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'Incentives must be stopped to equalise students'
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has revealed that teachers said to be reporting for duty were charging up to US$10 per pupil per week for private lessons.This is despite a go...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:32hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
How my pistol sold me out: Tshinga Dube
AS we continue to commemorate our Independence Day, we revisit an article published earlier in this section in which our Assistant Editor Mkhululi Sibanda (MS) spoke to one of the pioneer guerillas, R...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 6138 | by Staff reporter
TelOne lays off 184 digitally-handicapped workers
State-owned telecommunications company, TelOne, has retrenched more than 180 workers whose qualifications it says did not meet the standard for its evolution into the digital world.In a statem...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:20hrs | 1399 | by Staff reporter
Thousands denied citizenship in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's discriminatory citizenship laws have rendered thousands of people stateless and pushed them to the fringes of society, depriving them of access to education, healthcare, and housing, Amnest...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:39hrs | 4057 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec June exams cancelled
The June 2021 Zimsec public examinations for both O and A-Levels have been cancelled following disruptions caused by Covid-19 and the resulting lockdown with those who had wanted to sit in June now jo...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:38hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scraps mid-year final examinations
Zimbabwe has scrapped mid-year final examinations citing coronavirus disruptions to learning.Final year students sitting the ZIMSEC Ordinary Level and Advanced Level exams normally have two bi...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 18:22hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
Govt mulls new Zimsec exams model
THE Primary and Secondary Education ministry will introduce a new examination model, which will include student continuous assessments marks and final examination marks.The new model, to be im...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:34hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
'Resolve teachers welfare or 2021 will be another wasted year'
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has warned government to urgently resolve the plight of teachers or 2021 will be another wasted year for students.Last year, learners spent th...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:07hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Hive of activity at schools
THERE was a hive of activity in schools yesterday as parents accompanied their children to school as non-examination classes opened yesterday. Some even took to social media platforms to celeb...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:13hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Ministry of education on exam classes
EXAMINATION writing classes are required to attend school daily as Government moves to catch up on lost time due to the closure of schools for the better part of the first term.Schools were su...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 15:41hrs | 758 | by Staff reporter
School fees payable in all currencies
SCHOOLS should accept all currencies usable in the country as legal tender, a development that will bring relief to parents who are being forced to look for United States dollars to pay school fees. ...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:17hrs | 589 | by Stephen Mpofu
Teachers give notice to strike
THE education sector is set to suffer another heavy blow after teachers and State University employees gave notice yesterday to embark on a nationwide industrial action starting Monday to press for be...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 06:40hrs | 4805 | by Staff reporter
Confusion mars schools opening
CHAOS characterised the opening of schools yesterday after some non-examination classes turned up and were sent back home, while most teachers did not report for work saying they would only do so afte...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:24hrs | 1358 | by Staff reporter
Schools reopen under strict health regulations
Examination classes went smoothly back to school yesterday with teachers and pupils following the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. The three examination classes, Grade 7, Form 4 and...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:18hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over teacher deployments
OPPOSITION legislator Anele Ndebele has blamed poor teacher deployments for the low pass rate registered by Matabeleland schools as government fails to provide a convincing answer over last year's dis...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:19hrs | 1319 | by Staff reporter
Teachers push for 2-term school calendar
TEACHERS have slammed government for compressing the school calendar by resorting to the traditional three-term system, instead of two terms, to give students more learning time after losing almost a ...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:27hrs | 2587 | by Staff reporter
Civics must drive the VP's office
In our new kind of normal, where restraint, moral integrity and sound values have been replaced by lumpen orgy, profanity and clown foolery, I meet the question: So what do you think of the latest VP ...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 08:15hrs | 377 | by Zifiso Masiye
Parliament raises alarm over school pregnancies
PARLIAMENTARY investigations at selected schools over their preparedness to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic have revealed that the lockdown period resulted in a sharp rise in pregnancies among pu...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1122 | by Staff reporter
Cain Mathema addresses successive zero pass rate issue
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema has said the country needs to redefine the "zero pass rate" as it is not reflective of candidates' capabilities. The Minister made the rem...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:39hrs | 850 | by Staff reporter
Most Zimbabweans are not taught to be productive, but competitive
GRADE 7 results are out. A national pass rate of 37% was realised, down by 9% from the 46% recorded in 2019. An encouraging theme in line with aspirations of Sustainable Development Goals on gender eq...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:50hrs | 1013 | by Sapien Sapien
Parly fights in teachers' corner
PARLIAMENT yesterday urged government to urgently improve the welfare of teachers before schools reopen for the first term to motivate them and, therefore, improve the pass rates in public examination...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1029 | by Staff reporter
'Lupane Grade 7 pupils can't read'
A HUGE number of Grade 7 pupils in Lupane, Matabeleland North province, have reading difficulties, a factor that might have largely contributed to the poor pass rate recorded in last year's examinatio...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:38hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
Minister blames poor grade 7 results on sanctions, covid-19, etc.; all except real cause, Zanu PF
Zimbabwe's Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Cain Mathema, blamed sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Western countries, corona virus and striking teachers for this year's poor Grade 7 ex...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 16:39hrs | 506 | by Nomusa Garikai
Bulawayo tops Grade 7 results
BULAWAYO province produced the best results in the 2020 Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Grade Seven examinations with the country's pass rate having been adversely affected by Covid-19 p...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:22hrs | 1595 | by Staff reporter
Teachers hit back at Mathema
TEACHERS have challenged government to accept responsibility over the poor performance of Grade 7 pupils in the 2020 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council results released early this month, accusing Pr...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:53hrs | 3154 | by Staff reporter
Teacher unions demand plan for opening of schools
Teachers' unions under the Federation of Zimbabwe Education Unions (FOZEU) have called upon government to plan and engage them ahead of the opening of schools for this year.FOZEU demands sever...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:25hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter
Coltart speaks on poor pass rate
Former Primary and Secondary Education Minister David Coltart has said sanctions were in place during his tenure but educational outcomes improved, unlike the current Minister who blamed sanctions for...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 08:51hrs | 2542 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Govt shifts blame over poor grade 7 results
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema yesterday blamed sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Western countries and lack of staff supervision by headmasters for the poor pass rate recorded i...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:53hrs | 1655 | by Staff reporter
MPs push for Grade Seven exam June rewrite
RURAL schools are poorly resourced compared to those in urban areas, a gap often reflected in public examination results. Shortage of information and communication technologies (ICT) tools and the Cov...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 05:51hrs | 1741 | by Staff reporter
Mathema on spotlight over grade 7 results
PARLIAMENT has ordered Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema to present a report explaining the drastic decline in the 2020 Grade Seven examination national pass rate by Tuesday....Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:01hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 results under scrutiny
A STUDY of Grade 7 results is underway to establish the challenges encountered by schools and pupils, which saw some learning institutions registering a zero percent pass rate, the Government has said...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 18:51hrs | 530 | by Staff reporter
Boarding schools reduce Form 1 intakes
SOME aspiring Form One pupils, especially those who got more than 10 units in their 2020 Grade 7 examinations risk failing to secure boarding places as schools are reducing intakes. With most ...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 05:46hrs | 1501 | by Staff reporter
Parly summons minister over grade 7 results
Parliament has summoned Primary and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema to explain the Grade 7 pass rate decline. The national pass rate is 37,11 percent, a drop of 9,79 percent from 2019's 46,9...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 05:45hrs | 1458 | by Staff reporter
6 subjects for Grade 7
PHYSICAL Education and Arts (PEA) has been introduced as an examinable subject at Grade 7 with effect from this year, bringing to six the number of subjects written by final-year primary school pupils...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 17:56hrs | 2685 | by Staff reporter
Learners fail to access results
WHILE some parents are already scrambling to secure Form 1 places, others in rural areas have not seen their children's results as they are failing to access them online due to the digital divide....Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 17:55hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
SDCs blame govt for poor Grade Seven results
The National Association of Schools Development and Committees (NASDC) has blamed the government for the poor Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) 2020 Grade Seven results that saw the pass r...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:52hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
Tempers flare over poor Grade 7 results
TEMPERS flared this week over the poor 2020 Grade 7 results with teachers' unions and Presidential spokesperson George Charamba blaming each other for the below par performance.Charamba said b...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:45hrs | 1072 | by Staff reporter
Teachers bemoan drop in 2020 Grade Seven pass rate
TEACHERS have bemoaned the drop in the 2020 Grade Seven pass rate and urged Government to work with mobile network providers so that data for online lessons is affordable. The national pass ra...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:40hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
Red flag over Bulawayo's Grade Seven 0% pass rate
A MATABELELAND-BASED pressure group Ibhetshu LikaZulu has raised concern over the poor ranking of most schools in Matabeleland which have continued to register very poor Grade Seven results.Se...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 19:56hrs | 3055 | by Staff reporter
Confusion over Grade 7 results
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has distanced itself from a collation of Grade 7 results showing a staggering number of schools, especially in Matabeleland, recording zero passes....Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 08:08hrs | 4406 | by Staff reporter
Misihairabwi-Mushonga fumes over 0 % grade 7 pass rates
MDC-T legislator Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga has urged government to allow pupils who failed their 2020 Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) Grade 7 exams to rewrite the crucial test....Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 06:38hrs | 1790 | by Staff reporter
31 primary schools in Matebeleland record 0% pass rate
88 Primary schools in Zimbabwe reportedly recorded a 0% pass rate in the just-published ZIMSEC Grade 7 examination results.This was revealed in a document by the examinations board that showed...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 18:24hrs | 3367 | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 results out
Zimbabwe School Examinations Council has released the 2020 Grade Seven results.Zimsec public relations manager Ms Nicky Dlamini has confirmed but said further details will be released lat...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 17:34hrs | 2118 | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 exams marking begins
The marking of Grade Seven examinations starts today as the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Ordinary and Advanced level candidates resume examinations tomorrow. Form Four and For...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:19hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Schools reopening date remains January 4
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Ambassador Cain Mathema has called on pupils to be vigilant and take all necessary measures to prevent contracting the deadly Covid-19 virus during the festive...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:08hrs | 1126 | by Elliot Ziwira
ZEC gets $1.7 b (US$ 17 m) for 2023 elections - meaningless ritual and criminal waste of money
"The $1,744 billion allocated in the 2021 National Budget by Treasury to allow the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to conduct the delimitation exercise ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections, has ...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 18:05hrs | 389 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mental patient kills Grade 7 pupil
Tragedy struck a couple in Mtapa, Gweru, when their daughter, a Grade 7 pupil, died on the spot after she was allegedly struck by a mental patient with a stone on the left ear while on her way from sc...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 05:44hrs | 1137 | by Staff reporter
A new lease of life for Washington Arubi
Former Warriors goalkeeper Washington Arubi's football career looked all but over after South African top-flight side Supersport decided not to renew his contract three months ago.The 2011 Zim...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:39hrs | 2748 | by Staff reporter
Government releases 2021 schools calendar
SCHOOLS will once again open in a phased approach next year with only those in Form Four this year returning on 4 January to finish writing their remaining papers.Other pupils will only return...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:55hrs | 969 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 scare at primary school
A GRADE 7 pupil at Mahlathini Primary School in Cowdray Park in Bulawayo tested positive for COVID-19 last week after he got into contact with one of his relatives who succumbed to the virus in the sa...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 11:52hrs | 3434 | by Staff Reporter
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