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Monday 08:00 - 16:00 Tuesday 08:00 - 16:00 Wednesday 08:00 - 16:00 Thursday 08:00 - 16:00 Friday 08:00 - 16:00

UCT Debating Union, Level 5, Steve Biko Student's Union Building, Upper Campus, University of Cape Town, Cape Town (2026)

The University of Cape Town Debating Union for over 150 years been the home of meritorious discourse, discussion and debate. We have a long and proud history of competition and camaraderie, and welcome all interesting in joining us to 'Speak Your Mind'. We involve ourselves regularly in a weekly British Parliamentary debating league and World Schools debating league as well as frequent Public Forum Debates, socials, public speaking competitions and tournaments.

15/04/2026

Jozi Rumbled!
We answered the call! after a packed weekend of debating we look back and celebrate those who sacrificed sleep to represent us so well. Congratulations and thank you to all our speakers and our judges.

MEGA Congratulations to our breakers 🎊 and Imaan who got to quarter-finals
and James for making it to finals.
and our novice finals judge

Job well done! .vee.e and .0 for a successful weekend as CAP.

Thanks to for hosting and congratulations to the winners .nameka and Teddy.

we're just getting started!

25/02/2025

We’ve all been waiting. I know you have been waiting too!! Tomorrow we officially launch the Union for 2025. Join us for an amazing day of learning about the DU and a heated show Debate featuring PAUDC Champions and Semis Adjudicator, Cape Town Open Champions, Finalists and Top speakers!!

20/01/2025

PAUDC 2024 the return. After 8 years of missing PAUDC, UCTDU finally returned with 2 teams and a judge.

Team A chairperson of the union (Providence) and Vice chair (Menzi) successfully won the tournament making them the African champions!!! This makes them for the coming year the highest ranked team in Africa earning them an invite to the prestigious HWS round robin. Their journey was not easy, from certain calls and speaker points to Vee missing her flight after the final! But it was all worth it to realise a dream long awaited.
Additionally Menzi is both the best country speaker for South Africa and the highest ranked speaker in Southern Africa
While UCTDU is officially the best institution in Southern Africa
Our team judge broke all the way to semis a feat only dreamed of by many!
While our second team only missed the break by 1 point
If anything this shows that the union is in great hands going forward. We all look forward to its future endeavours and can’t wait to see what 2025 brings 🥳
A luta continua Vitoria e certa!!
Pans was only the beginning HWS RR is next!
We dreamed together and we achieved!!!

Address

Level 5, Steve Biko Student's Union Building, Upper Campus, University Of Cape Town
Cape Town
7700

Opening Hours

Monday	08:00 - 16:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 16:00
Thursday	08:00 - 16:00
Friday	08:00 - 16:00

Website

http://www.debatingunion.soc.uct.ac.za/

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