News Archive

November 2023

SAP unavailable 28 November from 18:00 to 20:00 - Tue, 11/28/2023 - 14:11
Resolved: Problem affecting external phone calls - Mon, 11/06/2023 - 10:51

October 2023

Update: Problem affecting some Windows 10 and 11 devices on campus - Fri, 10/27/2023 - 12:43
Resolved: Problem affecting Faculty of Health Sciences shared drive - Mon, 10/16/2023 - 14:27

September 2023

Microsoft 365 web apps idle session timeout - Fri, 09/29/2023 - 11:28
Intermittent internet access overnight (10 p.m. - 1 a.m.) - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 16:13

August 2023

Problem affecting access to Resource Booker - Mon, 08/14/2023 - 14:05
Update: problem affecting internet access on campus - Fri, 08/11/2023 - 11:05
Resolved: issue affecting eduroam this morning - Mon, 08/07/2023 - 09:44
Harness your career potential with the Rock Your LinkedIn Profile online session - Thu, 08/03/2023 - 14:40
Problem affecting WiFi on campus - Wed, 08/02/2023 - 12:25

July 2023

Resolved: problem affecting access to some resources and systems - Wed, 07/26/2023 - 15:53

June 2023

Resolved: Problem affecting network access at some UCT buildings - Tue, 06/13/2023 - 10:48
Trellix updates: June 2023 - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 09:39
Changes to x4500 voice prompts - Fri, 06/09/2023 - 07:55
Resolved: Problem affecting UCT research data cluster - Wed, 06/07/2023 - 10:52

May 2023

Guidance in managing your UCT Google Drive - Wed, 05/31/2023 - 15:10
Email changes: actions for printer and equipment owners - Tue, 05/23/2023 - 15:13
Problem affecting Microsoft Teams client on Polycom handsets - Fri, 05/19/2023 - 13:50
SAP upgrades from 26th May - 2nd June 2023 - Mon, 05/15/2023 - 12:39
Google Drive quotas - Mon, 05/15/2023 - 11:33

April 2023

Storage full notification appearing on Google Drive desktop app - Mon, 04/24/2023 - 07:19

March 2023

Assignments and Grades features to be disabled in Microsoft Teams - Thu, 03/30/2023 - 14:46
Data centre maintenance this Saturday - Tue, 03/28/2023 - 15:44
Resolved: Problem affecting eduroam wireless network and UCT VPN - Tue, 03/07/2023 - 13:41

February 2023

Problem affecting network access at some UCT sites - Mon, 02/20/2023 - 12:13
TENET network maintenance this evening - Mon, 02/20/2023 - 08:40
Resolved: Problem affecting network access at some UCT sites - Fri, 02/17/2023 - 08:32
Resolved: Problem affecting UCT websites - Thu, 02/16/2023 - 10:12
Some students unable to access OneDrive for Business - Thu, 02/09/2023 - 15:55
Shared Google Drive folders now have a storage limit - Wed, 02/08/2023 - 10:58

January 2023

Resolved: Problem affecting booking of centrally bookable venues via Resource Booker - Fri, 01/27/2023 - 12:20
Resolved: Problem affecting Microsoft Teams and Outlook - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 10:20
Problem affecting access to the G: drive - Mon, 01/23/2023 - 10:46
Resolved: issues affecting some UCT Contact Centres - Wed, 01/18/2023 - 10:55
Scheduled maintenance this Sunday - Mon, 01/16/2023 - 14:23
Trellix updates: January 2023 - Fri, 01/06/2023 - 09:42

December 2022

Problem affecting some ICT services - Fri, 12/02/2022 - 12:12

August 2022

Resolved: Problem affecting wireless service on campus - Thu, 08/25/2022 - 12:20
Prizes offered in 24-hour coding challenge - Wed, 08/24/2022 - 12:49
Important note for VPN users - Wed, 08/24/2022 - 12:23
Harness the power of MATLAB and Simulink with these exciting upcoming events - Tue, 08/16/2022 - 14:30

November 2021

Mobile data rollout for November 2021 - Mon, 11/08/2021 - 08:00

August 2021

Marco Rossi presents an introduction to MATLAB and Simulink - Wed, 08/18/2021 - 13:15

July 2021

Mobile data rollout for August 2021 - Mon, 07/19/2021 - 13:15
Mobile data rollout for October 2021 - Mon, 07/19/2021 - 13:15
Mobile data rollout for September 2021 - Mon, 07/19/2021 - 13:15

May 2021

Mobile data rollout for July 2021 - Wed, 05/19/2021 - 13:15
Mobile data rollout for June 2021 - Wed, 05/19/2021 - 13:15

April 2021

Mobile data rollout for May 2021 - Tue, 04/20/2021 - 10:30
ICTS Front Office on Upper Campus to re-open on 7th April 2021 - Tue, 04/06/2021 - 15:30

March 2021

Mobile data rollout for April - Tue, 03/23/2021 - 12:00
Mobile data rollout for April - Fri, 03/19/2021 - 08:45

February 2021

Mobile data rollout for March 2021 - Tue, 02/23/2021 - 17:00

December 2020

Mobile data rollout for December - Fri, 12/11/2020 - 10:30

October 2020

Mobile data rollout for October - Mon, 10/12/2020 - 10:00

August 2020

Please check your mobile number for the upcoming data roll-out, and opt out if you can - Thu, 08/13/2020 - 10:45

May 2020

Beware of what you download - Fri, 05/15/2020 - 15:15
Beware. Phishing emails are on the rise - Fri, 05/15/2020 - 15:00

April 2020

Using video conferencing safely and securely - Wed, 04/08/2020 - 11:30