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Media Statement: Higher Education Committee Resolves to Conduct Urgent Oversight Visit to the University of Fort Hare | SA News

Parliament, Saturday 18 October 2025 – Following the recent student protests at the University of Fort Hare that led to the destruction of the university property, the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education has decided to conduct an urgent oversight visit to the university’s Alice Campus in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday, 21 October 2025.

The Chairperson of the committee, Mr Tebogo Letsie, lamented the extent of the damage and the disruption to academic activities. He said the destruction is estimated to be between R250 million to R500 million.

“The violent student unrest could have been avoided if the university management had engaged with students…

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