CPUT gives students 24 hours to vacate residences after Bellville campus fire
Only a few students had left by the deadline as CPUT said the evacuation was meant to de-escalate violence and protect students.
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CPUT students push for R2K travel support amid campus shutdown and evacuations
The shutdown of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) has left students facing a difficult question regarding how they are to get home safely when home may be hundreds or even thousands of kilometres away, Cape {town} Etc reports. Cape {town} Etc reported that CPUT has closed its campuses and residences following a fire at the university’s Bellville campus and... Read more → The post CPUT students push for R2K travel support amid c…
CPUT gives students 24 hours to vacate residences after Bellville campus fire
CPUT has shut down all campuses and ordered students to vacate university residences within 24 hours following an arson attack at the Bellville campus, after escalating protests over proposed 2027 financial clearance and registration requirements.
CPUT students stage sit-in over residence evacuation - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.
A large group of Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) students staged a sit-in in front of the university’s administration building, at the Bellville main campus in Cape Town. Earlier, university management had given the students a deadline of 4pm on Wednesday to vacate the university residences across all campuses, citing safety concerns. The students have vowed that they will not vacate because they claim no consultation was done wit…
Manamela steps in as arson, violent student protests shut down CPUT campuses
By Thapelo MolefeHigher Education Minister Buti Manamela has directed a departmental team to intervene at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) after an arson attack and student grievances led to a total shutdown of the university.The University Education Branch team will work with CPUT management, Council and student leaders to facilitate urgent discussions and find a way to restore learning, teaching and essential university servi…
PICS: CPUT closes all campuses and orders students to evacuate residences after arson attack
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) has closed all its campuses until further notice and ordered students to vacate university residences after violence intensified and the burning of a building at its Bellville campus. In a communique issued to staff and students on Tuesday, 18 August, CPUT management said fire officials responded to a fire at the Old Education building at the Bellville campus on Monday evening. The university descri…
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