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Grade 3 learner dies in collapsing grocery store
A tragic incident in Mberengwa District on Monday evening claimed the life of a Grade 3 learner from Mahindi Primary School. The young girl, who was seeking shelter from the heavy rains, was killed wh...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:40hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
'Heroes' widows struggling'
Thousands of people from Masvingo province gathered at Masvingo Provincial Acre on August 12, 2024 to pay tribute to the heroes who passed away and celebrate the legacy of those who are still alive....Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:49hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fired Minister for enforcing govt language policy
MEMBER of Parliament for Bubi Constituency in Matabeleland North Simelisizwe Sibanda has said he was enforcing Government policy when he called for the transfer of an ECD teacher who could not s...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:44hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Man burns in-law's vehicle
A DISPUTE between a man and his former sister-in-law did not end well after the man allegedly burnt her motor vehicle that was parked at her house in revenge.Emmanuel Muzeza (40) appeared befo...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Barbara Clara Makhalisa Nkala Trust awards indigenous language authors
LITERARY polymath Barbara Clara Makhalisa-Nkala has honoured a quartet of IsiNdebele authors through her Barbara Clara Makhalisa Nkala Literary Trust (BCMNLT) in order to preserve indigenous language ...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:52hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
This & that with Mal'phosa: What a disaster
Do rich people always have to brag every chance they get? For instance, he owns a construction company and bullies everyone to agree that he works hard. We know who works hard, and for peanuts. It's a...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 19:37hrs | | by Clerk Ndlovu
Three children drown in open pit
An unfortunate incident occurred in Mayambara Village, Seke as 3 children drowned in an open pit.It was on Tuesday when the 3 children aged between 9 and 15 drowned in an open pit. The decease...Published: 22 Dec 2022 at 16:39hrs | 2 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Bindura girl (9) falls pregnant
In another shocking incident, a nine-year-old at Kambira primary is 27 weeks pregnant Bulawayo24.com has learnt.The pregnancy came to light after suspicious school authorities took the grade 3...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 13:00hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe literacy rate drops to 93,7%
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) preliminary education survey results have revealed that nearly a million Zimbabweans aged four years and above are illiterate.The education su...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Econet in unfair labour storm
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Econet Wireless has been taken to court by an employee, Maxwell Kasema, over allegations of unfair treatment.In a Labour Court application Kasema is raising concerns ...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 16:34hrs | 3 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Dj Rabaaz officially unveils Gospel Mbirano
South African (SA) based Zimbabwean Gospel musician, Dj Rabaaz, real name Claud Rabson has officially released an EP and supporting videos for his new Gospel Mbirano project.The new releases a...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 13:23hrs | 12 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Warren Park family abandons house after sewer burst
SERIOUS sewer bursts in Warren Park 1 suburb of Harare have resulted in a family having to evacuate their home as raw sewage flowed over their premises, the neighbouring yards and a car park.M...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:12hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
11-year-old kills self
A Grade Six pupil from Chitungwiza who allegedly committed suicide has been buried at Zororo Memorial Park.It is understood that the 11-year-old Harley, might not have taken lightly the reprim...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:38hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
School heads get salary boost
HEADMASTERS will get a salary boost that will see some pocketing 25 percent more in addition to their salary depending on the number of pupils at the school, an official has said.Speaking on t...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:11hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
9 year-old killed by police car
VILAGERS in Dete have appealed to the Government to come up with ways to reduce accidents at Cross Dete following a spate of fatal accidents in the area.This follows the latest incident in whi...Published: 24 Oct 2021 at 09:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mbembesi villagers resist non-Ndebele teachers
PARENTS of pupils at Mbembesi Primary School in Insiza, Matabeleland South province, on Saturday demonstrated against the deployment of teachers who do not speak local languages.The area is do...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Suicide cases trigger alarm in Zimbabwe
"It is so hard to take it in because I could not hear him scream or anything, it is too painful," those are the heart-breaking words from Farai Munemo's mother Felistas Mundere.Munemo would ha...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Defer continuous assessment learning activities: Stakeholders
STAKEHOLDERS in the education sector have castigated the Primary and Secondary Education ministry's insistence on the controversial Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (CALAs) for 2021 examinati...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Education stakeholders blast Continuous Assessment Leaning Activities
Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education's decision to go ahead with Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (CALA) for 2021 examination classes has been castigated by education stakeholders....Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 13:46hrs | 31 | by Chamunorwa Matanhike
Govt hires 4 000 more teachers
NEARLY 4 000 extra teachers have been hired for Government schools, with 2 935 starting duty on Monday, the first day of the new term, with the extra staff allowing more and smaller classes, required ...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
TV lessons for primary pupils
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education in conjunction with UNICEF has rolled out the first phase of television lessons as part of the alternative learning platform for primary school pupils. ...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 06:16hrs | 1 | by Staff writer
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 | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man 'roasts' son in fire for indiscipline
IN a heart-wrenching case of child abuse, a Chivhu man is being accused of shoving his eight-year-old son into a raging fire as punishment for disrespecting his stepmother.Talkmore Mawopa allegedl...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Wrong to blame Zimbabwe crisis on war veterans
I have always been a fan of Zimbabwe Independent. It has an excellent record of providing the nation with sound and truthful analyses of the economic situation in Zimbabwe.The last edition of ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lady teacher in trouble for abusing pupil
A HARARE lady teacher is in trouble for allegedly "verbally and physically" tormenting her niece — a pupil at a top government primary school in the capital.The junior school teacher (name s...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 14:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Give us teachers who can speak Shangani'
Communities in Sengwe communal lands in southern Chikombedzi have called on the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to stop deploying teachers who have no Shangani background as this was compr...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Madzibaba Kagoro has God-given powers'
God of Miracles Apostolic Church leader Jonah Kagoro, who is based at St Mary's in Chitungwiza where has a great following, has a story to tell.The 37-year-old Murehwa-born Man of God says he ...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pupils selling drugs at school
ZIMBABWE National Association of Mental Health (ZNAMH) has revealed that children as young as nine and 10 around the country are selling drugs in primary schools.The association conducted a re...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 21:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Does Zimbabwe have a higher literacy rate than SA?
South Africa is set to hold national elections in 2019, a year the ruling African National Congress marks its 107th anniversary.Radio 702 talk show host Bruce Whitfield spoke to Bonang Mohale,...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 10:53hrs | 12 | by Staff reportere
'Give teachers adequate teaching resources'
PROGRESSIVE Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has urged the government to provide adequate teaching resources for the reviewed education curriculum when schools open tomorrow.PTUZ Matabelelan...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Panic after Grade 3s drink 'hot stuff' at school
ALCOHOL is strictly not to be taken by persons under the age of 18!Imagine an eight-year-old child in Grade Three bringing a bottle of whiskey and "sharing" with peers during break time?...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chimanimani's fluent Shona whiteman
THE young genteel and restrained South African immigrant Joshua Kurt Sacco (Zanu-PF) has thrown his hat into the ring to challenge for the Chimanimani East constituency after emerging victorious durin...Published: 11 May 2018 at 07:14hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
SA based Zimbabwean stabs lover 18 times after acid attack
The 77-year-old grandmother of Nikita Lewis, Hilda Rhoda Isaacs, says she has forgiven the man accused of murdering her granddaughter.An emotional Isaacs testified in the Cape High Court this ...Published: 24 Apr 2018 at 08:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Teacher rapes minor
A CHIMANIMANI teacher who allegedly gagged a nine-year-old Grade 3 pupil and raped her before giving her $2 to buy her silence has been hauled before the courts.Daniel Mirisi (42) appeared bef...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grade 3 pupil dies after schoolground stabbing
A GRADE Three pupil from Manyewu Primary School in Entumbane suburb, Bulawayo died due to a brain tumor that developed after she was accidentally stabbed in the eye by another pupil with a pen while p...Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean's failure to maintain Rhodesian living standards nothing to do with racism - a response to criticism
I was very touched and am grateful for the magnificent response I received from readers on my previous article entitled, '...Published: 16 Oct 2017 at 09:45hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The village's only Form 4 'graduate'
For Wonder Munga, being the only one who completed Form 4 in Mawocha Village of Mbire district is such an enormous achievement.Although he did not pass a single subject, he is a role model for...Published: 24 Sep 2017 at 11:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Levels of corruption and impunity in Zimbabwe
Good day, Quite often I sit and wonder in which direction we are going as a country, the level of corruption and impunity that exists in Zimbabwe is just astronomical.We at times are u...Published: 14 Sep 2017 at 19:07hrs | 2 | by Sam Mpofu
Tsholotsho's San community takes up education
Members of the marginalised San community in Tsholotsho are slowly coming out of their shell and embracing modern lifestyles, as they are now enrolling their children in schools.According to l...Published: 05 Jul 2017 at 16:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
New salary model for Zimbabwean civil servants
THE Government has introduced a new civil servants remuneration system that will see teachers, nurses and other health workers being paid or allocated resources through their specific programmes and s...Published: 18 Jun 2017 at 10:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's Grade 3 grandson part of his 55-member delegation to Russia
VICE-PRESIDENT Phelekezela Mphoko, currently in Russia on a working visit, reportedly took with him his grandson doing Grade Three as part of his 55-member delegation, NewsDay reported.High-le...Published: 03 Jun 2017 at 11:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean girl (4) paid as compensation for an avenging spirit
A 79-year-old Mutasa grandpa has been hauled before the criminal courts on allegations of pledging his four-year-old daughter to another family as compensation for an avenging spirit of a murdered rel...Published: 02 May 2017 at 18:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grandpa Mugabe host Children's party
President Robert Mugabe and the First Lady Amai Dr Grace Mugabe are hosting a Children's Party at the City Sports Centre in Harare today.The 37th Independence anniversary celebrations ...Published: 17 Apr 2017 at 14:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Serial rapist, Agnoris Macheche prey on Rupange primary school pupils
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe President Takavafira Zhou has said he battled with thoughts over the abuse of a girl because of ethics involved but after serious consideration...Published: 30 Mar 2017 at 06:34hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Chipinge SDC Chair brutalise grade 3 for not standing up when called
A grade 3 pupil Mufaro Mungezi (9) at Mahachi Primary school at Gecheche Growth point in Chipinge was assaulted by the school’s School Development Committee (SDC) Chairperson Kudakwashe Chioro...Published: 23 Mar 2017 at 05:35hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Infants to be taught in indigenous languages
On the attainment of Independence in 1980, the Government of Zimbabwe led by President Mugabe embarked on major reforms in the education sector. The programme, Education for All, led to the constr...Published: 01 Mar 2017 at 05:40hrs | | by Vaidah Mashangwa
'I am now in Grade 3', Zanu-PF MP tells Parliament
KWEKWE Central MP Masango Matambanadzo, popularly known as "Blackman" has told the nation through Parliament that he is no longer a Grade 2 dropout but now in Grade 3 and 'progressing in my education ...Published: 15 Feb 2017 at 09:35hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
4 pupils die in water mishaps
FIVE people, including four school children, drowned in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces in separate incidents between Friday last week and Sunday.In the first incident, five pupils wer...Published: 08 Feb 2017 at 05:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Gospel artist releases two albums
Precious Diana Ndlovu born on 4 April 1986 at Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo has composed her gospel music and have two albums to her name.Ndlovu said she grew up in Matabeleland North, Nkay...Published: 30 Jan 2017 at 12:48hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
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