University of cape town
UCT partners with US company to test efficacy of hAd5 vaccine as a booster shot
Researchers are hoping it proves to be efficient against possible variants that might emerge in future.
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'The hidden pandemic': 1.5 million children lost primary caregivers to COVID
Findings have shown families have very little time to prepare children for the trauma that comes with losing a parent because COVID-19 can lead to death within weeks and sometimes days.
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Medupi blast seems like an industrial accident - UCT academic
The utility said that there was a deviation from procedure at one of its units which led to the explosion on Sunday night.
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Research finds reduction in onward transmission of COVID post-jab, says expert
Medical virology lecturer at the University of Cape Town, Dr Marvin Hsiao, said that besides the level of protection the COVID-19 vaccines gave recipients, they also held benefits for people sharing the same space as the inoculated individual.
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UCT is Africa’s first university to launch online high school platform
Admissions for the UCT online high school opened on Wednesday, with classes scheduled to start in January 2022.
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UCT selects Majebe as first Uyinene Mrwetyana Scholarship recipient
The Uyinene Mrwetyana Scholarship was established in honour of the UCT student who was raped and murdered in 2019.
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UCT to study independent investigator's report on fire
SANParks appointed Enviro Wildfire Services' Rob Erasmus to investigate the origin and cause of the blaze and he shared his findings during a media briefing on Thursday.
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Smuts has fallen: UCT removes General Jan Smuts name from res hall
This decision of the council takes immediate effect in that the name Smuts Hall will be removed from the residence and in the interim, the name Upper Campus Residence will be used until the process of determining a new name is formally concluded.
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Africa has much higher mortality rate for very ill COVID patients: study
The study followed 3,000 coronavirus patients admitted to intensive care units across 10 African countries between May and December last year.
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UCT: Most buildings damaged by fire will be repaired by end of July
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande visited the campus on Friday, where he promised that the university would get assistance with rebuilding following a devastating fire.
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Long road to recovery: UCT appeals for more donations as it rebuilds after fire
The university’s Elijah Moholola has expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support and added that monetary donations are still welcome as a long road of restoration awaits.
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Scholars grieve loss of priceless antiquities in Cape Town fire
The African studies section of the 1930s library was engulfed by flames on Sunday when a fire sparked on the foothills of the city's iconic Table Mountain spread to the nearby campus.
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Loss of heritage sites in Cape fires is devastating - Winde
The blaze broke out near Rhodes Memorial on Sunday and spread to the university.
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Cape Town Fires: The remnants of UCT's Jagger Library’s Reading Room
The raging fires in Cape Town gutted several structures, including the Jagger Library of the University of Cape Town. Here’s what left of the Reading Room of the library. #CapeTownFires #UCT #JaggerLibrary
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As Cape Town fire rages on, one person arrested
Firefighters have been struggling to contain a raging fire that started on Table Mountain on Sunday morning and since then has spread to other areas, including the University of Cape Town. One person has been arrested on suspicion of starting one of the fires.
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Fire wreaks destruction on UCT
Reports say Fuller House - a student residence - is on fire - but all students were evacuated.
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Manuel hails late struggle icon Bloch as a mentor for many students
Bloch passed away earlier on Friday after a long illness.
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UCT to probe lecturer’s comments that Adolf Hitler committed no crimes
Political studies lecturer Lwazi Lushaba allegedly made the comments recently during an online lecture.
