MANCOSA splits its contact by where you are in your studies, and getting that right is the whole trick. A new application, a returning student re-registering for year two or three, and a general query each have their own number — and they are not interchangeable, because they reach different teams. There is a second, less obvious split for qualification verification, which goes to the Registrar’s Office through the student bureau mailbox rather than to any of the three numbers. MANCOSA is also one of the few South African institutions that opens on Saturdays, though with different hours for the switchboard and for student services. And unusually for a distance-learning provider, it runs nine learning centres with their own numbers and mailboxes. All details come from MANCOSA’s own contact page.
Official contact channels
- New application: 0861 62 62 672, or [email protected]
- Returning application and re-registration: 0861 800 000 — for progressing to year two or three
- General queries: 031 300 7200
- Student bureau and records, and qualification verification: [email protected], directed to the Registrar’s Office
- Student portal: MyMancosa, with a separate Pay Now facility
Admissions and student support
MANCOSA is a private higher education institution offering undergraduate degrees, diplomas and certificates, and postgraduate qualifications up to doctorate level, across schools of Business, Education, Information and Digital Technology, and Healthcare, alongside corporate training and online courses. It is part of Honoris United Universities. The reason applications and re-registrations have separate numbers is that they are genuinely different processes: a first application involves admission and accreditation checks, while re-registration is a progression decision based on your existing record. Employers and other institutions seeking to verify a qualification should use the student bureau mailbox rather than the enrolment lines.
Campus and address information
Office hours, quoted by MANCOSA in Central African Time: Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:30; Saturdays 08:00 to 12:00 for the switchboard and new enrolment; and Saturdays 08:00 to 12:30 for student services. Note that student services stays open thirty minutes longer on a Saturday than the switchboard does.
- Durban: 26 Samora Machel Street, Durban, 4001 — +27 31 300 7200, [email protected]
- Johannesburg: 1 Cedar Avenue, corner of Empire and Cedar Road, Auckland Park, 2092 — +27 11 853 3000, [email protected]
- Cape Town: 10 Mill Street, Newlands — +27 21 671 6576, [email protected]
- Pretoria: 116 Witch-Hazel Avenue, Highveld Techno Park, Centurion, 0157 — +27 12 742 8450 or +27 12 742 8499, [email protected]
- Gqeberha: 238 Cape Road, Mill Park — +27 41 816 2100 or +27 41 816 2159, [email protected]
- East London: 91 Western Avenue, Vincent, 5201 — +27 43 721 1774, [email protected]
- Polokwane: First Floor, FNB Building, 22 Jorissen Street, Polokwane Central, 0700 — +27 15 817 3500, [email protected]
- Mbombela: 36 Van Rensburg Street, Sonheuwel Central, 1201 — +27 13 813 6200, [email protected]
- Windhoek, Namibia: Ground Floor, Ausspann Plaza Complex, Dr Augustinho Neto Road, Ausspannplatz — +264 61 301 354, [email protected]
Escalation routes
- Use the number that matches your stage — new application, re-registration or general query — and quote your student or application number.
- For a matter tied to a specific campus, contact that learning centre directly using its own number and mailbox above, rather than the national lines.
- Records, transcripts and qualification verification go to [email protected] and on to the Registrar’s Office. These are the requests most often sent to the wrong place.
- Keep a written record. MANCOSA publishes mailboxes for every centre, so a matter that has stalled on the phone can be restated in writing with the history attached.
Sources
The telephone numbers, email addresses, office hours and learning centre addresses on this page were read from MANCOSA’s own contact page at mancosa.co.za on 30 August 2026. Nothing has been inferred or taken from a directory. Institutional contact routes change between intakes, so confirm against mancosa.co.za before relying on them.