Violent protests on eve of mid-year exams at University of Fort Hare

Fire in foyer of indoor sports centre, student furniture burnt, varsity shop vandalised and computer lab windows smashedThe University of Fort Hare says security will be deployed to ensure 'the safety of our students whose rights to education have been infringed'. File photoThe University of Fort Hare says the examination sessions scheduled for Monday morning will be rescheduled to a later date after violent protests at its Alice campus on Sunday night and the early hours on Monday.

"The university will also deploy security to ensure the safety of our students whose rights to education have been infringed,” Roodt said. “A fire was set in the foyer of the UFH indoor sports centre, student furniture was burnt, a university shop was vandalised, and the windows of a computer lab were smashed a few hours before the commencement of mid-year examinations."

"The university remains perplexed over the trigger of the events. Allegations circulating on social media about congested exam timetables as the basis for the violence on campuses are unfounded for several reasons."

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