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Hezbollah Spokesperson Addresses University Of Cape Town Students Amid Controversy

UCT event featuring Ibrahim al-Mousawi raises concerns over campus extremism and safety of Jewish students.

Zenger · Sep 27, 2023

South Africa's relief grant: how it can be used to help young people into jobs

The COVID-19 pandemic worsened the unemployment crisis in South Africa. In the second quarter of 2021, unemployment rates were the highest ever officially recorded. Many people who lost their only source of stable income fell into poverty as a result.

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2023

What makes archaeology useful as well as exciting? It offers lessons from the past

Archaeology is fun. It’s so much fun that sometimes people do not treat it with the seriousness it deserves. Studying the past, through what people leave behind, can offer insights into some of the world’s challenges – like hunger, health, and protecting the environment.

The Conversation · Jan 29, 2023

South Africa needs strategic leadership to weather its storms. Its presidents have not been up to the task

South Africa is in a state of crisis. Its current reality is necessarily shaped by historical events, not least the outcomes of the political settlement process that led to the end of apartheid in 1994.

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2022

Tribute to renowned South African economist Francis Wilson

In 2016, South African economist Francis Wilson was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Cape Town. Nominators of a person for this highest honorary degree get to select from one of two criteria:

The Conversation · Jun 1, 2022

Lion King Bird On Brink – Colorful Bird Famously Featured In The Lion King Nearly Going Extinct

A colorful bird that shot to fame in The Lion King is being wiped out by climate change, according to new research.

Zenger · May 20, 2022

How vulnerable is the University of Cape Town to destructive wildfires?

Just over a year ago, a wildfire caused considerable damage to the University of Cape Town and surroundings. Irreplaceable African collections were destroyed. The last active windmill in Africa was severely damaged. Many were surprised by the fire and the widespread damage it caused.

The Conversation · May 3, 2022

Science and race in South Africa: lessons from 'old bones in boxes'

The discipline of physical anthropology has a dark, often fraught past. It was misused to justify slavery and even genocide. In this edited extract from the introduction of his new book, Bones and Bodies: How South African Scientists Studied Race (Wits University Press, 2022), Alan G. Morris examines the discipline’s…

The Conversation · Mar 24, 2022

The award-winning play that touches hearts and nerves about Cape Town's history of slavery

What Remains is one of the most successful South African plays of recent years. Written by Nadia Davids and directed and choreographed by Jay Pather, both artists and academics from the University of Cape Town, it has won numerous awards. Most recently Davids received the prestigious English Academy of Southern…

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2022