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UCT is honoured to host Associate Professor Loretta J Ross, who will deliver the 59th TB Davie Memorial Lecture at 18:00 SAST on Wednesday, 6 August 2025.
The six-month mark of his tenure presented the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) vice-chancellor, Professor Mosa Moshabela, an opportunity to speak about legacy and what it means from a historic point of view, and its custodian: the future.
Ensuring the talent that walks through the doors of the University of Cape Town has an enabling environment to thrive will secure the institution’s standing well into the future, according to Vice-Chancellor Professor Mosa Moshabela.
Register for the Beginners and Intermediate Masithethe isiXhosa Course for staff and students offered by the Multilingualism Education Project (MEP) based in the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED).