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Students protest on Chinhoyi University campus
Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU)
May 07, 2008

Yesterday, the 7th of May 2008 at around 1800hrs, more than 600 students staged a peaceful protest at the Chinhoyi University of Technology campus demanding the step down of the shameless Robert Mugabe who has brought misery to the citizenry of Zimbabwe. Addressed at the Dining Hall by ZINASU Information and Publicity secretary Blessing Vava, ZINASU Treasurer Themba Maphenduka and Chinhoyi University Students' Union leader Faith Mutepa, students attributed the total collapse of tertiary education to the national governance crisis.

Failed attempts by campus security officers to disrupt the peaceful protest impelled a vicious storm on campus by two truckloads of black boot riot police. A black out followed by indiscriminate assaults led to the arrest of Faith Mutepa, Priviledge Matizanadzo and three other student council leaders. The arrested were taken to Chinhoyi Central Police Station and are still in police custody. No charges have been levelled against them other than unfounded allegations that Faith Mutepa and the four student council leaders assaulted some officers.

ZINASU President Clever Bere warns Mugabe that this time the people of Zimbabwe will not accept any games in the event of a Run-off. International supervision should be mandatory hence, the demand for strong international observer teams to oversee the electoral process and for the results to be released within 48hours from voting day. There must be an end to politically motivated violence during and after the electoral process.

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