The Financial Innovation Hub in the School of Economics received national recognition for its contribution to expanding financial inclusion, winning the Enhancing Financial Inclusion Award at the 2025 South African FinTech Awards.

UCT achieved exceptional success in its Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting 2025 Thuthuka results. The Thuthuka programme plays a pivotal role in advancing education, transformation and fostering academic success among aspiring CAs.

SALDRU in the School of Economics hosted a warm and heartfelt farewell lunch for Professor Murray Leibbrandt, the esteemed National Research Foundation’s Chair in Poverty and Inequality, and former SALDRU Director.

SALDRU’s 50th-anniversary celebration, held under the evocative theme “Hearts on Fire, Heads on Ice,” brought together generations of scholars, policymakers, students, and partners to reflect on the unit’s half-century of impact.