UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Komala Pillay
Professor Komala Pillay will deliver her inaugural lecture titled “Give the PATH Less Travelled a Chance – It May Turn Out to be Magical” on Thursday, 30 October 2025 at 18:00 SAST.
Ms Kumkani Goqoza
A photo and short biography will be posted for this member of Council in the coming days.
Mr Sihle Lonzi
Appointed by the Students’ Representative Council.
Professor Harsha Kathard
At the beginning of May 2022, Council approved the appointment of Professor Harsha Kathard as Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Teaching and Learning.
Professor Kathard is a Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Research Director of the Inclusive Practices Africa Research Unit. She is a C2-rated scientist who has published over 60 research papers and has extensive experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
Ms Sarah Archer
Ms Sarah Archer has been appointed as the executive director of the Development and Alumni Department (DAD) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) as of 1 May 2022.
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SRC AfriFund fashion show fundraiser
The Students Representative Council (SRC) invites the university community to the first official SRC AfriFund Fundraiser that will be held on 30 September 2022.
User-friendly interface
Amathuba’s simple, user-friendly and accessible interface creates an improved student and staff experience.
New digital learning platform
Amathuba powered by Brightspace is UCT’s new digital learning platform! Supporting face-to-face teaching and learning and offering a wide range of features, in an attractive, modern, and engaging user interface.
‘I want to call out their names one by one’
“I want to call out their names one by one, as a way in which we don’t forget them,” art curator Nontobeko Ntombela said of the 45 black women artists exhibited at the Norval Foundation gallery.