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16 pregnant pupils fail to write Grade 7 exams
At least 16 pupils from Monozi Primary School in Mbire District were unable to sit for their Grade Seven Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) examinations last week after falling pregnant. Th...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 08:56hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Over 4 500 learners fall pregnant in Zimbabwe
Over 4,500 students dropped out of school last year in Zimbabwe due to pregnancy, including 150 in primary schools, according to Primary and Secondary Education Minister Edgar Moyo. Moyo reve...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:24hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Government urged to support return of pregnant students to school
Harare, 19 July 2024 (New Ziana) - With a rising number of school-going adolescent girls becoming pregnant, Mashonaland Central Senator Angeline Tongogara has called on the Ministry of Public Service,...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 10:14hrs | 469 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe records jump in school dropouts
A recent Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee (ZimLAC) 2024 report reveals a troubling rise in school dropouts due to financial constraints and early marriages, with Mashonaland Central province ...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:17hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe battles increased school dropouts
During a dialogue on the Day of the African Child in Harare, concerns were raised about the increasing number of Zimbabwean children forced to abandon education due to various challenges, including po...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 10:29hrs | 58 | by Staff reporter
Embrace nutrition education amongst schools; SIRP appeals
The government should fully embark on implementing nutrition education amongst young learners to realise behavioural changes and sustainable development countrywide, Smallholder Irrigation Revitalisat...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 21:42hrs | 9 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Schoolchildren in Zimbabwe drop out for lithium mines
In August 2023, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa inaugurated a lithium processing plant in the eastern province of Manicaland, aiming to support operations at the expansive Sabi Star lithium mi...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:30hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt warns schools against privatising education
THE government has issued a stern warning to schools against privatising education, amid rising costs and concerns about accessibility, with statistics showing a rise in dropouts.The warning b...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 04:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
8 learners, 2 drop-outs arrested at vuzu party
Ten juveniles aged between 14 and 16 have been arrested at vuzu party at number 12 Browning Road, Bradfield, Hillside in Bulawayo. Vuzu parties are social events where youths, mostly teenagers...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
More boys dropping out of school in Matebeleland South
MORE boys in Matebeleland South are dropping out of school compared to girls at both primary and lower secondary school levels, a Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) report has revealed....Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:49hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Some Mat North pupils walk more than 30km to schools: RUCET
Rural Community Empowerment Trust Coordinator for Matabeleland North Vumani Ndlovu has bemoaned that some of the pupils in the province and other areas still walk more than 30 km to school after 43 ye...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 15:31hrs | 19 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe's Dubai based businesswoman has political ambitions
DUBAI-BASED businesswoman, politician and human rights activist, Edith Chibhamu has revealed that she went on a year-long sabbatical after falling ill.Speaking from her base in the Middle-East...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:55hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
When children give birth to children!
There could have never been a more heartbreaking and disturbing sight.I had gone to the local clinic in my small town of Redcliff for a scheduled medical review.This is an ordinary rou...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 11:11hrs | 15 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's teacher-to-learner ratio straining education system
THE country is grappling with significant educational challenges, demanding immediate attention and action.With over five million learners in both primary and secondary schools across the coun...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo high school drama series premieres on DStv
A drama series, High School Diary produced in Bulawayo made its debut appearance DStv last week on the NRTV channel.The series was written by Elton Sibanda, produced by John Mabuyane Films and...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Redwing: a tale of plunder, impunity, chaos and death
Redwing Gold Mine, once touted as a giant gold mining venture capable of transforming the quality of life in the Penhalonga area of Manicaland province and a cash cow for the national economy, has bec...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 12:12hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over school fees hike
SCHOOLS open today for the second term with parents and guardians raising concerns over sharp increases in fees amid economic turmoil.The unaffordable fees demanded by schools follow revelatio...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over school fees hike
SCHOOLS open today for the second term with parents and guardians raising concerns over sharp increases in fees amid economic turmoil.The unaffordable fees demanded by schools follow revelatio...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chief laments village's neglect
Matobo district has lamented that 23 years after people were settled in Mcwazini village, the area still has no social amenities such as schools, clinics and dip-tanks.Chief Masuku told a vill...Published: 16 Apr 2023 at 08:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt dithers on free education
GOVERNMENT has started to sing a different tune on earlier promises to provide free basic education beginning next year, with Finance minister Mthuli Ncube saying the programme would need more time to...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dembare blasts CCC led council over collapsed Rufaro Stadium re-development
DYNAMOS has lashed out at Harare City Council for backtracking on its agreement to partner energy company Sakunda Holdings on the renovation of the dilapidated Rufaro Stadium.Dynamos, keen to ...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
5-year-olds in forced sex, labour
CHILDREN as young as five years old have been identified as victims of child labour and sexual exploitation due to Zimbabwe's deteriorating economic situation.A report by the United States (US...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Education has highest inflation, says ZimStat
THE country's education sector has the highest inflation compared to other sectors, according to the latest Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (ZimStat) report.ZimStat says education had the highest i...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt told to deliver free education
THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa should fulfil his promise of free education made in 2017 following a major fee hike by the Unive...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
UZ students go on strike over fees hike
The University of Zimbabwe is revising the recently announced hike in tuition fees of up to $500 000, described by many students as unaffordable and beyond the reach of their parents and guardians....Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in education cost shocker
A GLOBAL study has ranked Zimbabwe's education as one of the most expensive, which is leading to a rise in school dropouts.The report by World Remit 2022 Cost of School says the price of educa...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe school dropouts skyrocket
ZIMBABWE has recorded a 20% increase in school dropouts since 2020 when schools were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report by the Union of Education Norway in conjunction with the Zimbabwe...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Panic over Zimsec exams deadline
THOUSANDS of pupils and parents throughout the country are in panic mode after failing to secure registration fees for the 2022 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) examinations whose deadlin...Published: 28 Jul 2022 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF goes for broke
Zanu-PF appears to be going for broke ahead of the 2023 general elections by engaging illegal gold miners in a move many have described as crude electioneering.Zanu-PF national political commi...Published: 06 Jul 2022 at 18:07hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
PTUZ appeals high exam fees
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene and reduce the recently announced examination fees because the majority of learners cannot a...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 | | by Staff reporter
School dropouts jolt Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday ordered the Primary and Secondary Education ministry to take urgent measures to arrest a growing trend of school dropouts following revelations that 840 000 lear...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
'840 000 children drop out of school'
AN estimated 840 000 schoolchildren have quit school since 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19, a United States embassy report on the 2021 state of human rights in Zimbabwe has shown.But g...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 09:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Community fundraise for the school in Nkayi
The Community Podium has partnered with the Citizens Initiative organisation in a fundraising drive that seeks to raise an amount of US$10 000 to help Nkayi villagers in Matabeleland North ...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:58hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa promises free basic education next year
Basic education in public schools will be offered free of charge starting next year, while the Government has set in motion plans to equip primary school learners with Information Communication Techno...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sprouting shebeens rile Makokoba residents
MAKOKOBA residents in Bulawayo have raised concern over an increase in shebeens and drug peddling which they say could be behind a recent spike in criminal activities in the area.Makokoba high...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:41hrs | | 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 | 9 | by Staff reporter
School fees shocker for parents
ZIMBABWEANS should brace for a steep rise in school fees next year as learning institutions are pushing for increases of up to 300% to hedge against the depreciation of the local currency against majo...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:17hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo has highest number of school dropouts
CLOSE to 60 percent of school going age children dropped out of school in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, a worrying trend which has also seen the province having the lowest number of pupils within it...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 06:54hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
40% Of ECD Kids Are Out Of School
ABOUT 40% of Zimbabwe's Early Childhood Development (ECD) children are out of school due to infrastructure shortages, long distances, water, sanitation, and hygiene challenges.Addressing deleg...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:45hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teen pregnancy rate rises
ZIMBABWE'S teenage pregnancy rate has risen by two percent to 24 percent, with the majority being schoolgirls that are forced to drop out of school.The worrying trend has also led to debate ov...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:56hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Ministers face grilling at mining indaba
Ministries, MPs and miners face grilling on mineral resource governance in the country at the 10th edition of the Zimbabwe Alternative Mining Indaba (ZAMI), which begins today in Bulawayo.ZAMI...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parents, Teachers, Students outcry over chaotic situations in schools
Parents and teachers have expressed concerns over the education system in the country saying it has gone to the dogs.This was after the...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:00hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
'Parents cheated on school fees'
Parents are being shortchanged by being ordered to pay school fees in full under the guise that their children will learn for 80 days while in actual fact the majority will attend class for only 40 da...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:27hrs | 8 | by KK Zvauta
Parents sweat over fees hike
TEACHERS unions have warned of unprecedented school dropouts as parents struggle to raise school fees following a government-imposed 33% hike for the extended term.Schools reopen today for exa...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 05:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vashandiri Vashe: A Zhombe musical group rocking national gospel charts
ZHOMBE hardly makes it to national news headlines. Since the days of Learnmore Jongwe who died nearly 20 years ago, it's rare to find a Zhombe story on radio or in national newspapers unless it's to d...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 10:23hrs | 14 | by Felix Chiroro
Only 50% students register for Nov O-Level exams in Matebelelend North
MATEBELELAND North province is said to be leading in terms of school dropouts, amid reports that 40% to 50% of learners that are supposed to sit for examinations are failing to register.This was r...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 11:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland North leading in terms school dropouts, 50% students register for Nov O-Level exams
MATABELELAND North province is said to be leading in terms of school dropouts, amid reports that 40% to 50% of learners that are supposed to sit for examinations are failing to register.This w...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 06:50hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Economic woes trigger 23% school dropouts
GOVERNMENT yesterday revealed that 23% of children in the country were out of school due to economic challenges.This was said by Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa during a post-Cabinet me...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
COVID-19: 1 million drop out of school
NEARLY a million students have dropped out of schools over the past year, mainly due to COVID19-induced poverty which has increased inequalities, an investigation by a non-governmental organisation ha...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
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