Valuing Our Stories - Dr Mohammed Cassiem D’arcy

Dr Mohammed Cassiem D’arcy is a UCT medical graduate of 1963 and doctor who was denied a pathology teaching post at UCT due to his racial classification of 'Coloured.' This was despite him having received specialist training in Canada and having worked with technologies that South African scientists had not yet been exposed to. His story contextualises the institutional humiliation that 'non-White' medical professionals endured.

Valuing Our Stories - Prof Mosedi Namane

Meet Associate Professor Mosedi Namane, one of the first black graduates of UCT. She is a qualified medical doctor and family physician who currently works in the faculty’s Division of Family Medicine. Here, she reflects on challenges faced, fond memories formed and what inspired her to become a professor. She also offers insight into how she sees a better path for UCT.

Valuing Our Stories - Dr Elaine Clarke

Dr Elaine Clarke is an alumna of the 1968 UCT medical class. She graduated in a time where the struggle for students of colour at UCT was significant. Dr Clarke tells a story of remarkable grit, which transforms into a vision for the future of UCT.