Seven Cases Within the UCT Community
By Seth Meyer This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. On Thursday morning, March the 5th, South Africa woke up to its first confirmed case …
13 Days Later: The War Against Covid-19
By Seth Meyer This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. South Africa is more than halfway through a 21-day lockdown, in response to the Covid-19 …
Campuses Shut Down After Weeks of Protest
By William Barron This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 1 of VARSITY News. CPUT campuses have been shut down since the 6th of March following two weeks of …
Campus Closed as Covid-19 Declared A “National Disaster”
By Seth Meyer This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 1 of VARSITY News. On the 5th of March, Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize confirmed the first case …
Insubordinate Leadership
By Mantwa Mehlape This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 7 of VARSITY News. On the 1st of August 2019, UCT was graced with the presenceof Feminist …
VC Phakeng Awarded Honorary Degree
By Sasha Broom This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 6 of VARSITY News. On Monday 22nd July, Vice-Chancellor Mamokgheti Phakeng was awarded a Doctor of Science, honoris …
Silence is Deafening
By Christopher Williamson This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 6 of VARSITY News. A call for an end to Gender Based Violence (GBV) has been voiced, yet …
Nominations for UCT Chancellor are Open
By This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 5 of VARSITY News. On May 9th, UCT announced via email an invitation for the nominations of possible candidates …
Youth Voters Plummeting in SA?
By Arin Barry This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 5 of VARSITY News. There was a 47% drop in registered 18 and 19-year-olds for the 2019 …
Study Finds Potential Risk with Commonly-Used Contraceptive
By Sinothando Siyolo This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 4 of VARSITY News. Across South Africa, women use a variety of contraceptives to prevent pregnancy, ranging from …
UCT Releases Plan to Increase Representation of African and Coloured Staff
By Sara Lagardien Abdullah This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 4 of VARSITY News. On 17 April, the University of Cape Town (UCT) issued its 2018 Transformation …
UCT Council Sends Proposal to Boycott Israeli Universities Back to Senate
By Mats Elliott This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 4 of VARSITY News The University of Cape Town Council has turned back for further revision a move …
UCT Students See Two New Boosts in Financial Aid
By Inam Kula This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 3 of VARSITY News. The University of Cape Town and the Department of Higher Education and Training …
UCT Announces New Infrastructure Projects Totalling R500 Million
By This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 3 of VARSITY News. The University of Cape Town has officially received permission to proceed with plans to construct …
UCT Staff Member Injured in Jammie Shuttle Collision
By Mantwa Mehlape This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 3 of VARSITY News. A University of Cape Town staff member was recently injured in a Jammie Shuttle …
Hundreds of Cape Town Students March for Climate Action
By Anna Cocks This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. On Friday, 15th March, hundreds of pupils stood outside Cape Town’s Parliament in …
Electronic Meal Vouchers Pilot Launched at UCT
By Aminetou DaCosta Dah This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. The University of Cape Town is launching a pilot project that uses …
Deputy Minister of Justice Says Hate Speech Bill Won’t Limit Free Speech
By Lew Blank This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. Deputy Minister of Justice John Jeffrey advocated for the Hate Crimes and …
UCT sees doubling of unethical practice reports in 2018
By Sinothando Siyolo This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. Reports of unethical conduct at the University of Cape Town’s whistle-blowing hotline – …
Vice-chancellor Phakeng Says “Colour Bar” for UCT Professors Would Be Unconstitutional
By Sasha Broom This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. University of Cape Town vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng said a “colour bar” for UCT …