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At what stage does a President concede failure?
IF I were the President of Zimbabwe - what would I be expected to do under the prevailing economic circumstances?The country goes for an average 20 hours each day without electricity, and most...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 248 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
A critical review of Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia documentary
APRIL, famously characterised as "the cruellest month" by distinguished poet and literary critic TS Eliot in his critically acclaimed essay "The Wasteland" - not because its first day celebrates fools...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:07hrs | 693 | by Jonathan Moyo
At what stage does a president concede he has failed?
If I were the president of Zimbabwe - what would I be expected to do under these circumstances?The country goes for an average 20 hours each and every day without electricity, and most urban a...Published: 28 May 2023 at 16:02hrs | 235 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Indeed life was hard under colonialism but there were plenty of opportunities
Over the weekend I drove my mother to her rural home in Rusape for an important family gathering.To be expected, as soon as we hit familiar territory, which held significant memories for her -...Published: 23 May 2023 at 14:01hrs | 576 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
University probes 0% pass rates in schools
Lupane State University (LSU) has been engaged by the Government to conduct research that will establish why some schools record zero pass rates.A number of rural schools, particularly those i...Published: 15 May 2023 at 18:57hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
'2023 elections likely to be unfair'
A LOCAL think-tank, the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), says the upcoming elections are unlikely to be different from previous ones held under the Robert Mugabe era, which were underlined by violenc...Published: 08 May 2023 at 19:07hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF govt neglecting Matebeleland South schools'
VILLAGERS in Matebeleland South province have accused the Primary and Secondary Education ministry of neglecting schools in the province, resulting in many posting a zero pass.According to the...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 07:54hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Only PhD holders should lecture at university
WHEN I completed my Master of Philosophy in Linguistics degree, I was a teaching assistant at the University of Zimbabwe. My two colleagues and I celebrated because we had spent four hard years resear...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:42hrs | 659 | by Jairos Kangira
Mzilikazi High wins Bulawayo Public Speaking contest
MZILIKAZI High School is this year's winner of the Bulawayo Public Speaking competition.The event was hosted last Friday at the Zimbabwe Academy of Music by the Rotary Club of Bulawayo South a...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 07:38hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
The mountain is high
Back in 1926, America witnessed the clash of two African-African American giants — then they were called Negroes — over the notion of Negro Art.Was Negro Art a separate creative tradition ...Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 06:35hrs | 250 | by @Jamwanda2
Government recruits 2 500 teachers
Government is in the process of recruiting 2 500 teachers and most of them will be deployed to rural areas where there is a critical shortage.This was revealed by Primary and Secondary Educati...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:25hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Why have Smith's prophetic words about Zimbabwe come to pass?
If ever there were any painful words spoken about an independent Zimbabwe - none, arguably, can surpass those supposedly uttered by Rhodesia Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith.He is alleged to h...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 08:48hrs | 5856 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe govt zeroes in on rogue teachers
GOVERNMENT has moved to uproot rogue teachers reportedly ill-treating pupils whose parents would have failed to pay for extra lessons.The latest case happened in Norton, Mashonaland West provi...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:16hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Missing ECD teacher found dead
Budiriro 4 Primary School ECD teacher, Josephine Magdalene Mandivei, who went missing nearly a week ago, was Saturday found dead in a maize field by a hill in Mufakose high density suburb, Harare....Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:27hrs | 1408 | by Staff reporter
Can Chamisa turn the yellow movement into votes?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party are in panic mode because of the resilience of opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa.The youthful leader has s...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:14hrs | 1605 | by Staff reporter
Harare Hindus plan wide-ranging activities during 2023
Hindu Society Harare (HSH) in Zimbabwe seems to have lined-up extensive religious and social activities, projects, celebrations during 2023.These include three daily aartis; twice-weekly yoga ...Published: 27 Jan 2023 at 11:13hrs | 600 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe schools ready to absorb children of ZEP permit holders
MOST schools re-opened smoothly yesterday countrywide with the Government saying it is ready to reintegrate children of Zimbabweans based in South Africa into the country's education system when they ...Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 18:22hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Silobela district demands Ndebele speaking teachers as pupils produce poor results
IT has emerged that most schools in Silobela continue to produce poor results at Grade 7 due to lack of teachers who teach their native Ndebele language.Tererayi Dhiya, who heads Umelusi Prima...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 08:30hrs | 1171 | by Staff reporter
English language test dashes nurses' hopes of filling UK jobs
As a fluent English speaker, Indian-trained nurse Deepa was surprised to learn she had to sit a language test to practise in Britain, her home for many years. She was even more shocked when she failed...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:07hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
British newspaper brands Cyril Ramaphosa as a 'dreadful fellow' after state visit to UK
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been labelled "a dreadful fellow" by the UK-based Sunday Times newspaper, where he was described as a man who prefers "folded stuff" over chequebooks.In the...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:35hrs | 4303 | by Staff reporter
BCC unveils US$158m budget
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday unveiled its US$157,99 million revenue budget and is proposing to set aside US$106 million to fund key infrastructural development projects that include construct...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Community rejects non-Ndebele speaking teachers
The Silobela community has rejected non-Ndebele speaking teachers deployed by the government to take early childhood development classes in Donsa-Donsa, a predominately Ndebele area.Donsa Coun...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | 2405 | by Staff reporter
Zimra to intensify revenue collection
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is intensifying domestic resource mobilisation to guarantee the availability of adequate financial resources required to fund critical Government programmes....Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:05hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Fake lawyers making a killing
Is your lawyer really qualified or licensed?Well, you might need to check again.The number of people falling victim to bogus lawyers continues to rise by the day.There are even...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:49hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Goblin terror after child's mystery death
RESIDENTS in Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb are living in fear after a six-year-old boy died under mysterious circumstances following chilling revelations that he was allegedly attacked by an invisibl...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:16hrs | 1057 | by Staff reporter
Schools order pupils to bring own water
SOME schools in Bulawayo have resorted to asking pupils to bring their own bottles of water to school to curb the spread of waterborne diseases following the prevailing water crisis in the city....Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rebrands Green Bombers; lessons to start at ECD level
MONTHS after re-introducing the much-feared national youth service (NYS), commonly referred to as green bombers, government is considering new plans to rebrand the brigade which include introduction o...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 21:28hrs | 13131 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF determined to win at all costs
AS Zimbabweans ready themselves for the crunch polls expected next year, there is a feeling that the elections will be largely characterised by violence, of similar magnitude to the one seen in 2008....Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 293 | by CFR
Villagers demand deployment of local teachers
Villagers in Dombodema, Plumtree are demanding the government to deploy local teachers at their schools, in order improve their children's pass rate...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 18:23hrs | 1396 | by Desmond Nleya
SA will slam door shut to Zimbabwean refugees - all we ask, please stop endorsing rigged elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy
Zimbabwe is a textbook case failed state – a pariah state ruled by corrupt, incompetent and lawless thugs who have rigged elections to cement their iron grip on power. 42 years of criminal waste of ...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 21:53hrs | 1201 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
1 200 primary and secondary schools built in last 4 years?
AT least 1 194 primary and secondary schools, averaging about 300 per year, were built countrywide in the last four years in line with the Government's quest to reduce the distance learners walk to an...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 06:08hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
World Bank classifies Zimbabwe as lower-middle-income country
The World Bank has classified Zimbabwe as lower-middle-income country for the current 2023 fiscal year. The Bank assigns the world's economies to four income groups—low, lower-middle, upper-...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 19:05hrs | 8514 | by Staff reporter
'Court rules delay corruption cases'
ACTING Prosecutor-General Mr Nelson Mutsonziwa has implored the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) to consider relaxing some of the court rules to speed up corruption cases that have been dragging on ...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 07:31hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa loses trust in lieutenants
FAILURE by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to fill key vacant posts of vice-president and state security minister signals that he has lost trust in his lieutenants as he seeks to maintain a delicate ethn...Published: 18 May 2022 at 18:48hrs | 4324 | by Staff reporter
Car accident victims struggle for compensation
MS Sibangeni Moyo (53) from Bulawayo's Tshabalala suburb says whenever she closes her eyes, the vision of an accident which killed her sister and left her wheelchair-bound comes back.She was i...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
1 500 teachers recruited
The Government has recruited 1 500 teachers since the beginning of the year to address the teacher-learner ratio and ensure strict compliance to Covid-19 protocols.The latest recruitments are ...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:29hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces huddles before gold league return
ZIMBABWE is still struggling to be readmitted to the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), more than 13 years since it was booted out of the world's largest gold and silver wholesale market....Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:33hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Govt hires 1500 teachers
GOVERNMENT has recruited nearly 1 500 teachers, the first batch out of the 10 000 it intends to recruit.In a notice yesterday listing those who have been recruited by the Public Service Commis...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:31hrs | 611 | by Staff reporter
The Unpacking a Prospective Councillor's Political Manifesto: Education
On the 7th of December 2021 I published my Political Manifesto as prospective councillor for Gokwe-Mapfungautsi Constituency Ward 25 Zimbabwe 2023 General Elections.My manifesto was received with mixe...Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 22:13hrs | 223 | by Etiwel Mutero
7 year old mauled to death by family rabid dog
A 7-year old ECD learner died after he was mauled by a suspected rabid family dog on Wednesday morning leaving his face unrecognisable.The deceased minor is from Madzimoyo farm near Tengwe are...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 05:41hrs | 591 | by Staff reporter
Parirenyatwa Hospital in negligence storm
THE mother of a four-year-old girl who died from severe burns while admitted at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare has alleged that staff at the health institution neglected attending to her ch...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:28hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
RBZ tells banks to shape up or ship out
BANKING sector experts have thrown their weight behind the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s move to tighten screws on operators that fail to comply with new minimum capital requirements, which came in...Published: 18 Feb 2022 at 05:34hrs | 823 | by Staff reporter
Low sales for school uniform despite the opening of schools
SCHOOL uniform and stationery retailers say business has been low despite the opening of schools this week when compared to previous years.The opening of schools is normally characterised by b...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:43hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Unregistered schools in court
ROYAL Group of Schools of Budiriro in Harare appeared in court along with other private schools that had been operating in Harare without licences from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education....Published: 09 Feb 2022 at 05:21hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Hiring of 10 000 teachers starts
The recruitment 10 000 teachers ahead of schools opening next Monday has been initiated by Government as it seeks to revise the teacher-pupil ratio from Grade One to Grade Seven, as well as fill vacan...Published: 02 Feb 2022 at 05:25hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Teachers vow not to return to class over poor salaries
SCHOOL teachers have once again threatened to boycott classes unless government addresses the outstanding issue of their salaries and other education related allowances before the opening of schools n...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 05:48hrs | 2297 | by Staff reporter
Despite OECD tax fixing, Wyoming remains a top choice for incorporation
According to SBA figures, small companies account for 99.9% of all enterprises in the United States and employ 47.1% of all workers. Thousands of new businesses open each year, and many of them strugg...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 22:43hrs | 178 | by Staff Writer
Gun crimes haunt Zimbabwe
ON December 6, former detective and lawyer, Joseph Nemaisa, made national news as his exploits in defending his family against armed intruders read like a page off James Kawara's thriller novel, Sajen...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 07:04hrs | 408 | 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 | 110 | by Staff reporter
Govt To Take Over Vic Falls Water Supply
VICTORIA FALLS: President Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration will take over the management of water in the resort city to address a perennial problem that has seen residents and businesses goi...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:45hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter
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