It’s a landmark event in UCT’s history. In August 1968, 600 UCT students – one tenth of the student body – occupied Bremner building to protest the Council overturning the appointment of black scholar...

  The recent intake of learners to the 100UP programme – which assists them through matriculation and the university application process, and ultimately to graduation – heralds the start of an enduring relationship between...

Bongani Mayosi 1967–2018 The University of Cape Town mourns the passing of Professor Bongani Mayosi, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, who left us on the morning of Friday, 27 July. While this...

Alumni were invited to attend a private viewing of the Nelson Mandela Centenary Exhibition at the Queen Elizabeth Hall at the South Bank Centre. This exhibition explores the life and times of Mandela and marks...

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, shares her welcome message with staff and students.   The UCT community is proud to welcome Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng as the new Vice-Chancellor of...

Human rights activist Siposetu Mbuli, from Kayamnandi in Stellenbosch accepts an award from Queen Elizabeth at the Queen’s Young Leaders Awards ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London. SIPOSETU MBULI, a human rights activist in...

In selecting content for 2017: A Year in Review, the newsroom team was struck by how the national tableau continued to shape both our individual and institutional journeys. Ongoing uncertainty around the government’s plans...

The Schools Improvement Initiative (SII), one of Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price’s four Strategic Initiatives, has won the University of Cape Townʼs 2017 Social Responsiveness Award. The Social Responsiveness Committee made the announcement on 7...

University of Cape Town (UCT) UK  Trust Trustee Professor Bongani Mayosi has been elected to the US National Academy of Medicine (NAM).  The organisation – a leading institute in the field of medicine, has...