Two South African women have put African innovation on the world map by winning first and second spots at the Falling Walls Lab world finals.
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Arts, Culture and Sport US$2.4 trillion in climate finance needed for developing world by 2030
Richard Calland is the co-author of a hard-hitting report presented at COP27; a compelling research and data-based argument for increased and accelerated climate finance.
Africans rising New research: Cancer drug with potential to be used against malaria
A cancer drug currently in clinical trials has shown the potential to protect from, cure and prevent transmission of malaria. The breakthrough finding by the University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers, in collaboration with several local and international institutions.
Africans rising UCT remains top in Africa
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is the best university in Africa according to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2023.
African identities KiSwahili as an agent of liberation, integration
At a recent Africa Month event panellists discussed the role of language, particularly Swahili, in fostering African integration and development.
Arts, Culture and Sport UCT to introduce Swahili from 2023
The University of Cape Town will add Swahili to its language offerings from 2023, hoping to launch it as a major in 2028, the VC has announced. Swahili will be taught as an elective language course at UCT from 2023, with the aim of launching it as a major subject in 2028.
Africans rising PhD graduand becomes SA’s first black observational ocean biogeochemist
Mhlangabezi Mdutyana is a University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD graduate-in-waiting. He’s the son of a domestic worker and a security guard and he grew up on the dusty roads of Polar Park in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape.
Politics and Society Destigmatise SA’s multibillion-rand cannabis sector to achieve economic growth
South Africa’s cannabis industry currently worth an estimated R28 billion has the potential to lift the economy from the brink of ruin – provided every effort is made to destigmatise the sector first.
Politics and Society New platform raises awareness on the plight of migrant women
Ahead of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (GBV), a new platform brings the public closer to the stories of women who migrate, detailing how they endure multiple forms of intersecting violence.