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SHAWCO’s COVID-19 info and soap outreach Information and soap are precious commodities in townships in a time of COVID-19, and SHAWCO Health members went all out to distribute both before lockdown. 30 Mar 2020
Fighting inequality through health economics UCT PhD graduate Tryphine Zulu will continue using her passion for health economics to help fight inequalities in the country, in Africa and beyond. 30 Mar 2020
R5 million donation for UCT’s COVID-19 offensive The Motsepe Foundation has donated R5 million to help UCT manage its multi-faceted response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. 28 Mar 2020
Lockdown: how to survive working from home Experts in the UCT community say that establishing a routine and practising mindfulness can help staff and students survive working and studying from home. 27 Mar 2020
CoviID: new app to avoid future lockdowns UCT researchers are developing a privacy-centred smartphone app using blockchain technology that could become key to managing future outbreaks of COVID-19. 27 Mar 2020
Help for the elderly continues during lockdown A group of volunteers with a UCT student at the helm will continue supporting the elderly during the 21-day nationwide lockdown. 27 Mar 2020
COVID-19 and how to manage your mental health Associate Professor Kevin GF Thomas, head of UCT’s Department of Psychology, shares advice for managing mental health struggles during this period. 27 Mar 2020
Trials, tribulations – but a degree 10 years later After 10 years, and having prevailed over many challenges, Paveshan Moodley finally has his degree from UCT. 26 Mar 2020
Sport and isolation in a time of COVID-19 UCT sports physician and exercise scientist Dr Jeroen Swart talks about isolation and keeping elite athletes on track during the COVID-19 pandemic. 26 Mar 2020
Rethinking policies for the global bio-economy Reimagining global access and benefit sharing policies can better protect biodiversity and achieve equitable science. 25 Mar 2020
Lessons from the HIV and AIDS pandemic What histories of past epidemics show is that the biggest danger during pandemics is not necessarily the causative agents, but how people respond to them. 24 Mar 2020 Republished
Bells (and whistles) for grad organist Graduation organist Alexios Vicatos is a multi-talented PhD candidate in supramolecular chemistry, a musician and horologist, and a restorer of the Cape Town City Hall’s carillon. 24 Mar 2020
Best paper award for UCT TB vaccine research A paper on TB vaccine research by UCT professors has been selected as the best paper of the year for 2019 by the International Society for Vaccines. 24 Mar 2020
TB: Scientists know a great deal, but there’s still more to learn South Africa has one of the highest rates of tuberculosis (TB) infection globally, with almost 400 000 patients treated annually. 24 Mar 2020 Republished
Achieving new heights despite a debilitating setback Despite the challenges of navigating campus on a prosthetic leg, Jamie Adams has received her second honours degree – this time in organisational psychology. 23 Mar 2020
Student scoops African ambassadorship UCT student Soligah Solomons has been awarded an All-Africa Students Union SheGame Award 2020. 23 Mar 2020
Panic buying underscores South Africa's inequalities In South Africa, the majority of consumers are unable to fill up a trolley in the best of times, let alone finance a serious stockpile. 23 Mar 2020 Republished
Triumph through tragedy After tragedy struck his family in 1999, civil engineering graduand Tsepiso Tshivhase says he reached “rock bottom” years later in his final year at UCT. 23 Mar 2020
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