A report suggests that government could save R150 billion in wasteful expenditure if it stopped overpaying its contractors
About 3.9 million people in South Africa are beneficiaries of the grant, which is currently at R2 080 per person a month
With severe weather events brought on by climate change, new analysis shows that 80% of Capetonians live in high risk area
The report says the treatment of people has largely improved but delays as well as missing court dockets and files remain a problem
Driven by purpose and financial necessity, older citizens are opting to remain economically active later in life
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In this monthly series, the M&G investigates how South Africa’s fiscal policy has been shaped. The second instalment considers the health budget and why, despite growing to R254 billion a year, the health system is ailing
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The presence of plastic particles in the birds has potential implications for human health
The so-called revolutionary party protested against Uganda’s deadly anti-queer legislation but then hosted Patrick Lumumba at the University of Cape Town
There should be reconsideration of the existing reporting requirements of universities, including in relation to the overall format, content, presentation, and quality of reporting
Ngonyama filed court papers claiming a panel chaired by retired justice Lex Mpati had no power to investigate her for misleading the council
Researchers find that extreme fire weather ‘has become 90% more likely in a warmer world’
Council said it would withdraw all allegations, including that Phakeng misled the senate and had a role in the resignation of executives
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Students are angry that their colleagues owing fees from last year are barred from re-registering for 2023.
The university is being torn by a crisis of governance which has seen growing antipathy to vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng’s leadership
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The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists of South Africa provides researchers a unique opportunity to visit Antarctica aboard the SA Agulhas II
The former deputy at the centre of the row was accused of misrepresenting her credentials
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Forty African universities have been ranked among the world’s top 1 000, with the University of Cape Town in 160th position
She is accused of flouting governance processes, along with council chair Babalwa Ngonyama, particularly regarding the exit of deputy vice-chancellor Lis Lange
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How the UCT vice chancellor used education to transcend circumstance
The labour minister noted many informal workers had been excluded from the country’s Covid-19 relief scheme
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The country faces an epidemic of mental-health-related issues that is causing avoidable misery and anxiety among those who hold hope for the future.
The University of Cape Town and the University of Johannesburg are top universities on the continent in the latest international rankings
South Africa does not even have 60 child and adolescent psychiatry specialists and only 20 are in the public sector
Opposition groups and others often argue that matric marks alone should determine whether someone gets into medical school – not factors such as race that people can’t control. But research finds that when it comes to making a good doctor, grades aren’t everything
An adjunct professor from the University of Cape Town’s African Institute of Financial Markets and Risk Management has collaborated with other academics on a novel and easily-implementable way for banks and financial institutions to step up their role in driving sustainable finance and combating climate change
Current climate change predictions make it ‘very unlikely’ that hornbills will persist across hottest parts of their range, even over the next decade
South Africa’s first black female doctor of mathematics , Mamokgethi Phakeng, is now a top British UK university’s first ‘illustrious visiting professor’.
The anti-apartheid activist, feminist and fighter was outspoken and for this made enemies. But she had heart — lots of heart. She died on 16 April
Last month’s budget was positive about the trajectory of the economy but near-term growth projection are only slightly higher than during South Africa’s darkest years
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South Africa discharges up to 250 000 tonnes of rubbish into the oceans every year
The bitterly polarised controversy over the status of transgender people has spawned attacks on freedom of thought and speech at British and South African universities
South Africa has ‘no real gumption’ when it comes to making tough decisions to protect the environment, says UCT academic