Twelve students have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a fire at Fort Hare University's campus in Dikeni.
Spokesperson Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli says a group of students went amok on Sunday setting the Sports Centre alight and looting the cafeteria.
He says there was only slight damage to the examination hall, but then students removed its furniture, torching it outside.
The students, aged between 19 and 22 will appear in the Alice Magistrates Court on Tuesday on charges of malicious damage to property and housebreaking.
Spokesperson for The University of Fort Hare (UFH) JP Roodt says the University remains perplexed over the reasons for the event, saying social media allegations of a congested exam timetable as the reason for the campus violence, were unfounded.
He says following meetings on Sunday, University management decided to proceed with the original exam timetable.
Roodt says, however, that only the morning exam sessions for Monday on both Dikeni and East London campuses will be rescheduled to a later date that will be announced.
The afternoon exam sessions will continue with added security available for students wanting to write their exams.
Meanwhile, the student body SASCO expressed their anger over undue pressure being placed on students, accusing management of turning a blind eye.
It accused the SRC of being captured by management calling them the most incompetent.
SASCO demands the exams be cancelled and that make-up assessments be organised, raising issues of connectivity.
Accommodation allowances have also been raised as an ongoing issue with SASCO claiming that students are being chased by landlords and some kicked out of their homes like dogs.
