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latest news & developmentsDecades after asbestos ban, former miners continue to suffer deadly health effects
A new University of Cape Town study has found elevated mortality among former asbestos miners in South Africa, highlighting the long-term health consequences of asbestos exposure…
‘No one asked us’: West Coast fishers oppose offshore oil and gas development
From Doringbaai to Port Nolloth, West Coast communities are pushing back against mining and offshore oil and gas expansion. Residents, activists and fishers say consultation…
1.9 million Cape Town residents face high to very high air pollution risk, new UCT research reveals
More than 40% of Cape Town’s population is exposed to high or very high air pollution risk, according to a new UCT study that reveals sharp environmental inequalities across the…
How a boy born on World TB Day helped turn the tide on SA’s deadliest TB
Norbert Ndjeka was born on World TB Day. Decades later, he would reshape how South Africa treats the deadliest forms of the disease
Digitisation not panacea for varsity space
Any talk about scaling up digitalisation of higher education as a solution to the large demand for access to the university must fiercely confront the structural challenges that…
Heat and humidity is a lethal mix for SA’s small birds
Scientists have warned that humidity, not just temperature, could determine which species survive in an era of escalating heatwaves
SA’s coal workers face high risks amid energy transition
New research shows that jobs in coal mines are the most threatened by the energy transition
New study exposes massive undercount of methane leaks from South Africa’s coal mines
A new University of Cape Town study reveals that methane emissions from coal mines may be seven to 14 times higher than official estimates. Experts say capturing this potent…
It does no good to deny antisemitism exists at UCT
It is not okay when Jewish students who express support for Israel are slapped, spat at or receive threatening phone calls; the university should address this
Crying ‘antisemitism’ at UCT a smokescreen to suppress criticism of Israel
Inconsistent definitions and selective reporting on anti-Jewish sentiment by the board of deputies and David Saks obfuscate the real war going on at the university
Pharmaceuticals found in Hout Bay mussels
Medication and personal care products have accumulated in mussels that are far from the sewage outlet and river mouths
ActionSA pushes for constitutional change as Operation Dudula targets migrants at clinics
The Human Rights Commission and legal experts say the Constitution, the National Health Act, the UN Refugee Convention and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights…
Investing in school principals pays off, particularly in impoverished areas
The Principals Academy Trust and UCT’s Graduate School of Business have teamed up to help principals, who in turn assist teachers, resulting in them being retained and children…
The unfinished business of Rhodes Must Fall, Sarah Baartman and Jameson
What does the university do with public memory?
Financial exclusion: A call for Fees Must Fall 2.0?
Protests over accommodation shortfalls have taken place at the University of Cape Town, Cape Peninsula University of Technology and Nelson Mandela University