SAMRC appalled after French doctors say COVID-19 vaccine tests be done in Africa
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Stellenbosch, UCT cancel upcoming graduations due to coronavirus
Both Stellenbosch University and the University of Cape Town said graduands would receive their qualifications in absentia.
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UCT’s Neuroscience Institute delving into causes of neurological diseases
Through international collaborations, a team is analysing the genetics underlying mental illness. Another group of scientists is tasked with understanding the link between genetics and neuromuscular diseases.
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Graca Machel steps down as UCT chancellor
Machel says she wishes she could have made better progress in the fight against gendered violence on the university campus.
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Police act weeks after UCT student reports rape at Rocking the Daisies festival
The 20-year-old student alleged she was sexually assaulted at the Rocking the Daisies Festival on 5 October.
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Family 'devastated' following UCT student murder at Clifton beach
Cebo Mbatha who hails from KwaZulu Natal was stabbed to death during a robbery at Clifton 3rd beach over the weekend.
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UCT implements a range of measures to help keep students, staff safe
It's introduced a special ad hoc tribunal to deal with cases of gender violence.
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UCT announces Uyinene Mrwetyana scholarship for women in humanities
The university's vice-chancellor Mamokghethi Phakeng made the announcement at Mrwetyana’s funeral in the Eastern Cape.
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Ramaphosa to meet with university vice-chancellors to address student safety
This came after management at all 26 universities asked for a meeting, saying they wanted to discuss what they called an epidemic of incomprehensible violence.
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Ramaphosa to attend funeral of slain Uyinene Mrwetyana
The 19-year-old was raped and killed allegedly a post office employee in Cape Town last week.
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‘It can happen to anyone’: Students share fears after Uyinene Mrwetyana’s murder
On Monday night, students gathered to hold an overnight vigil for Mrwetyana.
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It’s hard not to get emotional – investigator in Uyinene Mrwetyana’s case
It emerged 19-year-old Uyinene Mrwetyana, reported missing from Claremont nine days ago, was raped and murdered.
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Cape Town’s rainfall slightly below average, says expert
The city’s feeder dams are currently 52.6% full.
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'Family joining': What our new court ruling means for refugees' families
The Western Cape High Court has handed down a ruling that will allow family members of asylum seekers to document themselves as dependents.
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Plans to make indigenous Khoisan language UCT's 4th language
According to retired University of Namibia scholar Professor Wilfrid Haacke, a Khoekhoegowab language expert, there are about 167,000 speakers of Khoekhoegowab today.
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Study: Mothers who breastfeed at work more committed to employers
UCT associate professor Ameeta Jaga says mothers who feel breastfeeding is encouraged in the workplace have a sense of being valued because their companies promote gender equality.
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UCT study links common contraceptive to rise in TB risk
UCT's Professor Keertan Dheda and Dr Michele Tomasicchio have been researching the link between Depo-Provera and TB for three years.
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Qobo Ningiza becomes SA’s first deaf student to obtain law degree
Qobo Ningiza, from in Ntseshe location in the Eastern Cape, will be among other graduates on 12 April at the university.
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UCT study endorses phasing out coal power by 2040
Researchers at the University of Cape Town point to wind and solar energy as the primary suppliers of the grid in the future.
