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Stanbic Bank sponsored Stragglers Cricket week returns with 540 players
Zimbabwe's flagship junior cricket development initiative, the Stragglers Junior Cricket Week, is set to commence on 25 August, bringing together 540 aspiring cricketers for a week of immersive traini...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 22:32hrs | 139 | by Agencies
Man on the run after raping minor
AN 18-year-old man from Ushewokunze near Harare is on the run after raping a Grade 6 pupil he had lured with biscuits.Eddie Dzinzi reportedly assaulted the minor around 9 pm after luring her t...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:10hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi sparks transformation at Mtetengwe primary school
The rural village of Mtetengwe, located 20 kilometers west of Beitbridge, experienced an extraordinary day of celebration and transformation recently, following a wave of attention sparked by a Januar...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:49hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec announces fixed exchange rate for examination fees
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has set a fixed exchange rate of ZiG 26.65 to US$1 for examination fees paid in local currency between March 10 and March 14, 2025. This rate will app...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 11:39hrs | 1604 | by Staff reporter
Mohadis, BBR 'ignore' desperate Mtetengwe school
Mtetengwe Primary School, situated just 21 kilometers outside Beitbridge, stands as a stark symbol of neglect and missed opportunity despite being surrounded by wealth and influence. The school, locat...Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 08:16hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Learner suffers brain damage after assault by classmates
A Grade 6 pupil from St Peters Primary School in Mazwi Village, on the outskirts of Bulawayo, has reportedly suffered brain damage after being assaulted by six of her classmates. The shocking incident...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:34hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
School threatens to expel 500 learners
The future of at least 500 learners at Mother Patrick Convent Primary School in Harare hangs in the balance after the school expelled 40 students for allegedly disrupting lessons. The expulsion letter...Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 06:52hrs | 570 | 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
Zimbabwe exam fees deadline is extended
THE Government's extension of the deadline by which Ordinary and Advanced Level examination fees should be paid to the first week of May from March 23, has been welcomed by parents and guardians as a ...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:44hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army school expels Gr 6 pupil over uncut hair
A PRIMARY school in Bulawayo has expelled a Grade 6 pupil over uncut hair.The pupil was given her marching orders two days ago.NewsDay has it on good authority that on Tuesday, Indlovu...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:15hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt scraps Cala, introduces school based projects
THE Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (CALA) have, with immediate effect, been replaced with the new school-based projects of practical applications with the number of areas covered by the non...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:26hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
What new ideas can an 81-year-old leader have?
NO one can deny that having a long life on earth is truly a blessing.It is especially so in a country like Zimbabwe where the life expectancy is only 64,7 years, based on the 2022 Population a...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 09:17hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
What's the sense in removing term limits for an 81-year-old president?
No one can deny that having a long life on earth is truly a blessing.It is especially so in a country as Zimbabwe - where the life expectancy is only 64.7 years, based on the 2022 Population a...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 23:30hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa commissions US$300 million lithium project
THE adoption of a rapid results approach by the Second Republic was on display yesterday as President Mnangagwa commissioned a US$300 million-lithium plant that was constructed in a record nine months...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans returning from SA battling to make ends meet
The Zimbabwean government says it has put in place a range of measures to help Zimbabweans returning from South Africa. But many say they are battling to make ends meet.Faced with the expiry o...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:48hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
She is a living LEGEND and a HERO!
Barbara Makhalisa, also known by her married name as Barbara Nkala, is a teacher, Zimbabwean writer, Ndebele translator, novelist, editor and publisher, one of the earliest female writers published in...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 09:02hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic-sponsored Stragglers Junior Cricket kicks off after two-year absence
Zimbabwe's leading junior cricket development programme, Stragglers Junior Cricket Week, kicks off today after a two-year COVID 19-induced lull.Stanbic Bank sponsors the week-long event in whi...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 10:09hrs | 40 | by Agencies
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 | 4 | by Desmond Nleya
Panic over Zimsec exams deadline
THOUSANDS of pupils and parents throughout the country are in panic mode after failing to secure registration fees for the 2022 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) examinations whose deadlin...Published: 28 Jul 2022 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Maj-Gen Bhebe burial today
A MEMORIAL service for national hero Major-General (Retired) Sydney Bhebe was held in Harare yesterday ahead of his burial at the National Heroes Acre today.Speaking at the church service held...Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 06:39hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Go well defender of Zimbabwe's legacy!
IT was a grand sendoff fit for a liberator as the body of the late Major General (Retired) Sikhulile Simpson Nyathi left his rural home yesterday in Mapate area in Gwanda on the final journey for buri...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 07:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
MPs wants govt to reduce exam fees
MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) in the National Assembly yesterday pleaded with government to reduce the 2022 Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) examination fees announced last week, saying the...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 09:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over Zimsec US$ exam fees
AN announcement by the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) to peg examination fees in United States dollars has sparked uproar from parents and guardians.They described the fees as u...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec pegs exam fees in US$
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) has announced fees for the November examinations, with government subsidising 55% for pupils in public schools.In a statement, the examination...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
High court orders headmistress to compensate minor illegally expelled from school
HIGH Court Judge Justice Catherine Bachi Mzawazi has ordered the Headmistress at Rugare Government Primary School to compensate a 13-year-old minor for the learning time which she lost for eight days ...Published: 24 May 2022 at 14:08hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes
SOS for slain Elvis Nyathi's children
Children of slain Elvis Nyathi are failing to go to school due to financial challenges and the death of their father could make the situation worse, a top artist has revealed.Nyathi (43) was s...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Breakthrough as Elvis Nyathi children get birth certificates
Veteran broadcaster Ezra Tshisa Sibanda has reported that children of the slain Elvis Nyathi have been assisted by government to kick start the process of acquiring birth certificates. In a Fa...Published: 22 Apr 2022 at 08:36hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Cave pot leads to gold rush
THE discovery of a gold pot in a cave by a pupil at Amaveni Primary School in Kwekwe, Midlands province, on Friday sparked a gold rush, attracting artisanal miners from across the country.Midl...Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 07:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man tries to rape landlord's daughter
A 48-YEAR old Chinhoyi man has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for trying to rape his landlord's 12-year-old daughter.Tigere Poko of Cherima suburb pleaded not guilty when he appeare...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Grade 6 pupil sneaks out for sex trysts with lover (22)
A Grade Six pupil from a primary school in Bulawayo's Hillside suburb reportedly shocked her parents when she confessed to sneaking out of the house at night to have sex with her 22-year-old boyfriend...Published: 26 Nov 2021 at 20:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Rapist gets Grade 6 pupil pregnant
POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating a case of a Grade Six pupil who was impregnated after she was allegedly raped by a stranger at the family house in Mzilikazi suburb.The matter came to ligh...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man sentenced to two life terms for SA murders
"He is a cruel and cold-hearted individual who shows no remorse."Judge Judith Cloete slapped the convicted murderer known as "the Table Mountain killer" with two life sentences in the Cape Tow...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 05:53hrs | 3 | 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 | 1 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Government reviews boarding hostels capacities
Government is reviewing the maximum carrying capacity of all boarding school hostels after 184 pupils at John Tallach School in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North, tested positive of the COVID-19 while ...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
More chaos awaits schools
THE second phase of schools reopening today is set to increase the chaos in schools with teachers escalating their labour dispute with government over poor remuneration.Zimbabwe's school calen...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt moves to replace striking teachers
GOVERNMENT will this week ramp up monitoring of teacher attendance in schools to assess staffing gaps and determine areas that need additional educators to cover for those not reporting for duty....Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reportetr
Mnangagwa's Govt okays steep school fees hike
GOVERNMENT has approved a steep hike in school fees, which will see some pupils at boarding and urban day high schools forking out in excess of $55 000 up from $6 000 and $20 000 up from $3 000, respe...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fees for non-exam classes slashed
THE Government has given the green light to schools and parents to work out a pro-rata system for the third term's school fees for non-examination classes, as some pupils will only have face-to-face l...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt recruits 6 000 teachers
Government has scrapped Second Term school fees, while 6 000 teachers are being recruited ahead of the phased reopening of schools starting tomorrow.This comes amid reports that a crash progra...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean boy comes tops in international contest
NINE_YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean boy Jayden Wang, based in Bulawayo has come out tops in an international competition known as the IXL Study in the Sun.The contest, which ran for three months from Jun...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Colleges to open for face-to-face learning
POLYTECHNICS, teachers' colleges and industrial training colleges will reopen on October 5 for face to-face learning. Authorities will be required to strictly adhere to the health guidelines a...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Schools to reopen in 3 phases
GOVERNMENT has announced a three-phased plan for the reopening of schools, with the last group ECD, grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and forms 1 and 2 resuming classes on November 9 after an almost six-month-long...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pupils have no birth certificates
ABOUT 200 pupils at Lukanyiso Primary School in Bulawayo's Mpopoma suburb do not have identity documents, a survey has revealed.The survey was conducted by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents' ...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 18:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
'ZHRC making inroads at problematic institutions'
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) says it has made inroads in ensuring observance of human rights at different problematic institutions such as prisons and refugee camps in the country....Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 08:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland North education still a pipe-dream
SIFISO Ndebele, a Grade 5 pupil at Samukele Primary School in Matebeleland North, dreams of becoming a scientist.But sadly, her dream is not in tandem with the learning conditions at her schoo...Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
From Mzilikazi High to Forbes Africa Magazine
STRONG enough to make holes in the rock are tiny drops of water that persist to fall. Persistence is the attitude that breaks down mountains, one rock at a time.These words echo the South Afri...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutors stranded after mass transfers
OVER 100 senior public prosecutors are reportedly stranded at various stations countrywide after the National Prosecuting Authority promoted and mass transferred them without footing their relocation ...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 08:00hrs | | by Staf reporter
'Senzeni na' guitarist dies
David Dumingo, the guitarist who played that soulful, mournfu leadl guitar on Senzeni Na is late.This was confirmed by Albert Nyathi who worked with him in the production of the song."...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:05hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Teacher rapes pupil 4 times
A Teacher at Pafiwa Secondary School has been hauled before the courts on allegations of raping a 12-year-old Grade 6 pupil from Hartzell Central Primary School. Fightmore Tapera (47) who resides at P...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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