Poging GOUD - Vrij
Charting the Path to 2030: CPUT's six Pillars of Research and Innovation Excellence
Mail & Guardian
|M&G 21 November 2025
The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) has been on a two-decade long mission to build a vibrant and impactful research and innovation culture.
-
Through its six Research Focus Areas, the university boasts a research and innovation ecosystem renowned for its spirit of ingenuity and boundary pushing. It is this spirit which continues to set CPUT researchers apart and guide us towards our vision of becoming the MIT of Africa.
Aligned with the African Union's Agenda 2063, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030, the Focus Areas ensure CPUT's research is both nationally relevant, continentally responsive, and globally competitive.
Focus Area 1: Bioeconomy & Biotechnology
Dit verhaal komt uit de M&G 21 November 2025-editie van Mail & Guardian.
Abonneer u op Magzter GOLD voor toegang tot duizenden zorgvuldig samengestelde premiumverhalen en meer dan 9000 tijdschriften en kranten.
Bent u al abonnee? Aanmelden
MEER VERHALEN VAN Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
Kwaito isn't dead, it's evolving
Trompies' story reveals how true legends endure by evolving without losing their cultural centre
4 mins
M&G 23 January 2026
Mail & Guardian
The human story behind Horizon and Star Colleges
South Africa's 2025 matric results once again placed Horizon and Star Colleges, under the Horizon Foundation, among the country's high-performing educational institutions.
3 mins
M&G 23 January 2026
Mail & Guardian
The maths behind the 88% matric pass
South Africa is celebrating.
7 mins
M&G 23 January 2026
Mail & Guardian
Angst about Trump's Greenland threat
I am not going to lie, I feel a certain schadenfreude at Donald Trump’s threats to “acquire” Greenland against the wishes of Europe.
4 mins
M&G 23 January 2026
Mail & Guardian
UJ Academy 100% matric pass rate shines a light on the high school to university transition
University of Johannesburg Vice Chancellor Letlhokwa Mpedi says the 100% matric pass rate obtained by UJ Academy - the university-affiliated secondary school shows a valuable lesson that with “the right methodology, resources and well-trained staff” the university can expand its impact in basic education.
4 mins
M&G 23 January 2026
Mail & Guardian
Reading resistance: Books that archive courage, dissent and institutional memory
As corruption, arrogance and exclusion threaten hard-won freedoms, a new crop of books — on universities, satire, music — reminds us that democracy is not inherited but defended through memory and dissent.
3 mins
M&G 23 January 2026
Mail & Guardian
A sector in freefall
As productions stall and jobs disappear, film workers say a broken incentive scheme threatens the future of one of South Africa's most visible industries
4 mins
M&G 23 January 2026
Mail & Guardian
Opposition arrests spark debate
A rare phone call between former president Lazarus Chakwera and leader Arthur Peter Mutharika has exposed growing tension over a wave of arrests targeting the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) after last year’s disputed elections.
2 mins
M&G 23 January 2026
Mail & Guardian
Design, building sector ripe for a pivot
It's one thing to be a desirable city for tourists and charge premium hotel room prices, but the execution of the experience must match
4 mins
M&G 23 January 2026
Mail & Guardian
Somaliland and the African border dilemma
But insisting that borders are absolutely sacred under all circumstances brings its own dangers
4 mins
M&G 23 January 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size

