News Women researchers take centre stage at Soapbox Science 2025

The V&A Waterfront’s Clocktower precinct transformed into a vibrant, open-air laboratory as women scientists from across the province shared their research with the public.

18 Nov 2025 - 6 min read
 
News UCT marks milestone in South Africa–Italy astronomy partnership

UCT hosted Italian astrophysicist Dr Grazia Umana to mark the conclusion of RADIOMAP, a three-year South Africa–Italy partnership advancing astronomy through the MeerKAT and SKA projects.

18 Nov 2025 - 8 min read
 
News ‘Die Fledermaus’ – a masquerade of style, wit and Cape Town Flair

Opera UCT’s ‘Die Fledermaus’ production, a comic operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss wowed the audience and celebrated the composer’s 200th birthday in fashionable style.

17 Nov 2025 - 5 min read
 
News UCT, partners urge united action to break cycles of violence

Launched at UCT on 4 November, the ‘South African Child Gauge’ 2025 calls for united action to break the cycles of harm that pass from one generation to the next.

14 Nov 2025 - 10 min read
 
News Two UCT graduates named 2026 Rhodes Scholars

Graduates Thobani Sangweni and Raphael de Sousa are named among the recipients of the 2026 Rhodes Scholarships to study at the University of Oxford.

13 Nov 2025 - 3 min read