On 2 April 2007, Mugwiji together with Edison Hlatshwayo and 21 others appeared before a disciplinary committee hearing, in the case of petitioning the Resident Minister to make education affordable for all at his offices in the city.
[4] In April, Mugwiji and Hlatshwayo were arrested again for leading protests over the closure of catering services at the Great Zimbabwe University.
In Harare, High Court Judge Ben Hlatshwayo ordered the University of Zimbabwe to reverse the eviction of over 4000 students from their halls of residence.
[5][7] In September 2007, when the government wanted to introduce a cadetship programme where students would receive funding for their education but would be compelled to work for the state for a certain period.
Whitlaw Mugwiji and his executive organised students to protest against these measures and he was arrested together with his Secretary General Edison Hlatshwayo, Ogylive Makova, Courage Ngwarai and Thomas Chanakira.
[8][9] Mugwiji, together with his Secretary General were finally served with expulsion papers and informed that they could not enroll at any other tertiary institution in Zimbabwe.