article  // 15 Aug 2018

The 1968 "Mafeje Affair" sit-in, 50 years on

Archie Mafeje was offered a post as anthropology lecturer at UCT. The offer was then rescinded as a result of government pressure. 1968 was a year marked by student protests across the globe. The "Mafeje Affair" was the spark that ignited s
article  // 03 Feb 2022

Happy World Read Aloud Day!

UCT Libraries celebrated World Read Aloud Day 2022 by sharing recordings of stories by UCT Libraries' staff with the UCT Educare Centre. Feedback "the kids loved the stories..than