Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:29:04 +0000 About 27 University of Zambia (UNZA) students were on Thursday night arrested for unruly behaviour following running battles with the Zambia Police after students protested destroying properties and disrupting flow of traffic on Great East Road over management’s delay of students’ allowances. This was the second time this week that the students run amok in protesting decisions from management. The students’ have condemned the Students’ Union (UNZASU) for being toothless in their negotiations with management and government over the issues affecting students at the highest learning institution. Police used tear gas to disperse the riotous students and some talked to during the fracas confirmed to the Daily Nation that the protests were as a result of the University’s inability to payment students’ allowances before the end of the week as earlier promised. The protest on Sunday was as a result of governments’ suggestions that the learning institution be closed […]
