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2025 in pictures

15 January 2026

Let’s reflect on some of the most memorable moments of 2025.

Campus Life 2026 - SGBV
To end sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), UCT participated in a 15-minute silent lie down on the plaza on 21 November. Photo Ruairi Abrahams.
Campus Life 2026 - Sclocket
Sclocket is a dance-theatre showcase by graduating students from UCT’s Centre for Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies. Through various factors and mechanisms, Sclocket navigates narratives that centre friendship, loss, family, and the complexities surrounding them. This dance-theatre piece draws inspiration from the movement dramaturgy and technique work that underpins embodiment. Photo Lerato Maduna.
Campus Life 2026 - Graduation
A student poses during the spring graduation in September. Photo Je’nine May.
Campus Life 2026 - RMF
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Rhodes Must Fall movement, the Institute for Creative Arts, in collaboration with the Rhodes Must Fall Feminist Collective and African Gender Institute, hosted a series of dialogues that centred several apt topics. Photo Lerato Maduna.
Campus Life 2026 - UNXANO
As part of the university’s Africa Month celebrations, the South African College of Music and the Centre for Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presented THIRST – “Unxano”, which formed part of African Gumbo 2025. Photo Lerato Maduna.
Campus Life 2026 - Ikeys
To celebrate the Ikey Tigers’ win during the FNB Varsity Cup final, the team participated in a victory parade on campus. Photo Lerato Maduna.
Campus Life 2026 - Ikeys win
The Ikey Tigers triumphed over Stellenbosch University’s Maties during the FNB Varsity Cup final. The score was 44–21. Photo Lerato Maduna.
Campus Life 2026 - Commerce
Two graduates pose moments after receiving their degree certificates. Graduation is a highlight on UCT’s events calendar. Photo Lerato Maduna.
Campus Life 2026 - Science
A group of PhD graduates meet outside the Sarah Baartman Hall after their graduation ceremony. Photo Lerato Maduna.
Campus Life 2026 - FHS
A graduate shows off her striking outfit during the spring graduation. Photo Lerato Maduna.
Campus Life 2026 - Rakiya
It was celebrations all round as Dr Rakiya Saidu (left) and her daughter, Aisha, walked across the graduation stage one day apart. Photo Ruairi Abrahams.
Campus Life 2026 - Micheala
Micheala September graduated with her postgraduate diploma in library and information studies. She was one of UCT’s inspirational graduates for the 2025 autumn graduation season. Photo Je’nine May.
Campus Life 2026 - DSA
The Department of Student Affairs hosted the annual Welcome Festival on the Green Mile. The festival celebrates campus life and community. Photo Lerato Maduna.
Campus Life 2026 - Welcome Festival
Students participate in the annual Welcome Festival. Photo Lerato Maduna.
Campus Life 2026 - Green Mile
The Green Mile was a hive of activity during the annual Welcome Festival. Photo Lerato Maduna.
Campus Life 2026 - Welcome Festival
The Welcome Festival allows students to interact with various sport clubs and societies. Photo Lerato Maduna.
Campus Life 2026 - Ikey Tigers T-shirt
A supporter holds the Ikeys mascot during the unveiling of their supporters’ jersey. Photo Lerato Maduna.
Campus Life 2026 - Supporters’ jersey
Supporters celebrate as the Ikey Tigers unveiled their supporters’ jersey ahead of the 2025 Varsity Cup tournament. Photo Lerato Maduna.
Campus Life 2026 - UCT Cheerleaders
A UCT cheerleader during the Ikeys Tigers victory parade. Photo Lerato Maduna.
Campus Life 2026 - Exness
The 2025 recipients of the Exness Fintech Scholarship. Exness is a global multi-asset broker and provides scholarships to academically deserving students in the science, technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Photo Lerato Maduna.
Campus Life 2026 - UCT FC
UCT’s football team secured a 2–1 win during a Hollywoodbets Super League match against Ezemvelo Women’s Football Club from KwaZulu-Natal. Photo Lerato Maduna.
Campus Life 2026 - Thulisa Mkatazo
Thulisa Mkatazo graduated with her MSc from UCT. Her research focused on developing a stem-cell-based model of a rare form of osteoarthritis found only in the Maputaland region of KwaZulu-Natal. Photo Lerato Maduna.

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