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OPINION | Schools hold the key to youth unemployment, UWC professor tells Parliament
Prof Rouaan Maarman told Parliament that youth unemployment begins in South Africa’s overcrowded classrooms, not the labour market, disadvantaging learners.
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UWC astronomers used South Africa’s MeerKAT to detect radio emission
An international team led by UWC and Manchester has directly detected faint neutral hydrogen radio emission across cosmic distances using MeerKAT.
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Pandor, Hassim and Robinson among seven UWC honours with degrees
After receiving honorary doctorates from UWC, Dr Naledi Pandor, Advocate Adila Hassim and Mary Robinson discussed struggle, rights and education.
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UWC claims away victory over UP-Tuks
UWC edged three-time champions UP-Tuks 1-0 in their Varsity Football opener, as substitute Tyrese Davids struck a 68th-minute winner on the counter attack.
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UWC programme helps unemployed youth build businesses and find jobs
UWC expands its entrepreneurship training for unemployed youth, with early results showing participants securing jobs and launching ventures.
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WHO confirms pharmaceutical industry is moving towards natural medicine
A WHO report backs natural medicine’s growing role. UWC research shows the South African plant Plectranthus ecklonii may help manage diabetes.
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Artificial Intelligence changes the way students access information
A UWC textbook drive highlights why AI cannot replace reading legal texts. Professionals say textbooks remain essential to legal education.
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South Africans face earlier onset of walking difficulties, global study finds
A new international study found that people in South Africa may experience mobility limitations earlier than those in wealthier nations.
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Affordability shapes South Africans’ food choices, UWC study finds
A UWC study finds that affordability, family needs and local food access often shape South Africans’ food choices more than health.
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Feral cats are well looked after at the University of the Western Cape
Patrick Lupuzi feeds and cares for about 113 feral cats at UWC, where a trap–neuter–return programme has helped stabilise the campus population.
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