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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The University of the Free State (UFS) has amended its 2025 academic calendar to ensure completion of the academic year.<\/p>\n

This follows two weeks of disruptions caused by student protests.<\/p>\n

The unrest was triggered by a university policy that blocks students with outstanding fees from registering for the 2026 academic year.<\/p>\n

End-of-year exams, originally set to start on 3 November, have been postponed to the 10th.<\/p>\n

An exception has been made for students in the health sciences faculty, who will stick to the original schedule to allow them to graduate in December and begin internships in January.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the university confirmed that the QwaQwa campus will reopen on Monday after students were evicted from residences following the torching of a campus building during the protests.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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