LUSAKA, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Zambian President Edgar Lungu warned on Wednesday that his government will not hesitate to close the country's two biggest public universities known for unruly conduct by students each time they have a grievance.
The government will deal sternly with unruly students at both Copperbelt University (CBU) and the University of Zambia (UNZA) who were in the habit of damaging public property whenever aggrieved, Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation quoted Lungu as saying.
The Zambian leader, who was touring refurbished hostels at the Zambia Institute of Business Studies and Industrial Practice in Kitwe city on the Copperbelt Province, said the government will now have to put its foot down even it means closing down the two public universities, the state broadcaster reported.
Last year, a female student at UNZA died due to suffocation while another one was injured as police fired teargas in student hostels following riots.
On Monday, CBU students rioted and damaged public properties after the management decided to prevent some of them who have not fully paid their fees from sitting for examinations.
