This, even after the arrest of five students from the Bloemfontein-based campus. These five are set to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court on Monday.

CUT's South African Students Congress (Sasco) pledged to stand in solidarity with the SRC president from the Welkom Campus, who they allege have been been bullied by management following his suspension from the institution.

According to a statement issued by Sasco secretary, Neo Ranyane, the SRC assisted the arrested students with food, clothing and other things they needed this past weekend - through student intervention.

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OFM News previously reported that CUT students had requested campus management to move their assessments online. They also continued to raise issues of unpaid students allowances and accommodation, including allegations of corruption and maladministration against the institution.

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Meanwhile, EFF Student Command (EFFSC) has also urged students not to succumb to alleged threats of management of the institution, and declared that provincial employees of the EFF will now join students on the ground as part of resolutions from a meeting the EFFSC had with its branch leadership at both Bloemfontein and Welkom campuses on Friday.

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