IN THE NEWS
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Epic story comes to a new beginning with AXL
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Those behind the establishment of the new School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics (AXL for short) can possibly relate to Odysseus and his epic odyssey.It may not have been a 10-year trek, but the formation of the school had its share of obstacles, suggested head, Associate Professor Jane Bennett, at AXL's formal launch on 21 May. Ex-Bok coach on managing in a fish bowl
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Don't aim to be the best in South Africa. Aim to be the best in the world.This was the message former Springbok rugby coach Peter de Villiers conveyed to UCT's postgraduate diploma in sports management class on 15 May. "Be proud of being African"
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Perhaps it is a bit too easy - as some would charge - to forget that the Cape Town bubble is actually as African as, well, anywhere else in Africa. Thus, when UCT's international student societies exhibited their goods on Upper Campus's Jameson Plaza on 15 May, it was an ideal opportunity to learn more about the continent.
Medical musical merriment at the Baxter
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Medical people are well-rounded people, it would appear. Away from clinics, stethoscopes and rounds they are drummers, flutists, pianists, dancers, rappers and singers. And decent ones at that, as demonstrated when staff and students took to the stage at the Baxter Theatre Centre for the Faculty of Health Sciences' Centenary Concert, staged on 16 May. Mapungubwe not the origin of Great Zimbabwe
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Popular discussion about the relationship between the Mapungubwe and Great Zimbabwe regions in southern Africa probably needs re-examining, says UCT archaeologist Dr Shadreck Chirikure. He was speaking at the first of two lectures organised by the Department of Archaeology as part of UCT's Celebrating Africa Month, Alumnus wins playwright award
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UCT alumnus and playwright Mike van Graan has won the inaugural Theatre in Translation award from Proyecto 34ºS, an independent Cape Town-based organisation that oversees the exchange of written theatre plays between Africa and Latin America. Van Graan's 2004 political thriller Green Man Flashing was named the South African winner on 2 May.
Just ask the Google Scholars
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Two UCT students have been awarded Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarships for 2012. Joyce Mwangama, a doctoral candidate in electrical engineering, and Maletsabisa Molapo, a master's student in computer science, were named among the 70 students from universities in Africa, Canada, the Middle East and the US to win the scholarships.
Student apprentices rise to the challenge
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UCT students showed off some winning business acumen at the first instalment of the twice-yearly AIESEC Student Apprentice Challenge (SAC) in early May. The SAC - hosted at UCT for the first time since its 2005 inception - pitted 64 ambitious students from around South Africa in a five-day face-off, testing core business disciplines such as project management, networking, logistics and bargaining. Africa Month celebrations continue
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UCT's Celebrating Africa Month continued last week with a fashion show, masquerade, exhibitions and talks galore. On 10 May the Faculty of Law hosted Afropolitan Through Fabric, an event that threw the spotlight on some of Africa's cultural riches - from traditional homebrew and wear to a fashion show featuring designers from South Africa, Mali and Nigeria, among other nations.