Petition Against The Recent Fees Hike At Great Zimbabwe University
The recent fees hike is a clear violation of section 75(1)(b) of our Zimbabwean Constitution. More so, the fact that the Administration did not consult the Student Representative Council is a clear message that they intend to revoke our opinions as students, most importantly, our parents as well who are civil servants earning their salaries in RTGS which are below the poverty datum line. Considering this, it violates the Sustainable Development Goal 4 which ensures education must be affordable, equal and qualitative. More so, this dollarisation violates the law of Zimbabwe as well as the financial policies. Education is for all, however, if this is gazetted, it remains only for the privileged.
#Feesmustfall.
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August 2, 2023
The GZU administration is finally feeling the heat as our numbers surge. They thought they could silence us by ignoring the constitution and hiking fees behind our backs but they were dead wrong.
42 Comments
At least fees must be paid in our own currency. Most of our parents are civil servants, they don't get their wages in USD currency. How can we then pay the 300usd or more fees?
The fees is too high already and it's just a deposit. We can't afford it our parents are civil servants who earn rtgs
No to fees hike. At least 60% must be payable in local currency at interbank rate.
The fees is way beyond tge poverty datum line and not even a single civil servant is able to manage that .. more so the government is doing away with US dollar which means all its institutes are to do so thus we are supposed to pay a reasonable amount using the RTGS not US dollar
Fees hike should consider that most students have parents that are civil servants and they are not the only children going to school
No one us earning more than$ 300 only a few and the majority we are struggling can we use local currency and if its for the USd can there be a reasonable figure please
This is rediculous
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Petition Against The Recent Fees Hike At Great Zimbabwe University
The recent fees hike is a clear violation of section 75(1)(b) of our Zimbabwean Constitution. More so, the fact that the Administration did not consult the Student Representative Council is a clear message that they intend to revoke our opinions as students, most importantly, our parents as well who are civil servants earning their salaries in RTGS which are below the poverty datum line. Considering this, it violates the Sustainable Development Goal 4 which ensures education must be affordable, equal and qualitative. More so, this dollarisation violates the law of Zimbabwe as well as the financial policies. Education is for all, however, if this is gazetted, it remains only for the privileged.
#Feesmustfall.
Updates
August 2, 2023
The GZU administration is finally feeling the heat as our numbers surge. They thought they could silence us by ignoring the constitution and hiking fees behind our backs but they were dead wrong.
42 Comments
the fees structure is unrealistic where can our parents get that amount not to mention the USD part , no single person in USD then why should the fees be paid in a foreign currency isn’t it going again the goal of affordable education???? # fees must fall and be paid in local currency
At least fees must be paid in our own currency. Most of our parents are civil servants, they don't get their wages in USD currency. How can we then pay the 300usd or more fees?
The fees is too high already and it's just a deposit. We can't afford it our parents are civil servants who earn rtgs
No to fees hike. At least 60% must be payable in local currency at interbank rate.
The fees is way beyond tge poverty datum line and not even a single civil servant is able to manage that .. more so the government is doing away with US dollar which means all its institutes are to do so thus we are supposed to pay a reasonable amount using the RTGS not US dollar
Fees hike should consider that most students have parents that are civil servants and they are not the only children going to school
No one us earning more than$ 300 only a few and the majority we are struggling can we use local currency and if its for the USd can there be a reasonable figure please
This is rediculous
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the fees structure is unrealistic where can our parents get that amount not to mention the USD part , no single person in USD then why should the fees be paid in a foreign currency isn’t it going again the goal of affordable education???? # fees must fall and be paid in local currency