Tertiary Education
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
NSFAS students battle to keep up with inflation
Living allowance runs out mid-month, students say
News | 15 July 2026