UCT News, Author at This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/author/uct-news/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Tue, 22 Nov 2022 13:38:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 UCT News, Author at This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/author/uct-news/ 32 32 67616479 South African women innovators win big at international Falling Walls Lab https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/south-african-women-innovators-win-big-at-international-falling-walls-lab/ https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/south-african-women-innovators-win-big-at-international-falling-walls-lab/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:56:48 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72485 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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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/south-african-women-innovators-win-big-at-international-falling-walls-lab/feed/ 0 72485 US$2.4 trillion in climate finance needed for developing world by 2030 https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/us2-4-trillion-in-climate-finance-needed-for-developing-world-by-2030/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/us2-4-trillion-in-climate-finance-needed-for-developing-world-by-2030/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:05:05 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72392 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.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/us2-4-trillion-in-climate-finance-needed-for-developing-world-by-2030/feed/ 0 72392 New research: Cancer drug with potential to be used against malaria https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/new-research-cancer-drug-with-potential-to-be-used-against-malaria/ https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/new-research-cancer-drug-with-potential-to-be-used-against-malaria/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 01 Nov 2022 09:20:12 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72291 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.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/new-research-cancer-drug-with-potential-to-be-used-against-malaria/feed/ 0 72291 UCT remains top in Africa https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/uct-remains-top-in-africa/ https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/uct-remains-top-in-africa/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:58:08 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=70905 The University of Cape Town (UCT) is the best university in Africa according to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2023.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/uct-remains-top-in-africa/feed/ 0 70905 KiSwahili as an agent of liberation, integration https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/kiswahili-as-an-agent-of-liberation-integration/ https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/kiswahili-as-an-agent-of-liberation-integration/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:19:32 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=70682 At a recent Africa Month event panellists discussed the role of language, particularly Swahili, in fostering African integration and development.

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