UCT Department of Information Systems

UCT Department of Information Systems The Department of Information Systems at the University of Cape Town provides internationally recognised teaching and research in all fields related to inf

The IS Department offers a range of qualifications and courses accommodating students from 1st year to PhD levels. Our undergraduate programme ties in with the internationally recognised IS curriculum. Our postgraduate courses cater for both part-time and full-time students. Our postgraduate offerings in Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Masters and PhD areas are comparable with courses offered by ot

her leading universities globally. In our undergraduate programme, courses include extensive practical project with a variety of system development tools. At senior levels, students interact with real clients outside the university, building valuable career skills while developing small commercial applications. Our IS undergraduate classes are small and students are receiving personal attention from academic staff. Our IS programmes are preparing students to enter a high-demand working environment that is currently experiences a severe shortage of graduates.

We are proud to announce that Donald Flywell Malanga has completed his PhD for a thesis titled "The influence of user ex...
19/05/2026

We are proud to announce that Donald Flywell Malanga has completed his PhD for a thesis titled "The influence of user expectations on the continuance intentions of community health workers to use medical logistic information systems: The case of Cstock in Malawi."

Donald was supervised by Professor Wallace Chigona.

Congratulations, Dr. Donald Flywell Malanga!

It is with great pleasure and pride that we announce that Dr. Dirk Snyman has been promoted to the rank of Associate Pro...
30/04/2026

It is with great pleasure and pride that we announce that Dr. Dirk Snyman has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor!

Please join us in congratulating A/Prof Dirk Snyman!

We are proud to announce that Khangelani Vuke has completed his PhD for a thesis titled "How commercial farmers strategi...
23/04/2026

We are proud to announce that Khangelani Vuke has completed his PhD for a thesis titled "How commercial farmers strategise for digital transformation: the case of South Africa"

Khangelani was supervised by Professor Irwin Brown.

Congratulations, Dr. Khangelani Vuke!

We are proud to announce that Zimasa Ndamase has completed her PhD for a thesis titled "Factors Influencing Data Governa...
18/04/2026

We are proud to announce that Zimasa Ndamase has completed her PhD for a thesis titled "Factors Influencing Data Governance Effectiveness in a Developing Context: A Case Study of a Sub-Saharan African Petroleum Company"

Zimasa was supervised by Professor Ojelanki Ngwenyama.

Congratulations, Dr. Zimasa Ndamase!

We are proud to announce that Khanyisa Malufu has completed his PhD for a thesis titled "Consumer choice of digital paym...
15/04/2026

We are proud to announce that Khanyisa Malufu has completed his PhD for a thesis titled "Consumer choice of digital payment methods with multiplicity of channels: the case of Zimbabwe"

Khanyisa was supervised by Professor Irwin Brown.

Congratulations, Dr. Khanyisa Malufu!

We are proud to announce that Barbara Kayondo has completed her PhD for a thesis titled "Developing a mobile-app to enha...
15/04/2026

We are proud to announce that Barbara Kayondo has completed her PhD for a thesis titled "Developing a mobile-app to enhance hospital employees' compliance with the Data Protection and Privacy Act in Electronic Health Information Systems"

Barbara was supervised by Professor Michael Kyobe.

Congratulations, Dr. Barbara Kayondo!

The SACLA 2026 Call for Papers is out with an exciting theme entitled "Fundamentals First: Learning to Walk Before Runni...
03/02/2026

The SACLA 2026 Call for Papers is out with an exciting theme entitled "Fundamentals First: Learning to Walk Before Running in the Age of Emerging Technologies"

SACLA 2026 invites researchers, educators, and industry representatives to contribute to the discourse on computing education. The conference explores how we can strengthen the teaching of computing fundamentals while preparing students to navigate and leverage emerging technologies. In an era of rapid technological change, it is critical that students first develop a solid understanding of core principles before moving on to advanced applications.

More information below and attached.

EasyChair here: https://lnkd.in/dAcUGVZC, and

website: www.sacla2026.co.za

We are proud to announce that Keegan Steyn has completed his PhD for a thesis titled "Understanding some social implicat...
09/12/2025

We are proud to announce that Keegan Steyn has completed his PhD for a thesis titled "Understanding some social implications of the global platform economy: A critical social theory study of UBER and AIRBNB in the context of South Africa"

Keegan was supervised by Professor Ojelanki Ngwenyama.

Congratulations, Dr. Keegan Steyn!

05/12/2025

We are proud to announce that Nawal Al-Haidari has completed her PhD for a thesis titled "Contextual factors influencing the adoption of social media marketing by SMEs in the tourism industry of Saudi Arabia"

Nawal was supervised by Professors Salah Kabanda and Wallace Chigona.

Congratulations Nawal!

We are delighted to congratulate Prof Edda Weimann, on her appointment as Honorary Full Professor in the Department of I...
15/11/2025

We are delighted to congratulate Prof Edda Weimann, on her appointment as Honorary Full Professor in the Department of Information Systems at the School of Information Technology at the University of Cape Town

Her work at the intersection of digital health and climate change continues to drive impactful innovation across both fields.

If you are a health professional or an information systems graduate interested in pursuing a Master’s or PhD in Digital Health & AI, you are warmly invited to get in touch with her ([email protected]) before 30 November 2025 (deadline for PhD applications at University of Cape TownUniversity of Cape Town).

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Monday 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 17:00

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+27 21 6502261

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