Media liaison

UCT’s Media and Social Media unit communicates to internal and external audiences about university programmes, research and the activities of faculties and staff. We work closely with UCT’s executive management in planning the release of news and information to both the UCT community and our diverse external audiences through both traditional and social media.

Our proactive media relations campaign profiles UCT in the local, regional, national, international, professional and specialist media. We publicise events, successes and innovations; write, target and issue news releases; update students on important notices, research developments and campus events; brief journalists; respond to enquiries from journalists, media researchers and social media; and promote UCT staff as expert commentators on TV, radio and social media.

Media queries

Elijah Moholola, Senior Manager: Social & Media Liaison, +27 (0)21 650 5674
Manisha Govender, Head: Social Media
Nombuso Shabalala, Head: Media Liaison, +27 (0)21 650 4190

Media releases

The Media Office regularly issues media releases on the work of the university including its faculties and departments, as well as in response to events that affect the university.

See the latest media releases.

Sourcing photographs

The newsroom has an extensive archive of photographs which can be provided to the media and other university faculties and departments.

Pete van der Woude, Head: Newsroom Team, +27 (0)21 650 4144

Filming and Photographing on Campus

The Commercial Development Unit, in the Department of Finance, requires that people who are interested in taking photographs or filming on campus for commercial purposes seek permission from them first.

Contact: productionshoots@uct.ac.za
Tel: +27 (0)21 650 1585