Stiff laws on abuse: Muchinguri

Stiff laws on abuse: Muchinguri
                
              

Tinaani Nyabereka in Masvingo




The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education,Science andTechnology Development Oppah Muchinguri recently denounced the abuse of females following the murder of a Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) by culprits who allegedly raped her
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Addressing college and university students at Masvingo Polytechnic College, Minister Muchinguri called the government to impose very heavy penalty on perpetrators by amending rape laws and increase the number of years they should stay in custody
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Its high time government impose a heavy penalty ,even thirty year jail sentence to perpetrators of  abuse, to curb rising cases of rape;she acknowledged
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Muchinguri also denounced the discrimination of students  especially those doing an Honours Degree in Bachelor of Education (BED) who gets side-lined when they look for attachment in preferences to those from Teachers’ colleges during their work related learning period

Concerning grants and cadetship, the minister said the current economic setup makes it difficult for the government to address the issue. She however, encouraged students to emulate and utilize the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-economic Transformation (ZimAsset) to improve their livelihoods.

The event was held under a theme, “ Fostering the implementation of  Zimasset in tertiary institutions.
         

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