Zimbabwe: Persecution of Zinasu Leadership an Attack on Academic Freedom

THE summary expulsion of three student leaders -- Vivid Gwede, Samson Nxumalo and Kurayi Hoyi, and the fateful, two-year suspension of six other student activists namely, Sheunesu Nyoni, Power Mabhoyi, Edius Mucheuka, Kudakwashe Maguchu, Nyasha Nyakura and Emmanuel Munyenyiwa, by the National University of Science and Technology administration is a classical instance of just addressing the symptoms rather than the causes of the demonstrations over exorbitant tertiary fees, which have reduced the status of our education sector.

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