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Gift of the Givers commends Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) for its assistance in relief operations in Morocco

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 […]

today13 September 2023

Local

CPUT continues to evacuate students from residences following protests

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 […]

today14 May 2023

Local

CPUT campuses close indefinitely due to volatile student protests

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, […]

today11 May 2023

Local

CPUT has been paid, says NSFAS as protests continue over no-payment claims

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 […]

today13 March 2020

Local

Portfolio committee to summon CPUT council to Parliament

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 […]

today30 March 2018

Local

Classes resume at CPUT campuses

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 […]

today18 October 2017

Local

CPUT lecture theatre targeted by arsonists

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 […]

today21 September 2017

Local

28 CPUT security guards arrested

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 […]

today15 September 2017

Local

Attempted murder charges laid, protesters lock CPUT guards in burning building

Protests at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology almost turned deadly in the early hours of Wednesday morning. According to university spokesperson Lauren Kansley‚ the main administration building and the security office at the Bellville campus were set alight. “Charges of attempted murder were laid after protesters locked two security guards inside a burning building. The guards suffered mostly smoke inhalation injuries and are now stable‚'' said Kansley. Theo Lane, […]

today12 October 2016

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