By Catherine Muchiri | News Day |
University of Zimbabwe students on Monday evening protested against the recent fees hikes, saying they were exorbitant.
The university raised its fees from about $ 40 870 to $51 088 with students in some faculties now supposed to pay $ 60 000.
“Cognisant of the prevailing economic conditions in our country and the average income of any random parent, these fees are astronomical,” UZ students’ association president Lennox Machoko said.
“We call on the government to subsidise tertiary education, to cover part of the expenses that are needed at University since they cite financial constraints, every time we ask for students grants.”
Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) Legal Secretary, Boris Muguti added: “Students are rejecting such exorbitant and unreasonable amounts and are calling for reduction in fees.
“Many students are deferring their studies because their parents and guardians are failing to pay such high tuition fees and if they continue to increase fees, more and more students will fail to raise fees and opt to defer or drop out.”
The UZ management yesterday met the students’ representative council over the tuition fees.
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Zviriko
Way 2 go ,
Focussed Youth,
even chased away Robert jnr, not the fools who are crying over the fact that he is in zpf,
Dunno which Party he was supposed to join,
Coz all the ones i know are Opposition
That is what University students do.
Let’s just say you pay fees in Rtgs/zim dollar equivalent to USD 100 per semester and another usd 100 for food and accommodation to make it USD 200 per semester . Do you think a proper university can deliver quality education, pay utility bills,pay employees, buy teaching materials, and provide transportation for the whole semester etc?? My point is, the demonstration is misdirected, nyaya iri ku source of income nemabasa.
Inga maiimba wani kurally yaED muchiti siyanai naye Ed muno muvengereiko ko nhasi zvashata papiko? maitofanira kubuda misodzi nekufara Kah coz daddy H vanoda kuti muone nepfungwa dzenyu dzishande asi imi munoita anti clockwise direction…. Register to vote simple….
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