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Diasporas gift Tsholotsho with private school
A dedicated group of Zimbabweans based in South Africa has mobilized resources to construct a state-of-the-art private boarding and day school in the Tsholotsho district of Matabeleland North province...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:39hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Last-minute back-to-school shopping rush hits Harare
As the new school term approaches, parents and guardians in Harare are grappling with skyrocketing costs for uniforms and stationery, as retailers seize the opportunity to profit from last-minute shop...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 07:54hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
New dates for vacation school
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has revised the dates for vacation school for examination classes, moving it to the first two weeks of the school holidays, from August 9-22, instead of...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 08:51hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe changes schools' closing date for examination classes
The Zimbabwean government has adjusted the holiday school calendar for public examination classes. Schools will now remain open until August 22 for these classes, i...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 12:29hrs | 2607 | by Staff reporter
Egyptian businessman nabbed for over staying in Zim
A 31-YEAR-OLD Egyptian national Ragab Mohamed Abdelghafar Mohamed Elkhatib was arraigned before Gweru magistrate after he over stayed in the country....Published: 01 Jun 2024 at 06:41hrs | 23 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Netanyahu orders immediate deportation of African refugees
The Prime Minister of apartheid Israel Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the immediate deportation of all African refugees in Israel in a violation of international laws.The embassy of the state ...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 07:54hrs | 14 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Zimbabwe begins search for Warriors coach
The Zimbabwe Football Association has begun the search for the next Warriors coach after they called for applications for the job along with 13 other national team coaching vacancies.The...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 20:25hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Sorry Chamisa, development has already taken off!
No one would want to be in the situation which CCC leader Nelson Chamisa finds himself at the moment — being faced with an election for which you know your opponent has already addressed most of the...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Lovemore Chikova
British Council funds African artists with £700 000
The British Council's Sub-Saharan Arts programme has announced the success of its Culture Exchange open call for grants, an initiative that connects and promotes cultural exchanges through art. ...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 15:31hrs | 18 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Schools shut as Cyclone Freddy approaches Zimbabwe
As the fringes of Tropical Storm Freddy reached Chipinge and Chimanimani yesterday, adding to the already heavy rain and lightning that earlier in the week struck and killed one person, Zimbabwe went ...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:01hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Lower 6 classes begin today
Lower Sixth classes start today, with boarders having travelled yesterday to their respective schools, following the release of O'Level results last week.Zimbabwe National Union of School Head...Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:15hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to consider return of June examinations
SCHOOLS will open for the 2023 first term tomorrow, with the exception of boarding schools in two provinces where the authorities have issued an adverse weather alert, prompted by downpours over the w...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Schools to open despite flood alert
SCHOOLS will open for the 2023 first term tomorrow, with the exception of boarding schools in two provinces where the authorities have issued an adverse weather alert, prompted by downpours over the w...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt schools use parallel rate
WOES continue to mount on inflation-ravaged parents as government schools defy a ministry directive to peg school fees for the first term next year on the prevailing interbank rate.The Primary...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:12hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Hailstorm blows off hostel roof at Jameson High School
SCORES of learners at Jameson High School in Kadoma escaped unhurt after a hailstorm swept off the roof of a girls' dormitory Wednesday afternoon.Sources told NewZimbabwe.com the heavy rains a...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief bans Mnangagwa's minister from his area
ZAKA–Chief Nhema born Rangarirai Bwawanda of Zaka who recently made headlines after promising Zanu-PF more than five million votes in 2023 has given Zaka East MP who is the ruling party District Coo...Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 18:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Schools third term opens
IT was a hive of activity for boarders across the country yesterday as they returned to their schools for the third term that starts today.Pupils and a representative of national school heads ...Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
SA army tells Afrikaner rights organisation to back off border areas
THE South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has told AfriForum that safeguarding and patrolling the country's borders is its responsibility and not for "any other non-State groupings or groups"....Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe does not have foreign constituencies'
ZIMBABWE has 210 electoral constituencies and none of them is located outside the country's physical boarders, justice legal and parliamentary affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said.He was ...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 18:20hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Fraud-accused Deputy Minister granted bail
AGRICULTURE deputy minister, Douglas Karoro has been granted ZW$50,000 bail and warned not to interfere with State witnesses.In giving his ruling, Harare Magistrate Stanford Mambanje said the ...Published: 23 May 2022 at 19:37hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
School fees shocker
GOVERNMENT and private schools have hiked fees ahead of opening day tomorrow citing the weakening Zimbabwe dollar.While the bulk of schools were still assessing the situation, some private sch...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:05hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Russia-Ukraine war and the Zimbabwe daily bread
The current Russia military onslaught will not only destroy lives and infrastructure in Ukraine, but also bring unprecedented food insecurity and social upheavals to the rest of the world. This will d...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 15:09hrs | | by Tafadzwa Musarara
Parents should vote against school fees hikes, says Govt
THE Primary and Secondary Education ministry yesterday urged parents to exercise their powers and rights by voting against any proposed increases they felt were unjustified.This was said by th...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 06:14hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Medicines Board Shuts Down Pharmacies Over Unauthorised Drugs
THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has suspended four pharmacy supervisors and shut down three over suspected cases of illegal dealings.The MCAZ did not give any explanation an...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teachers' strike cripples education system on first day of new term
A pay strike by teachers disrupted learning on Monday as schools opened for the first term following Covid-19 delays.All the teachers' unions declared "incapacitation" in anger over salaries t...Published: 07 Feb 2022 at 20:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Schools opening today
The first term opens today for all classes except Form One and Lower Six, who will be opening separately soon.Learners said they were happy to be going back to school and hoped that they will ...Published: 07 Feb 2022 at 05:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Girls outshine boys in Grade 7 results
Grade Seven results are out and were opened for online viewing yesterday, with Form One selection being done next week and classes starting on Monday, February 14.This is just a week after alm...Published: 05 Feb 2022 at 19:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA Deportation A Step Backwards for Africa Unity!
If the AU has any purposes at all, one of them should be to address and redefine what "foreigner", means.The deportation of any African from another African country, need not be a trauma...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 18:33hrs | | by Hlatshwayo Dhlamini
Schools demand fees from exam candidates
SOME schools in Bulawayo have been demanding fees for candidates that are writing Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations, a practice that has been conde...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:55hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Schools hit by COVID-19 outbreak
A NUMBER of private boarding schools have closed down and sent students home after an alarming increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases at the learning institutions.According to situational report...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:35hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Robbers pounce on cross boarder bus
Three robbers who disguised as travellers allegedly robbed MB transport bus of R167 050 and USD7 367 yester night at 186km peg along the Harare -Masvingo highway.The trio masquerad...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 16:01hrs | 5 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Govt to construct 144 modern boarding schools
GOVERNMENT will construct 144 modern boarding schools countrywide next year to mitigate against the shortage of learning institutions.The boarding schools will be built in each of the country'...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Driver vanishes, fuel tanker impounded
Police and other security agents have impounded a foreign registered fuel tanker at Chirundu One-Stop Border Post which was loaded with about 25 000 litres of water after the driver had attempted to d...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:31hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Fuel Tanker filled with water impounded
Police and other security agents have impounded a foreign registered fuel tanker at Chirundu One-Stop Border Post which was loaded with about 25 000 litres of water after the driver had attempted to d...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 17:42hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ouster plot thickens, Kasukuwere drawn into fight
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the High Court must not entertain an application challenging his rise to the leadership of Zanu-PF because it will reverse the gains he is making as Zimbabwe's leader...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 08:03hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
New Covid-19 infections in schools decline
CABINET this week announced that the number of new Covid-19 infections among learners in schools continues to decrease.The travel of boarders during the term exeat, as well as general non-comp...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 08:44hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 cases drop by 47%
ZIMBABWE'S Covid-19 cases have dropped by 47 percent compared to the previous week as the country's response to the pandemic continues to yield results.Speaking during a post-Cabinet briefing ...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 06:59hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Shocking: Hillcrest College demands fees for 3 terms
In a shocking move, a private school in Mutare, Hillcrest College is demanding payment for 3 terms for the current school calendar year despite students attending for only 2 terms.Pare...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 20:05hrs | 78 | by Concerned Parent
264 Covid cases in schools
Schools have recorded about 264 Covid-19 infections since the resumption of lessons, with the affected pupils being isolated in sick bays or in special dormitories. In Mberengwa, Lutheran Chur...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bus operators appeal for inter-city resumption
The Zimbabwe Passenger Transport Organisation (ZPTO) has written to the Government appealing for the resumption of intercity travel considering the demand created by the opening of schools, with some ...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sick bays set up at boarding schools
Schools today reopen for non-examination classes for the long second and final term of 75 teaching days for these classes, without exeat weekends, and with temporary holding and sick bays set up at mo...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt hires 4 000 more teachers
NEARLY 4 000 extra teachers have been hired for Government schools, with 2 935 starting duty on Monday, the first day of the new term, with the extra staff allowing more and smaller classes, required ...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa will not replicate Hichilema no more a tortoise replicate a cheetah
The refusal by Zimbabwe's MDC A leaders and their fanatical supporters to accept that Zimbabwe and Zambia share a common boarder but political share nothing else; the direction the two nations are tra...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 21:36hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zimbabwe records decline in cross-boarder movement
ZIMBABWE is witnessing a decline in crossborder movement as a result of tighter lockdown measures, a latest survey by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has shown.The country r...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's helicopter was forced to return to Harare after failing to land in Mutare
PRESIDENT Emerson Mnangagwa's helicopter was forced to return to Harare after failing to land in Mutare due to thick fog which led to security personnel raise fears it could crash in the mountainous b...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:59hrs | 8 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
Broad daylight smuggling
GOVERNMENT continues to lose millions of dollars in potential revenue as unrelenting smugglers and border jumpers continue to defy Covid-19 lockdown regulations by escalating their illegal activities ...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
How safe are Covid19 Vaccines?
I first heard of it in January 2020 that there was a viral disease which was killing people in China. I didn't take it seriously . I thought it was going to be a Chinese disease which was going ...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 19:57hrs | 1 | by Etiwel Mutero
How safe are Covid-19 Vaccines?
I first heard of it in January 2020 that there was a viral disease which was killing people in China. I didn't take it seriously . I thought it was going to be a Chinese disease which was going ...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 22:54hrs | 1 | by Etiwel Mutero
101 Amazing Facts About the Life and works of Emperor Haile Selassie
On the occasion of the 129th birthday of the Emperor, I have selected one out of 101 extraordinary achievements he accomplished during his reign: from Ras Tafari- Emperor Haile Selassie. The May 5th V...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 14:21hrs | 9 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza originally written by Mulugeta Haile
Johane Marange sect gathers thousands in lockdown defiance
Members of the Johanne Marange Apostolic sect congregants are gathering in thousands in Mafararikwa area under Chief Marange for a two week Passover ceremony despite church gatherings being banned dur...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 18:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
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