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  • 2008 harmonised elections - Index of articles

    • Think tank meeting report
    Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU)
    March 13, 2008

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    Executive summary
    ZINASU is a national union of students in Zimbabwe's institutions of higher learning, representing more than 350,000 students in 43 institutions including universities, teachers' colleges, polytechnic colleges, vocational training centres and agricultural institutions. Our niche is to defend academic freedoms and rights in Zimbabwe. The organization participates in broader national issues recognizing that the provision of quality education is inseparable from a sound and functional economy, issues of good governance and democracy as well as gender disparities.

    ZINASU's mission is to champion and protect education as a human right through engaging other stakeholders, including government and college authorities on critical issues affecting education in Zimbabwe. The current issues that students are facing in the broader democratization process are the harmonized 29 March 2008 elections.

    This year, ZINASU aims to take a more active role in contributing and making sure that the election process is free and fair, at the same time noting emerging gaps, hence the need to deploy election observers and monitors. There is need for ZINASU to take a pro-active role in the oncoming elections. As we approach election time, pro-democratic voices continue to be suppressed and the level of human rights abuses have intensifies ahead of the 2008 National presidential, parliamentary and local government elections. The students and youths should work tirelessly in finding practicable strategies and solutions as we approach the March 29 Elections.

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