Discover how New York's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, draws inspiration from Nelson Mandela and South Africa's Freedom Charter ...

In much of Africa, limited and unreliable grid coverage means many depend on polluting diesel generators to power their homes and businesses. South African start-up Hyena has a new hydrogen technology ...

Alderman Owen Kinahan (1955–2026) has died in Cape Town. He passed away on 4 January 2026, a week before his 71st birthday, ...

Response from UCT to article by James Myburgh. Mr Myburgh's article "Racial quotas at UCT", Politicsweb, 12 May 2011, refers. Mr Myburgh implies that the University of Cape Town's ...

A prominent energy expert has predicted that government’s revised unbundling strategy for Eskom will bring back load-shedding.

As the 2026 academic year draws closer, prospective students hoping for last-minute university placements are being advised ...

Researchers studying Caribbean whales and orcas have discovered two new viruses not previously observed in these animals. The ...

The University of Cape Town (UCT) community and peers are deeply saddened by the passing of Alderman Owen Kinahan.

With the 2026 academic year approaching, universities are firmly closing their doors to late applications. The University of ...

Department of Geological Sciences that used Martian meteorite to understand the volcanic process on Mars has been published in the journal Nature Communications Earth and Environment. Martian ...

Instead of retreating from AI, there are calls for African governments to allocate significant AI budgets to help drive ...

Africa’s strategic minerals are no longer just economic assets. They are levers of power. Gold in the Sahel, cobalt and lithium in the DRC, fuel alliances, arm militias and shape global partnerships.