University of Zimbabwe bans students from kissing on campus

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.