{"id":649,"date":"2022-10-01T17:51:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4-hzim.org.zw\/?p=649"},"modified":"2022-10-01T17:51:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T17:51:00","slug":"student-unions-unite-for-peace-at-the-university-of-zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loyola.co.za\/4hzim\/student-unions-unite-for-peace-at-the-university-of-zimbabwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Student unions unite for peace at the University of Zimbabwe."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/loyola.co.za\/4hzim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-650\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time ever in the history of the University of Zimbabwe student affiliates of ZINASU and ZICOSU sat down in the same auditorium for a peace dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Story <strong>by RICHARD ZIMUNYA<\/strong> (Fokus magazine)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to 4-H Zimbabwe a non governmental organization working with tertiary institutions around the country in promoting peace and raising awareness against drug abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ZINASU and ZICOSU are the main student political actors at the institution, and they make up the Student Representative Committee (SRC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dialogue saw students ironing out their differences and agreed to desist from being used to serve the agenda of political parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with this publication University of Zimbabwe SRC president Allan Chipoyo said polarity amongst students has been influenced by national political parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPolitical parties have now casckeded down their polarities and toxicity to tertiary institution students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo this initiative by 4-H will help in eliminating this polarity in the students union movements for example ZINASU and ZICOSU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo it is going to help us in having a representative council that is only determined to serve the interests of the students not those of political parties,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two weeks ago 4-H Zimbabwe was at Bindura university of Science Education, hosting a similar event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to this publication the organization\u2019s director John Muchenje highlighted that they seek promote peace and tolerance amongst students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMain reason of this dialogue was to create a peaceful dialogue amongst students, as we are heading towards the coming 2023 general election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you have realized young people are used by political parties as tools for violence, so we are pushing for an end to that through this movement,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The director revealed that they seek to spread their Youth 4 Peace movement to all tertiary institutions across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said,\u201dWe believe drug abuse is another factor that push for violence hence we are also campaign against substance abuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur plan is to spread this to all tertiary institutions in the country and also we will come up with a national students general council responsible for this movement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4-H Zimbabwe has been active around the country in mentoring and supporting the youths around the country , on May 25 they commemorated the Africa Day through a political party youth football tournament which was aimed at spreading the message of peace and tolerance amongst them ahead of the coming 2023 elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time ever in the history of the University of Zimbabwe student affiliates of ZINASU and ZICOSU sat down in the same auditorium for a peace dialogue. 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