Academic suicide
Now they have raised our fees again: this government has gone mad. We have no choice but to get involved in politics. We have to solve our problems politically in the end. It affects us all.
Our fees went up by 400% in January and now they have gone up 1000% in February. We cannot afford this as our parents salaries are not going up by this amount. Some of the students are radical and want to threaten the Principal but it is not his fault. It is the governemnt that is to blame!! We are told that they have reduced the subsidies and this is the result.
250 students were arrested at NUST university yesterday:
Students at the National University of Science and Technology yesterday went on the rampage and destroyed property worth billions of dollars in protest against an increase in tuition fees, which went up from $3 million to between $30 million and $90 million per semester.
But note that The Chronicle said 21!! Lies!!! We have heard that the Teachers College at Hillside is planning something today.
This IS Academic Suicide as most students will give up their studies.
February 21st, 2006 19:19
[...] This is Zimbabwe reports on the increasing costs of attending university in the country. In January fees went up 400% and now in February they have gone up a further 1000%! [...]
March 7th, 2006 22:59
School fees go up in every country and every student has to scrounge. There is no reason to go on a rampage and destroy property. Very bad. Very, bad. These students should be thrown in prison until they respect property.