FREE STATE – The Phuthaditjhaba Public Order Police arrested two students at UFS-Qwaqwa Campus yesterday after they allegedly damaged university property and barricaded R57 for almost six hours due to protest.

On 14 March 2022, the students at the Campus got into violent demonstrations at the University of the Free State branch in Qwaqwa. The police engaged them but they ended blocking the main road for traffic, and pelted the police with stones and cause malicious damage to state vehicle and other properties within the campus. They were finally dispersed by police and started burning tyre outside R57.

The two suspects are appearing before Phuthaditjhaba Magistrate court today, 15 March 2022 on charges of malicious damage to property and public violence.

The situation today is very calm and no signs of student’s near the campus this morning and police are monitoring.

Source: South African Police Service