College guards batter teacher

DANMORE Chuma, a teacher working at the privately-owned Herentals College in Harare, has filed assault charges against college guards and his employers following an attack on him after he allegedly demanded better working conditions for the teaching staff.

Chuma, who is the workers’ union secretary-general, told NewsDay yesterday that three college guards attacked him with fists and he sustained serious eye injuries.

The teacher, who was in bandages during the interview, said the guards accused him of distributing fliers demanding better salaries and working conditions for college workers.

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