Newsday reports that lecturers were yesterday assigned to
do various tasks such as picking litter, cleaning up offices and other duties. Lecturers
who refused to participate in the exercise were threatened with unspecified
action.
According to a circular dated August 8, 2024 directed to
faculty chairpersons, Faculty of Arts Dean Fainos Mangena ordered all lecturers
to participate in the clean-up exercise.
“Kindly note that we have a clean-up campaign tomorrow,
Friday August 9, 2024, in preparation for the Sadc public lecture to be hosted
by the University of Zimbabwe on Thursday August 15, 2024,” Mangena said in the
circular.
“We are all [academics and support staff] expected to
assembly by 0830hrs tomorrow at the Great Hall, where we are going to be
addressed before we are assigned our cleaning duties.
“There shall be an attendance register and so do not decide
to absent yourself from this important exercise.”
A lecturer who attended told NewsDay Weekender: “We were
cleaning windows, picking up litter, doing general cleaning, sweeping around
the premises, etc.”
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