News ‘Grachte’, pumps and the first hydroelectric station – how water shaped the city

The history of water over the past 370 years has dramatically shaped the city, said UCT’s Emeritus Professor Jenny Day in her Summer School lecture.

03 Feb 2023 - 10 min read
 
News SA vulnerable to becoming a mafia state

South Africa is in danger of becoming a mafia state and there is nothing the country’s current leadership can do to stop it, said author Jacques Pauw.

01 Feb 2023 - 6 min read
 
News The forgotten treason trial: Folly, war, law and legacy

It’s a largely forgotten South African treason trial, but it once “had the world agog”. It also significantly shaped the country’s political development.

30 Jan 2023 - 8 min read
 
News ‘Oedipus at Colonus: #aftersophocles’ to premiere at the Baxter Flipside

‘Oedipus at Colonus: aftersophocles’ will premiere at the Baxter Flipside in February 2023.

26 Jan 2023 - 4 min read
 
News A peek into why we read

There are many reasons why human beings read, and as authors Helen Moffett and Bongani Kona note, the answers can be shared among several people.

25 Jan 2023 - 4 min read