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Two more Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) students arrested
Student Solidarity Trust
May 13, 2008

Police in Masvingo has re-arrested Hilliary Matanga Zengeni who was released on Saturday afternoon. Hillary together with Courage Ngwarai appeared in court on Saturday and paid admission of guilt fines. Yesterday he was re-arrested together with Ogylive Makova. Makova was arrested for leading students in erecting barricades at the University so that the police vehicle carrying Courage Ngwarai would not leave the campus. Students at Great Zimbabwe University were protesting against the decision by the administration to suspend and evict Courage Ngwarai who is also the ZINASU secretary for legal and academic affairs.

Meanwhile students at Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) has petitioned the University Vice Chancellor Prof Maravanyika to summon Evison Zhou the Student Representative Council (SRC) President for attacking Hillary Zengeni and for failing to stop Ngwarai' s eviction. Students are also demanding that Maravanyika should instil discipline in the college security guards. Zhou is affiliated to the pro -government Zimbabwe Congress of Student Union (ZICOSU) and most students belong to the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) which is the mother body of all students in the country.

The two are currently detained at Masvingo central police station.

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