University Of Cape Town

The fable of SA’s special economic zones

Article Pamela Tsolekile de Wet, Lisa Thompson & Patrick Bond - 14 Feb 2020

The country is being pushed to develop more SEZs. But is this a viable strategy, given unemployment and ‘deglobalisation’?

JM Coetzee: A fine mind, a formidable intellect

Article Angelo Fick - 7 Feb 2020

Behind JM Coetzee, the writer lauded for his ‘wonderfully brave, bold mind’ , is John Coetzee, the quiet man

Jurassic parkour in SA lava fields

Article Matthew Du Plessis - 31 Jan 2020

After stumbling on mention of tracks in a dissertation from the 1960s, scientists are shedding new light on the dinosaurs that hotfooted it through SA’s prehistoric past

Let’s talk about workplace racism

Article Tshidiso Tolla - 29 Jan 2020

It cannot be that, 25 years after democracy, young black professionals still have to deal with racism. We owe it to the next generation of young black professionals to expose even the subtlest forms of discrimination and racism

Move to renewables already here

Article Kevin Davie - 10 Jan 2020

The electricity crisis has spurred the government on to use independent power producers to boost the grid

Complex debate on UCT’s Israel boycott

Article Elelwani Ramugondo - 11 Dec 2019

But still no clarity after motions in the senate, council and academic freedom committee

Mindfulness makes for more ethical business leadership

Article Kosheek Sewchurran 1 - 7 Dec 2019

The UCT Graduate School of Business wins accolades for its innovative MBA for executives

Report finds most SA universities well run

Article Bongekile Macupe - 15 Nov 2019

But Parliament also hears that some of these institutions require additional support

Restoring dignity to Khoe, San remains

Article Lester Kiewit - 8 Nov 2019

There are scores of unethically obtained human remains at museums and universities

Newspapers distort dean selection process

Article Uct Black & Academic Caucus - 5 Nov 2019

The articles ‘seek to impinge on the dignity of all the black women academics’ involved

Personal growth crucial to social change

Article Morgan Morris - 25 Oct 2019

If they want to change the world, social innovators must first transform themselves, argue academics from the UCT Graduate School of Business

Big Tobacco’s R1m for UCT stubbed out

Article Joan Van Dyk - 18 Oct 2019

The university says it had no idea researchers had signed up to take Big Tobacco money but the decision could have lasting effects

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Bongekile Macupe - 17 Feb 2020

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Eastern Cape MEC orders graft investigation after two workers killed at troubled district municipality

Chris Gilili - 17 Feb 2020

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South Africans stuck in China are desperate to escape coronavirus ‘prison’

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Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

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