Overview

• The University of the Free State says on-campus academic activities will resume on Monday after a suspension following protests and damage at the QwaQwa campus.
• UFS management and student representative structures reached an agreement on how to implement the phasing out of provisional registration.
• UFS amended its 2025 academic calendar, with QwaQwa students set to return on Wednesday, classes to resume on Thursday, and blended learning scheduled to start on 27 October.
• Six students linked to an alleged attempted petrol-bombing were expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on charges including malicious damage to property and attempted arson.
• The University of Fort Hare will conduct teaching online from Monday after protests that destroyed infrastructure valued between R250 million and R500 million, with a parliamentary committee visit set for 21 October and a plan to move to blended learning from 27 October.