University students remind Munangagwa.

Cde Basopo adressing UZ students during Mugabe must go demonstration.Ft left, Chrispen Mahachi, centre Cde Basopo, right Cde Mvurume

The University of Zimbabwe students' body and the entire students community around the country wish to make a follow up with the newly appointed President Emmerson Dambudzo  Munangagwa and his government on the issue of a scandalous and bogus degree donated to Grace Mugabe by G40 cabal through their proxy, University of Zimbabwe Vice Chancellor Levi Nyagura.

This issue never come  as a surprise or a virgin concern but a continuation of the November 20 mass students' demonstration which was staged by University of Zimbabwe students with the blessings of all Zimbabweans.

As University of Zimbabwe students we find this as a nett sabotage and aggravated relegation of the students concerns.Over 8000 students flooded the streets on the above stated date,but between then and now we have not heard a single voice from vice chancellor Levi Nyagura or any government official hinting on what probably could have really happened to result in such administrative injustice.

We have learnt with concern that this is probably lack of political will since abundant  powers are vested within the President of the state E.D Munangagwa through the University of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 25:16], which is pursuent to the Royal Charter of the 11th February 1955 interms of which the University was constituted and founded; and to provide for matters incidential to or connected with the foregoing as is happening in this incident.

Interms of section 7 (2)(b),of the above stated Act,the President of Zimbabwe shall be the chancellor of the University and has ubundant and unrestrained powers to withdraw or restore degrees,diplomas,distinctions or awards, and it only pains the hearts of the students' constituency to learn that the president has not envoked his powers to restore legacy to the entire University Community.

The University Vice Chancellor who interms of this ACT is the chief academic, administrative and disciplinary officer of the University and has the same vast powers of correcting his mess,unfortunately he has done nothing except remaining pompous,arrogant and unrefined to listen to the concerns of thousands who pronged the streets demonstrating against his actions.

The University Council interms of section 13(1)(b)  has vast powers of withdrawing or restoring degrees including Grace Mugabe's degree but these powers have not been used so far to satisfy the public's demand.We have also learnt that university lecturers from the department of sociology have repudiated this degree as a counterfeit and bond degree but your silence boggles the mind Cde President.

We appeal to your high and esteemed office to deal with this issue as a matter of urgency for justice delayed is justice denied.As the holder of the most powerful office on the  land it only helps society if you make use of your abundant powers to maintain the good spirit of constitutionalism and rule of law by withdrawing this illegitimate and imaginary degree awarded to Grace Goreraza Marufu Mugabe undeservedly and if possible proceeding to withdraw the Vice Chancellor or to redeploy him as a farmer before we further expose his shenanigans.

Asante Sana!
A luta continua!

Students' Commissar

Cde Basopo Basopo

*UZ STUDENTS DEMO FINAL NAIL TO MUGABE'S COFFIN*

The people of Zimbabwe will always remember this day 21 November 2017 since it is the day some will call independence from 37 years of oppression,corruption,suppression,looting and serious human rights violation by one Robert Gabriel Mugabe.It is through the military intervention to rescitate the deteriorating economic political and social crisis which was being sabotaged by Mugabe's most trusted allies *The G40* comprised of Mugabe's extravagant cum immoral wife Grace Mugabe ,Professor Jonathan Moyo,Saviour Kasukuwere,Kudzanai Chipanga and Ignatius Chombo

In solidarity with the Zimbabwe Defence Forces the people of Zimbabwe as one united and protested on the 18th of November and their efforts were demoralised by the speech made by Mugabe on 19th November 2017 in which he claimed to be still the legitimate President of Zimbabwe and it because of that speech that the University of Zimbabwe students made the final push and banged the final nail to the coffin in their demonstration on the day their exams were duped to start .The protest and demonstration which was led by various students activists and bright politicians included the University of Zimbabwe *Secretary General Tafadzwa Ponela ,Secretary for Legal Affairs Max Mhandu ,former University of Zimbabwe Secretray General Kudakwashe Mahachi,ZICOSU Director of Students Samuel Mvurume,YARDSC President and law student Anesu Chirenje ,Economics student Treasure Basopo,Law students Kelvin Kabaya,Political Science student and writer Fanuel Kaseke Mongie Ngwenya ,Tafadzwa Marufu and Shadreck Masike* and all University of Zimbabwe students who participated. It was at this moment that despite the efforts of Robert Mugabe to be defiant and to resist the calls of the people he had no option but tender his resignation after seeing the anger and anxiety within the students which was now a threat to his security and legacy
In respect to that,students views showed the end of an Mugabe's era and when Mahachi was interviewed he clearly postulated that if Mugabe doesn't resign that he should be ready to see his legacy and fate being finalised by the students and in the same vein Anesu Chirenje clearly expressed it that "if Mugabe was voted by the people in 2013 then he should respect the same will of those people who are now marching against him in their millions and if he doesn't respect that he should be brought to book because he is now becoming a constitutional delinquent" .Students leaders like Kaseke Fanuel and Treasure Basopo expressed similar sentiments and alluded that the old man should go and rest and if he doesn't the students are ready to have the whole week in the streets .It was because of the calls of the students  who were in solidarity with the Zimbabwe Defence Forces,the war veterans,the population of Zimbabwe and all groups that banged the final nail to the coffin

This is the end of Mugabe's error a man who troubled Zimbabwe for 37 years

UZ Sociology Dept Disowns Grace’s PhD, UZ Lecturers Face Arrest from ZACC

Posted 8 mins ago by Maveriq



Lecturers from the Department of Sociology at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) are reported to have filed a petition with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and called for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the awarding of a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree to former first lady Grace Mugabe. Former president Robert Mugabe’s wife was awarded the PhD from the UZ’s Faculty of Social Studies Department of Sociology in 2014. However, the degree attracted intense criticism and speculation after claims that Grace did not defend her thesis, let alone write one and that she did not take the required period of time to complete it.

Now the lecturers in the Sociology Department are reported to have disavowed any knowledge of Grace fulfilling any of the requirements for completing the degree. Zacc is looking into the matter, and the weekly newspaper, the Zimbabwe Independent, reports that UZ vice-chancellor Professor Levi Nyagura and UZ lecturer Professor Claude Mararike face arrest over allegations of abuse of office for fraudulently conferring the degree on Grace.

Grace was awarded the degree when her husband, former president Robert Mugabe was the Chancellor of all state universities while current Minister of Environment, Water and Climate and Zanu-PF National Chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri was the Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education.

Part of the Petition submitted to ZACC by the lecturers from Department of Sociology reads:

This was a shock to many members of the department as most members ‘never (saw) or heard about the proposal, progress reports, thesis examiners and outcome’ of such study by the candidate. In fact, all of the departmental board members ‘heard about the graduation in the media and saw the pictures on the university calendar the following year

In addition, at least the two chairpersons who were the incumbents of office during the time when the candidate should have registered and worked on the PhD also ‘know nothing about it’.

…The awarding of the degree has therefore not gone through processes that other candidates are subjected to which makes the awarding of the degree suspicious.

Grace’s thesis is yet to be released into the public domain. However, that of former Vice President Joice Mujuru and those of other candidates who graduated on the same day with the former first lady are now publicly available. In November last year, students from the University of Zimbabwe went on strike demanding that Grace Mugabe’s degree should be recalled. The students also demanded the resignation of then-President Robert Mugabe.

Contacted for comments,student leader Treasure Basopo said "The move by ZACC has been a much awaited golden opportunity towards the restoration of integrity and legacy for the once illustrious University and sacrosanct education system in Zimbabwe,Nyagura must go in the same fashion as his boss Robert" The students only returned to their classes after then Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces General Constantino Chiwenga urged them to continue with their education.