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2 09, 2020

R.W. Wilcocks’ legacy- volksheld or apartheid architect?

2021-09-06T09:20:20+02:00

Anthony Naidoo Psychology Department Stellenbosch University 2 September 2020 After a fire destroyed the roof and top storey of the Wilcocks Building on the 10 December 2010, a unique opportunity was afforded Stellenbosch University to reconsider its heritage, legacy and its future. The university was also fast approaching its centennial [...]

R.W. Wilcocks’ legacy- volksheld or apartheid architect?2021-09-06T09:20:20+02:00
28 08, 2020

New lecturers in the Psychology Department

2021-08-23T20:41:03+02:00

On 1 July 2020, our department welcomed two new lecturers, Ms Megan Snow and Dr Dale Moodley. Ms Snow is trained and practicing Clinical Psychology and has a keen interest in the training of clinical students. Her research interests include student mental health and well-being, psychopathology, chronic illness, female mental [...]

New lecturers in the Psychology Department2021-08-23T20:41:03+02:00
25 08, 2020

Gender Based Violence: How will it end?

2021-08-30T12:28:20+02:00

On 24 August 2019 University of Cape Town (UCT) first-year student Uyinene Mrwetyana went to the post office to pick up a parcel and ended up being brutally raped and murdered by a male post office worker. To commemorate the anniversary of this tragic event, the Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation (UMF) [...]

Gender Based Violence: How will it end?2021-08-30T12:28:20+02:00
25 08, 2020

Uyinene, one year later: Patriarchy and the ‘boy code’ that makes monsters of males

2021-08-30T12:06:39+02:00

A year after 19-year-old Uyinene Mrwetyana was kidnapped, raped and brutally murdered while collecting a parcel at a post office in Cape Town, her mother, Nomangwane, wants to find a way to stop male violence and hate. Read Uyinene, one year later: Patriarchy and the ‘boy code’ that makes monsters [...]

Uyinene, one year later: Patriarchy and the ‘boy code’ that makes monsters of males2021-08-30T12:06:39+02:00
29 07, 2020

Psychology of Racism in the Light of the Black Lives Matter Movement

2021-08-30T12:29:44+02:00

Kopano Ratele was one of the panellists on the webinar Psychology of Racism in the Light of the Black Lives Matter Movement. The announcement of the webinar said, among other things: “In this webinar, leading psychologists who work on race and racism, patriarchy, sexuality, class, and violence will offer their [...]

Psychology of Racism in the Light of the Black Lives Matter Movement2021-08-30T12:29:44+02:00
14 07, 2020

South Africans lament the frustration with the covid-19 lockdown

2021-08-23T18:32:25+02:00

Since level 3 of the lockdown kicked in, it seems it's back to normal for Capetonians with very little social distancing taking place. Some would argue that people are simply not adhering to the lockdown. Are we at the end of our tether with this lockdown? Prof Ashraf Kagee from [...]

South Africans lament the frustration with the covid-19 lockdown2021-08-23T18:32:25+02:00
9 07, 2020

Multiple stressors adding to despair of those who lost a loved one to Covid-19 – experts

2021-08-23T18:38:26+02:00

The unbearably tragic stories are becoming more common and heart-wrenching. A Cape Town teenager losing her parents to Covid-19 in one day (a prominent American even lost his parents to the virus six minutes apart); and three Pretoria siblings hit by a double shock after their father died from Covid-19 [...]

Multiple stressors adding to despair of those who lost a loved one to Covid-19 – experts2021-08-23T18:38:26+02:00
8 07, 2020

Professor Ashraf Kagee explains PTSD in survivors of COVID-19 on Newzroom Afrika

2021-08-23T21:07:01+02:00

Professor Ashraf Kagee - Psychology and Co-Director: Alan Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health talks about whether it can be determined that patients recovering from COVID-19 could also suffer some degree of PTSD in the months after.

Professor Ashraf Kagee explains PTSD in survivors of COVID-19 on Newzroom Afrika2021-08-23T21:07:01+02:00
6 07, 2020

Mental health and well-being during COVID-19

2021-08-23T18:10:52+02:00

South Africans have been in lockdown for more than 100 days. As the number of coronavirus cases, and the death toll continue to rise, many people had to face some serious psychological challenges, from job losses, children not being in school, to fears about the virus itself. For more on [...]

Mental health and well-being during COVID-192021-08-23T18:10:52+02:00
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