Media communications University of Cape Town
Media communications
The media liaison office issues official media releases and statements to highlight some of the key university activities as well as developments around – among others – the executive, staff and students. The office also serves to connect the media with UCT academics and subject matter experts.
Latest media communications
UCT study highlights aviation legislation gaps that could impact flight safety
15:23, 18 September 2025
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Digital divide contributes to lack of service delivery to poor communities – UCT study
12:41, 18 September 2025
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UCT spin-off company selected into the prestigious Breakthrough Energy Fellows
10:42, 18 September 2025
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Illicit cigarettes starve South Africa’s fiscus of billions, UCT academics argue
13:12, 16 September 2025
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Unravelling cash-in-transit networks: Study reveals intricate underworld web
11:05, 15 September 2025
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Political interference collapsing state-owned companies, UCT research warns
08:29, 15 September 2025
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SA Constitution denies children explicit right to express themselves – UCT study
15:04, 11 September 2025
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UCT lecture challenges Africa to make dignity central to universal health access
13:07, 11 September 2025
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UCT academy graduates women living with multiple chronic conditions as health advocates
12:44, 11 September 2025
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Perceptions of patient (un)worthiness exist among clinicians – UCT study
08:34, 11 September 2025
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UCT study finds lack of trust in combating learners’ substance abuse
13:29, 10 September 2025
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Schools’ sexual education needs support from other sectors – UCT study
08:29, 10 September 2025
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UCT study finds that malnutrition and pneumonia are major contributors to infant mortality
14:58, 9 September 2025
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Almost 2 500 students to be honoured at UCT’s Spring 2025 graduation
10:12, 9 September 2025
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UCT graduand defies invisible disability to champion palliative care as a human right
09:20, 5 September 2025
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From carer to advocate: UCT graduate champions disability inclusion
14:24, 4 September 2025
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‘Black Tax’ – Blacks raised with a sense of responsibility for larger family, UCT study finds
12:04, 4 September 2025
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UCT graduate traces and rewrites her Indian indenture ancestry in SA through art
09:30, 4 September 2025
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From lockdown struggles to boat race glory: the rise of UCT’s student-athlete
14:01, 3 September 2025
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UCT’s Professor Lubbe shares global innovations in head and neck surgery
15:40, 2 September 2025
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More than half of adolescents in SA township show signs of anxiety, depression
15:12, 28 August 2025
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