Six students from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa won Outstanding Work Awards  at the 2025 competition themed “Sing & Learn Chinese — In Tune with Nature”  . Matshediso Lesia, Amahle Zulu, and Den Mari Jacobs formed the Protea  group and performed The Shy Rose Blossoms Silently ,  while Sinethemba Sphiwe Mnisi, Ria Ronewa Ndou, and Alexandria Ruth Gwaidza formed Rainbow Voices  and performed Rainbow . Both groups impressed the judges with their Chinese-language singing and...

Compliments of the season!  As the New Year begins, we extend our warmest wishes to all our partners, colleagues, students, and friends. We are pleased to announce that the Confucius Institute for Chinese Medicine at UWC officially opens today, 5 January. Our website booking system is now live, and reservations for the Tea Tasting will open from 12 January . Reservations for Chinese Medical Acupuncture will officially open between late January and early February . We wish everyone a smooth...

On 4 December 2025, Professor Liao Yong’an , President of Xiangtan University and Dean of  China-Africa Research Institute, led a delegation to visit the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in South Africa. The delegation was warmly received by Prof. Robert Balfour , Rector and Vice-Chancellor of UWC; Dr. Nita Lawton-Misra , Registrar; and Prof. Jacques De Ville , Dean of the Faculty of Law. Both sides held friendly and constructive discussions. This visit followed the July trip of Dr. Nita...