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The battle to recovery It was while compiling research on sexual violence for her doctoral dissertation that Associate Professor Sinegugu Duma realised that she needed to write a book. 30 Nov 2016
Conference to investigate universe's dark side 30 Nov 2016
A giant leap for astronomy, another giant leap for South Africa 29 Nov 2016
Southern African tourism: the 'multiplier' effect For every night that a tourist stays over at a high-end game lodge in a remote part of southern Africa, 14 people in the surrounding community benefit indirectly from the income generated by the services offered by the industry. 29 Nov 2016
A manifesto for change White South Africans, do sorry, don't say sorry. This is the bold challenge issued by adjunct sociology lecturer Sharlene Swartz, as presented in her new book Another Country: Everyday Social Restitution. 29 Nov 2016
Interim fee-free HE report released The Interim Report of the Commission into the Feasibility of Fee-Free Higher Education and Training in South Africa has been released. 25 Nov 2016
Sleepless nights for the Deputy Registrar's office A total of 1 226 students took up the opportunity to defer their full set of exams until January 2017, while an additional 4 000 students have applied to defer some, but not all of their exams. 23 Nov 2016
New lens on how Middle Stone Age stone tools were used One of the most commonly surviving artefacts of Middle Stone Age sites are the triangular stone points our early ancestors used to go about their daily business of survival. But what they were used for exactly, whether as butchery tools, scrapers, spears or weapons, is less certain. 22 Nov 2016
Victoria Mxenge: A homeless people's struggle for dignity Associate Professor Salma Ismail's book about the Victoria Mxenge Housing Project shows how “poor, vulnerable women who were semi-literate, from rural areas, who had settled on the outskirts of the city, gave a desolate piece of land life and built sustainable communities”. 21 Nov 2016
Cricket fundi and PhD student vies for Mr SA title 21 Nov 2016
UCT's free medical books go platinum 18 Nov 2016
Fracking in the Karoo: pollution versus pay-off 18 Nov 2016
Luminous gamma-ray binary in the Large Magellanic Cloud Using data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and other facilities, an international team of scientists, including Dr Vanessa McBride and Dr Lee Townsend from UCT's Department of Astronomy, have discovered the first gamma-ray binary in a galaxy other than ours. 18 Nov 2016
Social impact bonds lead solutions for HE funding Current funding models will not solve the higher education sector's funding crisis. But social impact bonds can provide an interesting financing mechanism to fund “wrap around” support for the country's poor and 'missing middle' students − and to ensure that students accessing higher education receive an equal opportunity to succeed. 17 Nov 2016
Are our media holding our institutions accountable? The media are often seen as having the potential to contribute to social progress on a number of levels. 17 Nov 2016
Andri Ntema: Serial social entrepreneur The restaurant, which is located at 210 on Long, has an upbeat vibe and friendly staff. It has become a hit for serving pizza made from scratch by the slice. It's served fresh out of the oven with a South African twist. 17 Nov 2016
Pioneering research on drivers with HIV and metabolic syndrome HIV and metabolic syndrome (MetS), specifically diabetes and hypertension, are highly prevalent among vocational drivers, for example truck drivers. 17 Nov 2016
UCT researchers help shape sustainable development goals UCT should not only be the best university in Africa but the best for Africa. This was the message from Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Internationalisation, Professor Danie Visser. 16 Nov 2016
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