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Associate Professor John Ataguba has been the recipient of numerous awards recognising his prowess as both an economist and a teacher. He is a Commonwealth Scholar, a member of the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS), a Mandela Mellon Fellow and a recipient of a National Science and...
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Dedication and determination were two words that best described Durban University of Technology’s (DUT’s) Craige Dewar’s success in his studies. The 46-year-old Pietermaritzburg student, graduated cum laude and received the prestigious Dean’s Merit Award for academic excellence in the Degree of Bachelor of Technology in Management at the Faculty...
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Under the umbrella of the new UCT Careers Festival, the UCT Careers Service has hosted its first Student Entrepreneurship Week (#SEW2017). Between presentations from a number of student entrepreneurs, an entrepreneurial marketplace and a day-long entrepreneurship boot camp, the week brought the efforts of many future business leaders to...
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The University of Pretoria (UP) is ranked in the top 300 in the world for arts and humanities, according to the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings, published earlier this week. UP was placed in the 251–300 bracket worldwide for arts and humanities subjects, and in the 601–800...
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From left: Mr Danie van Wyk, Western Cape Manager of the SA Education Development Trust, Mrs Mary Banda, Principal of Klein Nederburg Secondary, Prof Wim de Villiers, SU Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Dr Fernholdt Galant and Mrs Linda Marais, Circuit Managers of the Western Cape Education Department in Wellington and...
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A novel study on the Ebola virus that produced four publications in just one academic year earned Dr Marissa Balmith a PhD in Health Sciences. Titled: Potential Ebola Virus (EboV) Drug Targets: A Computational Insight into Drug Discovery, the study examined the EboV, an incapacitating virus eventually resulting in the...
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The much-acclaimed play The Fall returns to the Baxter Theatre this September in the wake of global events signalling the importance of decolonisation across the world. The cast, consisting of UCT alumni, enjoyed resounding international success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with standing ovations and five-star reviews across the board. The...
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One of the most common, misunderstood and neglected birth defects in developing countries is hearing loss, which can most severely impair and have a dramatic impact of the quality of life the of the person with hearing loss. This is according to Dr Magteld Smith, lecturer in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology...
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A UCT sports scientist is a member of the international Sub2hr marathon project to crack the elusive two-hour barrier − without drugs. The project, which is the brainchild of Professor Yannis Pitsiladis (University of Brighton), harnesses the best of sports science and an elite team of athletes. The Sub2hr...
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On 19 September, the award-winning pianist and improviser Kyle Shepherd will give a public talk and performance as part of the IfPop Conversations series organised by the Interdisciplinary Forum for Popular Music of Africa Open at Stellenbosch University (SU). The IfPop is part of Africa Open, a new research...
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