A 19-year-old University of the Free State UFS student told Sowetan she can barely walk after being beaten with batons and sjamboks during a protest at the institution.
This comes after days of student protests against the universitys decision to discontinue provisional registration from 2026, a move student leaders say will exclude poor and working-class students.
I never thought I would be harassed in a place where I should feel safe, said first-year student Aviwe Gaba.