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Set aside politics, focus on development: Minister
PRESIDENTIAL Affairs minister Joram Gumbo has urged Zimbabweans to set aside political differences and concentrate on fostering development, especially the construction of schools.Gumbo said t...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 19:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teacher unions demand school testing
TEACHER unions have emphasised the need for regular testing of learners, educators and non-teaching staff to contain Covid-19 amid reports of an increase in confirmed cases at schools countrywide....Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:20hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'3 000 new schools plan a campaign gimmick'
FORMER Primary and Secondary Education minister David Coltart yesterday took a dig at government's ambitious plan to construct 3 000 schools countrywide, describing it as a campaign gimmick ahead of t...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
New normal in schools
TEACHERS and learners should brace for a new normal ahead of schools reopening and forget customs such as hugs, handshakes and sharing of desks as they used to. Break and lunch time will be st...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:28hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimnat helps Epworth school improve its sanitation
Zimnat, one of the country's leading insurance and financial services groups, on Friday (August 2) handed over an ablution block for girls to Chizungu Primary School in Epworth.Zimnat undertoo...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 08:11hrs | 6 | by Agencies
Mugabe gets rare praises
If there is one thing that former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is commendable for – and coming from me, such a compliment is a bit of a jaw-dropping, tide turner – was his unwavering comm...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 14:02hrs | 1 | by Rejoice Ngwenya
New rules for Zimsec exams
SCHOOLS will no longer be allowed to collect examination papers days before the examination date but will collect and return each paper to the cluster centre on the day of sitting as part of measures ...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 08:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lack of funds hits new education curriculum
THE implementation of the new education curriculum which came into effect this school term is facing teething problems due to lack of funding, teachers unions have said.Zimbabwe Teachers' ...Published: 17 Jan 2017 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teachers salary cut war looms
THE Government will cut salaries of teachers who will fail to produce good results especially for public examination classes, among a cocktail of measures aimed at improving the quality of education i...Published: 24 Jan 2016 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Vusumuzi Dube/Tinomuda Chakanyuka
Milton Junior head threatens to introduce hot seating for Grade Zero
Milton Junior School headmaster Pettie Nyoni on Monday evening threatened to introduce hot-seating for Grade Zero pupils in 2016 if parents resist paying $100 for construction of classroom blocks....Published: 04 Aug 2015 at 06:19hrs | 13 | by Thobekile Zhou
Hot seating for Grade zero
THE government is seriously considering introducing hot seating for early childhood development education (ECD) in former group A schools in Bulawayo due to the high demand for places as some classes...Published: 01 Apr 2015 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Govt considers new pay structure for teachers
THE Government is considering re-introducing allowances for heads of departments, wardens and teachers who have extra duties in schools in a bid to improve their welfare, the Minister of Primary and S...Published: 19 Oct 2014 at 07:42hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Zim needs over 2 000 schools
THE country is operating with a deficit of 2,056 schools, a development that has been blamed for the poor pass rates.Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Professor Paul Mavhi...Published: 30 Sep 2014 at 07:45hrs | | by Loveness Bepete
Zimbabwe's education sector on the road to recovery
Zimbabwe's education system, once regarded as the finest on the continent, was a casualty of the country's economic meltdown in the 2000s, when it nearly collapsed - but lately there have been signs o...Published: 24 Jan 2013 at 14:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
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