Tertiary Education

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CPUT’s chaotic second semester ends

EFF-led SRC made several allegations against CPUT management, which the university rejects

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News | 5 September 2026

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Students carry the cost of NSFAS funding cap, Parliament hears

Calls for accommodation cap to be scrapped or redesigned

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News | 28 August 2026

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University official must pay back R18m after taking student housing bribes

Labour Court finds Andries Helani accepted more than R3.2-million in payments linked to private student accommodation providers

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Law | 24 August 2026

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CPUT students defy order to leave residences

Only a few students have left their residences after university gave them 24-hours to leave

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News | 19 August 2026

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Thousands of students told to leave Cape Town residences

This follows days of protests at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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News | 18 August 2026

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Protests force CPUT to withdraw student payment plan

The university had proposed that students pay up to R7,000 to start the year

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News | 13 August 2026

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NSFAS students battle to keep up with inflation

Living allowance runs out mid-month, students say

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News | 15 July 2026

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1 in 7 “vocational matric” students graduate on time. Why?

Government says most students enrol in the national certificate so that they can receive NSFAS funding, and never complete the course

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Charts | 12 June 2026

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TVET students demand funding for workplace training

Thousands of students have not been able to graduate

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Brief | 9 June 2026