News A republic built on allies

Prof Roman Roth from UCT’s School of Languages and Literatures delivered his inaugural lecture on 2 September.

04 Sep 2026 - 5 min read
 
News Peer educators urged to ‘refill their cups first’

Students recently engaged on their role as peer educators in preventing sexual and gender-based violence and enhancing student well-being.

04 Sep 2026 - 4 min read
 
Old people in Namibia are going into debt to pay for everyday costs

Namibia’s older people and family caregivers face a cycle of inadequate services, inaccessible environments and debt, with poverty intensifying the burden of care.

04 Sep 2026 - 7 min read Republished
 
Research and innovation "E-walleting the sun": Challenges of affordability and justice for South Africa’s energy transition

At UCT's final Collective Conversations event of the year, experts examined whether load shedding truly is over and what trials remain on South Africa and the continent’s path to a just energy transition.

03 Sep 2026 - 9 min read
 
News Rankings and relevance

At the heart of the All-Africa Rankings Initiative is a co-creation process through which participants will help shape its future direction.

03 Sep 2026 - 4 min read
 
News PhD research spotlights how Muslim breastfeeding mothers experience the workplace

Féranaaz Farista’s PhD research hones in on the lived experiences of Muslim breastfeeding mothers, some of whom returned to work after the birth of their children.

03 Sep 2026 - 8 min read