Professor Catherine Odora- Hoppers, who holds the chair of development education at the University of South Africa, does not mince her words, and her talk at the start of the inaugural African Student Leaders' Summit set the tone for the five-day programme. Read more...

African student leaders should participate in the "nitty-gritty" of teaching and learning at universities to address problems facing the continent, urged Thandi Lewin, chief director of university policy in the Department of Higher Education and Training. Read more...

It was a nervy and sometimes sloppy affair, but in the end the UCT men's 2-1 win over Central on 3 September was more than enough to help them clinch the Western Province Hockey Union Grand Challenge trophy - the team's first championship victory since 2004. Going into the match, the title was UCT's to lose - even with archrivals Stellenbosch University breathing down their neck. Read more...

The controversial question of whether or not to incarcerate patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis came under the spotlight at a workshop held at the Faculty of Health Sciences from 3 to 5 September. Workshop participants heard from a number of experts that valid medical concerns about risk to the community had to be weighed up against the ethical and human rights of patients. Read more...

Renowned as the most significant archive of traditional Southern African musical instruments in the world, the Percival R Kirby Collection was re-launched at a celebratory function at UCT's South African College of Music (SACM) on 2 September. Read more...

A bursary fund for master's studies in green architecture, sustainable design for urban areas, engineering or science focusing on sustainable technologies was launched at UCT recently. Named the Simon Nicks Sustainability Scholarship and aimed at mainly black students, the award will contribute R20 000 to the students' postgraduate studies. Read more...

UCT women successfully defended their title at the 2010 University Sports South Africa (USSA) surfing championships, hosted by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) at Victoria Bay in George recently. Read more...

Networking was all the rage when students rubbed shoulders with prospective employers at UCT's annual Career Fairs in August. Hosted by the Career Development Programme (CDP), the general and specialised fairs (one in law and the other in accounting) attracted some 128 companies. Read more...

Opinions and loyalties were, to put it mildly, divided as panellists and audience members expressed their views on UCT's admission policy at a debate on 2 September. While most agreed that some form of redress is needed in South African society and in who gets a seat in a UCT lecture theatre, there was no such like-mindedness on the afternoon's bone of contention - the use in UCT's admissions policy of race as a proxy for disadvantage. Read more...