An education expert has emphasized that it is still too soon to fully assess the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the education sector Thursday, March 27, marked five years since President Cyril Ramaphosa imposed a strict nationwide lockdown in 2020 to curb the spread of COVID-19, a virus that claimed thousands of lives worldwide. Speaking on Ramadan AM on Friday, Barry Firth, a faculty member in the Faculty of […]
By Kouthar Sambo Gift of the Givers has commended the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) for its readiness to intervene in national or international emergencies. Gift of the Givers' Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman paid a visit to the university's Bellville Campus this week to meet with the chosen individuals to travel to Morocco to help with relief operations after a severe earthquake struck the nation. This comes after nearly 3,000 […]
The Cape Peninsula University of Technology says it is in the process of completing the emergency evacuation of students from all its residences. Classes have been suspended and campuses closed after violent protests broke out this week. Vehicles and buildings were set alight in Bellville and Wellington and protests also spilled over to the CBD campus. The students have raised several issues including an alleged cap in funding for accommodation and health […]
By Aneeqa du Plessis All operations have come to a screeching halt at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) after volatile student protests broke out at the Bellville campus on Wednesday evening. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS) close to 1 000 students came together to express their outrage as buildings and cars were set alight on the premises. “Public order Police, who were in the area, […]
The National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it has paid what it owes the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), which is why it is meeting student leaders and university administrators on Thursday to investigate claims that the money did not get to all students. "We have asked CPUT why that money has not gone to the students. They have indicated it is internal challenges that they have, the […]
The Cape Peninsula University of Technology's council is expected to be summoned to Parliament after it failed to attend a scheduled meeting with the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, it said on Thursday. The committee on Wednesday conducted an oversight visit at CPUT's Bellville campus for an update on registration and operational issues after the introduction of the fee-free policy "among the first poor and deserving admissions". It […]
All campuses at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology will re-open on Wednesday. Activities were suspended last week following ongoing protests over fees, accommodation and workers' issues. An independent external chairperson had earlier found four students guilty of being involved in campus disruptions. They were expelled but it's been suspended for 12 months. CPUT spokesperson, Lauren Kansley, says they are doing everything possible to ensure the safety of students, staff […]
A lecture theatre at the Cape Town campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) was set alight on Wednesday, after similar attacks at the institution's Mowbray and Bellville campuses. Security personnel were the first to discover that the classroom had been set on fire, said Western Cape police spokesperson Warrant Officer Henrietta van Niekerk. CPUT spokesperson Lauren Kansley said they were aware of the arson, that but details […]
Twenty-eight security guards were arrested at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology for allegedly being unregistered, police said on Thursday. The arrests, made in terms of the Private Security Industry Regulation Act (PSIRA Act), came during a fraught Chancellor's Week at the institution, which has been marked by protests and intermittent faculty and library shutdowns. CPUT spokesperson Lauren Kansley said the guards were arrested by police on Wednesday night during […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
