Kamva Somdyala

1 month ago | capetimes.co.za | Kamva Somdyala

Kamva Somdyala|Published 16 minutes agoThe plinth of the statue of Cecil John Rhodes on UCT’s upper campus. Image: MICHAEL HAMMONDKamva SomdyalaUCT graduate Dr Mapheyeledi Sibindlana, has completed a groundbreaking PhD that critically examines how violence is understood and represented in the context of student protest.

2 months ago | healthformzansi.co.za | Kamva Somdyala

The opportunity to do an intercalated molecular medicine course during the pursuit of his bachelor of medicine and surgery (MBChB) was not one Luxolo Mdolo was going to let slip. The recipient of the Bongani Mayosi Student’s Academic Prize, he can now share how he did. Luxolo took to the stage in the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Sarah Baartman Hall on 2 April, where he graduated with his medical degree.

May 18, 2024 | healthformzansi.co.za | Kamva Somdyala

May marks Maternal Mental Health Month, with the aim to around the fact that many women struggle with perinatal mental health challenges, and to share resources for support. This month, the Perinatal Mental Health Project (PMHP) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is shining a spotlight on the issue. The term perinatal refers to the period of pregnancy and the first year after giving birth, and in South Africa, one in three women suffer from it.