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UZ Vice Chancellor defies High Court order...as students languish in the streets of Harare
Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU)
July 16, 2007

The University of Zimbabwe Vice Chancellor, little known Levy Nyagura has yesterday in the Sunday Mail press release, defied the High Court order that had sanctioned reinstatement of students back into their halls of residence. After the sudden, total and brutal mass evictions, students, with legal assistance from Zimabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), filed a High Court application demanding immediate reinstatement into their halls of residence. The application was fortunately granted and signed before the Honourable Justice Hlatshwayo on Friday the 13th of July 2007 and students in jubilation for the victory against this inhuman Nyagura, gathered their belongings for reinstatement into their residence on Monday the 16th of July 2007 as stated by the order.

Students were shocked but not surprised by the illusive actions by Nyagura, to defy a legitimate and standing High Court order. Nyagura agrees to the fact that he signed a High Court order but will however not open any halls of residence at the university, reasons being that he fears threats to life and damage to property, whose life? No one knows. Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights have therefore demanded the arrest of Levy Nyagura for contempt of court. Students in turn have vowed to return into their halls of residence with defence from a legal and standing High Court order and irregardless of Nyagura's singled, baseless and illegimate statement.

The defiance of the High Court order by one insensitive Nyagura comes at a time when students are siting for their Examinations beginning today Monday the 16th of July. Such unbecoming developments have heavily affected examinations preparations as students find themselve in a bleak and unpredictable predicament.

ZINASU President, Promise Mkwananzi has urged all students to return into their halls of residence as ordered by the High Court.

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