HAICU and young artists propose less harmful masculinities
UCT's Molly Blackburn Hall was alive with music, dancing and a unique art exhibition on 15 August. The occasion marked the university's HIV/AIDS Institutional Co-ordination Unit (HAICU) third-term...
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Teen pregnancy has large impact on mental health
Violence against women is closely linked to inadequate provision of maternal healthcare services in some rural areas in Africa, and a number of policy initiatives are needed to reverse this damaging...
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Violence against women is closely linked to inadequate provision of maternal healthcare services in some rural areas in Africa, and a number of policy initiatives are needed to reverse this damaging...
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Celebrating 70 years: SHAWCO then and now
Then: Community members congregate outside the SHAWCO clinic in the late 1950s, in the area known as Kensington-Windermere, now Kensington and Factreton. Seventy years ago a UCT student saw a community...
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Staff proud to work at UCT, 2012 survey shows
Step up: Deputy Vice-Chancellor Prof Crain Soudien: "We should consolidate our gains and build on them." The results of the 2012 Staff Climate Census show that UCT staff experience the university...
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Leibbrandt brings new life to PII
Prof Murray Leibbrandt, the new head of the Poverty and Inequality Initiative (PII) Fresh face at the helm of the innovative Poverty and Inequality Initiative Earlier this month, Professor Murray...
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Multidisciplinary research recognised Associate Professor Landon Myer has been selected to receive a prestigious award: the AU-TWAS National Award for Young Scientists in South Africa, in the Life and...
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Establishment blues: students face challenge
Vexing question: Professor Crain Soudien (left), Deputy Vice-Chancellor of UCT, Ferial Haffajee, editor of City Press, Thuli Madonsela, South Africa's public protector, and satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys...
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News in pictures
A UCT footballer (in blue) narrowly misses an opportunity to beat the Tuks goalkeeper in the Varsity Football clash in Tshwane on 12 August. UCT fell to a 5-0 defeat that night, leaving the side with...
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Stand and deliver
New ground: Judge Dennis Davis in conversation with VC Dr Max Price in the Baxter Concert Hall, where Price reflected on his first term in office and the challenges expected in his second five years at...
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Finding an innovative alternative to gangsterism
According to a study by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), participation in a unique football programme has offered some young people in Khayelitsha protection from violence and...
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Gangsters versus police: an uneven battleground
With Staggie's parole under scrutiny, role of police in spotlight When Rashied Staggie's release from prison was set down for late September this year, the inevitable happened: violence flared up on...
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University a mixed bag for the deaf
Deaf awareness month: June Bothma (right) encourages hearing people to learn Sign Language. The best way for hearing people to accommodate the deaf is by learning Sign Language. So says June Bothma,...
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Marine reserves turn the tide
A new paper shows that protected areas are boosting fish stock beyond their perimeters Face to face: Dr Colin Attwood lifts a Red Roman - a species he is researching - out of the water during an...
View ArticleKnowledge Co-op is spreading the skills
For residents in Bridgetown, a makeshift crossing point from one side of a canal to another had become a health and safety risk for anyone using it. A request sent from The Women's Circle - an NGO...
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Happy hearts
Heart to heart: Dr Ashley Chin explains, how the radio frequency ablation technique corrects arrhythmias. Eight young children have had life-changing arrhythmia procedures at the Red Cross War Memorial...
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Engineering 'giant' honoured UCT bestowed a Doctor of Science in Engineering, honoris causa, on alumnus and 'giant of engineering science' Professor Klaus-Jürgen Bathe, at a special ceremony...
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In DAD's footsteps
Dr Russell Ally has taken the helm at the Development and Alumni Department as Jim McNamara retires after 23 years with UCT Open door: Ally believes that transparency is key. Russell Ally is on the...
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News in pictures
Flashback to student protests:UCT students protest during apartheid in a picture by Adil Bradlow currently on show at the Good Hope Gallery. Images by Adil and fellow anti-apartheid photographers Benny...
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TB takes centre stage
Steal the show: Performers from Worcester Senior Secondary School use drama to convey essential messages about TB and the upcoming trials. Snow on the Hex River Mountains has turned the wind thin and...
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