A Harare Polytechnic College student Yolanda Musithu was on the 22nd of March suspended for hugging a colleague inside the campus premises, ZimEye can report.

According to the suspension letter seen by ZimEye, Musithu was seen by the College Principal hugging a fellow student Blessing Pasipanodya which the institution said was in violation of World Health Organisation, Government of Zimbabwe and Harare Polytechnic.

“You Yolanda Musithu C a student at Harare Polytechnic doing National Diploma in Office Management violated WHO, Government and Harare Polytechnic COVID-19 regulations. You were caught by the Principal on 22 March 2021 hugging Blessing Pasipanodya an NC DDT student. This was in direct violation of WHO, Government and institutional standing against COVID19 regulations,” reads part of the letter to Musithu.

“The institution conducted health education on COVID 19 through posters on notice boards at entrance but you opted to ignore these regulations,” further reads the letter.