UFS Students Ordered to Leave Campus Within 24 Hours After Violent Protests

UFS students ordered to leave campus within 24 hours after violent protests

UFS students given 24 hours to leave campus

The University of the Free State (UFS) has closed its Qwaqwa campus with immediate effect, and suspended lectures at its Bloemfontein and South campuses, following days of escalating student protests over planned policy changes to provisional registration. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the UFS executive management committee instructed all Qwaqwa students to vacate the campus within 24 hours, while also enforcing a curfew on movement from 19:…

UFS closes one campus, imposes curfew on two others

UFS announces immediate closure of the Qwaqwa campus while addressing issues between security and students. Learn more here.

UFS halts operations amid new policy sidelining unfunded students

The University of the Free State has halted operations indefinitely following violent student protests over the new registration policy chaos. The university had introduced a new system where academically qualifying students will only be registered once their funding has been confirmed. Students under the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will still be registered in full. Protests erupted over the decision, and buildings were attacke…

UFS shutdown | Students out on the streets

UFS shutdown | Students out on the streets Janine2 Wed, 10/15/2025 - 11:05 QWAQWA - Violence across three Free State University campuses has resulted in a suspension of teaching and learning and one complete campus closure.Classes have been suspended at Free State University, and students have been given 24 hours to leave the QwaQwa campus. UFS Qwaqwa SRC president Mcebo Hlatsi spoke with eNCA about students who have been affected by the sudden…