UWC Honours Seven Remarkable Lives
Draped in royal blue robes, a former South African Minister, a leading constitutional advocate and a former president sat side by side at dinner, seemingly oblivious to the 400 eyes fixed on them as they enjoyed each other’s company. The three, Dr Naledi Pandor, Advocate Adila Hassim and Mary Robinson shared just minutes before they were conferred with Honorary Doctorates from the University of the Western Cape (UWC) that they were deeply humbled by the accolade. Despite their distinguished acclaim and reputation, their humility was tangible. |
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UWC Women In Science Are Turning Curiosity Into Change
As Women’s Month draws to a close, the University of the Western Cape (UWC) is celebrating three women researchers whose careers demonstrate the many ways women are shaping the future of science. Science is often presented through discoveries, data and complex theories, but behind the research are numerous women who have spent years asking questions, solving problems and opening doors for those who will follow.
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UWC Students Share The Human Cost Of Xenophobia
For 19-year-old Capetonian and Congolese refugee Matembe Kuakala, speaking Lingala in public used to be an ordinary expression of who she is. Now she is too afraid. Born and raised in South Africa, the second-year University of the Western Cape (UWC) student, studying Mathematics and Statistical Science, has never visited the Democratic Republic of Congo, where her family hails from.
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Photographic Exhibition At UWC Honours Ireland's Solidarity In The Fight Against Apartheid
Ahead of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) awarding honorary doctorates to two extraordinary women who have championed anti-racism and anti-colonialism, a photographic exhibition opened highlighting the role of Ireland in the global fight against apartheid. The exhibition is being hosted at the Iyatsiba Lab of UWC’s Centre for Humanities Research in Woodstock, featuring black and white photographs by Derek Speirs, curated by Professor Premesh Lalu who holds the UK-RSA Bilateral Research Chair: Digital Humanities in culture and technics.
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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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