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Creating solutions: Energy
Energy Since 2008, South Africa's energy sector has been battling an energy crisis, with the state‑owned power utility Eskom struggling to match supply and demand. UCT engineers are hard at...
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Students at work
The fruits of good engineering are enjoyed every day. These UCT EBE students make it their mission to create what some may take for...
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Engineers who break the mould
Staff, students and alumni share their thoughts about re‑engineering some of the stereotypes and paradigms in the field. NEW GENERATION WIEBKE TOUSSAINT CEO of Engineers Without Borders South...
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Cities in the Global South: crucibles of change
The world is facing unprecedented rates of urbanisation, mainly in the Global South. Here, migrants seeking the benefits of cities head to swollen places already ill‑equipped to sustain...
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What's in a name?
What does your name say about you and your heritage? And what are your associations with your name? In Heritage Month, Helen Swingler asked members of the UCT community to reflect on their names. Photo...
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A word from the dean
Talent for the 21st Century Prof Alison Lewis. Photo by Michael Hammond. To be an engineer before 1950, or any time between 1750 and 1950, was to be a leader; a participant in a great...
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Rescuing ruins with lasers
One of UCT’s most barnstorming engineering-cum-historians has a big decision to make. Emeritus Professor Heinz Rüther uses laser scanners to digitally map priceless heritage sites...
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Students protest against fee increase
At the time of going to print, university campuses around the country were shut down due to fees-related protests. Students at Wits, Rhodes and UCT barricaded entrances to the university, protesting...
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Violence and the political discourse
A recent indaba on homicide, hosted by UCT's Safety and Violence Initiative, explored the scourge of murder, and looked at some possible political influences on the violence committed by citizens...
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An academic pioneer
Archibald Campbell (AC) Mzolisa Jordan is described as a professor, author, scholar, writer, linguist, literary critic, poet, musician, humanist, nationalist, freedom fighter, revolutionary and...
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Dragons and doorstoppers
‘How do you take a 500-page ‘doorstopper’ of a PhD on a neglected chapter of local history, and turn it into something ready for public...
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Comic-book history of a forgotten struggle
How do you take a 500-page 'doorstopper' of a PhD on an untold chapter of local history, and turn it into something easily communicated to the public? Historian Dr Koni Benson enlisted the...
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Conversations in community: Here be dragons
In the latest in our series of Conversations in Community, Waleda Salie – former teacher and now departmental manager in the Department of Finance and Tax – talks about the ancient...
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Conversations in community: Here be dragons
In the latest in our series of Conversations in Community, Waleda Salie – former teacher and now departmental manager in the Department of Finance and Tax – talks about the ancient...
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Rescuing ruins with lasers
One of UCT’s most barnstorming engineering-cum-historians has a big decision to make. Emeritus Professor Heinz Rüther uses laser scanners to digitally map priceless heritage sites...
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Students protest against fee increase
At the time of going to print, university campuses around the country were shut down due to fees-related protests. Students at Wits, Rhodes and UCT barricaded entrances to the university, protesting...
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Violence and the political discourse
A recent indaba on homicide, hosted by UCT's Safety and Violence Initiative, explored the scourge of murder, and looked at some possible political influences on the violence committed by citizens...
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An academic pioneer
Archibald Campbell (AC) Mzolisa Jordan is described as a professor, author, scholar, writer, linguist, literary critic, poet, musician, humanist, nationalist, freedom fighter, revolutionary and...
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Dragons and doorstoppers
‘How do you take a 500-page ‘doorstopper’ of a PhD on a neglected chapter of local history, and turn it into something ready for public...
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Comic-book history of a forgotten struggle
How do you take a 500-page 'doorstopper' of a PhD on an untold chapter of local history, and turn it into something easily communicated to the public? Historian Dr Koni Benson enlisted the...
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