Dear Responsible citizens, We back again with another critical discussion, join us 4th of August as we focus on African Renaissance Uniting for progress with our honourable guests Prof Janet Cherry and Giovanni Poggi. Don’t forget to RSVP !

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There are over 3400 opportunities on offer at the Epic Job Expo, ranging from bursaries and internships to graduate programmes and full-time jobs! Join us TOMORROW 16 August 2023 from 9am - 4pm at the Sports Centre on Upper Campus. - mycareer.uct.ac.za/students/event…

Planning to pursue your postgraduate studies at UCT in 2024? Be sure to familiarise yourself with the various closing dates for different faculties and programmes. Although specific programmes have different dates – and although some programmes have earlier closing dates – the

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The #REFAfestival begins today!

The FOUR streams of the Rethinking Economics for Africa Festival (REFA) happening today at Wits University. Don't miss out on the exciting programme, tune in to some sessions online. Visit the Website for more information on the programme: buff.ly/45HxOHJ

Kicking off with the Opening Plenery for Day 1 of the #REFAfestival. This marks the beginning of two days filled with meaningful discussions, workshops and more!

Setting up for the first of many performances. 🔥

A powerful performance by Modise Sekgothe for the #REFAfestival Opening Plenery. A tender exploration of the conjunction of poetry and music - Sekgothe speaks of pain, hope and history in elegant verse.

Day 2 of the #REFAfestival 2023 🔥 Get ready for more discussions and workshops on topics ranging from climate change to global financial architecture. See you there!

🌟 The Remarkable REFA Experience! 🌟 As the REFA UCT, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for the incredible opportunity to participate in the 2023 REFA Event. The three days have been nothing short of inspiring, enlightening, and immensely rewarding.

Tune in tonight! #SONA24

From Aug 17-18, we tackled economic challenges facing Africa at the REFA Student Convening. We reinforced the power of pluralism and also strategized to advance REFA’s mission at UCT. Huge thanks the organizing team. Onward, together! ✊ #REFA #Pluralism #Economics

It’s Budget Day Today (again) and the Minister is set to speak - will you? Join REFA UCT and the AIDC for a Post Budget Speech Discussion where we unpack the debts, deficits and the drama. Get to know REFA a bit better and stand a chance to win BIG on a budget 😉.

Budget Speeches can get boring, so we’ve made BUDGET SPEECH BINGO. We have filled out some of the blocks and taken 5 submissions from our REFA members on our WhatsApp Group which are in BOLD. Join us at 2pm wherever you are The budget might not balance but our bingo card might.

Rumor has it, loadshedding may or may not be back in the short term. The bad news is that you might have to redownload ESP but the good news is that you could win a Consol Solanga Solar Jar if you join us tonight at the Just Energy Transition Talk tonight.