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Police in a bid to stop students' protests
Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) (Chinyere)
March 29, 2010

ZINASU has vowed to continue with the nationwide demonstrations today

Police are on a rampant to stop the scheduled ZINASU demonstrations which are expected to take place this afternoon. The demonstrations will be staged under the theme "Igniting students Voices My Vote Spoke March 29 Elections". The students are demanding affordable and quality education, the reintroduction of the grant/loan system, the full implementation of the GPA and an end to students' victimization by college authorities and state apparatus.

The protests will take place in Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru and Masvingo but the police have only issued out police clearances to Gweru and Masvingo provinces. The refusal by the police to sanction these protests in the two largest cities is a political gimmick to silence the students' populace. Students have vowed to continue with the demonstrations.

ZINASU has filed an urgent high court chamber application to bar the police from disrupting the demonstrations and the application is being presided over by Justice Yunus Omerjee.

Provincial Updates

Harare
The police have already set camp at Belvedere Teachers College, where they are blocking students from leaving college premises in a bid to stop them from attending the demonstration in Harare but the students are vowing to attend the protests. The Union will hand over a petition to the three principals of the Inclusive Government.

Bulawayo
The ZINASU Regional Officer for Bulawayo, Melissa Ndlovu has been picked up by police this morning around 7 a.m. She is part of the organising team and her arrest is an attempt by the police to scare away students from protesting against the poor education delivery system in Zimbabwe and the failure by the three main political players to agree on the full implementation of the Global Political Agreement.

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