The Sunday News
Faith Phiri Sunday News Reporter
THE first batch of Lupane State University (LSU) students are expected to move to the institution’s Lupane campus at the beginning of August, an official has said. Responding to written questions from Sunday News, LSU director of marketing and public relations Mr Zwelithini Dhlamini said the campus site was now ready for occupation by students and lecturers.
“The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and the Department of Geography and Population Studies will occupy the campus at the beginning of the second semester in August. A total of 350 students under the conventional registration and 60 members of staff are going to be a part of the first relocation phase.
“We have already got affirmation from both the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) and Zesa that water and electricity is adequate for us to accommodate these 400 plus. The only thing left is connection in the two hostels, which we expect will be done by the time we open for the second semester,” said Mr Dhlamini.
He said construction delays were due to funding bottlenecks.
“As a first measure the university has drilled boreholes to accommodate the first phase occupants at the university. As you might know Lupane’s only source of water are Zinwa boreholes thus the need to have our own boreholes on campus”, said Mr Dhlamini.
In February, Mr Dhlamini had said construction at the site had been delayed with contractors still to finish structures which were due for completion last year. LSU started its operations in August 2005 with a pioneer group of 12 students enrolled to pursue a General Degree in Agricultural Sciences. The university has three faculties and has had five successful graduation ceremonies.
