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Provincial education director in BSPZ funds scandal

The corruption trial of Masvingo Provincial Education Director, Shylatte Mhike, continued yesterday with former Better Schools Programme Zimbabwe (BSPZ) Chivi District treasurer, Ramison Mafundikwa, appearing as the State's second witness.…

Published: 11 Sep 2025 at 13:28hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter

Ministry clarifies extra lessons not illegal

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has clarified that extra lessons are not illegal under current policy, but warned that they become a disciplinary offence when teachers charge learners for them.This was revealed by the Minis…

Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:30hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo tops Zimbabwe education rankings

Bulawayo has emerged as the most educated province in Zimbabwe, according to findings from the 2023â€“2024 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS), which also underscores a significant gap in educational access between urban and rura…

Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:29hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe prophets, prophetesses told to get some education

Archbishop Andby Makururu, the leader of the Johanne The Fifth of Africa Church, has called on prophets and other spiritual leaders to attain a minimum level of education if they are to effectively lead and communicate with their congregan…

Published: 29 May 2025 at 13:23hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter

Chinese families choosing an African education

In 2018, while I was conducting fieldwork in Zimbabwe, I met a Chinese man who shared a surprising story. One night, he heard his 4-year-old daughter sleep-talking in English. The next day he called his wife in China and the couple decided…

Published: 26 May 2025 at 07:56hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter

Ministry of Education fails to pay rent for 16 years

Zimbabwe's education system is rapidly collapsing, driven by a combination of chronic underfunding, rampant corruption, indiscipline, and government failure to disburse allocated budgets. Despite promises of free education made by Presiden…

Published: 18 May 2025 at 12:13hrs | 585 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa to lead 3rd Africa Education Summit in Victoria Falls

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to officially open the 3rd Africa Education Summit 2025 in Victoria Falls on Friday, reinforcing Zimbabweâ€™s commitment to transformative education and regional collaboration aimed at advancing the cont…

Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 11:34hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter

Schools directed to completely phase out CALA

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has called on schools across Zimbabwe to swiftly implement the new policy of school-based projects and completely phase out Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (CALAs).The directive com…

Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:50hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter

Hexco results out

The results for the October/November 2024 National Foundation Certificate (NFC) to Higher National Diploma (HND) examinations conducted by the Higher Education Examinations Council (HEXCO) are now available.In a statement released yesterda…

Published: 25 Jan 2025 at 15:25hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's education sector saddled with billions in debt

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education in Zimbabwe is grappling with significant financial challenges, with debts running into billions of Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency, revealing the deepening crisis in the country's education sec…

Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:39hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe lags behind South Africa in literacy rates?

Zimbabwe has secured the 4th spot in the ranking of African countries with the highest education levels in 2024, according to a report by Data Panda. The ranking is based on literacy rates and years of schooling, with Zimbabwe emerging as …

Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 09:18hrs | 2703 | by Staff reporter

Godongwana controversially allocates R321 million to Western Cape

In a surprising move, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has allocated an additional R321 million in basic education funding exclusively to the Western Cape, sparking concerns and calls for transparency from Build One South Africa (BOSA). T…

Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 11:58hrs | 1652 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa rescues indigenous churches through education

Through her Angel of Hope Foundation in partnership with Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) and enrolment support from Council for Churches in Africa (CCA), Zimbabwe's First Lady, Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa has managed to enroll and educate several…

Published: 24 Sep 2024 at 23:11hrs | 1137 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Bulawayo

UZ churns out first Education 5.0 graduates

President Mnangagwa, in his capacity as Chancellor of all State universities, presided over a landmark event at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) yesterday, capping a record 6,778 graduates. This cohort marks the first to graduate under the …

Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:06hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt shuts down 368 illegal colleges, VTCs

The government has shut down 368 technical and vocational training centres across the country for operating without the necessary documentation, in line with the Manpower Planning and Development Act (Chapter 28:02). The non-compliant inst…

Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:00hrs | 756 | by Staff reporter

New Bill to professionalise Zimbabwe teaching sector

The government has finalized the Teaching Professional Council Bill, a legislative initiative aimed at creating a regulatory framework to maintain high moral standards, ethical conduct, and professional excellence among teachers in Zimbabw…

Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 15:38hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa calls for education system overhaul

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for a radical overhaul of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) education system to boost industrialisation and innovation. Speaking at the University of Zimbabwe, Mnangagwa emphasized th…

Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:50hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa now knows uqethu, reappoints Simelisizwe Sibanda

President Mnangagwa has re-appointed Bubi constituency legislator Simelisizwe Sibanda as the Deputy Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development after pardoning him.Sibanda was previously dismis…

Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 09:04hrs | 1523 | by Staff reporter

South Africa's White mediocrity and double standards on education

In a recent parliamentary session, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) member of parliament Omphile Maotwe posed a critical question to Democratic Alliance (DA) member Natasha Mazzone regarding her claimed law degree.Mazzone's response was bot…

Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 08:41hrs | 469 | by Mbali Dlamini

Chamisa calls for education overhaul

Former CCC leader Nelson Chamisa has urged for a comprehensive overhaul of Zimbabwe's education system, citing its failure to keep pace with technological advancements. Chamisa emphasized the need for Zimbabwe to become a global hub for bu…

Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 19:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

China to support Zimbabwe's education

CHINESE ambassador to Zimbabwe Zhou Ding has pledged China's support to the country's education sector saying the two countries have maintained good relations that can be traced back to the pre-colonial era.Zhou made the remarks this week …

Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:56hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Mangagwa's govt backtracks on free education roll-out

The Zimbabwe government has reneged on its commitment to offer free education, citing the need for resources and robust mobilization strategies.In an interview with local media, Torerai Moyo, the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education…

Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:33hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

US$32m windfall for Zimbabwe education sector

The United Kingdom has unveiled a whopping US$32,4 million to Zimbabwe's education sector specifically to benefit disadvantaged schools, support a new curriculum and improve student retention.Speaking during the launch of Global Partnershi…

Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 16:40hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

UK extends US$300 million education support to Zimbabwe

THE United Kingdom has invested about US$330 million towards improving the country's education sector over the past two decades.Speaking during the national World Children's Day commemorations held in Beitbridge last week, United Kingdom A…

Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe education system fast deteriorating

GERMAN Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission in Zimbabwe Michael Ott has said the quality of Zimbabwe's education system is fast deteriorating."I have been here for a year in the country, unfortunately the education system in Zimbabwe has …

Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 15:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans urged to be confident in themselves

Zimbabwe's Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science, and Technology Development, Amon Murwira, encouraged Zimbabweans to have faith in their abilities, focus on the future, and collaborate as a team to enhance the cou…

Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 06:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Education ministry sets up complaints desks

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) has established district and provincial complaint desks to address inappropriate behavior by teachers, headmasters, and other school staff members, including the act of denying studen…

Published: 01 Oct 2023 at 07:26hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

'Tertiary education should solve national problems'

THE Second Republic has transformed tertiary education into world-class standards as witnessed by the strides recorded in the provision of local solutions to local problems through innovation driven by the implementation of Education 5.0.E…

Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:14hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga says govt to review education curricular

VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga says government will continue to reviewing and improving the education curricular at all levels to ensure it remains relevant to the country's labour market needs.Giving a keynote address at St Ignatius …

Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Unpacking Zimbabwe's 'well-educated' myth

The widely acclaimed narrative - correlation fallacy - that Zimbabweans are "well educated" and are some of the highly literate people on this continent is a myth. Myths build egos, not economies; neither do they make any significant contr…

Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | 81 | by Rejoice Ngwenya

Mnangagwa backtracks on free education

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday appeared to be backtracking on his government's pledge to roll out free education, saying only the vulnerable and people with disabilities would be catered for.Mnangagwa told hundreds of schoolchildre…

Published: 18 Apr 2023 at 19:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'Uneducated' politicians to be locked out of Zimbabwe councils

GOVERNMENT is finalising a new law to bar politicians without tertiary education qualifications from running for local authority seats in a development meant to restore competency and improve service delivery.The Attorney-General (AG)'s of…

Published: 17 Apr 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt makes U-turn on free education

GOVERNMENT has made a dramatic U-turn on its earlier pledge to provide free basic education beginning this term.Primary and Secondary Education minister Evelyn Ndlovu admitted in Parliament yesterday that there was not enough money for the…

Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 05:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

Education ministry bemoans lack of funding as shortage of schoolsÂ soars

PRIMARY and Secondary Education permanent secretary, Tumisang Thabela has admitted that the ministry is buckling under pressure due to under-funding consequentially hindering delivery of education services in the countr…

Published: 26 Jan 2023 at 07:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Education the only investment with no risk

 Here I was walking lackadaisically towards our forlorn and miserable Chinehasha Shopping Centre on New Year's day. The much-remembered and never to be forgotten 2023. Ahh isn't it the same year of the great national plebiscite of sel…

Published: 01 Jan 2023 at 14:45hrs | 5 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa

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 implement.In 2020, President Emmerson …

Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe unemployment, education system not directly linked

IN the Wednesday edition of NewsDay we carried a story in which some of our college student leaders were frothing at the mouth over the failure by many of the students to get employment soon after graduation.The students are of the belief …

Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Students blame Zimbabwe education system for joblessness

ZIMBABWE's tertiary students have blamed the country's education system for not preparing them for formal job after completing their studies, resulting in many turning to vending to make ends meet.Youth organisation, the National Associati…

Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Corruption hampering free education in Zimbabwe

A NEW research on the country's education sector has revealed that corruption and lack of political will to implement free basic education have compromised quality of education.Despite promising free education since 2018, government has fa…

Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's education was once the envy of Africa. Not anymore!

It wasn't just his well-fitted suit, the crisp shirt, and the neatly paired tie that caught everyone's attention. When Amos Mawoyo walked through the rural areas of Imbeza, a timber estate in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, almost every…

Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'Zanu-PF politicising education'

Zanu-PF has been accused of political indoctrination following reports that students are being forced to participate in its political events.There are claims that some students missed lessons on Tuesday after they were allegedly forced to …

Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:17hrs | 1 | 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 inflation at 30% as of September  following…

Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 1 | 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 University of Zimbabwe.Students at the insti…

Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

'Zimbabwe govt intensifying free education efforts'

GOVERNMENT says it has intensified efforts to provide free basic education next year, with indications that the initiative will be under strong consideration in the 2023 national budget.President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared earlier this ye…

Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Government forces Bulawayo schools to pay $7 000 each for celebration party

 Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Bulawayo Metropolitan Province has instructed all schools to pay $7 000 dollars toiwards the celebration for the former Provincial Education Director Mrs Olicah Kaira who has been promoted …

Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 15:04hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu

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 schools such as Falcon College, St George's and go…

Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:05hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

No free education yet, says Mavima

PUBLIC Service minister Paul Mavima has admitted that the government does not have a budget for free primary school education yet, but was hopeful that funds will be made available next year.Speaking at the World Autism Day event last week…

Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:04hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Govt should act urgently on tertiary students accommodation

TERTIARY institutions should make sure they recruit students they can accommodate in their hostels so that everyone is equally and decently accommodated.Government should enter into partnerships with the private sector, notably banks and c…

Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:55hrs | | by Poor student

Education Ministry summons Eveline High school head

PLAGUED with neglect when its primary use as a sporting facility was temporarily abandoned due to Covid-19 induced lockdowns, driving schools in Bulawayo have lately turned Eveline High School sports grounds into an open space for conducti…

Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

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 Technology  gadgets to facilitate remote…

Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

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