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Addressing SA’s extreme digital inequality
Has SA fallen for the 4IR hype to the detriment of essential policy interventions more likely to ensure all citizens share equitably in a future digital economy?
03 Oct 2019
Republished
Education key to preventing heart disease
The role of education in the prevention of heart disease was emphasised at a 2019 World Heart Day event hosted at the Two Oceans Aquarium.
03 Oct 2019
‘Science must serve society’
Six months into his deanship in the Faculty of Science, Professor Maano Ramutsindela talks about science and society, and the faculty’s “power-sharing” way ahead.
02 Oct 2019
Unpacking the achievement gap
The performance gap between black and white students at UCT is real, but the university can change the status quo by tackling curricula strewn with stumbling blocks.
02 Oct 2019
UCT’s specialised sexual offences tribunal
At the International Alliance of Research Universitiesʼ annual gender diversity group meeting, UCT presented its progress in establishing a specialised tribunal for sexual offences.
01 Oct 2019
Best little (sustainable) house in Africa
A solar-powered house designed and built by staff and students of UCT and Stellenbosch University has been recognised at Solar Decathlon Africa 2019.
01 Oct 2019
Dumped at sea: plastic pollution in the South Atlantic
It’s widely believed that most ocean plastic comes from land, but new research shows we should take another look at ships dumping illegally.
01 Oct 2019
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