 of South Africa’s official languages, addressing a critical gap in AI tools for low-resource languages. 04 May 2026

Workers’ Day in a jobless economy There is not just a crisis of unemployment. There is a crisis of how we define work itself, according to UCT alumnus Usiphile Mpetsheni. 01 May 2026

UCT GSB’s EMBA programme among the world’s best The EMBA programme’s latest ranking cements its status as a benchmark for business education on the continent and in the Middle East. 30 Apr 2026

Why UCT? Prospective students answer at the 2026 Open Day Campus was alive with activity and excitement as prospective students and their families arrived for the 2026 UCT Open Day on Saturday, 25 April. 30 Apr 2026

The authority of the Constitution Governance expert Mandisa Fatyela-Lindie shares her reflections on 30 years of the signing of the Constitution of South Africa. 30 Apr 2026

UCT students: Apply for The Everyday Entrepreneur UCT students are invited to apply for The Everyday Entrepreneur – a three-day, face-to-face programme at the d-school Afrika. 30 Apr 2026

Studies highlight the dangers of humidity and heat for tropical birds UCT researchers set out to understand how climate change is affecting birds and other wildlife and develop methods to predict future effects. 30 Apr 2026 Republished

Where to for the Jews? Drawing on decades of data, Prof Adam Mendelsohn explored the pressures bearing down on South Africa’s Jewish community and asked what effect they may ultimately have. 29 Apr 2026

UCT contributes African views at global higher education summit UCT’s growing international visibility and influence through strategic global engagements was on display at the U7+ Alliance of World Universities Presidential Summit. 29 Apr 2026

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