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The problem with trees-for-carbon
New research looks at the supposed benefits – and potential drawbacks – of mass tree planting.
13 Sep 2019
In defence of SA’s informal economy
Rather than assuming a retributive stance on SA’s informal economy, the authorities should consider protective interventions to safeguard this often difficult workspace.
12 Sep 2019
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Seven suggestions for improving SA’s economy
Speaking at the Graduate School of Business, former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas presented seven suggestions for improving growth in the South African economy.
12 Sep 2019
Touch down for SA’s banking Siri
Four UCT students have developed a one-stop banking shop that performs banking transactions, monitors account activity and speaks four South African languages.
12 Sep 2019
UCT leaps up in world rankings
UCT has jumped up 20 places in the latest 2020 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, placing it first in both the country and the continent.
12 Sep 2019
Health tech: appropriate over affordable
Sudesh Sivarasu believes that countries in the global south can and should solve their own problems rather than seeking solutions from elsewhere.
11 Sep 2019
Taller, bigger, better: challenge to structural engineers
Extreme weather, burgeoning cities and transport networks will demand more from structural engineers, delegates heard at the 7th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation.
11 Sep 2019
Helping Africa prepare for 5G
A first-of-its-kind 5G testbed at UCT offers African researchers a platform to validate 5G applications – for the benefit of the continent.
09 Sep 2019
‘Disadvantage can be your strong beginning’
At the start of Heritage Month, VC Mamokgethi Phakeng encouraged young people in Philippi by sharing her life story at a GSB Solution Space event.
06 Sep 2019
‘Chart a new future for democracy’
UCT chancellor, Mrs Graça Machel, says the need to chart a new future for democracy in Central and Southern Africa is necessary.
06 Sep 2019
‘Something is deeply wrong with our society’
During a memorial service for Uyinene Mrwetyana, UCT chancellor, Mrs Graça Machel, said South Africa faces a deeply rooted problem and needs help.
05 Sep 2019
Book fest bridges academy and the public
In celebration of local authors, reading and engaged scholarship, the first-ever Cape Flats Book Festival was recently hosted in Mitchells Plain.
05 Sep 2019
UCT says ‘Enough is enough’ at Parliament picket
UCT students and staff were joined by members of the public in a picket at Parliament to protest escalating sexual and gender-based violence.
05 Sep 2019
First-of-its-kind wound healing research unit
UCT has been awarded a new research unit devoted to wound healing and scarring, with a focus on diseases that particularly affect Africans.
05 Sep 2019
Rebecca Ackermann named one of M&G's Women Changing South Africa
Professor Rebecca Ackermann, from UCT’s Department of Archaeology, was recently named as one of the Mail and Guardian’s Women Changing South Africa.
04 Sep 2019
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African Penguins at risk from shipping oil
Oil spills from a project that’s designed to harness the economic potential of South Africa’s oceans are threatening the world’s largest remaining African Penguin colony.
04 Sep 2019
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Warm response to Moloi-Motsepe’s election as chancellor
Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe has been elected as the University of Cape Town’s sixth chancellor. She will take up the position from 1 January 2020.
03 Sep 2019
CETAP celebrates 10 years of NBTs
UCT’s Centre for Educational Testing for Access and Placement (CETAP) recently celebrated 10 years of administering National Benchmark Tests for the country.
03 Sep 2019
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