The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Division of Nursing and Midwifery marked a historic milestone with the official launch of its Postgraduate Diplomas in Midwifery and in Child Nursing on 7 April 2025.

Thanks to quick healthcare escalation by a multi-disciplinary team at UCT’s Groote Schuur Hospital, Sylvia Nodela gave birth to a healthy baby who had grown to full term inside her pelvic cavity, outside her uterus.

UCT’s Surgical Society will once again celebrate the spirit of giving with the 2025 charity ball.

UCT has awarded honorary doctorates to four distinguished individuals from health sciences and humanities fields during the graduation last week.

South African Medical Research Council scientist Jodilee Erasmus has overcome years of personal challenges to complete her master’s at UCT.