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Parent unhappy with JZ Moyo high - WhatsApp update
09 March 2014 | 1107 Views
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender'...by Concerned Parent
Schoolboys struck and killed by train
07 March 2014 | 3153 Views
David Sibanda (16) and Ntsele Kholwane (16) from Etwatwa Secondary School were on their way to school on Wednesday morning when they were struck by a train.Sifungo Gujane said the train his fr...by Staff Reporter
Econet offers free internet for schools and universities
04 March 2014 | 2960 Views
A local mobile company has launched a free internet access programme for schools and universities in a move that has been described as complimenting government's e-learning programme.In a maj...by Staff Reporter
School closes as goblins sexually abuse teachers
03 March 2014 | 7961 Views
A secondary in Tsholotsholo, Matabeleland North has gone for almost two weeks without lessons, amid reports that goblins have been raping female teachers in their sleep.A teacher at Ekuph...by Staff Reporter
Primary School extra lessons a cause for concern
03 March 2014 | 1895 Views
EDITORAllow me to air out my views on the issues of extra lessons which have now become a cause for concern at Kuwadzana 6 Primary School in Harare. As a concerned parent I thought it wise to...by John Mukumbo
Mapostori call for dedicated boarding schools
02 March 2014 | 2357 Views
HARARE - Union for Development of Apostolic Churches in Zimbabwe (Udaciza) claims the provision of more boarding schools dedicated to apostolic children would help reduce human rights violations...by Staff Reporter
British govt gives Zimbabwe $10 million for school fees
27 February 2014 | 2980 Views
The UK government has provided an extra $10 million to enable thousands of poor children across Zimbabwe to access basic education.The Social Welfare Ministry asked for help from the UK's Depa...by Nomalanga Moyo
What happens to the 80% who failed O-level?
25 February 2014 | 3926 Views
Ordinary ('O') level exam results are out, and the pass rate is a mere 20%. That means only 20% of the students who sat for the exam may proceed to the next academic level. What happens to the 80%...by Lesley Nyirenda
2 Bulawayo schools make in national top A-Level schools list
25 February 2014 | 3277 Views
MPOPOMA and Pumula High schools in Bulawayo are the only two schools in the Matabeleland region that made it into the national top 100 list based on the November 2013 Advanced Level results.Mp...by Pamela Shumba
Illegal schools sprout in Bulawayo
23 February 2014 | 1919 Views
SCORES of illegal backyard schools have sprouted in Bulawayo where garages, houses and churches are being converted into classrooms.A snap survey carried out by Standard...by Staff reporter
School heads warned on Lower six fees
22 February 2014 | 2494 Views
Lower Sixth Form classes begin on March 3 with school heads being instructed to calculate this term's fees and levies on a proportional basis.In a statement yesterday, the Ministry of Primary ...by Staff Reporter
A-level top 100 schools - list
21 February 2014 | 5911 Views
Marist Brothers Nyanga High School in Manicaland Province is the best Advanced Level school in Zimbabwe, having attained a 100 percent pass rate in the 2013 Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council Zimse...by Staff reporter
Top 100 Grade 7 schools in Zimbabwe
19 February 2014 | 9309 Views
Twenty-three primary schools, led by Kwekwe-based private school, Camelot Primary, attained an incredible 100 percent pass rate in the November 2013, Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) exam...by Staff Reporter
Vatal Primary School robbing parents in daylight
19 February 2014 | 3269 Views
Vatal primary school located in Msasa Park is charging unrealistic prices for their school uniforms. The school insists that uniforms be bought at the centre and nowhere else to the extent of chec...by Concerned and angry Parent
Business school offering managers full MBA scholarship
18 February 2014 | 3406 Views
Two months down the line Rwandan Domina Undoyeneza has already learned the key lesson: time management "Effective education is the foundation of the long run develop...by Business School Nederland
Man bashes daughter over A-level exam failure, jailed
15 February 2014 | 3315 Views
A MAN has been jailed after violently lashing out at his daughter for coming home with less-than-impressive A' Level results.Cassien Bhanditi, 47, of Mkoba 14 in Gweru, ...by Staff reporter
Sacred Heart Girls High opens its doors with 49 students
15 February 2014 | 2564 Views
NEWLY constructed Sacred Heart Girls High School in Umzingwane District has opened its doors with 49 pioneer Form One pupils enrolling for the first term.Construction of...by Nqobile Tshili
O-level top 100 schools
13 February 2014 | 15585 Views
The overall pass rate for November 2013 was 20,72 percent, a 2,32 percent increase from November 2012 pass rate of 18,4 percent.Esau Nhandara, the Zimsec director said November results ...by Staff reporter
O-Level top schools
13 February 2014 | 9065 Views
Church-run schools led by Monte Cassino in Macheke produced the best Zimbabwe Schools Examination November 2013 Ordinary Level results, according to results released on Tuesday. Monte Ca...by Staff reporter
Classroom collapses, pupils injured
12 February 2014 | 1657 Views
THREE pupils sustained injuries when a mud and pole classroom collapsed during lessons at Kalungwizi Secondary School in Lusulu, Binga.Matabeleland North provincial education director Boithate...by Staff reporter
Ritualist scoop soil from children's playground
10 February 2014 | 2034 Views
Residents of Bulawayo's Pumula East suburb were yesterday left stunned after a woman entered a local pre-school and scooped a handful of soil for suspected ritual purposes.Suspicious residents...by Nqobile Tshili
Guta Ramwari to build a secondary school
09 February 2014 | 3102 Views
GUTA Ramwari plans to build a secondary school in Tshabalala as one of its future projects in Bulawayo.The institution has already acquired land from the Bulawayo City ...by Staff reporter
Hysteria attacks 15 girls at school
08 February 2014 | 2216 Views
MAVHUDZI High (Nyazura) was this week hit by mystical hysteria which attacked at least 15 girls, forcing their parents to temporarily withdraw them from the institution. The victims were repor...by Samuel Kadungure
Edinburgh Business School celebrates success of African graduates
07 February 2014 | 785 Views
On the 8th February, Edinburgh Business School will mark the achievements of its long-standing presence in Africa with a celebration event for graduates. The event will see 200 graduates from across ...by Staff writer
Gokomere High tops in A-Level results
06 February 2014 | 4460 Views
GOKOMERE High School came out tops in last year's Advanced Level examinations in Masvingo Province with 16 pupils getting 15 or more points. The ...by Staff reporter
VID wants driving curriculum in schools
06 February 2014 | 1942 Views
The Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) wants government to introduce a driving curriculum in schools.Appearing before the portfolio committee on Transport and Infrastructural Development on ...by Staff reporter
School bus driver sexually abuse school girls
03 February 2014 | 3628 Views
A Gweru man, employed as a bus driver at Chaplin High School has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing school girls he lured to his house. Sources close to the investigations said the s...by Staff reporter
Noah's Floods continued wreaking havoc in Bulawayo - Photo
02 February 2014 | 4538 Views
Umguza River overflowed its banks and destroyed the brick wall surrounding Eastview High School this morning. Noah's Floods have continued wreaking havoc in the city. ...by Mafu Sithabile
Pupils abscond school in fear of baboons
02 February 2014 | 1696 Views
A NUMBER of pupils from Paradzamwa and Murowa primary schools are absconding lessons in fear of being attacked by a troop of baboons that have been camping at mountains in Murowa in Zvishavane...by Dumisani Nsingo
Man (28) 'bashes' wife (24) to death over schoolboy
01 February 2014 | 4805 Views
A 28-year-old Nyazura man is alleged to have fatally assaulted his 24-year-old wife after accusing her of having an affair with a school boy from the area.Police confirmed the death of Mi...by The Weekender | Brenda Saburi
Paying school fees is unconstitutional, says MDC-T
25 January 2014 | 2142 Views
Government should prioritise and amend the Education Act to ensure that every Zimbabwean child is guaranteed free education in accordance with the new constitution, says the MDC-T.The Zimbabwe...by thezimbabwean
Bulawayo schools now require fees to be paid in US dollars
24 January 2014 | 3206 Views
THE weakening of the South African rand against the United States dollar has sparked an outcry in Bulawayo and parts of the southern region with some public institutions now refusing payment in rand....by Staff reporter
Kalanga textbooks launch set for today
24 January 2014 | 938 Views
THE KALANGA Language and Cultural Development Association (KLCDA) has published primary school textbooks in an effort to step up its campaign to have the language fully introduced in schools in line w...by Staff reporter
Shamed Gwanda schools record 0% pass rate
22 January 2014 | 3852 Views
GWANDA district primary schools recorded a slight increase in the Grade 7 pass rate last year with 21,5% of the children passing against last year's 18%.Six schools recorded a 0% pass rate. Jo...by Staff reporter
Zim Xhosa community to set up High School to preserve culture
20 January 2014 | 2499 Views
The Xhosa community is seeking $20 million for the construction of a secondary school designed to empower locals with education skills while preserving the vanishing language. Xhosa princ...by Staff reporter
Pupils receive lessons under lemon tree
19 January 2014 | 2433 Views
A HOUSE in Entumbane suburb has been turned into a private college with more than 50 pupils reportedly receiving lessons under a lemon tree.It is reported that the unregistered college started...by Staff reporter
Council converts beer hall to business school
19 January 2014 | 2050 Views
THE Bulawayo City Council is converting one of its beer halls into a business school as the local authority strives to come up with innovative ways of boosting the performance of the city's industrial...by Staff reporter
Schools defy govt directive not to turn away pupils
19 January 2014 | 982 Views
SCHOOLS in Bulawayo are defying a directive not to turn away pupils for non-payment of fees, with Government immediately warning school authorities that they face possible arrest for violating a clea...by Staff Reporter
1 million pupils priced out of school
15 January 2014 | 1779 Views
Nearly a million pupils risk dropping out of school this year owing to financial constraints after the Government and donors cut funding for the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam), an official i...by Staff reporter
Govt freezes school fees for 2014
06 January 2014 | 4630 Views
THE Government has frozen all school fees this year, even if parents approved the new fees and the school went through all the correct processes, an official said.Some schools had already prov...by Staff Reporter
Govt takes circumcision to schools
08 December 2013 | 1462 Views
OFFICIALS from the Ministry of Health and Child Care have been going around schools in the country disseminating information on procedures and benefits of male circumcision to pupils, some as youn...by Staff Reporter
School circumcises pupils without parents knowledge
06 December 2013 | 1977 Views
EMBAKWE High, a boys only school, allegedly allowed their pupils to be circumcised without the knowledge and authorisation of parents, Radio Dialogue reported.This was discovered by parents wh...by Staff reporter
High school teacher sentenced for abusing pupil
05 December 2013 | 2510 Views
A 34-YEAR-OLD Chikore High School teacher, Pickson Sithole, was last week sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for abusing a Form Three pupil in front of other pupils. Sithole had pleaded not ...by Staff Reporter
Grade 7 results out
03 December 2013 | 6207 Views
The 2013 Grade 7 results are out.In a statement, the Zimsec Director, Mr Esau Nhandara said candidates who sat for this examination should collect their results from their respective centres ...by Staff reporter
Govt urged to include sexual abuse issues in schools curriculum
02 December 2013 | 923 Views
Academic institutions should strengthen child protection systems by including issues of sexual abuse and violence in the curriculum, a Cabinet Minister has said.Women's Affairs, Gender and Co...by Staff Reporter
No more corporal punishment in Zimbabwe schools
30 November 2013 | 4281 Views
The Government has outlawed corporal punishment in schools leaving school heads and teachers used to applying physical pain on errant children in a quagmire.Mrs Constance Chigwamba the Permane...by Staff reporter
Form 2 pupil commits suicide after being suspended from school
28 November 2013 | 3457 Views
A Form Two Queen Elizabeth High School pupil in Harare committed suicide on Wednesday afternoon after she was suspended from school over misconduct allegations. Gamuchirai Chimoto (15) of Blu...by Staff Reporter
Zim boy (16) dies on school trip in SA
24 November 2013 | 2893 Views
Johannesburg - What was supposed to have been a fun outing for a White River, Mpumalanga, private school turned into a tragedy when a 16-year-old boy died during the excursion. Tinotenda "Tino...by Staff Reporter
Delta rescues primary school
23 November 2013 | 3239 Views
Beverages manufacturer Delta Corporation this week unveiled two classroom blocks at Tashinga Primary School in Macheke which it built at a total cost of US$26 000 to help improve the learning environ...by Staff Reporter
Teacher's clothes ripped off in fight over man
14 November 2013 | 6545 Views
TWO female teachers from Dampa Secondary School in Dete pummeled each other in the school's staffroom-and one of them was undressed in front of other teachers in a fight over a man.The court ...by Ndou Paul
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