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Gay teacher lands scholarship
NEAL Hovelmeier, a former St John's College deputy headmaster in Harare, who acrimoniously parted ways with the school after admitting that he was gay, has been nominated as one of the 2019-2020 Radcl...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:30hrs | 1463 | by Staff reporter
MDC MPs slap government with US$20 000 lawsuit
Three MDC Members of Parliament Lynette Karenyi, Thabitha Khumalo and Amos Chibaya have slapped governement with lawsuit demanding more than $20 000 as compensation for violation of fundamental rights...Published: 17 May 2019 at 12:24hrs | 3873 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC led Harare council offers stands to teachers
Harare City Council has announced that it will give teachers employed at its schools stands to build their homes as a way of motivating them.Acting mayor Jacob Mafume told a school ground brea...Published: 10 May 2019 at 06:59hrs | 1099 | by Staff reporter
School loses 50 students and headmaster
UNICEF Zimbabwe has revealed that Dzingire Primary School in Chimanimani lost 50 students, their headmaster and 3 teachers to Cyclone Idai which struck Manicaland region in March.The organisat...Published: 09 May 2019 at 10:07hrs | 9131 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Headmaster arrested for 'raping' 11-year-old niece twice
A 64-YEAR-OLD headmaster from Zvishavane has been arrested for allegedly raping his 11-year-old niece at his home on two occasions while taking advantage of his wife's absence. Appearing...Published: 07 May 2019 at 07:44hrs | 1160 | by Staff reporter
How a pistol sold Tshinga Dube out
IN our last edition our Assistant Editor Mkhululi Sibanda (MS) spoke to one of the pioneer guerillas, Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube about the first operations. Retired Col Dube whose pseudo name was ca...Published: 05 May 2019 at 12:18hrs | 4033 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai pupils, teachers death toll rises
THE death toll for pupils and teachers who died during Cyclone Idai last month has risen to 92 while 102 pupils are still missing.The cyclone affected most parts of Manicaland and Masvingo pro...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:16hrs | 1683 | by Staff reporter
In memory of Zimbabwe's Independence
On 18th April 1980, Zimbabweans celebrated their Independence both from Britain and from the Ian settler state. The celebration was rather muted because it was the little headmaster, Robert Mugabe, wh...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 11:46hrs | 995 | by Ngqabutho Mabhena
Gukurahundi made us poorer
My family in Tsholotsho at a homestead called Pumula, three kilometres west of Pumula Mission Hospital was originally of a humble background. My father Vosaka Josiya Moyo and his wife Tshonaphi Moyo(M...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 16:52hrs | 722 | by Clemen Moyo (Mr)
ZCLDN engages George Stark High students on illicit drug use
The Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network today held a drug awareness campaign at George Stark High School in Mbare, Harare.George Stark High is a co-education learning centre with enrolme...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 22:27hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
Chibuwe High School - Looting, Salaries Not Paid & Financial Mismanagement
We are now coming to the end of the first school term but issues of the disputed AGM remain unresolved . This has resulted in a number of glaring administrative challenges which impact negatively on b...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 13:33hrs | 1362 | by The Village Professor
Shangaans seek names reversal to restore identity
Traditional leaders and scholars from the VaTsonga tribe in Zimbabwe (also known as Shangaan) are demanding the reinstatement of names of local landmarks whose identities were controversially changed ...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 22:11hrs | 977 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai swallows 52 pupils, three teachers
MORE than 50 pupils and three teachers have been confirmed dead while 70 school going children are still not accounted for and are feared dead in the Cyclone Idai hit areas with an estimated $10 milli...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 23:02hrs | 2960 | by Staff reporter
Teacher dies in deputy head's office
A 63-YEAR-OLD Chipinge teacher on Wednesday collapsed and died in the deputy headmaster's office under unclear circumstances. Eddie Taonezvi, who was a teacher at Chipinge Junior Primary Schoo...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:49hrs | 3863 | by Staff reporter
School accommodates Idai-affected pupils
FIRST Class Academy in Mutare has offered to take in St Charles Lwanga High School pupils, who were affected by Cyclone Idai, to learn at the school until the end of this term.First Class Acad...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 23:48hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
A disaster in the midst of polarisation and Lessons learnt from Cyclone Idai
The days 15 and 16 March 2019 will ever be etched in the memory of many of us Zimbabweans Sadly, so as we will relive the horror caused by an unusual stranger called Cyclone Idai. Cyclones are...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:06hrs | 286 | by Johanne and Kowanai Mhlanga
Census for cyclone-ravaged communities
Government will conduct a census using official records to ascertain the number of people who have been staying in communities that were affected by Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani and Chipinge.Th...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 06:47hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Teacher fired for impregnating student appeals to Supreme Court
A TEACHER based in Matabeleland North who lost his job after he fell in love with a student and impregnated her, yesterday appealed against his employer's decision before the Supreme Court, arguing th...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 14:13hrs | 2395 | by Staff reporter
Rocks from mountain crush huts in Zimbabwe
Thirty-year-old Chipo Dhliwayo was sleeping in her hut when the devastating Cyclone Idai landfall rolled huge boulders over whole villages in Zimbabwe's Chimanimani district in Manicaland province las...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 19:02hrs | 11240 | by City Press
39 school kids feared dead
NEARLY 40 students from Dzingire Primary School in Chimanimani are feared dead as the country continue to count the cost of the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai.This comes as the death toll from...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 21:25hrs | 3735 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions and jecha affect Zimbabwe's response to natural disasters
I rise to give a statement on the condition of Cyclone Idai which has affected people in Manicaland and many other provinces and to state what Government is undertaking in order to relieve the pressur...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:30hrs | 594 | by July Moyo
Bodies of Cyclone Idai victims found floating in Mozambique
GOVERNMENT has said some bodies of people who have been reported missing following the ravaging Cyclone Idai are reportedly floating in Mozambique and the army is on its way to retrieve them. ...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:25hrs | 917 | by Staff reporter
ED and Chamisa must not use the cyclone as a tool for political mileage
Traumatic events, including natural disasters, are distressing. Strong reactions immediately after the event are very common. Fear, sadness, guilt and anger are all common emotions felt by children, t...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 14:03hrs | 2949 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Should Zimbabwe's 'unwitty' MPs be sent back to school?
In our series of letters from African writers, Zimbabwean journalist-turned-barrister Brian Hungwe looks at whether politicians need better qualifications.Zimbabwe has one of the highest liter...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 16:19hrs | 843 | by Brian Hungwe
Headmaster sucked into $50 000 misappropriation whirlpool
HAMILTON High School in Bulawayo has been rocked by allegations of embezzlement of funds running into thousands of dollars allegedly "masterminded" by the school's headmaster Jamani Fuyana.The...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 07:21hrs | 1168 | by Staff reporter
MDC official up for intimidating teachers
MDC Chikombedzi district spokesperson John Mazhata last week appeared before Chiredzi resident magistrate, Constance Mtandwa, facing charges of intimidating teachers during the January mass protests....Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:28hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
War vet goes beserk, beats schoolchildren
A War veteran based in Mashonaland Central is in soup with the authorities after he went berserk late last year and savagely assaulted 116 pupils at a local primary school for alleged indiscipline....Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 11:55hrs | 1287 | by Staff reporter
Embracing ICT in Pedagogy of History and Heritage Studies in Zimbabwe
Three schools in Harare on 1st March 2019 converged at Seke One High school in Chitungwiza for the History Exchange program under the theme, Embracing Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 09:57hrs | 361 | by Brian Maregedze
Trustworthiness is the ONLY quality needed for a Zimbabwean President
One National Worry each Zimbabwean must be asking themself is "How can we get a genuinely Trustworthy President after Mugabe's 38 years of Headmastering the Nation in...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 07:09hrs | 864 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Jonathan Moyo gives scholarship to a Guruve pupil
Exiled former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has availed a full bursary for one L. Munodawafa to study Science subject at St. Francis and St Claire High School in Guruve....Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 07:01hrs | 6174 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Teacher cracks pupil's forehead
A teacher at Amaveni Primary School in Kwekwe was on Monday arraigned before the courts for shoving a Grade One pupil against a desk, resulting in her sustaining a cut on her forehead. The pup...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 22:30hrs | 932 | by Staff reporter
Spy camera scandal rocks Falcon College
A SCANDAL has rocked Falcon College after some school boys allegedly placed a spy camera in the girls' changing rooms resulting in unsuspecting pupils from Girls College in Bulawayo, who had visited t...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 22:38hrs | 8327 | by Staff reporter
Mysterious deaths rock Mkwabeni schools in Filabusi
THE Vokola community in Filabusi, Insiza district, Matabeleland South has expressed concern over the "mysterious deaths" of pupils in their local schools in the past month. Two pupils have die...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:47hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
More teachers join strike
More teachers yesterday joined the countrywide strike which started on Tuesday, despite reports of widespread intimidation by State security agents in some areas.The teachers have downed tools...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:48hrs | 2414 | by Staff reporter
Teachers' Job Action gathering momentum despite State Crackdown
Teachers countrywide continue to join the ongoing job action demanding a living wage. A survey conducted by Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe revealed that Matabeleland North province is t...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 14:31hrs | 2271 | by ARTUZ
Teachers told not to fear CIOs and police
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) has urged teachers to be resolute and not allow to be intimidated by members of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation of the Police as they push ahead...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 20:32hrs | 1182 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Luveve High School maintains prestigious standards
RATED among the best schools and with a current Advanced (A) Level pass rate of 77 percent, Luveve High School in Bulawayo has managed to maintain its prestigious status as one of the most sought afte...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 08:54hrs | 2935 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe blasts UK Lord's recolonisation call
Government has described as regrettable and unfortunate remarks by United Kingdom lawmaker Lord Adrian Palmer calling for Britain's recolonisation of Zimbabwe on the pretext of safeguarding the lives ...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 07:05hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Low pupil turn-out at schools
GOVERNMENT has appealed to parents to send their children to school as most schools recorded a low turn-out yesterday despite security guarantees by the authorities. Schools suspended lessons ...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:27hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Court bans pupils, teachers from attending ZANU PF rallies
The High court of Zimbabwe has granted application by the Amalgamated Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) to implement an order barring pupils and teachers to be forced to attend political rallies and ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 08:53hrs | 4156 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Barred bearded top school student sues
A St John's College student who practises Islam and was barred from attending lessons after refusing to shave his beard has taken the school's authorities to court arguing that the officials' decision...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:16hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Schools report 100% teacher turnout?
SCHOOLS in Manicaland Province are geared for the new term, with all teachers and staff having reported for duty as usual following Government's ongservice. A snap survey by The Herald showed ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:42hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
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IN an article in March 2011, the journalist Mike Norrish wryly noted that "Cricket seems to have run out of ways to spice things up. It's even been left behind by Formula One, where Bernie "The Rainma...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 09:30hrs | 148 | by Tim Middleton
Zimbabwe government introduces free education
Government schools will next year begin offering free basic education, while corporal punishment will be abolished in terms of a new law that is set to be introduced.Authorities will amend the...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:45hrs | 6847 | by Staff Reporter
'Withholding of results over fees unconstitutional'
THE High Court has declared unconstitutional the refusal by Ihlathi High School in Bulawayo to release results of an Ordinary Level candidate over outstanding fees and referred the matter to the Const...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:33hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally faces 3-month jail term
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavima has been convicted of contempt of court and has been given up to seven days to reinstate a fired school teacher or risk serving a 90-day jail term....Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 05:58hrs | 1537 | by Staff reporter
'In politics, treachery is inevitable'
The book 'Junctions' in one way is a celebration of the coup that toppled long-ruling Robert Mugabe, ushering in President Emmerson Mnangagwa - for a long time the former president's right hand man. ...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 14:08hrs | 297 | by Staf reporter
Mystery forces school to close laboratory
Mystery surrounds the closure of a science laboratory at Mandwandwe secondary school in Bulawayo, after a science teacher passed away after he allegedly inhaled a poisonous substance while using the l...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 18:57hrs | 2365 | by Stff reporter
Pupil barred from school over beard
St John'S College has been accused of discriminating against students on racial and religious grounds after a Muslim pupil was barred from attending lessons for refusing to shave his beard. Th...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 08:00hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter
Min. Paul Mavima speaks on leaked ZIMSEC papers
Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Professor Paul Mavima has blasted rumours circulating on social media that certain ZIMSEC papers leaked and hence they will be a re-sitting of the same pape...Published: 29 Nov 2018 at 18:08hrs | 4537 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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