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NACADEZ roars into life . . . as forex fees protests spread
Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU)
February 04, 2009

The National Campaign Against Dollarization of Education (NACADEZ) is now in full swing as more than 1 000 students staged a peaceful demonstration yesterday, 3 February 2009 at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ). This was after college authorities announced that students pay US$400 before the 11th of February 2009 so as to write end of semester examinations.

Students were shocked to receive notices informing them to pay the amount or risk not writing examinations. This angered the students who immediately staged a demonstration which was crushed by riot police resulting in the arrests of 73 students while 29 were injured in the process.

Meanwhile . . .

There was chaos and pandemonium at Midlands State University when the NACADEZ team was denied permission by security guards to address close to 100 students who converged at the college hall. Students had gathered to be addressed by the team which reiterated that students should not pay the $US1 200 fees announced as it remains the duty of the Government to fund education. The team managed to address the students and distributed NACADEZ t-shirts and fliers advising them to desist from paying the unaffordable fees.

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Another NACADEZ team is addressing a general meeting at the National University of Science and Technology today, 4 February 2009. Mr Clever Bere, ZINASU President is leading the team which will address and advise students to boycott the payment of fees in foreign currency.

The ZINASU Secretary General, Lovemore Chinoputsa said that institutions of higher learning will remain ungovernable and reiterated that the campaign will not stop until tertiary institutions revert to payment of fees in local currency.

Under the same token, the Zimbabwe National Students Union is holding a press conference tomorrow, Thursday 5 February 2009 at the Quill Club, New Ambassador Hotel commencing at 1100hrs.

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