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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 | 904 | 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 | 1616 | 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 | 368 | 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 | 507 | 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 | 531 | 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 | 2910 | 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 | 457 | 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 | 232 | 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 | 464 | 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 | 1008 | 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 | 1343 | 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 | 761 | 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 | 242 | 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 | 164 | by Thomas Tondorindo Murisa
Dandemutande CEO donates stationery to Mawabeni Secondary
A BUSINESSMAN has donated stationery and goods worth more than $27 000 to Mawabeni Secondary School in Umzingwane district, Matabeleland South province. Speaking at the school's prize giving c...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 05:52hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Top businessman convicted for stealing Zesa cables
Top Zvishavane businessman Kudakwashe Diza (43) and his companion Mark Tiweni (39) were yesterday slapped with a 48-month jail sentence each for stealing 810kg of aluminium cables belonging to Zesa Ho...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 07:08hrs | 2952 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's pictures
AS the country continues to celebrate the life of the late former President Robert Mugabe, The Chronicle went to its archives to get some pictures taken by its photojournalists over the years....Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 22:23hrs | 9657 | by Staff reporter
The untold side of Robert Mugabe
"We all die....The goal isn't to live forever,The goal is to create something that will"Robert Gabriel MugabeThe man and legend,The myth and mystery,Truly a man of Destiny ...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 09:19hrs | 9071 | by Temba Mliswa
High prices dampen back-to-school preps
As parents and guardians gear up for a new school's term which begins today, many last-minute shoppers, especially for basic requirements, had to contend with high prices from predatory retailers. ...Published: 10 Sep 2019 at 05:59hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Meet the first Ndebele 'President' of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean often skips some major events and characters. One such person who has remained unknown to the majority of Zimbabweans is the President of the short-lived Zimbabwe-Rhodesia. History dedicate...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 08:03hrs | 14974 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Headmaster fined $300 for breaking pupil's arm
A BANGAUYA Secondary School headmaster in Mudzi, who assaulted and broke the arm of a 15-year-old female pupil for coming to school late, was last week slapped with a wholly-suspended four-month jail ...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:17hrs | 859 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi documentalist Silonda dies
Former director of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP), Matabeleland chapter who played a pivotal role in the documentation of the Gukurahundi massacres by CCJP in the 1980s, Joel Buh...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:42hrs | 1222 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Mudenda's scandals unpacked?
Who is Jacob Francis Mudenda? Jacob Francis Mudenda nicknamed "The Headmaster" in parliament and "Scania" in Matebeleland North is the current Speaker of the National Assembly. Born in 1949, M...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 05:56hrs | 5948 | by Nicholas Ncube
Headmaster breaks pupil's arm
HUMAN rights defenders in Mashonaland East province have called on Primary and Secondary Education officials to institute disciplinary measures against a Mudzi headmaster who reportedly broke a pupil'...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 09:29hrs | 4080 | by Staff Reporter
Sex scandal hits school
A massive sex scandal has hit Mahlothova Secondary School in Umguza District, Matabeleland North amid allegations that one Form Three girl dropped out of school after being continuously defiled by one...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 09:47hrs | 3736 | by Staff reporter
Pupil (15) suspended for 'drug abuse' approaches High Court
A FORM Four pupil at Falcon College in Esigodini, who was suspended from attending school for alleged drug abuse, has approached the High Court challenging his expulsion. The 15-year-old schoo...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | 558 | by Staff reporter
When bullets became water
In Goromonzi 45 miles from the capital Harare lies a village called Mavaza village. We arrived in this village at around 10 pm. The villagers were already gathered at the headman's compound. The...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 1582 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Parents sue private college over US$ demands
Disgruntled parents of children at Goldridge College, an upmarket private college in Kwekwe, are suing the school for allegedly demanding tuition fees and outstanding balances in United State Dollars ...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 07:47hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Teachers, pupils forced to Mnangagwa event
GWERU teachers and pupils from Grades 4 to Form 6 were yesterday compelled to attend the official opening of the Zimbabwe Youth and Paralympic Games at Mkoba Stadium, where President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 21:45hrs | 798 | by Staff reporter
Incompetent school heads warned
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Professor Paul Mavima has warned incompetent school heads who are not yet aligned to the New Dispensation's vision 2030 of modernising the education systems, t...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:17hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Cyberbullying rampant at Petra College
SERIOUS cases of cyberbullying and traditional bullying have been reported at Petra College and George Silundika School, with parents fearing that their children may be pushed to committing suicide....Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:27hrs | 905 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets teachers
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday met representatives of teachers with disabilities to have an appreciation of their plight in the discharge of the educational duties. The meeting was held at the ...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:10hrs | 1133 | by Staff reporter
MDC MP builds police station
MDC legislator for Chiwundura, Livingstone Chimina, has embarked on a project to build a police sub-station in Woodlands in order to minimise criminal activities.When Southern Eye visited the ...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 08:28hrs | 3196 | by Staff reporter
Headmaster caught pants down with married teacher
Rusaza Primary School head, Kombi Chirove recently received a thorough beating and had his car window smashed by a man who had caught him sleeping with his wife, a teacher at the school that he heads....Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 14:34hrs | 7331 | by Staff reporter
Abductions, intimidation spike in Zimbabwe: ZPP
Zimbabwe has of late recorded an upsurge in incidents of abductions and intimidation of citizens by State security agents as government becomes increasingly intolerant of discontent, human rights watc...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:58hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF officials interfere with prosecution of colleague'
ANTI-CORRUPTION Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) has written a letter of complaint to Prosecutor General Kumbirai Hodzi alleging lack of progress and interference by senior Zanu-PF officials in a fra...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:54hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Man (65) rapes granddaughter (12)
A CHIMANIMANI man allegedly sprayed an unknown substance on his Grade 5 granddaughter in order to drowse and rape her in the middle of the night.This was revealed during the initial appearance...Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 07:59hrs | 1832 | by Staff Reporter
Headmaster falls from avocado tree, dies
A 55-YEAR-OLD school headmaster from Marondera died on Sunday after he fell from an avocado tree he had climbed to get the fruits for resale.Cephas Farai Kanyai was pronounced dead upon arriva...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:34hrs | 4752 | by Staff reporter
Zimnat and Sanlam continue to assist cyclone victims
Zimnat, together with Sanlam, with which Zimnat is associated, last week donated roofing materials to yet another Chimanimani school affected by Cyclone Idai, Muchadziya Primary School in Ngorima. ...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 13:38hrs | 608 | by Agency
Teachers Union leader issued with warrant of arrest
Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) president Obert Masaraure, who is accused of trying to subvert a constitutionally-elected government by urging people to protests against the fuel ...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 10:48hrs | 1618 | by Staff Reporter
ARTUZ leader issued with warrant of arrest
Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) president Obert Masaraure, who is accused of trying to subvert a constitutionally-elected government by urging people to protests against the fuel ...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:22hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
High Court blocks teacher deportation
THE High Court has temporarily blocked the deportation of a Canadian expatriate teacher at John Tallach High School in Ntabazinduna pending the resolution of issues to do with the refusal by immigrati...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 10:28hrs | 3767 | by Staff reporter
School sues Minister Cain Mathema over deportation
John Tallach High School has taken Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Cain Mathema to court challenging the looming deportation of its Canadian expatriate teacher following the refusal by imm...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 08:07hrs | 2455 | by Staff reporter
Teacher facing disciplinary action after 'scolding' Minister Paul Mavima
A Zimbabwe school teacher was on Wednesday due to appear before a disciplinary committee over charges of misconduct for scolding the education minister.The teacher, from a rural school in cent...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 18:38hrs | 3865 | by Staff repoter
Veteran Freedom Fighter who escaped the Rhodesian hangman's noose
The former Zanu-PF Member of Parliament for Nkayi Constituency who served between 1995 and 2000 belongs to the first group of freedom fighters that was trained in the People's Republic of China. The g...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:14hrs | 1102 | by Staff reporter
From KoBulawayo to Bulawayo @ 125
No sooner had Dr Leander Starr Jameson sauntered into the Maxim Hotel located just west of the Market Square did he pronounce Bulawayo a town. That happened on June 1, 1894, making Bulawayo 125 years ...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:30hrs | 712 | by Pathisa Nyathi
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 | 352 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Book Fair will be held from 31 May - 1 June 2019
The Bulawayo Book Fair will be held from 31 May - 1 June 2019 at the Large City Hall under The Zimbabwe International Book Fair 2019 "Footprints of the Book: Milestones & Opportunities".Th...Published: 25 May 2019 at 08:23hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1503 | 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 | 3963 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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