Waheed Amanjee spent an unforgettable three weeks in the United Kingdom as part of the Abe Bailey Travel Bursary programme.

Zakes Mda’s 1988 classic returns to The Baxter’s stage, holding a mirror to a South Africa still making its women wait: for rice, for dignity – and for a system that sees them.

Prof Keertan Dheda received the prestigious Princess Chichibu Memorial TB Global Award at the 2025 World Conference on Lung Health.

UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences hosted the first symposium on racial language in research, teaching and learning, challenging scholars to be critical in their use of racial terms.

This year, InvestSoc – the largest student-run executive society in the nation – turns 25, and Ethan Gondo, its current president, is on a mission to preserve what matters most: the exceptional value ...

Emer Prof Faizel Ismail shared some of his transformative moments as director of the Nelson Mandela School of Public ...

The Debating Union made UCT proud when the team reached the outround stage of the World Universities Debating Championships.

Gregory Maqoma’s radical landmark production at the Baxter Theatre confronts colonialism’s half-life, ancestral memory and the radical possibility of collective liberation.

Destiny Achieve Foundation (DAF) is a youth-focused NPO headed by a group of four University of Cape Town (UCT) students. The organisation was established in 2023 and provides high school learners in ...

Assoc Prof Rethabile Possa has been a leading voice in residence-based education on consent, accountability and healthy relationships to create awareness against GBV among students.

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Mathieu Rouault Research Centre (MRRC) – which celebrates the life and legacy of the late Mathieu Rouault, whose work transformed how scientists understand the ...

An updated checklist provides insights into the city’s flora: from showcasing the global significance of its endemic plants to the unique ecology that has shaped this diversity.