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ZINASU one step ahead
Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU)
May 13, 2011

The Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education has finally hearkened to the rumbles and grumbles of the students' community as the exams that students in State universities are going through at the moment did not bar those with arrears from writing exams.

Midlands State University is almost finishing its exams, whilst the Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) and the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) are to commence exams on Monday the 16th of May 2011. The ministry wrote a memo to all Vice-Chancellors ordering them not to sake away students for failure to pay but withhold results.

The GZU Secretary General Prosper Tiringindi confirmed that all students will be entitled to write exams and said it is one thing that they as institutional leaders through ZINASU have managed to put necessary pressure on the government.

The same directive was sent to all colleges by the Director of Manpower Planning Dewa on the 5th of January this year ordering them not to chase away students who do not have the ability to pay for their fees.

The ZINASU President Obert Masaraure said,' The hurdle left on this issue is to encourage the students' community to demand for the revival of the loan and grant scheme despite their political differences.' In light of this ZINASU has embarked on a full scale campaign for the revival of loans and grants.

Meanwhile, ZINASU warns the three political parties in the GNU in strong terms to adhere to the Global Political Agreement provisions. The people of Zimbabwe never voted for a power sharing arrangement, so the least they can expect from an unelected government is to fulfill the promises as outlined in black and white by the GPA.

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