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Nearly 50% of digital labour platform workers fear for their safety – report finds
Digital labour platform workers are finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet, putting additional pressure on them to accept work that carries a high risk of exposure to criminal activity. The fourth Fairwork report for South Africa, released on 8 September 2022 by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) School of Information Technology, found that nearly 50% of workers fear for their safety.
09 Sep 2022
MeerKAT measures the "fuel reserves" of galaxies in the past
A global team of astronomers have measured the fuel required for star formation in galaxies as they were four billion years ago. The researchers observed neutral hydrogen gas – the most abundant element in the universe and the material from which stars are formed – using the MeerKAT radio telescope and found that galaxies can replenish their reservoirs of fuel for star formation.
09 Sep 2022
Cost of living crisis: shrinking income for platform workers
In the context of the fourth industrial revolution, platform work has been heralded as a solution to the extremely high levels of unemployment and inequality in South Africa.
07 Sep 2022
UCT’s A-rated researchers tally the highest in SA
The University of Cape Town (UCT) shone at this year’s National Research Foundation (NRF) awards, with 31 researchers awarded A-ratings in 2022 in what is the highest of any university in South Africa, while six UCT researchers won awards in three categories.
07 Sep 2022
The Raymond Ackerman Academy of Entrepreneurial Development goes national
Following 17 years of successfully providing innovative entrepreneurial training to post-matric learners in Cape Town, the Raymond Ackerman Academy of Entrepreneurial Development (RAA) – a partnership between the Raymond Ackerman Foundation and the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) – is going national. The programme will now be extended to entrepreneurs nationwide as it reshapes the format to reach a wider audience.
07 Sep 2022
Street-based female sex workers of all ages in SA at sustained high risk of acquiring HIV
Street-based female sex workers in South Africa have extraordinarily high HIV incidence, emphasising the need to sustain and strengthen efforts to mitigate risk and provide adequate care. This is according to a paper published today in the Lancet HIV journal.
06 Sep 2022
HIV a culprit in more than one million TB deaths in South Africa, study finds
HIV has dramatically increased tuberculosis (TB) incidence and mortality in South Africa, according to the first study to assess the impact of HIV and multiple TB interventions on the country's TB burden at a national level.
06 Sep 2022
UCT researcher awarded grant for scientific excellence
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Dr Bessie Malila, a junior research fellow in the Division of Biomedical Engineering, was recently awarded the African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence-Pilot Project (ARISE-PP) research grant, an African Academy of Sciences initiative. Her proposal, geared towards the implementation of a digital health testbed for evaluating and validating telemedicine and mobile health (mHealth) applications, is the only award from South Africa for this scheme.
05 Sep 2022
Professor Phakeng wins inaugural Africa Education Medal
University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has been named the winner of the inaugural Africa Education Medal , launched this year by T4 Education and HP in collaboration with Intel and Microsoft.
05 Sep 2022
It’s too costly to do nothing about perinatal mental health problems in South Africa
In South Africa, between 16% and 50% of women during pregnancy and the year after birth will experience symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. Considering the lifetime impacts of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD) and suicide on mothers and children, the estimated costs of perinatal mental health problems is R49.3 billion (US$2.9 billion).
05 Sep 2022
Bed falls and hot water burns are leading causes of infant injuries – study
Falls and burns significantly contribute to the burden of infant injuries in Cape Town, according to a new study published in the South African Journal of Child Health .
01 Sep 2022
UCT awarded two of the four new critical health research units
Two of the four newly-launched South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Extramural Research Units (EMUs) to develop critical health research have been awarded to the University of Cape Town (UCT). The units, led by top African researchers, will strengthen the country’s health systems and counter diseases and pandemics such as COVID-19.
31 Aug 2022
Study finds Hout Bay community-based paramedics are effective and save lives
In case of an emergency, time is everything, as prolonged response times are thought to contribute to higher mortality rates. New research in the African Joural of Emergency Medicine found that Hout Bay Volunteer Emergency Medical Service (HBVEMS) managed to save lives by meeting a target of arriving on the scene within 15 minutes for life-threatening calls.
26 Aug 2022
Invite: Engaging high school learners on big data in genomics medicine
Public Understanding of Big data in Genomics Medicine in Africa (PUBGEM-Africa), in partnership with the mobile genomics in Africa project (mGenAfrica) and the Metro South District (MSED-WCED), will be engaging high school learners to foster literacy and interest in ethical, legal and social issues related to genomics and big data in medicine and healthcare on 27 August, 2022, at the University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences (UCT FHS).
26 Aug 2022
SA's cancer incidence forecast to rise by 2030
The incidence of breast, cervical, prostate, lung, haematological and paediatric cancers is on the rise in South Africa and is expected to continue to grow over the next decade.
23 Aug 2022
UCT partners with University of Limpopo to boost drug discovery research capacity
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D) has partnered with the University of Limpopo (UL) on a project to boost drug discovery research capacity at this historically disadvantaged institution (HDI).
22 Aug 2022
Breeding biology of giant Australian thunderbirds paves way to extinction
Big bones from the extinct ‘thunder bird’ or dromornithid indicate that while their size and breeding cycle gradually changed over millennia, they ultimately could not keep pace with the environmental changes around them.
22 Aug 2022
Late autism diagnosis in males linked to mental distress
Late diagnosis of autism has significant negative ramifications. That’s according to the latest study by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) researchers. The findings show that late diagnosis negatively impacts individuals’ psychological well-being due to factors such as social isolation, bullying and psychological distress caused by a lack of understanding of autism-related difficulties.
19 Aug 2022
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