Know your CPUT: Campus Protection Services
ENSURING THE SECURITY AND SAFETY OF STAFF AND STUDENTS: The Campus Protection Services follows a straightforward yet comprehensive approach to campus security and safety.
Thursday, 12 March 2026
Ensuring the security and safety of staff and students on campus is a top priority at CPUT.
The university has an active Campus Protection Services (CPS) that operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The CPS is dedicated to safeguarding the university community and its property while maintaining order in accordance with university policies. The university employs professional security officers who are certified by the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA).
These officers are responsible for enforcing university rules and regulations, investigating incidents, apprehending offenders of criminal activity, maintaining order, and protecting the institution's assets. They work in shifts that cover all campuses, ensuring that assistance is available at all times.
The CPS follows a straightforward yet comprehensive approach to campus security and safety. Its mission is to provide integrated and coordinated professional, effective, and efficient risk management and protection services to the students, staff, and visitors of CPUT. In exceptional circumstances, PSD personnel are authorized to take appropriate action necessary to maintain stability, safety, and security on campus.
If you are in danger or need to report a crime, use these numbers:
- Bellville Campus: 021 959 6301 or 021 959 6550
- District Six Campus: 021 460 3122 or 021 460 3631
- Granger Bay Campus: 021 440 5726
- Mowbray Campus: 021 680 1582
- Newlands Campus: 021 657 2004
- Wellington Campus: 021 864 5551
- Protection Services Cellphone (General/After hours): 078 561 2712 (Bellville), 078 563 0021 (District Six).
Written by CPUT News
Email: news@cput.ac.za
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