Tertiary Education
UCT food bank offers science students peace of mind
Funded by donations, Student Outreach and Support has helped more than 70 students in two years
By Alice Scott
News | 30 October 2026
Artisans forced to wait years for Red Seal certificates
Trade union Solidarity says seven training academies and trade test centres reported a combined backlog of 6,000 certificates.
By Alice Scott
News | 6 October 2026
Rubber bullets fired at Rhodes graduation ceremony
Students continued to protest despite a high court interdict
By Sindisiwe Tshona and Ndimphiwe Mpongoma
News | 2 October 2026
CPUT’s chaotic second semester ends
EFF-led SRC made several allegations against CPUT management, which the university rejects
News | 5 September 2026
Students carry the cost of NSFAS funding cap, Parliament hears
Calls for accommodation cap to be scrapped or redesigned
By Liezl Human
News | 28 August 2026
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
Law | 24 August 2026
CPUT students defy order to leave residences
Only a few students have left their residences after university gave them 24-hours to leave
By Emihle Ngwane and Liezl Human
News | 19 August 2026
Thousands of students told to leave Cape Town residences
This follows days of protests at Cape Peninsula University of Technology
News | 18 August 2026
Protests force CPUT to withdraw student payment plan
The university had proposed that students pay up to R7,000 to start the year
News | 13 August 2026