ZINASU said on Thursday in a press statement that the suspensions are
politically motivated as the Robert Mugabe led government is
increasingly becoming paranoid about any form of unrest.
“As we speak former President, Clever Bere is also on suspension
pending verdict and this is unacceptable considering that since the
opening of the University there have never been any suspensions or
expulsions yet we have a total of six in one year,” said ZINASU in a
statement.
The students’ representative body said the government seems to be at
unease because the students as the general populace are fast losing
their patience and cannot wait for a change in governance.
“How could a government through the responsible University
authorities, that was expected to play a parental role in taking care
of the students and building a responsible citizen be after the
destruction of the student’s future,” said ZINASU.
The education system in Zimbabwe has deteriorated over the past few
years. There is a chronic shortage of lecturers, halls of residence
are inadequate, and transport woes are the order of the day at
university colleges around the country.
Despite all the harrassment and torture the students have been
subjected to over the past few years, the current ZNASU leadershi has
vowed to fight on.
“No amount of torture, arrests, abductions, suspensions or expulsions
will deter us from achieving our goal of having a vibrant and robust
education system in Zimbabwe,” they said in the statement-CAJ News.
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