Archived Faculty of Commerce news

November 2021

Associate Professor Mark Graham, ex-HOD of the College of Accounting gives last lecture after 30 years at UCT - Tue, 11/09/2021 - 20:45

October 2021

Award for world-first textbook on ontological engineering - Tue, 10/26/2021 - 00:00
SA’s disproportionate number of deaths by natural causes likely linked to COVID-19 - Tue, 10/26/2021 - 00:00
Commerce student Asonele Gevenga wins at entrepreneurship competition - Fri, 10/15/2021 - 21:30
Servant leadership essential to incoming head of Information Systems - Fri, 10/01/2021 - 20:45
The world needs a different type of ambition - Fri, 10/01/2021 - 20:30

September 2021

Sanlam and UCT to Support Actuarial Students - Wed, 09/29/2021 - 19:15
Africans lack basic facilities to curb COVID-19 - Wed, 09/29/2021 - 18:45
Three UCT student entrepreneurs leap into national competition final - Wed, 09/29/2021 - 18:45
Faculty of Commerce PhD graduand celebrates with community in Khayelitsha - Tue, 09/14/2021 - 22:45
UCT grads - including Faculty of Commerce alumni - build scalable, low-cost tech centre for learners - Tue, 09/14/2021 - 22:15
Join pledge in support of fair working conditions in the gig economy - Thu, 09/09/2021 - 16:30
Barefooted scholar now a joint PhD candidate - Thu, 09/09/2021 - 16:30
Asonele Gevenga’s business helps students build a credit history - Thu, 09/09/2021 - 16:15

August 2021

COVID-19 heaps pressure on South African consumers across the board - Fri, 08/20/2021 - 15:45
Policy manager turns research into action for a better future - Tue, 08/17/2021 - 00:00
Women’s Month: UCT trio changing learners’ GBV mindsets - Mon, 08/16/2021 - 23:45
Economics PhD candidate Julian Kanjere and team win Innovation Prize - Thu, 08/12/2021 - 20:15
A living wage enables people to choose dignity - Tue, 08/10/2021 - 15:30
It’s time for Africa to ‘roll up its sleeves and take action’ - Wed, 08/04/2021 - 15:45
It’s time for Africa to ‘roll up its sleeves and take action’ - Wed, 08/04/2021 - 15:45

July 2021

Faculty of Commerce July 2021 graduation ceremony - Thu, 07/15/2021 - 22:00
Fairwork report highlights precarity of work in the gig economy - Thu, 07/15/2021 - 21:15
Minimum unit price on alcohol could substantially reduce heavy drinking - Tue, 07/06/2021 - 23:45
Major boost for UCT-led national Youth Explorer portal - Tue, 07/06/2021 - 23:30
Linda Ronnie: Top teacher, and a leader with integrity - Tue, 07/06/2021 - 23:15
UCT frontrunners claim spot in M&G’s 200 Young South Africans list - Tue, 07/06/2021 - 22:45

June 2021

Students’ innovative business ideas enter regional competition - Mon, 06/21/2021 - 12:00
UCT top in Africa in latest world rankings - Thu, 06/10/2021 - 10:45

May 2021

Faculty of Commerce student sends note of thanks for donations to UCT Fire Relief Fund via his inspiring organisation - Mon, 05/31/2021 - 15:45
Africa Day symposium: harness Africa’s youth dividend - Thu, 05/27/2021 - 12:30
Tackling youth unemployment: What works, what doesn't - Thu, 05/27/2021 - 12:30
Drones used to assess UCT fire damage - Thu, 05/27/2021 - 12:15
Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee presents ‘Good economics for hard times’ - Thu, 05/27/2021 - 12:15
UCT remains among top 1.4% of universities globally - Mon, 05/03/2021 - 09:45

April 2021

UCT undergrad places second in national budget speech competition - Thu, 04/08/2021 - 11:30
Magda Wierzycka kicks off full InvestSoc programme - Thu, 04/08/2021 - 11:00

March 2021

UCT students scoop lion’s share of Reimagine Challenge accolades - Wed, 03/24/2021 - 13:15
‘You make peace with pain’ - Wed, 03/24/2021 - 13:00

February 2021

New open source textbook focuses on local trade environment - Wed, 02/17/2021 - 10:30
What fascinates us about murder? - Mon, 02/01/2021 - 15:45
UCT tobacco taxation e-library a world first - Mon, 02/01/2021 - 15:15

December 2020

‘Graduation would have meant a mission accomplished’ - Mon, 12/14/2020 - 09:15
‘This one’s for you, dad’ - Fri, 12/11/2020 - 10:00
Dodging life as a gangster in pursuit of education - Wed, 12/09/2020 - 23:30
Linda Ronnie: from high school rebel to professor - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 09:30
New UCT fellows’ crucible moments - Wed, 12/02/2020 - 10:30
COVID-19 could ‘derail’ gender-equality progress in SA’s labour market - Wed, 12/02/2020 - 10:15
Lockdown: ‘redefining moment’ for student’s start-up - Wed, 12/02/2020 - 10:15
Student start-up gives peers ‘wings’ to fly - Wed, 12/02/2020 - 10:15