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Examination fees shocker
GOVERNMENT has raised examination fees by up to three times, and immediately attracted brickbats from weary parents.Many parents, still to come to terms with school fees hikes and already batt...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt tells NGOs to go assist in war-torn Ukraine
MIDLANDS Provincial Affairs minister Larry Mavima has said non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in the country should not cry foul over the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment B...Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 05:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teachers petition Parly over surge in COVID-19 cases
TEACHERS yesterday petitioned Parliament demanding safety guarantees in the face of the fast-rising COVID-19 cases.In 2021, several schoolchildren were infected with the virus, resulting in pr...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:06hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
School fees to go up 33%
THE Government has given schools the green light to increase fees through a prorata system that will see some classes pay an extra 33 percent to cover for the extra days of the term, as schools open f...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Auxilia Mnangagwa more than a hero, she deserves the award
As Zimbabwe prepares to honour their living and non-living heroes in an annually occasion, the president in his wisdom has taken this opportunity to honour some people past and present heroes. ...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 23:37hrs | 24 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
MP blames Mthuli Ncube for 'teenage pregnancies'
MDC Alliance Binga North MP Prince Dubeko Sibanda has said Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has failed to rescue Zimbabwe's tumbling economy, a disappointment for many who thought his appointment would s...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 12:42hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
'Schools hiking fees'
MOST schools are hiking their tuition fees and levies to enable them to survive the harsh economic climate, the Daily News can report.The fee increases put a heavy burden on struggling parents...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 16:09hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Prioritise recruitment of qualified teachers'
LEGISLATORS have said Government must prioritise the recruitment of qualified teachers instead of constructing new schools as the country has a teacher shortage of 20 000. Zimbabwe is facing a...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 06:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Government guarantees industrial attachment
GOVERNMENT has developed systems to ensure that every student who is supposed to be on internship gets an industrial attachment place, a Cabinet Minister has said. Students are required to und...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T fails to learn from its past
Former Bulilima East MP Norman Mpofu has said the MDC-T has failed to learn from its past mistakes leading to their loss of elections this year."MDC Chamisa lost all seats in Mat south serve f...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 11:53hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
4 000 school drop outs!
\ABOUT 4 000 girls have dropped out of school due to poverty and sexual violence in the Midlands province and $2 million has since been secured to pay their school fees so that they return to class....Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Was it correct for army to remove Mugabe
ALL those who doubted whether the Zimbabwe Defence Forces did the right thing, Robert Mugabe's rambling last Saturday is your answer. Countries are ruled via constitutions, but what if the ruler is br...Published: 05 Mar 2018 at 05:19hrs | 1 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Mugabe has NO right to talk about being removed unconstitutionally
All those who doubted whether the Zimbabwe Defence Forces did the right thing, Robert Mugabe's rambling on Saturday is your answer. Countries are ruled via constitutions, but what if the ruler is brea...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 13:20hrs | 2 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
School losing pupils to child marriages
Chinotumenyere Secondary School - a remote learning institution situated here - is losing an average of four girls each term to child marriages.Concerned parents and guardians alleged this wee...Published: 03 Aug 2017 at 17:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Development should be the heart of the nation
My heart bleeds when someone stands up to talk about election or re-election when the previous plan is not yet accomplished.When you look at Zimbabwe overall you can tell everything has totall...Published: 26 Jul 2017 at 20:12hrs | 1 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
High number of school dropouts in Matabeleland
CIVIL society group, Mopane Foundation International, has expressed concern over the high number of school dropouts in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces.Mopane Foundation International co-or...Published: 19 Jun 2017 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
More children in Hwange dropping out of school, child marriages
SEVERAL children in Hwange District are dropping out of school owing to early child marriages and lack of school fees.The Chronicle last week visited Luseche village, one of the worst affected...Published: 17 Jun 2017 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff Report
Councillors are a threat to Zimbabwe democracy, whose interest are they serving?
Its high time Zimbabwe must elect honest people in office. The current hullabaloo surrounding governance issues at town house is of serious concern and this should be addressed urgently. When these co...Published: 05 Jun 2017 at 14:06hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
New format for school exams
ORDINARY and Advanced Level pupils will from 2018 be graded on the basis of combined marks for continuous assessment and final examinations in keeping with provisions of the updated education curricul...Published: 04 Jun 2017 at 20:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teacher -student ratio in Mat- North baffles legislator
The teacher- student ratio in Matabeleland North Province where the pass rate has been low and a cause ofr concern has baffled the legislator in the province Joel Gabbuza who expressed his displeasure...Published: 22 Mar 2017 at 05:51hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Juvenile sex business rampant at Mataga
An increase in the juvenile sex workers at Mataga in Mberengwa has been reported amid concerns that most of the culprits are school drop outs due to poverty.Media reports state tha...Published: 17 Jan 2017 at 03:48hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
We have a bloated parliament sleeping on duty- Muzambindo
A political analyst Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo has while Zimbabwe is faced with serious economic challenges it was sad that it has a bloated parliament of 210 legislators. He said first and forem...Published: 30 Dec 2016 at 05:25hrs | 8 | by Stephen Jakes
We have a bloated parliament sleeping on duty
First and foremost I would like to highlight some major roles which parliament plays toward enhancing development. It is the duty and obligation of the public to have an oversight view on the roles of...Published: 29 Dec 2016 at 10:29hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Jonathan Moyo warns student protesters
Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo has warned students against using politics to interfere in academic processes, cautioning that those who do it will face "costly" consequences....Published: 06 Oct 2016 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drug abuse a cause of concern
The striking poverty in Zimbabwe has promoted high drug abuse rate mostly in high density suburbs.High unemployment rate which has accumulated to over 90% has left more youths finding solace i...Published: 21 Sep 2016 at 13:15hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chiefs to undergo ICT training
CHIEFS and other community leaders in Bulilima and Mangwe districts will undergo Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Training at the Midlands State University Satellite College set to open ...Published: 07 Aug 2016 at 10:32hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu
Daily Divinity Questions and Answers with Witness Dingani
QN "Idolatry was a problem in Israel "Examine this view .How far has satanism affected the individuals in your society (25) Divinity Revision Question|24 July 2016COMMENT OVERVIEW-...Published: 24 Jul 2016 at 07:21hrs | 2 | by Witness Dingani
Daily Divinity Questions and Answers with Witness Dingani
QN "Idolatry was a problem in Israel "Examine this view .How far has satanism affected the individuals in your society (25)Divinity Revision Question|16...Published: 17 Jul 2016 at 09:30hrs | 1 | by Witness Dingani
Govt to feed more pupils, says Dokora
Government is escalating feeding of school children programme as hunger is now severe, Primary and Secondary Education minister Lazarus Dokora has said.At the beginning of the second term,...Published: 28 May 2016 at 18:06hrs | | by Thobekle Zhou
Democracy must benefit all South Africans!
South Africa is a democratic country as we all know that. In a democratic country people are suppose to be governed through the constitution. This country has been through a lot in the past, a lot of ...Published: 12 May 2016 at 17:10hrs | | by Eric Shikobela
Tsvangirai admits he is clueless
This writer is one of the people who thought the level of education does not matter much in political leadership. The belief was wisdom is all that one needs to acquit themselves well in a political o...Published: 14 Apr 2016 at 14:18hrs | 3 | by John Sigauke
Government to avail food for school children
School authorities in Matabeleland South province have been urged to start setting up infrastructure for the National Supplementary Feeding Programme.This comes as the government moves in to a...Published: 10 Mar 2016 at 19:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
48% of Bulawayo's teens indulging in sex, beer parties
A NEW research has revealed that nearly 48 percent of Bulawayo's teenagers, aged between 15 and 19 years partook in the x-rated wild parties popularly know as vuzu parties in 2015.According to...Published: 29 Dec 2015 at 20:54hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Grade 7 drop outs of school after marriage proposal
A grade seven pupil at Kandodo Primary School in Zvishavane has reportedly dropped out of school after her 20-year-old boyfriend asked for her hand in marriage.Reports say the two had been in ...Published: 05 Dec 2015 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Pupils to start paying exam fees in Grade 5
PUPILS will start paying for Grade Seven examinations when they are in Grade Five, a move which Government says is meant to reduce the number of pupils whose parents and guardians fail to raise the ex...Published: 08 Nov 2015 at 08:14hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
25 pregnant girls drop out of school
AT least 25 pupils from two secondary schools in Bulilima District have dropped out of school this year after falling pregnant. School authorities from the two institutions have raised concern over th...Published: 07 Nov 2015 at 07:39hrs | 2 | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Hunger forces 6000 Mat'land pupils to drop out of school
OVER 6 000 pupils in the Matabeleland region has dropped out of school due to hunger.Education authorities in the region have cut learning hours as a significant number of pupils come to class...Published: 18 Oct 2015 at 12:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MBAs don't run companies!
YOUR degrees and titles don't run companies. If they did then governments could be richer than companies all over the world. Even universities will be better run than some businesses. How many Sirs, D...Published: 17 Sep 2015 at 06:48hrs | | by Morris Mpala MOB Capital (Pvt) Ltd
Education is now a closed door for Zimbabwean poor children
The ZANU PF government has hammered the final proverbial nail on the coffin to signal the end of education for children in Zimbabwe. The planned introduction of examination fees fo...Published: 05 Apr 2015 at 12:52hrs | 1 | by Themba Mthethwa ZAPU Europe Information, Publicity and Marketing Department
Is corporal punishment really bad for juveniles?
Last Friday, I read with trepidation the High Court declaration that corporal punishment or caning of children is now unconstitutional.In her review ruling, in a case involving a 15 year...Published: 17 Jan 2015 at 16:18hrs | 1 | by John Gambanga
Gukurahundi blamed for Grade 7 drop outs spike
MOST youths from Bell Mine in Silobela's Grasslands resettlement area failed to proceed beyond Grade 7 as they did not have birth certificates because of Gukurahundi, a youth-based organisation has cl...Published: 25 Jun 2014 at 07:30hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Sanctions affecting quality of education for over a decade
ILLEGAL sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by some Western powers have adversely affected the quality of education in the past 14 years, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 21 Jun 2014 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
3 000 pupils drop out of school due to hunger
AT least 3 000 children have dropped out of school in Matabeleland South because of different reasons among them the drought situation facing the province. According to a presentation by a...Published: 29 Oct 2013 at 13:44hrs | 3 | by Mafu Sithabile
'Headmasters, teachers writing exams for a fee'
SCORES of headmasters and teachers around the country are writing examinations on behalf of other people for a fee to enable them to secure employment, The Standard has heard.Teachers and he...Published: 13 Oct 2013 at 10:54hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
What a Church?
There is a Church on the Spintex road that has no sign posts or billboards. In fact, it does not have any directional sign indicating its location and yet people start arriving for Sunday service by ...Published: 23 Aug 2013 at 14:41hrs | 1 | by Amita Jones
Zimbabwe's education system needs revision
The falling standards in our education in Zimbabwe should be cause for national anxiety.The huge gains made in the formative years of our independence in this sector are now being eroded. This...Published: 13 Feb 2013 at 14:39hrs | | by John Gambanga
Zimsec extends O'level and A'level registration deadline
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) has thrown prospective Ordinary and Advanced Level candidates a lifeline, as it has extended the registration deadline by a week.The initial ...Published: 15 May 2012 at 04:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZUPA bids to recruit temporary teachers for Government
Bulawayo - On the 1st February 2011, ZUPA started a campaign to have teaching assistants or temporary teachers reintroduced in Zimbabwe. The campaign was in line with our objects as a non-political...Published: 13 Jan 2012 at 08:45hrs | 1 | by Innocent Ndibali | ZUPA President
Zimbabwe's Children with Disability Rights Neglected
(09-01-12, Bulawayo) Stigmatised by part of an increasingly intolerant society, neglected by a state that is short of resources and facing potential abuse in institutions, the lives of Zimbabwean c...Published: 09 Jan 2012 at 04:30hrs | 2 | by Thamsanqa Zhou Jr
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