Zimbabwe: University Students Threaten More Protests Over Evictions

by E Wayne Ross on July 11, 2007

allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: University Students Threaten More Protests Over Evictions

Over 4000 students at the University of Zimbabwe were left homeless after armed police gave them 30 minutes to leave their halls of residence on Monday. A day later one member of the students union told Newsreel they were meeting Wednesday to map out their response. Zwelithini Viki the outgoing Information and Publicity Secretary in the SRC said thousands of students, some of whom come from places like Bulawayo, Mutare and Beitbridge, are stranded in the capital. Some are already sleeping out in the open. The Zimbabwe National Students Union announced it had managed to get a few students accommodated by various churches in the Mount Pleasant area.