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UCT remains South Africa’s top university in latest ShanghaiRanking | UCT News
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (828+ words) The University of Cape Town (UCT) remains South Africa's leading university in the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), despite moving from 258th to 286th globally in the 2026 edition. UCT’s position of 286th globally and first in South Africa means that the…...
MSc inspires student entrepreneur to grow business
23+ hour, 49+ min ago (314+ words) Less than a year ago, Vuyo Hlongwane, the founder of Caelix – a renewable energy company – was named winner of The Pitch UCT. In just nine months, he has used his success to take his business to another level, and he…...
Dr Janaïs Delport on a mission to protect SA’s honey from fraud
6+ day, 53+ min ago (789+ words) From a small town of Tzaneen in Limpopo to the forefront of cutting-edge honey research at the University of Cape Town (UCT), Dr Janaïs Delport is helping to safeguard one of South Africa’s sweetest natural treasures. The postdoctoral researcher is…...
UCT champions a new vision for child-friendly African cities
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (354+ words) The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) African Centre for Cities (ACC) has partnered with the Urban95 Academy leadership programme to reach and support a growing network of urban leaders who want to make their cities better for babies, toddlers and their…...
The torch we carry: A Women's Month message
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (278+ words) Dear members of the UCT community On Women's Day, we honoured the 20 000 women who marched in 1956. Their courage was not only an act of protest, but an act of nation-building. They imagined a future of greater dignity, opportunity and justice…...
Collective Conversations #5: ‘Our Last Drop – Rethinking Water and Waste in Future Cities.’
1+ week, 5+ day ago (213+ words) news.uct.ac.za Collective Conversations #5: ‘Our Last Drop – Rethinking Water and Waste in Future Cities.’ On 30 July 2026, the University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted the fifth instalment of the Collective Conversations: Science for Society series under the theme “Our…...
Opening doors to the world of science | UCT News
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (206+ words) Opening doors to the world of science news.uct.ac.za Opening doors to the world of science When Mihlali Tom from Khulani Secondary School and Buhle Hoyose from Langa High School learnt from their science teachers that they had…...
UCT and WCG strengthen innovation partnership
2+ week, 1+ day ago (403+ words) The University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Western Cape Government (WCG) have reaffirmed their long-standing partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will deepen collaboration in research, innovation, skills development and public sector capacity building....
Unscrambling South African AI business limitations
2+ week, 5+ day ago (183+ words) “We aim to build a South African artificial intelligence (AI) giant that can put the country and continent into the AI race and ensure we do not fall behind in this new world.” So said University of Cape Town (UCT)…...
Rethinking water and waste
2+ week, 6+ day ago (801+ words) “Thousands have lived without love – not one without water.” – WH Auden. The dialogue came shortly after President Cyril Ramaphosa released the national Water Action Plan – government’s strategy that focuses on fixing failing local water infrastructure through investment, regulatory reform and…...