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UWC Student’s Unwavering Fight for Gender Equality and Women’s Rights “They don’t have any tolerance for lowering the bar and lowering the standards; they are calling out important parts of our schooling.’’ These reso...

National Orders Give Hope to Citizens – Prof Nadar There are many reasons for South Africans to feel great despair, but the lives and legacies of the people bestowed with National Orders give citizens hope and inspiration. This ...

Open Call for Papers: African Journal of Gender and Religion 2023 The African Journal of Gender and Religion (AJGR) is an online, double-blind peer reviewed, open access journal for the transdisciplinary study of gender and religion in Af...

Book launch of This One Thing: Journeying with Tutu - A memoir by Dan Vaughan The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in partnership with The Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice, and African Sun Media, is happy to announce the launch o...

UWC professors achieve top scholar status Professor Sarojini Nadar and Professor Shazly Savahl from the University of the Western Cape (UWC) have been inducted into the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). Prof N...

Two UWC professors elected members of prestigious ASSAf science academy I am pleased to announce that the Academy of Science South Africa (ASSAf) has elected two more University of the Western Cape (UWC) academics to its membership. The...

Public Lecture: Economies of Violence The Desmond Tutu (SARChI) Chair in Religion and Social Justice, Prof Sarojini Nadar, invites you to a lecture in commemoration of Women's Month and the Marikana Massacre. Ev...

Online Colloquium | Desmond Tutu: Spirituality, Social Justice and Leadership Commemorating the life and work of Nobel Prize winner, the late Desmond Tutu, King’s College London (KCL) and the University of the Western Cape (UWC) are hostin...

Virtual Tribute to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu Dear Campus Community, Join us online to pay homage to our longest standing Chancellor, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu. Date: Monday, 3 January 2022 Time: 13h00 YouTube:...

Farewell, Archbishop Desmond Tutu: UWC Celebrates A Life, Legend And Legacy That Will Never Fade Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu passed away peacefully in Cape Town this morning. He will be remembered for his role as an anti-apartheid campaigner, a social rights acti...

Farewell, Archbishop Desmond Tutu: UWC Celebrates A Life, Legend And Legacy That Will Never Fade Dear Campus Community, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu passed away peacefully in Cape Town this morning. He will be remembered for his role as an anti-apartheid campaigne...

Happy Birthday, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu! Celebrating 90 Years Of Leadership, Love and Social Justice One of South Africa’s most respected figures is celebrating his 90th birthday today. At the University of the Western Cape, where Desmond Tutu served as Chancellor for twe...

Book Launch Honouring the Life and Witness of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu In honour of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s 90th birthday, the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice, the Desmond and Leah Tutu ...

Webinar: "Economies of Violence: Religion, Resistance, Rest" The Desmond Tutu (SARChI) Chair in Religion and Social Justice invites you to a Symposium in commemoration of Women's Month and the Marikana Massacre. Topic: "...

Open Call for Papers: African Journal of Gender and Religion - December 2021 African Journal of Gender and Religion (AJGR) is announcing an open call for papers ahead of their December 2021 publication. The AJGR is the first online, peer-reviewed, o...

Webinar: Religious "Software" Supporting and Maintaining the Occupation in Palestine Prof. Sarojini Nadar, the Desmond Tutu SARChI Chair in Religion and Social Justice, is pleased to offer a webinar titled Religious "Software" Supporting and Maintainin...