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Examination fees reversal welcome move; now to scraping them
The National Association of Non Governmental Organisations (NANGO) has reported that every Child In School (#ECIS) Campaign is pleased by the response the minister of Primary and Secondary Education C...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1097 | by Stephen Jakes
New teacher recruitment plan
Government will soon consider a systematic recruitment of teachers that will see them being employed in their provinces of origin in line with the devolution agenda, chairperson of the Parliamentary P...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1861 | by Staff reporter
Machete gangs run riot in Zhombe, Mangwe
MACHETE-WIELDING gangsters linked to the infamous MaShurugwi on Saturday stormed two schools in Zhombe and Silobela and got away with valuables belonging to teachers after detonating explosives to sca...Published: 18 hrs ago | 1567 | by Staff reporter
Parents storm school over satanism scare
BUSINESS came to a standstill at Kamba Primary School in Triangle yesterday when parents invaded the Tongaat Hullet-run institution, demanding the transfer of a teacher accused of practicing satanism....Published: 18 hrs ago | 1003 | by Staff reporter
'Anti-graft fight no longer a Zacc, ZRP thing'
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) spokesperson John Makamure yesterday said the anti-graft body and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) were unable to deal with highly connected cartels at the...Published: 18 hrs ago | 248 | by Staff reporter
Government to criminalise extra lessons
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating schools that are demanding payment in foreign currency for extra lessons amid reports that some teachers at six schools that have receiv...Published: 18 hrs ago | 553 | by Staff reporter
AU insists on Zimbabwe sanctions removal
African Union Commission, deputy commissioner Mr Kwesi Quartey has called for the removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by United States and its allies, saying they were negatively impacting on the...Published: 18 hrs ago | 164 | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes forex schools
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is investigating schools demanding payment for extra lessons in foreign currency amid reports that some teachers at six schools that have received paymen...Published: 18 hrs ago | 552 | by Staff reporter
Mathema grilled on skewed teacher recruitment policy
Members of Parliament (MPs) have taken to task Primary and Secondary Education Minister, Cain Mathema, on the government's skewed teacher recruitment policy, which they said favours outsiders at the e...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 17:58hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
Meet Mukudzeishe Madzivire: Zimbabwe's child President from Bulawayo
Many people are not aware that the Child President concept in Zimbabwe is one of the major grooming grounds to produce future leaders who occupy positions of influence. Perhaps the most known ...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 10:03hrs | 2436 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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Nhaka Foundation begins charity at home in Zimbabwe
In this interview, Patrick Makokoro, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nhaka Foundation, discusses the organisation's efforts at supporting education and health care in rural regions in Zimba...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 07:04hrs | 82 | by Kester Kenn Klomegah
'Matebeleland must have teachers from their areas'
GOVERNMENT has said locals must be prioritised in recruitment of teachers in different districts of the country. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema is expected to deliver a ...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 06:35hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
21st century mindset required to solve Zimbabwe challenges of the future
Our country seem be designing and implementing the economic strategy in a manner that Douglas Alexander described as "a fundamental error of what makes success in the 21st century".There are t...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 06:20hrs | 95 | by Brian Sedze
Zanu-PF fears an uprising against Mnangagwa govt
Zimbabwe's economic meltdown constitutes the biggest threat to Zanu-PF's continued hold on power, the ruling party has admitted.The country is going through one of the worst economic crises si...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 14:00hrs | 9131 | by Staff reporter
Binga flood victims decry neglect
Without even narrating her ordeal, Ndubeko Muzamba's blood-flecked eyes told a story of sorrow and suffering.Aged 24 and with three young children aged below 13, Muzamba said at one point she ...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 08:38hrs | 971 | by Staff reporter
IDs, birth certificates to be issued in church
THE Registrar-General's office will start issuing Identity Cards and birth certificates at large church gatherings as it moves to decentralise the process to ensure people have access to key documents...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 08:25hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
6 teachers, parents arrested over protest against the deterioration of standards
SIX parents and teachers in Mutoko were arrested on Thursday after staging a protest against the deterioration of standards in the education sector, before handing a copy of their grievances to govern...Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 16:34hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Wave of arrest in Zimbabwe as authorities clamp down on dissent
ZIMBABWEAN authorities have stepped up their onslaught against dissent after arresting a total of 47 people in one day for allegedly participating in anti-government protests over the country's worsen...Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 08:52hrs | 3055 | by Nomusa Garikai
Making Zimbabwe a mighty gladiator
"Look before you leap," so goes the age-old adage. Granted, only God the Almighty boasts precise, pre-knowledge about the future of a person or a nation. But be that as it may, had Zimsec allowed the ...Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 05:33hrs | 123 | by Stephen Mpofu
Over 25 000 apply for student loans
MORE than 25 000 students have applied for loans following the re-introduction of student loans by Government, Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development Minister Pr...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:39hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
BAZ calls for community radio and television licence applications
THE Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has made a call for applications from Zimbabweans wishing to operate community radio, television and campus stations.Six free to air national comme...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:38hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt engages inyanga over goblins
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has sought the assistance of traditional leaders and healers to cast away goblins that terrorised teachers at Ntenjane Primary School in Bulilima, Matab...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:34hrs | 1298 | by Staff reporter
Zim government resorts to old examination fees
Zimbabwe's Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema, has rescinded the recently announced 2020 examination fees. Mathema said new examination fees will be announced after further ...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 16:45hrs | 915 | by Daniel Itai
IMF meeting on Zimbabwe set for Monday
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) will hold its crucial meeting on Zimbabwe in Washington DC on Monday next week, businessdigest has learnt.The Bretton Woods institution will discuss the economic ...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:32hrs | 1226 | by Staff reporter
Is the New Dispensation keen on devolution?
It should be recalled that the nationalist struggle's main focus was the achievement of an electoral system with one person one vote as its basis and the resultant establishment of a newly independent...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:25hrs | 74 | by Vivian Viyo Siziba
Sikhala says enough is enough to Mnangagwa
FRESH from being acquitted on treason charges, firebrand MDC deputy national chairperson Job Sikhala has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to prepare for major civil unrest, unless he halts Zimbabwe...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:21hrs | 811 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's tragic failure of leadership can be reversed
In 2008 Nelson Mandela said there was a "tragic failure of leadership" in Zimbabwe. His words have never been truer than they are today. There is evidence of failure everywhere you look.In Mar...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 05:58hrs | 2469 | by Nelson Chamisa
Coronavirus: Zimbabwe woman tests negative
The Zimbabwean woman, who was quarantined at Wilkins Hospital's specialised unit in Harare yesterday for a suspected case of Coronavirus (COVID-19), had tests coming out negative last night, which mea...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 05:24hrs | 754 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints Zimbabwe Mass Media Trust trustees
Information and Publicity Ministry secretary Nick Mangwana announced that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Trustees of the Zimbabwe Mass Media Trust. In a statement posted on the Min...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 20:29hrs | 1885 | by Staff reporter
Breaking: Government abandons O'level and A'Level exam fees
Government has made a u-turn on the recently announced examination fees telling parents to revert back to the fees approved in 2015. The recent exam fees structure would have seen parents fork...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 10:00hrs | 6175 | by Staff Reporter
Lest we forget about Mthuli Ncube
VERY much in our memory and captured on camera, sometime back, Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube referred to our bond notes as "bad money driving out good money" such that he wish...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 20:15hrs | 1089 | by Kurauone Mutemaringa
FW De Clerk denialism, Zim can draw lessons
South Africa is a country on tenterhooks!Race relations are to be handled with meticulous care.And without a doubt, Julius Malema and his party, the EFF are an 800-pound gorilla in Sou...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 18:02hrs | 464 | by Josiah Mucharowana
7 steps to become a travel nurse
Being a nurse is a huge undertaking. You've thought it through and finally made the decision to become a travel nurse! Now that the initial excitement ...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 14:56hrs | 527 | by Staff Writer
Mahere called to order over Mnangagwa coup threat
OUSTED Zanu-PF youth league boss, Pupurai Togarepi has warned MDC secretary for education Fadzayi Mahere that any attempt to remove President Emmerson Mnangagwa from power will be met with resistance....Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 13:28hrs | 5491 | by Staff reporter
Govt announces hectares for land allocation
The Government through the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement has gazetted the maximum number of hectares an individual can own in any ecological region. This was revealed to...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 13:17hrs | 2561 | by Staff reporter
Factions rock Chamisa's MDC camp
The 2023 elections seem so far away, but with the speed of light unravelling of the MDC, we might reach that interesting year with no opposition party to speak of. The house that the late Morgan Tsvan...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 13:16hrs | 2974 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa playing dangerous gukurahundi games in Matabeleland - we see blood on the floor
This has to be put as crude as it is. Mnangagwa, Zanu-PF government and the Shona majority that cheered the Zimbabwe National Army 5th Brigade and celebrated the death of innocent Matebeles in the 198...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 09:08hrs | 4754 | by Israel Dube
Mathema hails late King Lobengula for fighting first war
MINISTER of Primary and Secondary Education Cain Mathema has hailed late Ndebele King Lobengula Khumalo for being the first king to fight for the country.Mathema made the remarks recently duri...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 12:37hrs | 841 | by Stephen Jakes
Cheating students get their O-Level results
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has "mistakenly" released the Ordinary Level results for the nine Chiredzi students accused of cheating, although the public examinations body had ear...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 10:42hrs | 2104 | by Staff reporter
Dokora challenges ex-wife's demands
Former Primary and Secondary Education Minister Lazarus Dokora has challenged the demands made by his ex-wife for half of the wealth they accumulated during the three years they were married under cus...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 06:03hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
Teachers demand US dollars from parents
Parents and guardians who are being forced by teachers to pay for extra lessons, chair bags and other demands in foreign currency outside what has been officially approved must report to the Ministry ...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 06:02hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Where is the empathy from the regime
YESTERDAY, February 14, Zimbabweans in relationships celebrated Valentine's Day. It is a day that has been commercialised, but its origins may not have changed much over the centuries — celebrating ...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 18:09hrs | 558 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
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 | 2529 | by Staff reporter
Zim firm awards laptop to top Zimbabwean exams achiever in SA
A Zimbabwean firm, Zororo-Phumulani insurance company based in South Africa has awarded a laptop to Triphin Mudzvengi, a top achiever in the 2019 National Senior Certificate examinations in the North ...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:54hrs | 1231 | by Stephen Jakes
Malawian singer rubbishes Roki affair claims
Malawian Afro-pop musician Sheilla Mkhumba, popularly known as Malaikah in music circles, says the scenes in her latest music video titled Be With You where she shares intimate moments with Zimbabwean...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:42hrs | 1031 | by Staff reporter
Is the US ready for a gay president?
When the ancient Romans saw the African horse (the zebra), they announced that those who want to experience wonders must visit Africa. Today, the surprising showing of 37-year-old Pete Buttigieg, a ga...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:41hrs | 616 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Mnangagwa's govt mobilises $105m for student loans
Government has mobilised $105 million to be accessed as loans by students in tertiary institutions.The loan scheme, which was recently reviewed by removing stringent conditions and introducing...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:36hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Land Reform: Zimbabwe's biggest independence milestone
ON 18 April this year, Zimbabwe will be celebrating 40 years of self-rule from British colonial domination. It is the right time for the country to take stock of its achievements, developments and cha...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:34hrs | 253 | by Vincent Gono
Government injects $105m for student loans
Government has mobilised $105 million to be accessed as loans by students in tertiary institutions.The loan scheme, which was recently reviewed by removing stringent conditions and introducing...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:34hrs | 192 | by Staff Reporter
Priority shifts to investigations, asset recovery
The commission has so far this year received more than 60 reports of suspected corruption.The reports were received through walk-in clients, by telephone, through letters, email and use of soc...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:32hrs | 97 | by Comm John Makamure
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