Students at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) have gone on strike and placed the institution under lockdown by barricading the roads leading to the institution. The students say they have gone for four weeks without lectures as the lecturers are on strike. The students have blocked Beitbridge Road and Cecil Avenue.
Lecturers have been on strike as well as they are protesting against the alleged mismanagement of resources at the institution since the beginning of the semester in early February.
Part of the letter written by the Students Representative Council to the students reads:
When the ordinary becomes extraordinary, fearless confrontation becomes the sole option at our disposal. Dialogues between the SRC, admin and NUSTEDA have failed to bring back normalcy to our institution, it’s now almost 4 weeks without lectures. To that end, the only apt solution at our disposal is to confront the admin.
Allow me to state with precision, certainty and without any intention of throwing you into jeopardy that the only medicine to cure this perennial administration neurosis is unity of purpose and direction amongst the NUST Students. In that. regard we call all progressive students to come together as we SHUTDOWN NUST tomorrow, all revolutionary cadres should be on campus at exactly 6:00 am for a briefing meeting.
NO STUDENT IS ALLOWED ON CAMPUS, WE WILL ALL COME TOGETHER OUTSIDE THE NUST GATES AS A UNITED FORCE AND FIGHT FOR OUR BIRTHRIGHT FROM THERE. ON CAMPUS MINISTRIES WE APPRECIATE THE PRAYERS YOU HAVE BEEN DOING FOR US, NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT.
Update:
The Zimbabwe Republic Police reacted by sending riot police and water cannons to disperse the protesting students. The police are reported to have responded in a heavy manner by beating up students as well as spraying them with chemical water. Zimbabwe Congress of Students Union (Zicosu) president Mr Tafadzwa Gambiza said close to 50 students were arrested.
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Is the new Vice Chancellor there? What a mammoth task he has to face! Well he also left to Cape Town University coz he had experienced issues. Had been best in country now sliding to suit the others
Institutions have their differences but NUST can’t take the whole month on strike,what kind of an institution is that which can’t solve its problems and the police,doesn’t it have better things to do than beating students?If the University spends a month on strike does it think about parents also because rentals,food,fees must be paid with expectations that the university will play its part but when it can’t students should keep quite?Whoever is responsible for this should get back to his or her senses because we don’t send our children to University for nothing
absolutely true.biting students doez nt resolve the empasse.this stupid police does not knw public relations.