News Why South Africa's carbon tax should stay

Carbon taxes are important ways of changing the behaviour of polluting companies, reducing greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate climate change and using tax revenue to benefit all of society.

24 Feb 2026 - 7 min read Republished
 
News UCT’s Debating Union perform on global stage

The Debating Union made UCT proud when the team reached the outround stage of the World Universities Debating Championships.

23 Feb 2026 - 4 min read
 
News Symposium scrutinises racial language in health research

UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences hosted the first symposium on racial language in research, teaching and learning, challenging scholars to be critical in their use of racial terms.

23 Feb 2026 - 8 min read
 
News ‘GENESIS’ explores the space where black life persists

Gregory Maqoma’s radical landmark production at the Baxter Theatre confronts colonialism’s half-life, ancestral memory and the radical possibility of collective liberation.

20 Feb 2026 - 10 min read
 
News Warden leads campus-wide push against GBV

Assoc Prof Rethabile Possa has been a leading voice in residence-based education on consent, accountability and healthy relationships to create awareness against GBV among students.

20 Feb 2026 - 7 min read