The unique challenges of the pandemic changed the way community organisations work. Organisations that worked in silos during other emergencies bundled their expertise and resources.
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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.
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African governments must engage rating agencies better, providing them and investors with credible economic data, and regularly address all concerns being raised.
Soil loss in South Africa can have a negative impact on air quality and food security.
The first of a series of fatal flaws in the idea is about where to draw the line.
The global cost of lost productivity due to depression and anxiety disorders is jarring. Around 4.7 billion days of productivity a year are lost.
Claiming a right to determine reality by mere say-so is becoming increasingly commonplace, but we should never get used to it.
Los disturbios en Bogotá tras la muerte de un abogado por parte de la policía son señal de las importantes tensiones que vive el país. Y la respuesta del gobierno, más que apaciguar, parece estar caldeando el ambiente aún más.
Beneath the glitz and glamour associated with the advertising industry lie tales of deception.
Understanding fire history is crucial to designing effective fire management in order to maintain biodiversity and support the livelihoods of people.
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The vaccines being tested in South Africa have been included on the World Health Organization’s list of 26 most viable candidate vaccines to enter human clinical trials.
Museums around the world have been grappling with the issue of diorama removal.
Micro-budgets, alternative distribution and collaboration have been fast-tracked by the coronavirus crisis.
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Studies like this are important because they help gather data from an African perspective.
Informal workers, in particular women, took a big hit from the COVID-19 lockdown measures. A multi-faceted support package, informed by the gendered nature of work, is urgently called for.
Zimbabwe wants to issue a sovereign bond to raise $3.5 billion it has agreed to pay as compensation to white farmers, but the economic and political conditions aren't conducive to such an issuance.
Vice-chancellors from three South African universities unpack how the COVID-19 pandemic could alter the country's higher education sector.
African countries should tread carefully over the debt relief offered by multilateral institutions and other lenders. It could prove very costly in the medium to long term.
Staging this conference in all time zones with fair distribution of prime-time events was no small feat. But the exchange of ideas, experiences and solutions remained a strong priority.
COVID-19 has stretched South Africa's public health services to capacity. In response, the services have increased their capacity through innovation.
South Africa would benefit greatly from the rich beneficiation experience of Brazil, Russia, India and China.
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Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Global Mental Health and Development, Centre for Global Mental Health, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor Environmental and Geographic Science, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science and African Climate and Development Initiative Research Chair, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Cape Town
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Head of the Division of Pulmonology, University of Cape Town
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Professor of medicine and deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor Plant conservation unit, University of Cape Town
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Research Coordinator iALARM study, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer of Marketing, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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PhD candidate, University of Cape Town
