Student arrested for holding up placard at UZ graduation

An online media watchdog in Zimbabwe has confirmed reports of the detention on Thursday of a student leader who held up a placard demanding jobs during a graduation ceremony at the University of Zimbabwe.

"Brave protest by student activist Tonderai Dombo, demanding jobs as Mugabe presided over UZ graduation. He was arrested," tweeted @ZimMediaReview.

Separate sources claimed that agents of the Central Intelligence Organisation were behind his arrest. This, however, had not yet been confirmed.

Dombo was believed to have been the head of the Student Representative Council at the university, which controversially awarded Mugabe's wife Grace a PhD two years ago.

Brave protest by student activist Tonderai Dombo, demanding jobs as Mugabe presided over UZ graduation.
He was arrested.

(@tawana_tariro ) pic.twitter.com/Zo7pFac3QM

— Zim Media Review (@ZimMediaReview) September 29, 2016