Following another long year of qualifiers, the CSC committee is excited to announce the CSC 2025 final is around the corner. 188 teams from 25 tertiary education institutions from South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Malawi, Lesotho and Namibia competed for spots in the final.
Excellent skills were showcased by all teams and the CSC committee is proud to welcome the following 10 teams to the 2025 SANReN Cyber Security Challenge final:
| Team Name | University |
| 0xB3AN5S | University of Witwatersrand – ENG |
| 3ncrypt3d | University of Witwatersrand – CS |
| $whoami_ | University of Pretoria |
| CyberHashers | University of Cape Town – CS |
| N0T0R10S | Central University of Technology |
| Off by One | Rhodes University |
| R3TR0SPECT | North West University |
| Team FAVN | University of Cape Town – ENG |
| The3xploits | University of the Western Cape |
| Vanguards | Durban University of Technology |
The final will take place at Century City Conference Center in Cape Town from 29 November to 4 December 2025.