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Masvingo Polytechnic student leader arrested
Students Solidarity Trust
October 31, 2007

Victimisation of students continues unabated in Zimbabwe's oldest city of Masvingo. Eston Farayi, the President of Masvingo Polytechnic Students executive council (SEC) was picked last night by police from the law and order section, he was picked from Masvingo Polytechnic, and has been on the police wanted list.

This follows students' protests that engulfed Masvingo throughout this month. Students in Masvingo had been demonstrating against the continued detention of Edison Hlatshwayo, a fellow student leader from Great Zimbabwe University. And Eston has been detained in connection with a demonstration at Masvingo Polytechnic early this month, when students launched the "Free Edison Campaign". Edison Hltsthawayo was released on the 24th of October.

The arrest of Eston brings the total number of students' arrests in Masvingo to thirty for the month of October. He is currently detained at Rujeko police station. End of year examinations are underway at the college and Eston is supposed to be sitting for an end-of year examination tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Great Zimbabwe University has intensified the victimisation of student activists, Oglive Makova, a student activist from the University, has been suspended for one year by the University authorities. The suspension is informed by the disturbances at the campus which saw students from the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZICOSU) disrupt a Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) meeting outside the campus premises. More student activists are in danger of being suspended.

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