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The only 'real black person': How Phakeng used race to divide, abuse at UCT
By: News24Wire 2nd November 2023 The former vice-chancellor of University of Cape Town (UCT), Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, used race and racial difference as a "weapon" to abuse... →
UCT crisis: Council receives report by independent panel investigation
By: News24Wire 16th October 2023 The University of Cape Town's council on Sunday confirmed that it had received the report from the independent panel investigating the governance... →
Israel-Palestine conflict divides South African politicians – what their responses reveal about historical alliances
11th October 2023 Hamas’ brazen and deadly attack on Israel on October 7 elicited varied responses within the South African political scene. These diverse reactions... →
Declining unemployment figures in South Africa are good news, but context, as always, matters
By: Africa Check 29th September 2023 With national elections approaching in 2024, South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), is keen to promote its record. It... →
World rankings again recognise UCT as top university in Africa
By: Thabi Shomolekae 28th September 2023 The University of Cape Town (UCT) remains the top university on the continent in this year’s World University Rankings, after moving up 24 places... →
AfriForum Youth report reveals: Racial discrimination wields sceptre at race obsessed universities
28th September 2023 Despite an apparent commitment to non-racialism and equality, racial classification is rampant at South African public universities. AfriForum... →
Part 2: More claims from the ANC’s #2019ANCManifestoReview rally fact-checked
By: Africa Check 26th September 2023 As South Africa moves towards national elections in 2024, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is asking the public to take a hard look at... →
Zulu land dispute: Ingonyama Trust furore highlights the problem of insecure land tenure for millions of South Africans in rural areas
22nd September 2023 The recent fallout between the Zulu king, Misuzulu, and his now late traditional prime minister, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, over the running of the... →
