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South Africa’s economic growth affected by mismatch of electricity supply and demand
12th April 2022 South Africa’s electricity sector has faced a series of challenges over the last two decades. It started with inadequate grid infrastructure to... →
The South African ship that found Antarctica’s Endurance wreck is vital for climate science
7th April 2022 It was 1914 when the English explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail on his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition aboard a ship called Endurance. It... →
UCT’s Phakeng to serve second term as Vice-Chancellor
By: Thabi Shomolekae 1st April 2022 University of Cape Town Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has been re-appointed for a second five-year term by the university’s Council,... →
DA to PAIA SA medical school admission requirements
24th February 2022 The DA has submitted Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) applications to South Africa’s 13 medical schools to ascertain their admissions... →
Why formal employment is not a guaranteed path to social equality
18th February 2022 The theme of this year’s World Day of Social Justice is “Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment”. Gaining access to formal employment... →
Fact-checked: South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s 6th state of the nation address
By: Africa Check 16th February 2022 South Africa’s 2022 state of the nation address (Sona) was different, with president Cyril Ramaphosa forced to deliver it from the Cape Town city... →
'Highest ever' unemployment rate? Fact-checking two claims from the ANC's 110th birthday party
By: Africa Check 28th January 2022 On 8 January 2022 South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress, marked its 110th anniversary and Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South... →
UCT ties with Princeton in top international universities ranking
26th January 2022 Times Higher Education has ranked the University of Cape Town fifty-fifth in its 2022 list of the most international universities in the world,... →