HUNDREDS of students at Gwanda State University boycotted lectures yesterday in protest over poor service delivery.
BY TALENT GUMPO
A students’ leader, who declined to be named, told Southern Eye that they were also unhappy with the poor diet.
“We pay $1 125 each semester yet we are not happy with the services that we get in return. Some students have never had field trips. Some second-year students have reported that they have not learnt anything since the beginning of the semester. We survive on a poor diet that does not tally with what we pay,” he said.
“Sometimes we are given five slices of bread and tea without sugar for breakfast. Sometimes we get plain sadza for lunch or vegetables without cooking oil, and sometimes plain macaroni for supper, yet each meal of the day is allocated $1.”
The student leader said his colleagues were demanding services that were commensurate with the tuition fees they paid.
“The administration has to give us a clear breakdown of what they use our tuition fees for because they are failing to provide us with services that match that amount of money,” he said.
Top officials at the institution could not be reached for comment as they were said to be locked up in meetings.
