The University of Cape Town has suspended a student after protests over unpaid fees and housing shortages, as warnings grow that South Africa’s student accommodation system is under severe strain.

UCT electrical engineering students have proven that technical excellence, teamwork and determination can compete on the ...

In a statement released on 17 February 2026, the University of Cape Town’s vice-chancellor, Professor Mosa Moshabela, confirmed that nearly all remaining registration holds affect self-funded students ...

UCT students at a Cape Town residence cooled off with a water fight during a 41°C heatwave, but the video has drawn sharp criticism from South Africans ...

As some families in Langa, Cape Town, struggle to keep up with the ever-increasing cost of school shoes for their children, three young entrepreneurship postgraduates have developed a groundbreaking ...

South Africa is witnessing a revolution reminiscent of the apartheid days as students protest over proposed tuition increase of between 10% and 12% in the country’s universities. There have been ...

The student accommodation landscape in the Western Cape, particularly in Cape Town, is defined by a systemic supply-and-demand imbalance that creates persistent challenges for all stakeholders. The ...

Police in the capital Pretoria warned the public of an expected march by students on Thursday to the Union Buildings Protests have taken place for weeks at universities across the country, prompting ...

Matimba Mabonda, a master’s UCT student, has completed an affordable house constructed mainly from natural soil mixed with ...