Mamokgethi Phakeng

Mamokgethi Phakeng works from South Africa. UCT VC. Professor of Maths education. Founder of @Adoptalearner, #Past3amSquad #MakeEducationFashionable Here to give hope. #BeInspired #Blessed #Grateful Mamokgethi Phakeng has over 117646 followers on Twitter.

Listen to the voice of Generation C — they have answers for Africa’s future

Coronavirus Mamokgethi Phakeng - 8 May 2020

Many young people already know how to deal with the problems the Covid-19 pandemic has wrought — they have been living with them all along

Transformative leadership is about building relationships

Article Mamokgethi Phakeng - 26 Jul 2019

Universities across the globe are adapting to a changing world. It’s crucial that leaders set a good example

It’s a great time to be at UCT and to make real change happen

Article Mamokgethi Phakeng - 6 Jul 2018

'Across South Africa, higher education is seeking ways to be more inclusive, to fund students so that its opportunities are available to everyone'

Postgrads urgently need funding

Article Mamokgethi Phakeng - 15 Sep 2017

The financing of undergraduate degrees but not postgraduate is short-sighted and counterproductive

Press Releases

Special Reports

Land reform still a hot potato

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

The land has got to belong to all the people of South Africa, and many believe that there’s no other mechanism for that except expropriation

Special Reports

UP chemical pathology scientists develop ground-breaking nanobodies for Covid-19 detection and therapy

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

Nanobodies are smaller than conventional antibodies and easier to work with so they are ideal for good cheap sensitive rapid tests for Covid-19

Special Reports

Inclusion as learned experience in higher education

special reports - 23 Nov 2020

Understanding the complexity of intersections between oppressions relating to race and gender is key to any commitment to creating a culture of inclusion and social justice

Special Reports

Local government in crisis: how it can be fixed

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

Local governments are supposed to promote non-racial development, in a decentralised manner, but the reality does not match up

Special Reports

Covid-19 accelerates adoption of technology by the African property sector

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

It’s not the technology itself that is valuable, it’s the opportunities that it creates: this may be the perfect time for reinvention

Special Reports

BE 1 OF 8 LUCKY PEOPLE TO DRIVE OFF WITH R80 000

special reports - 19 Nov 2020

From 23 to 30 November 2020, simply purchase any BMW bearing the number “8” and you could be one of eight lucky people to drive off with R80 000

Special Reports

Introducing Sabinet Judgments

special reports - 18 Nov 2020

A well-rounded view of reported and unreported judgments supplemented by an advanced system to enable users to rapidly find the information they require

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The Southern Africa Tuberculosis and Health Systems Support Research and Publication Interventions

special reports - 13 Nov 2020

The project places emphasis on rolling out a standardised package of occupational health services and mining safety standards across four countries