University Of Cape Town

To better understand the role of Sasol’s Secunda coal-based liquid fuels and chemicals complex, in Mpumalanga, in South Africa’s energy transition, the University of Cape Town's Energy Systems... 

As part of its effort to ensure the coal industry remains competitive and sustainable, coal research organisation Coaltech Research Association is progressing various projects, including Phase 2 of... 

Through its partnership with the University of Cape Town (UCT), software developer Elemental Numerics has completed the commercialisation of its first major software product AlphaFlow, which was... 

The 2026 National Research Foundation (NRF) Awards honoured South Africa’s top researchers and scientists at a prestigious ceremony held on Thursday, 03 September 2026, at the Boardwalk Hotel and... 

A first-of-its-kind report from researchers at Duke University and the University of Cape Town (UCT) has mapped the most credible research and development opportunities for lithium and rare earth... 

The priority projects in the Western Cape’s newly announced single integrated infrastructure pipeline currently consist of 52 projects to the value of R132-billion, says Western Cape Infrastructure... 

When Thandolwethu Nolwazi Nkosi joined Engen's Graduate Development Programme in April 2024, she was eager to begin her professional journey. Just under two years later, she has successfully... 

Gold is no longer the certain safe haven it once was, researchers at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT’s) Department of Finance and Tax have discovered. The yellow metal lost this status as a... 

MyCiTi’s first electric bus (e-bus) has arrived in Cape Town, where it will now be put to the test on the city’s most demanding public transport routes. The vehicle is a 12-m-long Volvo BZRLE... 

The growing fragmentation of the global trading system, intensifying geopolitical conflicts and mounting pressure for global trade reforms have reignited debates about the future of multilateralism... 

This week we profile Ian Burger, MD: Technical at SOLA Group, a company that develops, designs, constructs, operates and manages solar PV and battery energy storage facilities, primarily via... 

The National Research Foundation (NRF) congratulates Board Member and Research Chair Prof Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, along with Research Chairs Prof Priscilla Baker and Prof Keertan Dheda, on being... 

The conditions under which the world's rarest and most valuable gem-quality diamonds – referred to as Cullinan-like, large, inclusion-poor, pure, irregular and resorbed (CLIPPIR) – form have... 

TSX-V-listed Tsodilo Resources has announced a collaborative research initiative with the University of Cape Town (UCT) Department of Geological Sciences to support its critical minerals and rare... 

Urine beneficiation startup PeeCycling is advancing a decentralised fertiliser production model that recovers nutrients and water from human urine, offering a climate-resilient solution for... 

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) says its Urban Mobility Directorate will take delivery of its first electric bus in August, with another 13 electric buses to arrive between October and December this... 

Research programmes investigating how valuable minerals, found in coal discard, brine and coal ash, can be recovered are being advanced by Johannesburg-based coal research organisation Coaltech... 

The City of Cape Town’s (CoCT’s) Urban Mobility Directorate, together with the University of Cape Town (UCT), is set to roll out a research project to test and better understand how electric buses... 

Most founders talk about changing the world. Jed da Silva started by renting out school lockers, which is exactly why he’s worth paying attention to. Years later, the same instincts about...