University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa - SA Scientists Make Progress with Study of Live Samples of Covid-19

Title:
SA Scientists Make Progress with Study of Live Samples of Covid-19

Author:
Kevin Brandt

Published:
EWN, 30 June 2020
https://ewn.co.za/2020/06/30/sa-scientists-make-progress-with-study-of-live-samples-of-covid-19

From the article:
A UWC scientist collaborated with Stellenbosch University in May on a project that saw cell cultures inoculated with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) samples and grown in a strictly controlled laboratory.

University of Stellenbosch (SU) & University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa - UWC and SU isolate SA’s first SARS-CoV-2 lab culture

Title:
UWC and SU isolate SA’s first SARS-CoV-2 lab culture

Author:
Kirsten Jacobs

Published:
cape{town}etc, 11 May 2020
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/uwc-and-su-isolate-sas-first-sars-cov-2-lab-culture/

From the article:
"Researchers at the University of Stellenbosch and University of the Western Cape have successfully obtained the country’s first known laboratory isolate of SARS-Coronavirus 2."

University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa - ‘I had a virtual graduation ceremony because of coronavirus – and this is how it felt’

Title:
‘I had a virtual graduation ceremony because of coronavirus – and this is how it felt’

Author:
Karabo Mavusi

Published:
News24, 3 April 2020

From the article:
"Universities across the country responded to the pandemic by shutting down and postponing graduation ceremonies."

To read this article:
https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Lifestyle/i-had-a-virtual-graduation-ceremony-because-of-coronavirus-and-this-is-how-it-felt-20200403-4