Funding for vital research increased
The gross domestic expenditure on research and development (Gerd) in South Africa has gone up in real terms for the first time in four years, driven strongly by ...
Embattled UCT head refuses exit package
Council offers to drop charges with ‘sweetheart’ deal.
Class of 2022: increase in demand for places, financial aid
The individual results of the Class of 2022 – the largest cohort of matric pupils to date in South Africa – will be released at examination centres on Friday, January ...
New divisions over panel to probe UCT governance
Concerns have been raised over the impartiality of a panel nominated to investigate alleged governance issues
UCT’s VC Phakeng cleared on bullying allegations
Far from being a bully, embattled University of Cape Town vice-chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng was wrongly accused by the “overly sensitive” husband of an ...
Vice-chancellor to curtail sabbatical as UCT row swells
UCT faces a challenging time with the potential for significant damage to the university’s reputation, stability and academic credibility.
Outgoing UJ vice-chancellor dreams big about Africa
UN will be driven by a determination to mobilise people on the African continent “because Africa suffers more than any other continent”. While the role of the rector ...
Master KG a headline act at ACCES 2021
There is no more significant drawcard than the award-winning South African producer and "Jerusalema" hitmaker, Master KG, who has been named as one of the keynote ...
UCT policy tackles bullying
Former UJ Vice-Chancellor, the new UCT Interim Ombud
Electric car manufacturers making in-roads
BMW one of the market leaders while Renault remain cautious
The road to electric cars
Mass production of electric vehicles is on the cards.
Former gang boss prisoner 'suicidal’
Family says he's being 'victimised' after they lodged a complaint
Lensman Goldblatt tells Ellen Pakkies’s story in pictures
Ellen Pakkies returned to the scene of the crime where she strangled her son. Her own story as relayed to legendary lensman David Goldblatt was just as sorrowful ...
20 000 young South Africans to get digital skills boost
Microsoft has kicked off its partnership with the Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority and skills organisation Afrika Tikkun to provide online ...
Emergency meeting as UCT crisis takes a new twist
The deepening crisis took a new twist after it emerged on Friday that a student in the faculty of health sciences allegedly committed suicide.
South Africa ready for 5G revolution?
A R600-billion bonanza awaits, but some obstacles and a strident disinformation campaign aimed at China must be overcome, writes Edwin Naidu.
National shutdown looms over funding for varsity students
Tertiary institutions throughout South Africa are braced for a nation-wide shutdown as the funding crisis, accompanied by rising student protests over fees, threatens ...
Unions call for removal of UCT VC amid fresh claims of racism at Red Cross
Nehawu have called for the removal of UCT vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng amid fresh allegations of racism and bullying. . .
Former president Gurib-Fakim: Africa must be served quality journalism
The media in any country has a key role, and the extent to which the media is unfettered is symptomatic of how free a country is, according to former president of ...
'Being a journalist in Africa is challenging, but it’s harder for a woman'
The Sunday Independent used LinkedIn and Whatsapp to interview women in media throughout Africa. Here is what they said.
Many challenges for female African journalists covering Covid-19
Pay cuts, heath fears and the poor quality of internet connections female journalists across Africa sketch a gloomy picture of working under challenging conditions. ...
Universities take a hard look in the mirror to face 4IR
Tertiary institutions must rethink the way they do things, students must be taught to harness the best of artificial-intelligence technology for harnessing good. ...
Government mulls re-opening TRC lists
Twenty years after the final TRC report, the government is considering reopening the lists for victims who have not shared their apartheid-era abuses.
Aldrin Naidu - The man with a golden heart
Aldrin mentored journalists, actors, and comedians and enjoyed working with youngsters with potential in communities throughout the country.
Rugby fans shame game again
A black spectator, who happens to be the chairman of the East Rand Rugby Club, has been abused and beaten up in front of his wife and children at Bosman Stadium. ...