Here are 33 cool facts about Table Mountain: It is part of the Table Mountain National Park ( TMNP), a name given to the park in 1998. Prior to that it was known as the Cape Peninsula National Park; ...

Several UCT buildings have been gutted by an inferno which started on the slopes of Devil’s Peak on Sunday.

Cape Town was recently ranked the eighth most violent city in the world, and UCT’s Guy Lamb said access to illegal firearms plays a huge role.

Electrical engineering master’s student Kai Goodall is a born innovator whose refinement of the hand-cranked washing machine, Divya, has won him an international innovation prize.

UCT residences accommodate close to 7 000 students, but not all students want to live on campus. So, we’ve put together a list of alternative student accommodation to help you. For those parents and ...

UCT College of Fellows 2024 The University of Cape Town’s Council established fellowships for members of permanent academic staff in recognition of original, distinguished academic work that merits ...

An education expert has told UCT Summer School participants that there’s no quick fix for South Africaʼs literacy crisis. It will take time and hard work.

Nyasha Karimakwenda, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Cape Town (UCT), shares findings from her research into the complexities and reality of ukuthwala. Ukuthwala is a term in Nguni ...

After more than 30 years in the field, renowned paleobiologist, writer and professor at the University of Cape Town (UCT) Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan now has a sabre-tooth cat species – Lokotunjailurus ...

A recent research paper by PhD student Matthias Krönke explores Africa’s digital divide and the continent’s readiness to embrace e-learning.

A new paper explores humankind’s ‘braided’ stream of evolution, the result of genetic admixture when Neanderthals and other ancient groups met and mixed in ancient times.

The Liesbeek River is living symbol of a South Africa characterised by land dispossession, heritage loss, irreparable damage to ecosystems, accompanied by significant social and political conflict, ...