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Zim black students Rhodies?
19 Sep 2011 at 08:05hrs | Views
ZIMBABWEAN black students at a Netherlands University got the shock of their lives when they received their academic results reflecting that they are citizens of Southern Rhodesia.
Zwelithini Viki, the first to publish his shock, a law student at Maastricht University, vented his anger on the online network, Facebook, giving an account of the incident last Wednesday afternoon stating:
"I feel insulted and strongly offended that my university still refers to my country by a colonial name, Southern Rhodesia…I am heading to the students services centre to lodge a complaint right away," he wrote.
Surprisingly, three other Zimbabwean students at the university namely – Shaun Matsheza, Shingi Chamba and Farai Gomwe - had the same mistake made on their documents. The students had just received their certificates for passing in various stages of their various programmes.
The programs range from Law and Media at undergraduate and post graduate levels. The three expressed shock and Viki advised them via Facebook to go and get their "nationality" corrected.
Sources within the Movement for Democratic Change formation led by Prime Minister Mr Morgan Tsvangirai said most of the affected students are their members who got scholarships through reference from the "white elements" within their party structures.
The white hard liners are based in Netherlands, said the sources.
Netherlands is one f the countries which are members of the European Union, which imposed illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe at the behest of the MDC T.
Southern Rhodesia was a creation of colonialism resulting from the colonisation of Zimbabwe by Cecil John Rhodes. Rhodesia was an extension of Rhodes' surname, the same act of colonialism was done to several countries including neighboring Zambia, which was then named Northern Rhodesia curtsey of its position o the side of the mighty Zambezi River.
Zambia last used the name Northern Rhodesia at the collapse of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1964. Between 1964 and 1980, Zimbabwe reverted to the name Rhodesia until independence in 1980.
For the past 47 years, the name Southern Rhodesia has never been officially used in reference to Zimbabwean citizens.
Zwelithini Viki, the first to publish his shock, a law student at Maastricht University, vented his anger on the online network, Facebook, giving an account of the incident last Wednesday afternoon stating:
"I feel insulted and strongly offended that my university still refers to my country by a colonial name, Southern Rhodesia…I am heading to the students services centre to lodge a complaint right away," he wrote.
Surprisingly, three other Zimbabwean students at the university namely – Shaun Matsheza, Shingi Chamba and Farai Gomwe - had the same mistake made on their documents. The students had just received their certificates for passing in various stages of their various programmes.
The programs range from Law and Media at undergraduate and post graduate levels. The three expressed shock and Viki advised them via Facebook to go and get their "nationality" corrected.
The white hard liners are based in Netherlands, said the sources.
Netherlands is one f the countries which are members of the European Union, which imposed illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe at the behest of the MDC T.
Southern Rhodesia was a creation of colonialism resulting from the colonisation of Zimbabwe by Cecil John Rhodes. Rhodesia was an extension of Rhodes' surname, the same act of colonialism was done to several countries including neighboring Zambia, which was then named Northern Rhodesia curtsey of its position o the side of the mighty Zambezi River.
Zambia last used the name Northern Rhodesia at the collapse of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1964. Between 1964 and 1980, Zimbabwe reverted to the name Rhodesia until independence in 1980.
For the past 47 years, the name Southern Rhodesia has never been officially used in reference to Zimbabwean citizens.
Source - Byo24News
