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Teachers' salaries frozen
TWO vocal unionists representing rural teachers in Zimbabwe have not been paid for almost two years after the government froze their salaries after they took part in last year's protests against a ste...Published: 24 hrs ago | 5029 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as villagers supervise exams
CHAOS rocked the start of the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) June "O" and "A" Level examinations which started yesterday, with teachers' unions claiming government hired "villagers and ...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:31hrs | 4499 | by Staff reporter
Villagers hired to invigilate exams
SOME headmasters were Tuesday forced to hire local villagers to assist in invigilating ZIMSEC June 'O' and 'A' Level examinations after teachers boycotted the process due to lack of proper Covid-19 sa...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:11hrs | 1964 | by newzimbabwe
Boarding schools open today
BOARDING schools will open today to receive pupils who will be writing June/ July examinations that start on Tuesday.As part of ensuring the smooth running of examinations, the Government has ...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:19hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa castigates illegal demos
President Mnangagwa has urged Zimbabweans to remain peaceful during this time of Covid-19 and avoid endangering the lives of other citizens through illegal demonstrations to score cheap political scor...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:04hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Sikhosana death 'shakes Zanu-PF'
Vice-President Kembo Mohadi has said the late national hero Absolom Sikhosana was a dedicated and loyal cadre with unquestionable credentials. He made the remarks yesterday while delivering a condolen...Published: 18 May 2020 at 07:23hrs | 3000 | by Staff reporter
1981-2020: Does life really begin at 40? - In memory of Zimbabwe's Uhuru
Siboza Business Centre my homelandThere is a lovely road that leads from Zvishavane going South to Shurugwi and finally to Gweru. That road leads you past s...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 22:38hrs | 1123 | by Pastor Tomson Dube
A place in Zimbabwe where load-shedding is 'taboo'
A handful of revellers, disregarding global and national recommendations to stay at home and reduce the possibility of contracting or spreading the deadly coronavirus, mingle in a pub at Hauna growth ...Published: 12 Apr 2020 at 09:03hrs | 877 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF councillors harass parents at Rujeko High School
ZAnu PF Councillors in Mazowe South are reportedly to have harassed parents at Rujeko High School during the annual general meeting where they were electing new members for the SDC.This is rev...Published: 11 Apr 2020 at 13:00hrs | 2398 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimsec encourages online registration
GOVERNMENT has said 2020 Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) public examinations candidates should register online while it assesses the effectiveness of the virtual platforms.Registr...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 13:59hrs | 3101 | by Staff reporter
'Postpone exam registration'
TEACHERS have appealed to the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) to postpone examination registration to avoid the spread of the deadly coronavirus when headmasters travel to provincial and...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 11:18hrs | 1442 | by Staff reporter
Headmaster, teacher refused rice after Mnangagwa Cleanup Campaign
There was fracas at Glow Service Station in Masvingo CBD after a councillor defied instructions and refused to give a school head and a teacher 3kg rice each allocated to them for attending President ...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 12:27hrs | 7017 | by Staff reporter
Educational assistance for orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs)
Multi Sparks Action Trust (MSA-T), an organisation founded and based in Tsholotsho, partnered with a Bulawayo company Davies Granite and donated books to Nhlangano Primary School in Tsholotsho. The bo...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 13:23hrs | 592 | by Mncedisi Nyathi
Parly adjourns over coronavirus
PARLIAMENT was yesterday adjourned earlier than scheduled due to the coronavirus scare and the seating chaos in the National Assembly, where 270 legislators are packed in a House that can only seat 15...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:23hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Why I wept bitterly when Robert Mugabe died!
I wept bitterly when Robert Mugabe died, leaving me discombobulated and severely pained. Indelible, agonizing, stabbing, chronic pain! Pain that eats into my liver, intestines and buttocks. The ...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 08:59hrs | 7115 | by Nhlanhla Moses
EU, US interference a cause for concern
Popular dancehall chanter, Enzo Ishall, has a line to one of his songs which goes, "vanhu vakangoziva kuti hausi muroyi vanodheerera" which loosely translates to "when people realise you are a nice pe...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 05:18hrs | 392 | by Nicole Hondo
7 pregnant girls forced to drop out of school
SEVEN under-age girls dropped out from Selukwe Chrome Secondary School in Shurugwi last year after falling pregnant with some of them being forced into early marriages.This was revealed last w...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 12:12hrs | 1980 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabwean crisis is insoluble!
For a 15 million population, a resource base that reproduces every mineral available in South Africa, the best educated population in Africa, Zimbabwe's problems should be easy to solve.In thi...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 08:37hrs | 495 | by Ken Mufuka
Latest on Mutoko headmaster who stole maize cobs
An unnamed school headmaster from Mutoko whose image has gone viral on social media after he was accused of steal maize cobs has been located in Harare. The man was located by H-Metro Ed...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 13:54hrs | 5743 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Teacher shortage hits Gwanda school
Jahunda Primary School in Gwanda has been hit by a massive teacher shortage, a development that has affected the smooth running of the school.The council-run school urgently needs 19 teachers ...Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 18:24hrs | 944 | by Staff reporter
High school pupils in Valentine's gig sex storm
STUDENTS at the Reformed Church of Zimbabwe (RCZ)-run Pamushana High School in Bikita East were reportedly involved in a beer binge and sex escapades at the school premises after the institution hired...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:30hrs | 1740 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teacher fears for life, as suspected state agents threaten him
A Zimbabwe teacher, based in the country's fifth largest city of Kwekwe, is now living in fear after allegedly receiving threats on his life from suspected state agents, veterans of the liberation str...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:14hrs | 563 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Fugitive Njube school teacher fled to Namibia
A TEACHER who allegedly led a strike by students at Njube High School in Bulawayo has broken his silence from Namibia where he is hiding.Speaking from Namibia after fleeing the country's law e...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 17:37hrs | 2578 | by Staff reporter
Nurse Training May 2020 Intake forms sold for $30
Applications for the three year Diploma in Registered General Nurse Training to be conducted by the Ministry of Health and Child Health Care are invited from suitably qualified holders of the followin...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 17:53hrs | 4788 | by Staff reporter
Potraz rolls out infrastructure projects in remote areas
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has embarked on an infrastructure development project which will ensure that the marginalised and under-serviced communities...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:50hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Kalisto Gwanetsa reads riot act to school heads over poor results
Chiredzi South legislator Kalisto Gwanetsa last week called a meeting with all school heads in his constituency after it recorded poor results during the 2019 Grade 7, Ordinary Level and Advance Level...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 09:04hrs | 1458 | by Staff reporter
Headmaster kills self ahead of AGM
A CHIKOMBA acting headmaster died after hanging himself with a belt a few hours before the school held its annual general meeting (AGM).Irvine Manjengwa, the acting headmaster at Masvaure Prim...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 07:10hrs | 3322 | by Staff reporter
Maguire Godzongere relives life in the limelight
WHEN retired veteran broadcaster Maguire Godzongere was at primary school, his ambition was to become a teacher, a nurse, a policeman or a land development officer.But a very popular 1974 radi...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 18:45hrs | 1194 | by Staff reporter
Form 5 places challenge after high O-Level pass rate
THE increase in the number of learners who passed last November's Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council Ordinary Level examinations has caused serious Form Five enrolment challenges, as most potential ...Published: 03 Feb 2020 at 05:28hrs | 904 | by Staff reporter
Rural girl achiever attains 14 points
A rural high school in Matobo District, Whitewater has made history by producing the first female to attain 14 points in Science subjects at A-level.While 14 points in Science subjects a...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 13:10hrs | 4701 | by Staff reporter
Star Force's reign of terror . . . and the rise, decline of Bulawayo street gangs
IT is hard to separate truth from fiction when one talks of the legend of the one-time Bulawayo street gang known as Star Force. When those who grew up in Nkulumane, where it is thought ...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:15hrs | 489 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Njube demo teacher still on the run
POLICE say a Njube High School teacher who allegedly incited pupils to demonstrate against an increase in fees and teachers' poor salaries last Monday, is still on the run.Brian Mutsiba, a sci...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 06:44hrs | 1442 | by Staff reporter
O-Level pass rate up
More than 6 000 extra students passed O-Level in November last year with more than 63 000 obtaining Grade C or better in at least five subjects, although the pass rate was just 0,4 percent higher with...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:23hrs | 1181 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Angel pays fees for entire school - for whole year
Parents and pupils at a Mashonaland East school were left stunned last week after they were told that a Good Samaritan had paid their schools fees – for the whole year.Tafireyi Phiri, the he...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:58hrs | 1478 | by Staff reporter
Four reasons why Kasukuwere cannot be our saviour
Renowned African-Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe is well known for his famous novel, A Man of the People, which mirrors Nigerian political culture through the eyes of a corrupt politician, Chief Nanga. ...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 14:07hrs | 2965 | by Innocent Mujeri
My Uncle needs help
My name is Etiwel Mutero the son of Elijah Hunjani and Edinah Shavi. Though I have much to write on my father's side I would like to dedicate this article to my mother's family the Shavi Family....Published: 05 Jan 2020 at 10:50hrs | 3840 | by Etiwel Mutero
Falcon College headmaster steps down
FALCON College headmaster, Reginald Querl is stepping down from his position, with the revered educator leaving the Esigodini private institution where he has been since the beginning of 2002. ...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:02hrs | 1361 | by Staff reporter
Deputy head forces pupil to undress
Lukosi Secondary School deputy head Possenta Kwidini (50) has been arraigned before the Hwange court for allegedly forcing a pupil to undress in front of other teachers.Kwidini denied the char...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 06:46hrs | 1694 | by Staff reporter
When teaching becomes cheating
FIVE boys formed the heart of their soccer team. Tatenda, Edzai, Anesu, Chipo and Hondo were all gifted, enthusiastic players, with Tatenda starring in goal, Edzai being strong in defence, Anesu perfo...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:56hrs | 374 | by Tim Middleton
Latest on Form One e-enrolment process
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has urged the rural populace with no access to mobile networks and broad transmission to approach their primary schools in order to access the Electroni...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:33hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
Teacher arrested for canning pupils on privates
A deputy headmaster at Lower Gweru Mission School has been arrested after he allegedly beat two boys on their privates, accusing them of being involved in love affairs with girls at the school. ...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:32hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa and Mnangagwa's MPs blow $5m in 5 days
Members of Parliament will gobble over $5 million in allowances and expensive accommodation in Victoria Falls where they are holding a 2020 pre-budget seminar, it has been revealed.The Victori...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:57hrs | 2924 | by Staff reporter
Parents besiege school over school material replacement charges
Scores of parents of children learning at Sunningdale 1 Primary School in Harare early this week staged a demonstration against the school for demanding $35 from each pupil to replace stolen roof shee...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:36hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo Book Fair rescheduled to 6 & 7 November 2019
The ZIMBABWE International Book Fair Association (ZIBFA) has rescheduled this year's edition of the Masvingo Book Fair event to Wednesday 6 November and Thursday 7 November 2019.The book extra...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 19:02hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Gang violence rattles high school
Parents of pupils at Kwekwe High School are mulling transferring their children from the school following reports of gang violence and indiscipline that have reached alarming levels at the school....Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:41hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools roped into anti-sanctions drive
A PRIMARY and Secondary Education ministry official has ordered all secondary schools in Mberengwa to put together essays that chronicle how sanctions are hurting the country.The essays are du...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 11:05hrs | 1024 | by Staff reporter
Restrictions keep coming, Why?
The self-appointed overseer of the world that is the USA think she can own and rule over everything. The US and their side-kick the EU think they can do whatever they want to any country especially in...Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 21:30hrs | 1347 | by Gift Mashoko
Cyrene High old boys rescue destroyed school
CYRENE High School has received a donation of roofing sheets from former pupils to repair two hostels whose roofs were destroyed by a whirlwind last month. Speaking at the handover ceremony at...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:39hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec holding headmasters at ransom
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has come under fire for allegedly holding schools to ransom over its "confusing" security procedures.School heads who spoke to The Herald this...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:25hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Chinehasha Secondary School leads, others follow
Strict adherence to school etiquette and standing school rules has given a touch of modernity to Chinehasha Secondary School in Chiweshe Mash. Central Province. Boys with tucked in shirts and that imm...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 08:03hrs | 175 | by Thomas Tondorindo Murisa
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