Free State police have confirmed the arrest of 14 University of the Free State (UFS) students following protests at the university’s Bloemfontein campuses.
Police spokesperson Lt-Col Thabo Covane said the protesting students, aged 19-24, were arrested on Wednesday at the UFS’s two campuses.
“One male and five females were arrested at about 10am at the south campus for throwing stones at the police. Eight males were also arrested at the main campus at about 5pm for blocking part of Nelson Mandela Road and throwing stones at vehicles passing at the crossing.
“Cases of public violence were opened at Parkweg and Kagisanong police stations. The arrested protesters will appear in Bloemfontein magistrate’s court soon,” Covane said.
The arrests came the same day that students from various tertiary institutions marched to the Union Buildings to submit a memorandum of demands over the defunding of students by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).
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