| University of Zimbabwe |
The University of Zimbabwe has banned kissing or hugging on campus
and anyone found engaging in such activities would be immediately
evicted from their halls of residence. Students are in uproar at the
decision, which was communicated to them in a circular which said “those
caught in an intimate position” would be punished.
Student and gender representative Tsitsi Mazikana told the BBC: “In
this age to say I’m no longer allowed to kiss or hug someone… is
unreasonable. “If they were talking about anything moral they wouldn’t
be placing condoms in the hostels and in the clinic, but… kissing and
hugging – there’s nothing immoral about that.”
The Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) said the university
administration had a habit of instituting arbitrary rules without
consulting student bodies. President Gilbert Mutubuki said: “We are
against these rules which we view as archaic, repressive and evil. We
are urging students to resist the rules.
These rules reduce the university to a primary school. The
authorities need to be reminded that this is an institute for adults who
are mature.” The union is organising a petition against the campus
kissing ban. Dzimbabwe Chimbga of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights
(ZLHR) told The Zimbabwean: “There are certain acts that are not fit to
be practiced in public but definitely hugging and kissing do not fall in
that category. “This makes the communication unconstitutional because
it limits students’ rights of association.”
- Nigerian Mornitor
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