University of Cape Town - Article Index

Encyclopedia - University Of Cape Town: Encyclopedia - University Of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a major tertiary education institution in Cape Town, South Africa, located on the Rhodes Estate on the slo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Cape Town: Encyclopedia Ii - University Of Cape Town - Campus
The main teaching campus, known as the Upper Campus, is located on the slopes of Devil's Peak. This campus contains in a relatively compa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breyten Breytenbach: Encyclopedia - Breyten Breytenbach
Breyten Breytenbach (born September 16, 1939) is a South African writer and painter with French citizenship. Breyten Breytenbach was born...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Association Of Commonwealth Universities: Encyclopedia - Association Of Commonwealth Universities
The Association of Commonwealth Universities represents over 480 universities from Commonwealth countries. "We serve our member institu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bachelor Of Business Science: Encyclopedia - Bachelor Of Business Science
The Bachelor of Business Science (BBusSci) degree is offered by the University of Cape Town and is aimed at students who wish to make a c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allan Mcleod Cormack: Encyclopedia - Allan Mcleod Cormack
Allan McLeod Cormack (February 23, 1924 – May 7, 1998) was a South African-born American physicist who shared a part of the 1979 Nobel ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Radcliffe-brown: Encyclopedia - Alfred Radcliffe-brown
Alfred Reginald Radcliffe-Brown (January 17, 1881–October 24, 1955) was a British social anthropologist who developed the theory of Str...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - André Brink: Encyclopedia - André Brink
André Philippus Brink (born on 29 May 1935 in Vrede) is a South African novelist. He writes in Afrikaans and English and is a Professor ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Cape Province: Encyclopedia - Western Cape Province
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Varsity Cape Town: Encyclopedia - Varsity Cape Town
Varsity is the official student newspaper of the University of Cape Town (UCT). In 1942, the first edition of Varsity went to print. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1829: Encyclopedia - 1829
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christiaan Barnard: Encyclopedia - Christiaan Barnard
Christiaan Barnard (November 8, 1922 – September 2, 2001) was a South African cardiac surgeon. He became famous for performing the worl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adamastor Trust: Encyclopedia - Adamastor Trust
Adamastor Trust is the name under which the Western Cape Tertiary Institutions Trust trades and prefers to be known. The Trust was regist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cecil Rhodes: Encyclopedia - Cecil Rhodes
Cecil John Rhodes (July 5, 1853 – March 26, 1902) was an English businessman and the effective founder of the state of Rhodesia (which ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cape Town: Encyclopedia - Cape Town
Cape Town (Afrikaans: Kaapstad; Xhosa: eKapa or SaseKapa) is the third most populous city in South Africa. As the oldest city in South Af...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vincent Ebrahim: Encyclopedia - Vincent Ebrahim
Vincent Ebrahim is a British actor of Indian ethnicity. Born in South Africa, he studied drama at the University of Cape Town. After immi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - October 1: Encyclopedia - October 1
October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). There are 91 days remaining. October 1 - Events. 331 BC - Alexander the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aaron Klug: Encyclopedia - Aaron Klug
Sir Aaron Klug, OM, FRS (born 11 August 1926 in Zelvas, Lithuania ) is a Lithuanian-born British physicist and chemist, and winner of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hamilton Naki: Encyclopedia Ii - Hamilton Naki - Medical Career
Naki was selected by Robert Goetz of the Medical Faculty, while working as a gardener, to work in the clinical laboratories, where he hel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christiaan Barnard: Encyclopedia Ii - Christiaan Barnard - Early Life
Barnard was born and grew up in Beaufort West, South Africa. He studied medicine at the University of Cape Town, did his internship and r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Donald Woods: Encyclopedia Ii - Donald Woods - Relationship With Steve Biko
Under Woods, the Daily Dispatch was very critical of the South African government, but was also critical of the emerging Black Consciousn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Devil's Peak Cape Town: Encyclopedia Ii - Devil's Peak Cape Town - Landmarks
On the Eastern slopes of Devil's Peak you will find the Rhodes Memorial, to Cecil Rhodes, and the University of Cape Town. From these van...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cecil Rhodes: Encyclopedia Ii - Cecil Rhodes - Diamonds
Whilst at Oxford, Rhodes continued to prosper in Kimberley. Before his departure for Oxford he and C. D. Rudd had moved from the Kimberle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mamphela Ramphele: Encyclopedia Ii - Mamphela Ramphele - Life And Career
Ramphele was born near Pietersburg (now Polokwane) in what is now Limpopo province. She completed her schooling at Setotolwane High Schoo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Colleges And Universities Starting With U: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Colleges And Universities Starting With U - Main Section
Universities beginning with U, excluding the words University, Universidad, Université, etc. [1] UNIK - Center for Technology at Kjelle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Oldest Universities In Continuous Operation: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Oldest Universities In Continuous Operation - Caveat
The actual date a University started to function is often rather hazy and differs a good deal from legend, or from the date its ancestor-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cape Town: Encyclopedia Ii - Cape Town - History
The area today known as Cape Town was settled by the San and Khoikhoi, collectively known as the Khoisan, long before the Dutch East Indi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cape Town: Encyclopedia Ii - Cape Town - History
The area today known as Cape Town was settled by the San and Khoikhoi, collectively known as the Khoisan, long before the Dutch East Indi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camilla Wedgwood: Encyclopedia Ii - Camilla Wedgwood - Biography
Wedgwood's father was Josiah Wedgwood IV. Her mother, Ethel Bowen Wedgwood, was the daughter of a Lord Justice of Appeal, Charles Bowen. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roger Whittaker: Encyclopedia Ii - Roger Whittaker - Discography
Albums realeased in non-English-speaking countries are listed elsewhere. Roger Whittaker - UK and European albums. a selection 1979 Me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Smuts Hall: Encyclopedia Ii - Smuts Hall - Architecture
The architectural contribution of Solomon to the University has been more fully written about elsewhere but since Men’s Residence was s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salim Ahmed Salim: Encyclopedia Ii - Salim Ahmed Salim - Diplomatic Positons Held
Salim Ahmed Salim - Positions at the United Nations. June/July 1972: Chairman of the United Nations Special Mission to Niue August 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roger Ebert: Encyclopedia Ii - Roger Ebert - Career As A Critic
Ebert began his film critic career in 1967, writing for the Chicago Sun-Times. In 1976 he and Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune began co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Association Of Commonwealth Universities: Encyclopedia Ii - Association Of Commonwealth Universities - Members
Association of Commonwealth Universities - Australia. University of Adelaide Australian Catholic University Australian Maritime Colleg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rondebosch Cape Town: Encyclopedia Ii - Rondebosch Cape Town - Landmarks
On the slopes of Devil's Peak above Rondebosch is the main campus of the University of Cape Town, one of the country's top universities. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Student Newspapers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Student Newspapers - United States Of America
Main article: List of United States student newspapers List of student newspapers - Alabama. University of Alabama – The Crimson Whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Cape Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Cape Province - Demographics
As of the census of 2001, there are 4,524,336 people and 1,173,302 households residing in the Western Cape. The population density is 34....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Athol Fugard: Encyclopedia Ii - Athol Fugard - Overview
Although he was born in Middleburg (in the Cape Province), his family soon moved to Port Elizabeth. In 1938, he enrolled at the Marist Br...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyril Ramaphosa: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyril Ramaphosa - Early Life And Education
Although he spent most of his childhood in Soweto, he matriculated at Mphaphuli High School in Sibasa, Venda, in 1971. He subsequently re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mark Shuttleworth: Encyclopedia Ii - Mark Shuttleworth - Work
Mark Shuttleworth - Thawte. In 1995, he founded Thawte, which specialised in digital certificates and Internet security. He sold Thawte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South African College: Encyclopedia Ii - South African College - History
The South African College was started when in 1791, the Dutch Commissioner-General, Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist, asked for money to b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - Trials And Tribulations
Jan Smuts - Construction Begins. A new nation required a new Prime Minister. Smuts knew that he wasn't in the running, being too young ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tom Raworth: Encyclopedia Ii - Tom Raworth - Development As A Poet
His first book, The Relation Ship (1966) won the Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize. Donald Davie admired the book and encouraged Raworth to resum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stellenbosch University: Encyclopedia Ii - Stellenbosch University - Language
Stellenbosch University is a predominantly Afrikaans medium university, especially at undergraduate and honours course level. However, st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paarl: Encyclopedia Ii - Paarl - History
In 1657, while Abraham Gabemma was searching for new meat resources for the settlement at the Cape of Good Hope, he saw a giant granite r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of South African Media: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of South African Media - Newspapers
List of South African media - National. Beeld (5 of 9 provinces) City Press Mail & Guardian Sunday Independent List of South Afr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Soros: Encyclopedia Ii - George Soros - Early Life
George Soros is the son of the Esperanto writer Tivadar Soros. On March 19, 1944, when Nazi Germany took military control over its ally H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neil Aggett: Encyclopedia Ii - Neil Aggett - Life And Death
Aggett was born in Kenya, and his family moved to South Africa in 1964, where he attended a boarding school in Grahamstown from 1964 to 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Natalie Du Toit: Encyclopedia Ii - Natalie Du Toit - Life
Born in Cape Town, Du Toit first competed internationally at the age of 14, when she took part in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South African College: Encyclopedia Ii - South African College - Old Boys Union
The SACS Old Boys Union (OBU) is the oldest Old Boy (Alumni) group in the country. It is currently chaired by John Ince, notable Old Boy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stellenbosch University: Encyclopedia Ii - Stellenbosch University - Facilities And Services
The university has an extensive library which is catalogued on a computerised database. It also has a modern conservatory, including two ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stellenbosch University: Encyclopedia Ii - Stellenbosch University - Faculties And Schools
Stellenbosch University consists of about 150 departments divided amongst 10 faculties. It also has more than 40 research (and other) ins...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roger Whittaker: Encyclopedia Ii - Roger Whittaker - Childhood And Beginning
Roger Whittaker (Born March 22, 1936 in Nairobi, Kenya) is a British singer/songwriter and musician with worldwide record sales of more t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tom Raworth: Encyclopedia Ii - Tom Raworth - Early Life And Work
Raworth was born and grew up in London. He left school at the age of 16 and worked at a variety of jobs. In the early 1960s he started a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roger Whittaker: Encyclopedia Ii - Roger Whittaker - Awards
In his career to date, Whittaker has won over 250 silver, gold and platinum albums. He was part of a successful British team that won the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roger Whittaker: Encyclopedia Ii - Roger Whittaker - Recording And Performing Career
To further his teaching career, Whittaker moved to Britain in September 1959. For the next three years, he studied zoology, biochemistry,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roger Whittaker: Encyclopedia Ii - Roger Whittaker - Tours
In 1976, Whittaker undertook his first tour of the United States. In 2003 he again toured Germany. After recovering from heart problems a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tom Raworth: Encyclopedia Ii - Tom Raworth - Performance And Collaboration
Raworth gives regular readings of his work in Europe and the U.S.A. and has made a number of recordings. His readings are noted for his s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Cape Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Cape Province - Law And Government
The capital of the Western Cape Province is the City of Cape Town. Its current Premier is Ebrahim Rasool and the Director-General is Gilb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rondebosch Cape Town: Encyclopedia Ii - Rondebosch Cape Town - History
Four years after the first Dutch settlement at the Cape in 1652, the first experimental crops were grown along the banks of the Liesbeek ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyril Ramaphosa: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyril Ramaphosa - Politician
Subsequent to his election as Secretary General of the African National Congress in 1991, he became head of the negotiation team of the A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Donald Woods: Encyclopedia Ii - Donald Woods - Return To South Africa
Woods returned to South Africa in 1994 to support the fund-raising efforts for the ANC election fund. His son Dillon was one of the organ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South African College: Encyclopedia Ii - South African College - School Buildings
The current school buildings are situated along Dean Street and Newlands Avenue in Cape Town. The Junior School is located along Dean Str...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cape Town: Encyclopedia Ii - Cape Town - Demographics
As of the census of 2001, there are 2,893,251 people and 759,767 households residing in the city. The population density is 1,158/km². T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roger Ebert: Encyclopedia Ii - Roger Ebert - Personal Life
Ebert's interest in journalism began in his teens. As a high school student, he was a sports writer for The News-Gazette in Champaign, Il...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cape Town: Encyclopedia Ii - Cape Town - Tourism
Cape Town is a popular tourist destination, offering the visitor a wide variety of activities such as water sports (including diving, sur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cape Town: Encyclopedia Ii - Cape Town - Transport
Cape Town - To/from Cape Town. Cape Town is the meeting point of three South African national roads: the N1 to Johannesburg and Pretori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Donald Woods: Encyclopedia Ii - Donald Woods - Life In Exile
It became clear to Woods that his family was being targeted by the government, and he decided his family needed to leave South Africa to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South African College: Encyclopedia Ii - South African College - Sporting Activities
The students in both Junior and High Schools are divided into four houses different in both divisions of the school. In both instances th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cape Town: Encyclopedia Ii - Cape Town - Sports Teams And Stadiums
Three main team sports are played in the city: rugby, cricket and football. Cape Town boasts two soccer teams in the Premier League, Sant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South African College: Encyclopedia Ii - South African College - The Sac
The school song was written by Rev. Dr. F C Kolbe with music composed by Sir Meiring Beck and first publicly performed in December, 1887....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyril Ramaphosa: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyril Ramaphosa - Honorary Doctorates And Awards
Among others, Ramaphosa has received honorary doctorates from the University of Natal, the University of Port Elizabeth, the University o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Donald Woods: Encyclopedia Ii - Donald Woods - Early History
Woods was born in East London, South Africa, where his family had lived for five generations. Donald's ancestors arrived in South Africa ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South African College: Encyclopedia Ii - South African College - Cultural Activities
Both schools have a rich music heritage with extremely strong music departments. The High School choir often performs in the Cape Town Ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyril Ramaphosa: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyril Ramaphosa - Political Activist And Trade Union Leader
After obtaining his degree, Ramaphosa joined the Council of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) as a legal advisor. In 1982, CUSA requested tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Smuts Hall: Encyclopedia Ii - Smuts Hall - Etymology
The doors of the new residence on the Groote Schuur campus were barely open when there was a call to name it. That was in March, 1928. By...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of South African Media: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of South African Media - Radio Stations
List of South African media - National. 5FM SAfm List of South African media - Gauteng. 702 94.7 Highveld Stereo List of South A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - Miscellaneous
In 1931, he became the first foreign President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1948, he was elected Chancel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - After The War
His preoccupation with the war had severe political repercussions in South Africa. Smuts' support of the war and his support for the Faga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - Second World War
After nine years in opposition and academia, Smuts returned as Deputy Prime Minister in a 'grand coalition' government under Barry Hertzo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Student Newspapers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Student Newspapers - Australia
Main article: Australian student newspapers List of student newspapers - Australian Capital Territory. Australian National University ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Student Newspapers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Student Newspapers - Canada
List of student newspapers - Alberta. University of Alberta – The Gateway Athabasca University – The Voice Magazine University of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Student Newspapers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Student Newspapers - United Kingdom
List of student newspapers - England. London School of Economics – The Beaver University of Cambridge – The Cambridge Student (TCS...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Student Newspapers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Student Newspapers - South Africa
List of student newspapers - Cape Town. University of Cape Town – Varsity List of student newspapers - KwaZulu-Natal Province. U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Student Newspapers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Student Newspapers - Norway
List of student newspapers - Trondheim. Norwegian University of Science and Technology – Under dusken ... See also:List of studen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - Soldier And Statesman
He formed the South African Defence Force, and was instrumental in the conquest of German East Africa. In 1917 he was invited to join the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - Under The British Crown
For more details, see the in-depth article For all Smuts' exploits as a general and a negotiator, nothing could mask the fact that the Af...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Soros: Encyclopedia Ii - George Soros - Philosophy
Soros has a keen interest in philosophy. Periodically he has studied under and corresponded with philosoper Karl Popper. His Open Society...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Soros: Encyclopedia Ii - George Soros - Philanthropy
Soros has been active as a philanthropist since the 1970's, when he began providing funds to help black students attend the University of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Soros: Encyclopedia Ii - George Soros - Business
Soros is the founder of Soros Fund Management. In 1970 he co-founded the Quantum Fund with Jim Rogers. It returned more than 4000% during...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Devil's Peak Cape Town: Encyclopedia Ii - Devil's Peak Cape Town - Origins Of The Name
Despite the fact that the early history of Cape Town is in general well-documented, some issues relating to the origin of the name "Devil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Soros: Encyclopedia Ii - George Soros - Soros Vs. Bush
Soros was not a large donor to US political causes until the 2004 US presidential elections. In an interview with The Washington Post on ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Soros: Encyclopedia Ii - George Soros - Critics
George Soros - Criticism of financial activities. Critics claim that Soros has an undue influence on currency markets through Quantum F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - The Boer War
For more details on Smuts' involvement, see the in-depth article On October 11, 1899, the Boer republics declared war on the United Kingd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - Climbing The Ladder
For more details, see the in-depth article Smuts began to practise law in Cape Town, but his abrasive nature made him few friends. Findin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - Youth
For more details, see the in-depth article Born into a land-owning Afrikaner family on a farm near Malmesbury, in the Cape Colony, Jan Sm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roger Ebert: Encyclopedia Ii - Roger Ebert - Style Of Criticism
Ebert's reviews are known for their insight, but also their wit. He often makes heavy use of mocking sarcasm, especially when reviewing b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Student Newspapers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Student Newspapers - India
List of student newspapers - Mumbai Maharashtra State. Somaiya Vidyavihar – VOICES – Your Word, Our Paper Voices ... See also:L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Association Of Commonwealth Universities: Encyclopedia Ii - Association Of Commonwealth Universities - History
In 1912, the University of London took the iniative to assemble 53 representatives of universities in London to hold a Congress of Univer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Cape Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Cape Province - Education
Western Cape Province - Colleges and Universities. Stellenbosch University University of Cape Town University of the Western Cape ....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Cape Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Cape Province - Important Cities And Towns
Population 1,000,000+ (urbanized area) Cape Town Population 50,000+ (urbanized area) George Oudtshoorn Paarl Stellenbosch Swellendam W...   » Read the article