Shortly after I'd been elected to the chair in 1953, the undergraduates gave me a party and we had a very jolly time. And they said, 'what we want is a book about law -- telling us what law is. Why don't you write one?' So I did. -- HLA Hart

🎉🇿🇦 HISTORIC: For 56 years Cape Town has celebrated the switching on of our festive lights. Last night a record 100 000 Capetonians came TOGETHER to enjoy our heritage and culture in the Mother City! THANK YOU CAPE TOWN 🎄👏

Neighbourhood Watches in the spotlight The City recently honoured NW members for their contributions. We spoke to a few of the recipients.

[New #HUMATeam Alert] 🎊🎊 We are happy to welcome Wade Seale as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow supported by @CarnegieCorp on #AfricaAIEthics. Wade holds a PhD in #Philosophy from the @UCT_news

Philosophical Society of Southern Africa Annual Conference 23–25 January 2026 University of Cape Town To attend, request an application form from: PSSA2026@gmail.com @UCT_news @UCT_Research @ucthumanities #PSSA2026

Congratulations to now Dr @SealeWade! His innovative articulation of ubuntu as a form of personalism in political philosophy was a joy to supervise. It is well worth reading! @UCT_Research @ucthumanities

Congratulations, @OLEMOGOMOTSI, well deserved! 🎈 🎊

Adieux émus à Alfred Brendel qui tout au long de son exceptionnel parcours aura suscité admiration et sympathie.

Er konnte bei Beethoven kess, gar schnippisch sein, am ergreifendsten war er aber als Melancholiker, wenn er Schubert spielte. Jetzt ist der Pianist Alfred Brendel gestorben. Ein Nachruf von Gerald Felber

We are deeply saddened by the death of Alfred Brendel, one of the great pianists and musical minds of our time. More to follow. 📸 Barbara Klemm

PSSA comes to @UCT_news, 23–25 January 2026. Inquiries and abstracts in all areas of philosophy to: PSSA2026@gmail.com Abstracts due 15 July 2025. @UCT_Research @ucthumanities #PSSA2026

‘Tariffs on ideas’? @kavishchetty describes how Grupo Modernidad/Colonialidad (Mignolo & Co.) shifted from economic protectionism to ‘epistemological protectionism’. He argues we should challenge their monopoly in the intellectual decolonization space: https://t.co/0deIKCFg11

Meanwhile, the Rand…

♦️Important Watch♦️ Below is footage of the Standing Committee On Finance which sat on 1 April 2025. (It was strangely not streamed live) In these videos, you can see that Members of the Finance Committee were at pains to explain to Action SA’s Alan Beesley, that his shift from

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution on the #DRC, calling for an immediate ceasefire & the Rwanda Defense Force to stop support to M23 & withdraw from the DRC territory. 🇿🇦 Welcomes this UNSC resolution.

KwaZulu-Natal Department of Public Works Fires CFO and Other Top Officials for Corruption

“The freeze on US funding could, in the long run, accelerate the brain drain from Africa, as researchers lose opportunities to work on projects that rely on multiple funding streams.” @uniworldnews https://t.co/XW0UMK4C5I

“There’s an awareness that Chinese firms have exploited AGOA simply to relocate in South Africa and export to the American market under favourable terms[…]The purpose of AGOA is not to enrich China, it’s to enrich Africa.” @sajewishreport https://t.co/jAUXCTmYPT

Here is a deep dive into decolonization discourse—the good, the bad, and the ugly—by @kavishchetty (@UCT_news, @ucthumanities, @UCT_Research) in conversation with @caiohspira. Very enlightening! @UGeneralista https://t.co/QI4oi7fBAS

President Cyril Ramaphosa “frequently says different things to different audiences with his bona fides accepted by all”. @News24_Business https://t.co/4Jd3HCm3qA