By Emmaculate Mukokoromba

Local gaths mine children have become a threat to Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) Mashava campus students due to increased theft rates in the students residential areas

Students are complaining that they are losing their clothes and other staff and they assume that the local gaths mine children are responsible for it as they are seen walking around the students residential areas every day.

“What will they be looking for around the residential areas other than collecting our belongings? If there is nothing they are taking then why do they always come back” said one of the students named Dexta Dondo.

GZU students are now in fear of losing much more things, they are also in fear of living their clothes outside after washing them whilst they are not around.

Tafadzwa one of the students lose her main door key which she had left on the door and her plates as well which she had left outside the room only to discover that the local children have collected everything but it was too let to find they as they had already gone.

The University campus authorities seem to be reluctant about the issue as there is no action to it and students are continuing to face the problem.

Mashava campus residence lakes a tight security in order to control the entry and exit of people in to and from residence which also leads to the problem of local animals being found moving around the student residential areas freely.

“They campus authorities should fence the student residential areas for safety purposes and should have tight security guards in charge of the residential areas, No one should be allowed to enter the residential areas to reduce theft rates” said Faith Chandi one of the students.

Students are requesting for a tighter security which have a better safety and they are looking forward to the response of the authority by offering them a better security like other GZU campuses