Companies are keen to ditch plastic straws, but replacing them with single-use alternatives is not the best option, environmentalists say
Children have accounted for a relatively low number of coronavirus cases, but other facets of their healthcare and wellbeing have suffered
How farmers perceive jackal and caracal — as ‘beautiful’ or ‘thieves’ — determines whether they will tolerate them on their livestock farms
Only half of digital labour platforms could give evidence that workers were paid at or above the minimum wage, a new report shows
The Covid-19 social relief of distress grant was terminated at the end of April, but research shows it aided job recovery
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A report commissioned by South African National Parks has ruled out natural causes and negligence as reasons for the blaze
In a world-first, orchid enthusiast discovers sexual trickery of near-extinct Disa forficaria
The final report has long exceeded its initial two-week timeframe
The University has appointed a panel to advise the university on the fossil fuel intensity of its finances
Many people will be experiencing the destruction to the campus after the blaze for the first time, having previously seen only photos of the aftermath
Students, alumni and staff share their memories and thoughts after blaze leaves a path of devastation at the UCT and its Jagger Reading Room
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All the available resources from the private sector needed to be exhausted before the Air Force could be called in to assist in dousing in the flames
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The fight for equality is valid but the burning down of our universities is not the revolution or decolonisation any of us should want
Clean-up operations and repairs to infrastructure are being initiated, while the full extent of the damage wrought by the fire is still being assessed
Authorities confirmed the fire had been largely contained by early Monday afternoon, although reports suggest the fire had jumped the road near Tafelberg Drive
This separate fire was not an extension of the Rhodes Memorial fire, according to authorities
The Rhodes Memorial Fire is still not under control as strong winds
fuel the blazes, which have spread to the residential area of Vredehoek
Over the last year, amid lockdowns and recession, the number of part-time jobs increased while full-time jobs took a cut in South Africa
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In a recent study, the authors examined the climate change risk to 1 190 species used by 19 indigenous language groups in Southern Africa
New research shows that there has been an increase in maternal deaths during the Covid-19 restriction
The latest Child Gauge review highlights malnutrition eats away at their potential and drives a cycle of poverty.
Most anti-vaxxers fear the potential side-effects of the vaccine
UCT vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng talks to Nicolene de Wee about transformation, the bullying claims against her, and her passion for music
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Researchers say the computer model is a ‘win-win’ for eagles and wind farm developers
By looking at the past and understanding how racism and gender-based violence has lined the hallways of educational institutions, we can learn new ways of being
But it can’t solve the climate crisis, say a team of scientists
Universities and other higher education institutions have to develop ways of preventing or dealing with rape and other damaging behaviour
A Universities South Africa survey shows that 20 people — 19 staff members and one student — at local universities have died after contracting the coronavirus
The 2020 winner of the PEN Pinter Prize, LKJ’s poetry puts the ignominy and hardship of the black experience in Britain front and centre in words that echo across the decades
The University of Cape Town’s Academic Freedom Committee has let intellectual freedom down regarding Professor Nicoli Nattrass’s commentary in the South African Journal of Science
The relationship between science and ethics is inextricable and a study that does not consider the latter in its design cannot be supported
My analysis has led the Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa to have a stronger focus on topics that have a clear bearing on social justice, conservation and community conservancies