University of cape town
WC Dept of Health appoints investigator to probe UCT rape allegations
The student took to social media claiming she was raped by the member of staff.
This time, a student from the University of Cape Town (UCT) has taken to social media, claiming she was raped by a member of staff.
UCT says its executive has worked extensively to engage meaningfully with the SRC to resolve concerns and meet their demands.
The UCT management called for a special council meeting where a proposal to reconsider the fee block policy would be tabled.
The student representative council (SRC) member and another have been suspended from the council pending an investigation.
There is no indication at all that Mr Diko has read my book 'The Fall of the University of Cape Town.' He appears to judge it by its title.
Professor David Benatar's book 'The Fall of the University of Cape Town' is a journey of one bitter man who wants his colonial rights back and not a true reflection of what the University of Cape Town is going through.
UCT vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng on Wednesday said the campus community was invited to complete a short survey.
Researchers are hoping it proves to be efficient against possible variants that might emerge in future.
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.
The utility said that there was a deviation from procedure at one of its units which led to the explosion on Sunday night.
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.
Admissions for the UCT online high school opened on Wednesday, with classes scheduled to start in January 2022.
The Uyinene Mrwetyana Scholarship was established in honour of the UCT student who was raped and murdered in 2019.
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.
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.
The study followed 3,000 coronavirus patients admitted to intensive care units across 10 African countries between May and December last year.
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.