Zimbabwe: UZ Suspends Students for Demonstrating in Support of Striking Lecturers

Zimbabwe: UZ Suspends Students for Demonstrating in Support of Striking Lecturers

THE University of Zimbabwe (UZ) administration has suspended six students for holding a demonstration on campus in support of their striking lecturers in May.

Students Union in New Dispute Over Suspensions at University of Zimbabwe

University of Zimbabwe is at the centre of renewed controversy as the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) challenges the suspension of student activists. ZINASU accuses University of Zimbabwe, along with MSU and GZU, of orchestrating a coordinated crackdown on dissent, violating students’ rights, and stifling freedom of expression across campuses. According to ZINASU, university administrations have resorted to authoritarian tactics in res…

Gift Ostallos Siziba Condemns UZ Student Suspensions, Calls for Justice - Gambakwe Media

Gift Ostallos Siziba has issued a strong condemnation of the recent suspension of six student leaders by the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), calling the move a “glaring manifestation of administrative injustice and a blatant affront to academic freedom.”Siziba accused the university’s administration of succumbing to partisan politics and fascist tendencies, stating that the institution has become “a caricature of ineptitude and an unmistakable exte…

University of Zimbabwe Suspends Final-Year Student

HARARE – The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has indefinitely suspended Narshon Taurai Kohlo, a final-year Bachelor of Science Honours in Accounting and Finance student, for allegedly leading an unauthorized protest on campus in May. The disciplinary action was announced in a formal suspension letter dated July 7, 2025, and signed by Vice Chancellor Professor Paul Mapfumo. Kohlo (student ID R213769L) was accused of spearheading a demonstration at th…