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Zim students want heads to roll over Grace Mugabe doctorate─── 12:39 Sat, 27 Sep 2014
Harare - The Zimbabwe students union (ZINASU) is demanding the resignation of authorities at the country's top university after it awarded what they call a "miraculous" doctorate to President Robert Mugabe's wife.
The PhD was granted to Grace Mugabe, a 49-year-old former typist in the president's office, two weeks ago -- just months after she enrolled for the course.
Mugabe's wife -- who was capped by Mugabe along with other graduates --was awarded the degree soon after she was endorsed to lead the ruling ZANU-PF party's women's wing.
ZINASU says the degree is a serious insult to the students, the intelligentsia, doctors, professors and lecturers associated with the University of Zimbabwe.
The university has not commented on the matter but has promised to issue a statement.
- Sapa
