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UCT’s ‘backbone’ honoured at 2025 staff awards

28 November 2025 | Words Myolisi Gophe. Photos Robin Thuynsma.

The 2025 UCT Staff Awards celebrated excellence, dedication and the quiet leadership that keeps the university moving forward. Against a backdrop of music, warm applause, and heartfelt reunions, colleagues from across faculties and departments gathered to honour long service, innovation, and outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and support services, among other areas.

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