Located on the slopes of Devil’s Peak in Cape Town, the University of Cape Town is a leading, research-intensive university in South Africa and on the continent, known for its academic excellence and pioneering scholarship. The university is home to a third of South Africa’s A-rated researchers (acknowledged by the Department of Science and Technology as international leaders in their field) and a fifth of the country’s national research chairs. UCT encourages students and staff to use their expertise to speed up social change and economic development across the country and continent, while pursuing the highest standards of excellence in academic knowledge and research: developing African solutions to African challenges that are also shared by developing nations around the world.
UCT, like the city of Cape Town, has a vibrant, cosmopolitan community drawn from all corners of South Africa. It also attracts students and staff from more than 100 countries in Africa and the rest of the world. The university has strong partnerships and networks with leading African and other international institutions - helping to enrich the academic, social and cultural diversity of the campus as well as to extend the reach of UCT’s academic work.
Fibre optic cables now literally encircle Africa, though some parts of the continent are far better connected than others.
Les tombes des victimes du choléra au cimetière de Chingwele à Lusaka, témoignant de la gravité de l'épidémie en Zambie, l'un des pays les plus touchés en Afrique australe.
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Le stock mondial de vaccins contre le choléra est épuisé, ce qui est préoccupant pour l'Afrique australe. Quelles sont les raisons et les mesures prises pour remédier aux pénuries en Afrique ?
La police sénégalaise est l'une des plus brutales à l'égard des manifestants.
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Jim Taylor, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Mark Graham, University of KwaZulu-Natal
In South Africa, a group of citizen scientists who test water quality and log the results on a specialised app have helped keep the water supply for 4.3 million people clean.
Negative perceptions of police professionalism and corruption go hand in hand with low public trust in the police, poor marks on government performance, and citizens’ sense of insecurity.
The graves of victims who died from cholera in Chingwele Cemetery in Lusaka. Zambia is one of the countries at the epicentre of a devastating outbreak in southern Africa. Luke Dray/Getty Images.
The world’s stockpile of cholera vaccines has run dry, bad news for cholera-ravaged southern Africa. Why is this and what is being done to address vaccine shortages in Africa?
A fishing boat launching into South African waters at dawn.
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Être attentif à la manière dont vous pouvez augmenter votre épargne ou réduire vos dépenses peut faire une différence significative pour votre bien-être financier.
Customers buy groceries in a shopping centre in Mthatha, South Africa.
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Financial links between corporations and health research invariably lead to conflicts of interest.
A tartaruga gigante de Aldabra espalha sementes de árvores ao defecar, ajudando as sementes a germinar e a restaurar as florestas de Madagascar.
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A reintrodução de tartarugas gigantes em Madagascar, encontradas pela última vez na ilha há 600 anos, pode ajudar a ilha a mitigar as mudanças climáticas.
Calcite crystals formed in the Naracoorte caves.
Steve Bourne
Despite cold temperatures, water was relatively abundant in much of the southern hemisphere during ice ages.
The Aldabra giant tortoise spreads tree seeds through defecating, helping the seeds germinate and restore Madagascar’s forests.
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Re-wilding Madagascar with giant tortoises last found on the island 600 years ago could help the island mitigate climate change.
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs, in charge of citizenship, isn’t working well.
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Problems identified include a backlog of visa, permit and status applications, fraudulent applications being first rejected, then accepted, and the system being used illegally.
Many South Africans have a strong personal relationship with Nelson Mandela. The planned auction felt like a transgression of the moral boundary of familial respect.
The Agulhas long-billed lark’s habitat is threatened by commercial farming.
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