Raised By The Kindness Of Strangers, UWC Student Gives Back In Life-Saving Way
When 23-year-old University of the Western Cape (UWC) student Jeanet Mokoena signed up as a stem cell donor during a campus health awareness campaign early in 2025, she had no idea that a simple DNA swab would, someday, give a stranger in the United States a fighting chance at life. |
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UWC And Sanlam Strengthen Long-Standing Partnership To Advance Financial Wellbeing And Student Opportunities
A partnership spanning nearly four decades has entered a new chapter as the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and Sanlam reaffirm their relationship with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement marks an important milestone in a relationship built on mutual trust and collaboration, strengthening their shared commitment to financial empowerment, employee wellbeing and student development. |
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UWC Students Collect Top Spots In 2026 Johannesburg Stock Exchange University Investment Challenge
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Investment Challenge is an initiative of the JSE that provides high school learners and university students across South Africa with the opportunity to develop their trading skills through trading virtual money on the JSE. This nationwide competition challenges students to make investment decisions that maximise portfolio growth over six months. The University Challenge has two sub-challenges: the Exchange-Traded Funds/Exchange-Traded Notes (ETF/ETN) Portfolio and the Speculator Portfolio.
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Digital Innovation And Faith-Based Education Coexisting
Is it possible for universities to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies without losing their values, and can this be done in the context of religious studies? This is just one of the aspects that Rushana Panday's Master's dissertation investigated. She questioned whether South Africa's national Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) higher education policies and frameworks are appropriate for accredited Muslim Institutions of Higher Learning (MIHLs). |
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UWC Student Receives The Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth Studentship Award
Last year, Tammy Lee Lakay, was one of seven Mastercard Foundation Scholars who graduated and walked the stage at the Jakes Gerwel Hall. Now, she’s making waves at home and overseas. With a Master of Arts in Historical Studies under her belt, she is now pursuing her PhD, and has been awarded the prestigious 2026/27 Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth Studentship. Lakay is the recipient of the award for students registered at Commonwealth universities outside the United Kingdom. |
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Poetry Meets Student Success
Ndivhuwo “Candy” Mgwena, the University of the Western Cape’s 2026 Siyaphumelela scholar, performed her “I Am” poem on an international stage recently. As part of the Siyaphumelela Scholars Awardees team, Mgwena attended the 30th Poetry Africa Festival and the 5th World Poetry Slam Championship in Durban from October 5 to 10, 2026. It was a chance to share her story, connect with others and discover new possibilities for her own voice. |
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Communications & Marketing Office
Do you have any important UWC stories to share? Do you know of an event that you’d like to see featured? Have you heard of UWC students, staff or alumni who’ve done amazing things, which you think the world should know about? Or maybe you have a few suggestions, comments or questions about something in this newsletter? Whatever the case may be, the Communications & Marketing Office would really like to hear from you. Just email us on ia@uwc.ac.za, call us on 021 959 4229, or drop by our offices. |
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