Latest articles on Cape Peninsula University Of Technology

District Six wound to be healed

Article Lester Kiewit - 12 Mar 2020

Plans include reintroducing Hanover Street and property rights for returning victims of removals

‘White fragility’ is damaging SA universities

Article Mark Paterson - 13 Dec 2019

Academics at a recent meeting called for white liberals to acknowledge they ‘are the problem’

Universities offer HIV treatment

Article Bongekile Macupe - 28 Jun 2019

On-campus clinics roll out ARTs to students to improve access and decrease stigma

Open varsity gates to the commons

Article Leslie Bank - 4 May 2018

These institutions needn’t be discrete spaces and can be used to change the urban environment

No tidy truths in the post-colony

Article Mark Paterson - 26 Apr 2018

Recent debate exposes both student activists’ and academics’ blind spots on decolonisation

Using knowledge for advanced economic efficiencies

Article Mmboneni Muofhe - 13 Apr 2018

The DST is fueling innovation through investment in research and development

The chameleon: Musonda Kabwe

Article Faye Kabali-Kagwa - 28 Feb 2018

Musonda Kabwe's graphics are bold and often include an interesting interplay between traditional and digital media.

‘Climate of terror’ reigns at CPUT

Article Bongekile Macupe - 3 Nov 2017

Staff and students want the university to fire a security company that’s ‘militarising’ the campus

CPUT students deny causing unrest on campus, blaming the university instead

Article Bongekile Macupe - 1 Nov 2017

Students claim in court papers the university is trying to find ‘somebody to blame for its failures’

Varsity’s ex-VC cries foul over ousting

Article Bongekile Macupe - 13 Oct 2017

The CPUT head, found guilty of misconduct, claims he was targeted for exposing corruption

The rise and fall of a CPUT vice-chancellor

Article Bongekile Macupe - 5 Oct 2017

Even before taking over the reins at the CPUT, Dr Prins Nevhutalu’s journey to his appointment as vice-chancellor was marred by controversy.

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CPUT in court bid to halt unrest

Article Bongekile Macupe - 29 Sep 2017

Students have gone on the rampage at its various campuses over a lack of housing and other issues

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CPUT workshop petrol bombed, exams disrupted during protests

Article Jenna Etheridge - 11 Sep 2017

Stun grenades were fired to disperse protesting students who were unhappy with the insourcing process and the suspension of four students.

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CPUT’s vice-head gets R2m to sit at home

Article Bongekile Macupe - 21 Jul 2017

“When he has to appear for a hearing, he postpones. The guy is being paid”

Letters to the editor: December 15 to 22 2016

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Dec 2016

Readers write in about lecturers, soldiers, mayor Mashaba, and Beate Lipman.

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Housing activists want probe into City of Cape Town ‘spying’

Lester Kiewit - 26 Sep 2020

The City of Cape Town admits it monitors the social-media pages of housing activists but denies that this is spying, as tensions surrounding land occupations increase

National

No ‘I’ in team – but there is an ‘EA’

Eyaaz Matwadia - 26 Sep 2020

With internet lag keeping them from global competition, local gamers have settled on a format for EA’s FIFA 2020 allows 11 people to play as a team. And the prize money in local leagues is growing. Eyaaz Matwadia boots up for the first instalment of Gaming Corner

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Q&A Sessions: Mari Stimie and opera’s next act

Cayleigh Bright - 26 Sep 2020

The producer spoke to Cayleigh Bright on the day the Cape Town Opera returned to rehearsals after almost six months of lockdown about the future-proof transcendence, resilience and relatability of opera

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UNISA hosts its first TEDx event

[email protected] - 26 Sep 2020

The Elephant in the Room Tedx event at UNISA will help to create meaningful change in South Africa through the power of ideas

Special Reports

SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Special Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

Special Reports

The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

Special Reports

TENDER NO. BOBS 05/2020 PROVISION OF CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) invites tenders from reputable companies for the provision of certification services

Special Reports

The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Galaxy Z Fold2 has meaningful innovations that offer users enhanced refinements and some unique foldable user experiences

Special Reports

Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

Special Reports

SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

Special Reports

Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs