The Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU), University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Chapter, has complained what it describes as a deepening academic crisis affecting final-year Social Work students and the broader student body.
On Wednesday, 6 August, ZINASU UZ Chapter Secretary General Piniel Magaisa accused the university administration of failing in its core academic responsibilities, particularly citing a controversial requirement for final-year Social Work students to sit for a French examination, a subject many were reportedly neither taught nor adequately prepared for. Said Magaisa:
“This failure reflects a poor execution of one of the University of Zimbabwe administration’s basic and mandatory duties.
“It not only undermines academic fairness but also places an unjust burden on students nearing graduation.”
Magaisa further criticised the recent, uncommunicated change in graduation dates, describing the move as disruptive and psychologically taxing for students who had planned around previously announced timelines.
ZINASU said that the confusion has to do with what it terms the “unresolved lecturer crisis,” which it says has been “merely suppressed rather than effectively addressed.”
Another issue raised by Magaisa is the delayed release of exam results for Modular Blocks 2, 3, and 4, following the university’s 643rd Academic Committee meeting.
He warned that the lack of transparency and delayed academic feedback is severely affecting students’ ability to plan their futures and undermining institutional credibility. Said Magaisa:
“Students remain in limbo, uncertain about their progression and lacking clear communication or redress.”
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