The students are protesting fee blockages and housing shortages. Students marched from UCT’s main plaza on the upper campus to the university’s main administrative building to deliver a ...

Protests on the first day of the 2025 academic year at the University of Cape Town (UCT) led to a shutdown of campus activities, with students rallying against fee blocks and limited access to ...

On Monday morning, there were two protests in Cape Town, with students at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology’s (CPUT) District Six campus and UCT demanding accommodation ahead of the ...

UCT’s SRC is also hosting an interfaith vigil on the upper campus on 20 February 2025 for the affected students. The vigil will commence while UCT is having a special council meeting regarding ...

Professor Mosa Moshabela, vice-chancellor at UCT, said the protests have emanated from issues regarding fee debt and student housing, including transit and vacation accommodation. "We wish to ...

UCT’s celebration of International Mother Language Day marked a significant milestone: the university’s new language policy.

CAPE TOWN - University of Cape Town (UCT) students will have to contend with some online lectures after protests at the campus. On Monday, groups of students staged protests outside the ...

UCT spokesperson, Elijah Moholola, said that students involved in disruptions on campus would be held accountable. "However, council was also clear that students who engaged in violence and ...

People are encouraged to shave, spray and donate in support of the Prince Laboratory and CANSA’s initiative that offers ...

South Africans were not happy after they spotted the new and improved University of Cape Town's student shuttles while some scholars remain unhoused.

UCT students have protested for the removal of fee blocks, expanded housing, and a more inclusive financial aid policy, causing major disruptions to the academic year. The university has responded by ...