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SANU STUDENTS FORCED TO NAME STRIKE LEADERS

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MANZINI – All SANU students who want to return to class at the university have been forced to name those who led the strike.
Students at the Southern Africa Nazarene University (SANU) under the Faculty of Health Sciences were made to reapply, although no date was set for the reopening.


 They were supplied with readmission forms to fill in and in the forms they had to answer rather hard questions pertaining to the strike action which they engaged in last month.
The form clearly stated that students were expected to answer all questions. It further stated that failure by students to answer the given questions may hinder the applicant’s readmission to the university.


The students recently engaged in a strike action over allowances, among other things.
 Some questions students were asked were:
l     How did the student body resolve to boycott classes in the absence of a student representative council?
l     Who was responsible for calling all students out of their classrooms to join the strike?
l     Do you know who were in the forefront of the strike action / the leaders? Name them.


Although students had the hope that they were going to be informed when they could return to class, this was not the case. They were only informed that this was just the first exercise as a second one would be held soon.


Worried students were seen standing in groups after the exercise and the disappointment was visible on their faces. Speaking in one voice they all stated that they were ready and willing to return to class as the boycott had only served to prevent them from attaining their dreams as individuals.
peaking on condition of anonymity, a student said the exercise seemed to be a ploy by the administration to blame someone for the strike action.

“They want us to betray one another and start naming people, it is a strategy,” the student said. Presently it is unclear when the Faculty of Health Sciences will be reopened as even the SANU administration was not forthcoming with information when approached. At the same institution, the faculty of education is still open and students have been continuing with their lectures undeterred by the problems currently engulfing their counterparts in the Health Sciences faculty.


The meeting was held at the university’s auditorium and the glass doors and windows vandalised by students during the violent class boycott have since been fixed. Currently four students from the institution have been charged with malicious damage to property.


The four suspects, Mcebo Gadlela (21) of Bulunga, Mfundo Thwala (23) of Hlane, Mfundo Zondo (24) of Ntondozi and Mhlengi Mndzawe (22) of Mvembili  were each admitted to E2 000 bail  and were remanded out of custody until October 30, 2014 pending the setting of a trial date.  Each of the accused, acting jointly allegedly injured or damaged 14 shatterproof windows and three times four millimetre windows. All the items are valued at E16 029.00.

Comments (7 posted):

tasia on 08/10/2014 10:17:23
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Good way to go Swaziland. My question is, will the vision 2022 ever be practical? Bobani that will work towards making that vision a reality? Isn't it the same youth who's future I'll are destroying? Siswati sitsi "insha ngumliba loya embili", kepha kaNgwane kubulawa wona loliba loya embili. Yini bantfwabemaSwati baphucwe likusasa labo, nitsi nilaya bani? Currently 282 Mbabane Campus students are repeating a course they we denied the right to write during the exam, because they boycotted the exam due to their qrievance. Now this. Really nitimisele ngan? Lokubulala likusasa lensha? Just asking myself, why are the students always complaining about allowances? The ministry of labour and social services, why is it turning a blind eye in such a matter that affect institute students.While students are treated with such ignorance and brutality, forget about vision 2022, you will only see it in your dreams at 12midnight when you are wide awake.
Madlikivane on 08/10/2014 10:20:14
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Welcome to Swaziland, the country where who ever does things their way. first of all, how can an institution of higher learning operate without a students' representative council or what ever they would want to call it? Under which standard does this institution operate really? Bekunene kahleni kulingisa bantfu labangakafundzi, you are intellectuals aimed at producing better citizens, it is only fair to act your part. the blame game will only render you ineffective. just fix your mess and work on a way forward than trying to find someone you can victimise. facilitate the formation of a students' representation.
satis on 08/10/2014 11:27:06
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SOUTHERN AFRICAN NAZARENE PRE SCHOOL should desist from such action. they should refrain from intimidating and victimising these student because they are raising valid concerns.
they should attend to the grievances raised
MASEKO NTOBEKO on 08/10/2014 18:35:17
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Hell!!!!!!!!! this is hell, what type of questions are these? I
Kristy Mcusi on 09/10/2014 18:04:50
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The Blame Game.. Mara what do we expect and im guesing the students are wrong as always.. SANU must fix this n bayekele kubajwayela kabi cz if these people got their money.. This would have never happend !!
Comprade Napoleon on 10/10/2014 10:41:00
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this is shit njee, they were fighting for what is rightfuly theirs soo amandla ngewabo.
Nco on 10/10/2014 11:25:42
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Its falling!! poor management..

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