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Mixed reactions over re-opening of schools in Zimbabwe
Various stakeholders across the southern African country have expressed mixed feelings over the reopening of schools on the 28th of July this year.Prior to the reopening of schools, the govern...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 22:15hrs | 4129 | by Daniel Itai
Anxiety as schools open for June exams
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is reportedly ill-equipped to smoothly run the June examinations as the Education ministry has not deployed equipment to combat the spread of COVID-19....Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:48hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter
Mathema blasted over second term fees rant
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) yesterday described the call by Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema on parents to pay second term school fees as "an act of provocat...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:34hrs | 1056 | by Staff reporter
No exemption for Term 2 school fees
THE Government will not exempt pupils from paying school fees for Term Two although some pupils will only resume classes in September.However, parents and guardians might not pay the full fees...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 09:43hrs | 1099 | by Staff reporter
Teachers brew fresh shocker for govt
GOVERNMENT faces a new headache after eight teachers' unions demanded an urgent meeting with their employer over salaries which they say now fall far below the poverty datum line of $5 551. Th...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 08:15hrs | 4714 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: South Africa pupils go to school...as Coronavirus kills 998
South African pupils have gone back to school with Monday being the official first day of class for grades 7 and 12.The classes resume when the South African department of Health announced tha...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 11:19hrs | 2363 | by Mandla Ndlovu
No opening dates for schools yet
GOVERNMENT has dismissed as false, messages circulating on social media claiming that schools will reopen for exam classes in three weeks. A schedule purportedly from the Ministry of Primary a...Published: 28 May 2020 at 07:32hrs | 764 | by Staff reporter
Its better to build children than repair adults
The unsolicited 'long school holidays' as a result of the plague induced lockdown has availed our children with inexhaustible idle time. An idle mind is the devil's workshop. This has left the...Published: 24 May 2020 at 21:58hrs | 227 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Teachers threaten legal action over reopening of schools
TEACHERS have threatened legal action against government over the reopening of schools amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) scourge, saying they were not consulted, the Daily News reports.Primary a...Published: 20 May 2020 at 17:33hrs | 2431 | by Staff reporter
Govt, teachers square off over schools opening
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has threatened legal action against government over the alleged lack of consultation by the Primary and Secondary Education ministry on modalities for...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:34hrs | 1821 | by Staff reporter
Teacher union resists push to reopen schools under indefinite lockdown
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe has insisted that no schools should open during country's Covid-19 indefinite lockdown without the government committing to ring fence safety of learne...Published: 17 May 2020 at 15:19hrs | 1915 | by Taruberekera Masara
Is COVID-19 the final blow to Zimbabwe?
WITH a bleeding heart, I watched Robson Chihera, a member of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe highlighting the obstacles they are currently experiencing in their innovative and noble e...Published: 04 May 2020 at 08:22hrs | 627 | by Boniface Manjeya
South Africa opens schools...as Coronavirus cases reach 5 000
South Africa has announced that pupils might be going back to school in May. The neighboring country's Basic Education Department Director-General, Mathanzima Mweli told journalists at a media briefin...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 14:21hrs | 4022 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Teachers unions cry for government intervention
The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) and the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) have pointed out that their members are suffering under the current COVID-19 lockdown reg...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 10:11hrs | 1194 | by Daniel Ital, Harare Zimbabwe
FULL TEXT: Nelson Chamisa's state of the nation address
Fellow citizens,I come to you under very difficult circumstances in our country and indeed in the whole world.Let us begin by observing a minute of silence for all the COVID-19 victims in ...Published: 16 Apr 2020 at 09:17hrs | 4339 | by Nelson Chamisa
Homeless people struggle to adapt
WHILE some of the homeless people moved into shelters by the Government welcome the move, others say they miss street life and those fighting drug dependency are reportedly stealing blankets, soap and...Published: 15 Apr 2020 at 07:33hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
1981-2020: Does life really begin at 40? - In memory of Zimbabwe's Uhuru
Siboza Business Centre my homelandThere is a lovely road that leads from Zvishavane going South to Shurugwi and finally to Gweru. That road leads you past s...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 22:38hrs | 1124 | by Pastor Tomson Dube
Fugitive Njube school teacher fled to Namibia
A TEACHER who allegedly led a strike by students at Njube High School in Bulawayo has broken his silence from Namibia where he is hiding.Speaking from Namibia after fleeing the country's law e...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 17:37hrs | 2578 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe school dropout strikes gold in Nollywood
TWO years after dropping out of school in Kwekwe, Zimbabwean teen actor Caroline Chipwanyira (pictured) has struck gold in Nigerian showbiz after securing a role in a potential blockbuster.Chi...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 06:08hrs | 792 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants receive cushioning allowances
GOVERNMENT has said civil servants will be paid more cushioning allowances this year as its employees yesterday started receiving their promised payments for this month. Government this week r...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:43hrs | 3595 | by Staff reporter
English made easy by the Language Coach
Cambridge English checkmate Its back to school for all our happy learners who will be writing their Cambridge O' Level English in 2020! The Cambridge O'...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 08:13hrs | 472 | by Language Coach
Over 700 000 people used Beitbridge border during festive season
A total of 708 179 people passed through Beitbridge Border Post during the just ended festive season, after authorities put in place border efficiency and management systems that facilitated ease of m...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 21:19hrs | 2403 | by Staff Reporter
Santa or no Santa, it's still Xmas
IN years gone by, the festive mood associated with Christmas could be felt from the end of November.The 13th cheque, company shut-downs and Christmas parties for workers were some of the tell-...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:41hrs | 137 | by Veronica Gwaze and Ellen Sanyanga
Chamisa's MP arrested for rape
THE Member of Parliament for Magwegwe Constituency in Bulawayo, Anele Ndebele (MDC Alliance), has been arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating a high school pupil. Ndebele is accused of...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:48hrs | 29 | by Staff rpeorter
Mnangagwa's wife backs female ex-fighters upliftment
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has come out in full support of a request by female former freedom fighters' to go back to school and acquire knowledge to run successful income-generating projects acros...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:33hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
The 'Zimbabwean' mogul in SA police's crosshairs
A BMW M4 Convertible has a base price of US$77 000 while a G63 G Wagon costs as much as US$149 000. A Ranger Rover SVR goes for US$113 000 while the potent 503-horsepower Mercedes Benz AMG C63 S Sedan...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 06:48hrs | 10849 | by Staff reporter
I dreaded Mugabe's death for years, write ex-CIO boss
ON Friday September 6 2019, I woke up to the news that former President Comrade Robert Gabriel Mugabe was no more. His death was something I dreaded for years as I worked to secure his wellbeing....Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:39hrs | 5152 | by Happyton Mabhuya Bonyongwe
Steep EcoCash charges hit small traders
Traders at Mbare Musika are experiencing reduced sales due to demand for cash and the percentages charged on sales done using EcoCash of between 38 percent to 40 percent. A survey show that so...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 05:59hrs | 513 | by Staff reportetr
BCC mulls tuition fee hike
BULAWAYO city fathers are considering hiking tuition fees at council-run schools next term, arguing the cost of subsidising education, among other services, had sunk the local authority into a $2 mill...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council-run schools propose fees hike
BULAWAYO City Council has proposed an upward review of school fees by $10 for its schools effective third term this year. According to the latest council minutes, Council is no longer financia...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
7 Zimbabwean teens living under a tree in SA
THEY say they have been living off food scraps in a nearby municipal bin, and it's actually been sustaining them.Seven Zimbabwean teenagers have been living under a big tree near Shoprite in L...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 11:55hrs | 4004 | by GroundUp
The day Cyclone Mthuli came to town
Well, this Mthuli Ncube guy is bad news.Witty and cunning are his attributes! He had an afternoon outing with journalists, last weekend, shared jokes and ideas, while he kept his joker to his ches...Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 16:39hrs | 1739 | by Staff reporter
Economic empowerment to stop prostitution
Sex workers in Gweru are receiving HIV prevention education, with most of them being asked to come up with business ideas to ensure that they get a comprehensive package of services to mitigate the im...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 08:38hrs | 2639 | by Staff Reporter
Parly in heated debate over pregnant school girls
THE Education Amendment Bill, which is currently in its second reading stage in the National Assembly, has attracted heated debate on whether pregnant girls should be allowed to continue with class....Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:44hrs | 1330 | by Staff reporter
Malunga quits sex
MUSICIAN Clive Malunga has exclusively told H-Metro he quit sex for good in 2002 after divorcing his wife.The 59-year-old says he has been managing without sex for close to 17 years."I...Published: 15 May 2019 at 09:57hrs | 8727 | by Staff reporter
WorldRemit records surge in diaspora remittances
INTERNATIONAL money transfer service, WorldRemit, has seen a 40% surge in customers sending money to Zimbabwe for cash collection through ZB Bank.In a statement, country director of Zimbabwe a...Published: 13 May 2019 at 08:56hrs | 2096 | by Staff reporter
Parents struggle with school fees as economy bites
PARENTS yesterday said they were struggling to send their children back to school for the second term as they were failing to cope with rising fees and cost of living against stagnant salaries....Published: 07 May 2019 at 07:54hrs | 1990 | by Staff reporter
Parents ask for more time to pay fees
It was again a last minute back to school shopping rush at the weekend and yesterday as parents and guardians prepared for the children's return to school for the Second Term. Acting Bulawayo ...Published: 07 May 2019 at 07:44hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Govt withholds teachers' salaries over protests
GOVERNMENT has not been paying some of the teachers who took part in the December protests for two months since January, the Daily News can report.Members of the militant Amalgamated Rural Tea...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:52hrs | 2847 | by Staff reporter
'Sellout' Mnangagwa defends white farmers' compensation
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday defended his government's move to compensate white former commercial farmers for improvements on farmland seized during the 2000 fast-track land reform programme...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 13:57hrs | 2353 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP under fire for 'lying', deserting cyclone victims
CHIMANIMANI East legislator Joshua Sacco (Zanu-PF) is under fire from his constituents, who accuse him of peddling falsehoods during the time when Cyclone Idai was wreaking havoc in the area.S...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:34hrs | 1794 | by Staff reporter
145 school girls in daring protest
Even calls to be wary of the ravaging Cyclone Idai, whose effects have since been felt in Mashonaland East, could not deter the 145 girls at Zimbabwe's top school, Monte Cassino High, from executing t...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:53hrs | 2070 | by Staff reporter
Students besiege police station
Students at Monte Casino Girls in Macheke today besieged Macheke Police Station in protest over yet to be disclosed grievances.The students are said to have walked a distance of over 6km to Ma...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 10:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Should Zimbabwe's 'unwitty' MPs be sent back to school?
In our series of letters from African writers, Zimbabwean journalist-turned-barrister Brian Hungwe looks at whether politicians need better qualifications.Zimbabwe has one of the highest liter...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 16:19hrs | 858 | by Brian Hungwe
Goodbye Rose of Matabeleland! You now belong to heaven and the stars spell out your name!
Goodbye rose of Matabeleland! Today is your burial I was blessed with your life on this earth. I was blessed with the friendship we shared together as young growing up girls, young women, moth...Published: 02 Mar 2019 at 18:47hrs | 1564 | by Nomazulu Thata
Aux Mnangagwa pledges to assist street children
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has pledged to assist children living and working on the streets acquire formal and vocational education, which will help them realise their full potential.During...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:45hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Parents skeptical about their children's safety
As normalcy returns to Bulawayo, parents who were traumatised by the violence, looting and destruction of property by hooligans remain skeptical about the safety of their children and have delayed sen...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 20:38hrs | 5490 | by Staff reporter
Say no to bullying in school
Despite the 'dry wallet' circumstances most Zimbabweans are facing, the zeal to have their children educated can never be underestimated. With schools opening this week, parents and guardians were all...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 09:11hrs | 154 | by Thomas Murisa
Emmerson Mnangagwa is a monumental failure
Robert Mugabe's protracted despotic rule brought Zimbabwe down to its knees. Such was the damage to a nation hitherto referred to as 'Jewel of Africa' that the general consensus was that things could ...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 18:28hrs | 12667 | by Grace Kwinjeh
Back to school, back to period poverty!
In a country with 3 million girls and women who menstruate, with about a third of them being school going children either in primary or secondary school, there is a good chance that thousands of them ...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 11:36hrs | 1394 | by Theresa Nyava
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