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Tobacco ban costing South Africa R35 million a day in lost taxes – Batsa
By: News24Wire 23rd July 2020 British American Tobacco South Africa on Thursday said the ongoing tobacco ban was costing the government R35-million in taxes daily and should be... →
UCT appoints first female council chair, deputy
By: Sane Dhlamini 14th July 2020 The University of Cape Town has, for the first time in its history, appointed two women to fill the positions of Council chairperson and deputy.... →
FESJA stands with UCT Vice-Chancellor Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng
10th July 2020 The Foundation for Education and Social Justice Africa (FESJA), condemns the unfair treatment of Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, at the University of... →
How COVID-19 is putting the rule of law to the test across Africa
10th July 2020 A number of Africa’s fragile democracies have become vulnerable to the sword of leaders assuming wide-ranging powers under cover of emergency... →
CSIR supports national COVID-19 response with locally developed ventilator
8th July 2020 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) – in collaboration with a... →
UJ surges ahead with phenomenal gains in QS World University Rankings – debut in Top 500 and 3rd in South Africa
10th June 2020 The University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) global standing and academic robustness have been given a significant boost, with a rise of 62 places from... →
UCT is on a slippery slope to censoring its own academics and must retract its ill-considered reaction to Professor Nattrass' research paper
8th June 2020 The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls on the University of Cape Town (UCT) to retract its ill-considered reaction to Professor Nicoli Nattrass'... →
UCT distances itself from ‘offensive’ research paper
By: Thabi Shomolekae 5th June 2020 The University of Cape Town has come out against the publication of a research paper in the South African Journal of Science by UCT Professor... →
