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02/10/2026

[READ] Democracy is not only practised at the ballot box – it is also shaped in classrooms through listening, questioning, participation and respectful disagreement. In this reflection marking the International Day of Democracy, University of the Western Cape (UWC) sociologist Dr Trevor Makhetha explores how education can help cultivate the habits that sustain democratic participation through his concept of “Audiencious Learning".

02/10/2026

[TENDER OPPORTUNITY] REQUEST FOR TENDER: UWC 11/2026: For the Information and Communication Services (ICS) Data Center Upgrade and Standby Generator Redeployment, at the University of the Western Cape

UWC invites suitably qualified, competent and established Electrical Engineering Contractors with a CIDB Grading of 6 EB or higher, and based within the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Drakenstein Local Municipality or Stellenbosch Local Municipality to submit proposals for the Information and Communication Services (ICS) Data Center Upgrade and Standby Generator Redeployment, at the University of the Western Cape.

For more information regarding this tender, please visit the “Tender Opportunities” page on the UWC website: https://www.uwc.ac.za/news-and-announcements/tender-opportunities

The University of the Western Cape delivers excellence in teaching, learning and research while fostering diversity, innovation and societal impact.

02/10/2026

| Cape Town, it’s your turn!

The 2026 University of the Western Cape (UWC) Annual Golf Day heads to Atlantic Beach Golf Estate on Friday, 27 November 2026.

Join UWC alumni, corporate partners, businesses and friends of the University for a day of golf, connection and purpose, while helping create opportunities for deserving students through bursaries and student success initiatives.

Playing with Purpose. Partnering for Impact. Transforming Futures. Find out more, book your fourball or explore sponsorship opportunities: https://bit.ly/UWC-GolfDay

02/10/2026

[READ] From a young girl in Khayelitsha with dreams of acting to a recognised scientist, Professor Fanelwa Ngece-Ajayi reflected on the people, opportunities and unexpected turns that shaped her journey during her inaugural lecture at the University of the Western Cape (UWC).

01/10/2026

: As the University of the Western Cape (UWC) prepares to celebrate graduation, we invite you to share stories of excellence, resilience and impact. If you or someone you know has achieved something remarkable, we want to hear from you. Email [email protected].

01/10/2026

[READ] For Professor Sue-Mari Viljoen, the path to becoming a property law scholar began with a choice between two seemingly different worlds – law and art. She chose law. Her passion for property and property law has since become central to her academic career. Prof Viljoen recently delivered her inaugural lecture at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), reflecting on a field that has shaped her scholarship and her contribution to legal education

01/10/2026

[READ] The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has strengthened key measures of its academic performance while retaining its place among the world’s top universities in the 2027 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.

01/10/2026

[READ] The University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) second Nature Photography Competition has celebrated the remarkable biodiversity and natural heritage found right on the University’s doorstep, inviting students to discover the Cape Flats Nature Reserve through the lens of photography.