MDC ALLIANCE STUDENTS’ COUNCIL STATEMENT

Tuesday, July 7th, 2020

Press Statement on the recent nurses’ strike.

On Monday, the 6th of July 2020, 12 nurses were arrested in Harare for exercising their democratic right to demonstrate.

The government responded to wailing nurses by sending the riot police to suppress their voices in a clear indication that they are not concerned about our lives.

The MDC Alliance Students’ Council is gravely concerned about the government’s response to the nurses’ strikes.

The nurses are only asking for their lives to be taken into consideration through provision of adequate protective clothing during the COVID 19 pandemic and an increment of salaries to commensurate the high cost of living.

COVID -19 cases are shooting on a daily basis and our health workers cannot be forced to work in such a risky environment for meagre salaries.

It is touching to note that a country that is rich with minerals and has miles of arable land has such a poor health system.

The once envied health system of Zimbabwe has dwindled as a result of corruption by ZANU PF officials.

It’s time for us the people of Zimbabwe to completely get rid of an illegitimate government that is corrupt and clueless when it comes to running a country. If we do not rise now to fight a corrupt ZANU PF government we shall wake up when our beloved Zimbabwe is completely in flames. Our self-imposed leaders do not care about us and we can’t tolerate them anymore.

Rutendo Mandiopera
Hither Rujeko Mpambwa

Secretary for Health
Secretary General