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• South African MedTech Breakthrough Achieves Landmark First Human Use in United States Surgical Procedures

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Strait Access Technologies has successfully deployed its CenterFlow balloon dilation catheter in human patients for the first time during surgeries in Boston and Philadelphia. The...

• Decade-Long Road Surveys Reveal Catastrophic Population Collapse Among South African Birds of Prey

  Published: Mar 20, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A comprehensive 16-year study conducted by the University of Cape Town has documented widespread and severe declines in South Africa’s raptor populations. Researchers found that 50...

• University of Cape Town researchers challenge traditional bone growth aging methods in new study

  Published: Mar 5, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A research team at the University of Cape Town has discovered that growth marks in crocodile bones do not consistently correspond to annual cycles. These findings suggest that envi...

• UCT Operations Face Disruption as Staff Launch Strike Over Deadlocked Salary Negotiations

  Published: Feb 26, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Professional, administrative, and support staff at the University of Cape Town (UCT) commenced strike action on Thursday, demanding a 7% salary increase against management’s 3.5% o...

• Former UCT Vice-Chancellor Urges South Africa to Abolish Mathematical Literacy Subject in Schools

  Published: Feb 23, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Dr Mamokgethi Phakeng, a prominent mathematics education expert and former University of Cape Town vice-chancellor, has called for the elimination of Mathematical Literacy from the...