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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 student designs app to help taxi operaters count fares
UWC BCom student Lesedi Majoe founded DriveCred, an AI passenger-counting system for minibus taxis, tackling revenue leakage and unlocking financial access.
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Stakeholders gather to advance isiXhosa with new organisation
UWC’s Centre for African Language Teaching launched a Community of Practice for isiXhosa teaching, uniting over 52 educators, academics and stakeholders.
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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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New study by UWC suggests social media causes mental health problems
A UWC study of 491 university students links heavy social media integration and smartphone addiction to depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms.
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UWC takes silver at Enactus South African nationals
UWC’s Enactus team secured second place at the 2026 Enactus SA Nationals with an innovative kitchen appliance rental system for students in residences.
