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High school teacher acquitted for fondling learner's manhood
Solusi High School teacher Tafadzwa Mushangwe who was accused of fondling his male student's manhood was found not guilty by Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware.According to the court, the st...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 09:46hrs | 1707 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Govt distances itself from school fundraising directive
The government has disassociated itself from a directive ordering schools in Gweru district to observe mandatory civic days to raise funds for Independence Day celebrations.This follows the ci...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 18:51hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
School temporarily closed amid suspected spiritual attack
Zhomba High School in Gokwe has been temporarily shut down following reports of a suspected spiritual attack affecting students. Authorities are currently investigating the situation, with Gokwe North...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:47hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Teachers condemn mandatory civic days to fund Independence Day Celebrations
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has strongly opposed a government directive mandating schools in Gweru district to hold civic days aimed at raising funds for the upcoming Inde...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:45hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec extends registration deadline
The Government has extended the payment deadline for Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) November 2025 examination fees to May 16, providing relief to thousands of students and easing financ...Published: 22 Mar 2025 at 08:17hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
School headmaster dies while celebrating athletics victory
Hwange - A primary school headmaster from Harare Province tragically collapsed and died at Hwange Colliery Stadium this afternoon while celebrating his province's victory at the National Association o...Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 09:17hrs | 1558 | by Staff reporter
Directors of unregistered voluntary organisation face fresh charges
JZ Moyo High embraces transformative education to stay competitiveJZ Moyo High School has embarked on a strategic transformation, adopting an innovative and relevant education system to strengthen...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 10:12hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Recruitment of 4 000 teachers starts
The Government has commenced the recruitment of 4,000 teachers as part of a broader initiative to employ 8,000 educators this year, aiming to improve the teacher-learner ratio and enhance the overall ...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 07:41hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Driving schools deregistered over safety violations in Zimbabwe
In a bid to enhance road safety and curb reckless driving, the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) has deregistered five driving schools this year for various malpractices, including safety viol...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:06hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
Private schools embrace heritage-based education, anti-drugs campaigns
Several privately-owned schools in Harare have described heritage-based educational curriculum as the best foundation and template for sustainability through skills identification, audit and developme...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 21:19hrs | 1059 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Vapostori bails out Harare school, donate furniture
HARARE - The Johane Masowe eChishanu Nyenyedzinomwe Apostolic Church of the Whole World under Prophet Hebert Thabo Senda ( Popularly known as Madzibaba Enoch) has early this week donated furniture wor...Published: 06 Mar 2025 at 20:02hrs | 361 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Zimbabwe govt connects 3,500 schools to internet
The government has announced that it has successfully connected at least 3,500 schools to the internet as part of efforts to bridge the digital divide between rural and urban learners.Many sch...Published: 06 Mar 2025 at 14:40hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secures US$20 million to construct 120 schools
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has secured US$20 million from international partners, with additional funding from the Treasury, as the Government aims to construct 120 new schools an...Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 12:32hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to officially re-open Mbare Market
NewZimbabweAllegations of racial bias resurface at Peterhouse Boys SchoolPeterhouse Boys School (PHB), a prestigious Anglican-run institution, is once again embroiled in controversy following ...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:07hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Removing Mukuru will open Pandora's box!
Whether we are in the Diaspora or in the homeland, events unfolding in Zimbabwe will affect us all. The story of Pandora comes from the Greek poem, Theogony by Hesiod circa 700 BC. Once a...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 18:09hrs | 2767 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Zimbabwe teachers reject 'maternity wards' in schools
Zimbabwe's teachers' unions have expressed strong reservations about the newly-gazetted education regulations, highlighting potential challenges in their implementation, particularly with regard to su...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 13:03hrs | 1847 | by Staff reporter
Schools directed to completely phase out CALA
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has called on schools across Zimbabwe to swiftly implement the new policy of school-based projects and completely phase out Continuous Assessment Learni...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:50hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Exam fees scandal rock Hwange school
A number of learners in Hwange District may be unable to take their Grade Seven examinations due to some primary schools demanding fees more than double the amount specified by the Zimbabwe Schools Ex...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:46hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
49 killed as heavy rains wreak havoc
FORTY-NINE people have been killed in extreme weather incidents that have been recorded since the start of the rainy season, with the authorities forecasting more heavy rains across the country until ...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:45hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Shona magistrate denies Mthwakazi Republic Party official bail
A Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) activist, Mkhululi Jele, was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts for challenging the interrogation of students at Phak...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 15:31hrs | 1067 | by Gideon Madzikatidze recently in Plumtree
Dodgy schools sprout
The Government is currently reviewing the minimum standards for school licensing as part of efforts to address the proliferation of illegal learning institutions, a problem attributed to the shortage ...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 09:02hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Montrose High School achieves 100% pass rate at Advanced Level
Montrose High School, one of Bulawayo's esteemed single-sex institutions, continues to uphold its reputation for academic excellence, delivering remarkable results year after year. Located in the hear...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 07:49hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Students barred from teachers' quarters
Learners have been prohibited from visiting teachers' quarters without a valid reason, while no pupil will be barred from attending school due to non-payment of fees, lack of a birth certificate, preg...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 07:47hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Residents furious as Zanu-PF official seizes school bus for personal use
Concession residents are up in arms against Zanu-PF official Phillip Somanja, the School Development Committee (SDC) chairperson at Kundayi High School in Concession, who reportedly seized the institu...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 11:28hrs | 399 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole recently in Concession
IWA rescues Zim's needy, fights period poverty
IN accordance with ethos and values of India's traditions, Indian Women Association (IWA) has this Tuesday in Harare extended an assortment of donations to six needy charitable homes including sanitar...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 20:43hrs | 562 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Harare
Schools shortage hits Cowdray Park
Cowdray Park, one of Bulawayo's largest and fastest-growing suburbs, is grappling with a severe shortage of schools, clinics, and other essential amenities, as rapid population growth continues to out...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:38hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
BCC schools excel in Zimsec Grade 7 examinations
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) schools have once again demonstrated their educational excellence, recording an impressive 64.65% pass rate in the 2024 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Grade ...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:38hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Masaraure wins prestigious US human rights award
Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) president Obert Masaraure has expressed deep gratitude and appreciation for his courageous team members and the labour rights lawyers who have stoo...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:42hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Students refuse that shona is the first language in Zimbabwe
A tense confrontation unfolded at Phakamani High School in Plumtree, Matabeleland South, on Friday when learners challenged their teacher after she allegedly misrepresented the status of languages dur...Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 16:54hrs | 1843 | by Staff reporter
'Govt funded SADC Summit with BEAM fees,' Minister
In a clear sign of extreme negligence, modern generational betrayal and gross breach of children's rights to education, details have emerged that the government diverted millions (US$) meant for Basic...Published: 02 Feb 2025 at 11:38hrs | 8971 | by Gideon Madzikatidze recently in Mhondoro
Outcry over missing O' Level results in Matebeleland North
Stakeholders in Matebeleland North have expressed growing concern over missing Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Ordinary Level results at several schools in the province, including those ...Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 09:04hrs | 1031 | by Staff reporter
Form 4 male students fight over new hot female teacher
Harare yesterday witnessed what many have called insanity and mark of the end of the world.This is a story of school boys belonging to two different gangs who fought cats and dogs in Mabvuku o...Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 07:57hrs | 2492 | by Staff reporter
Teachers cut off as Chiredzi schools are marooned
As schools reopened last week on Tuesday, excitement and anticipation filled the air for students eager to begin the new term. However, for many schools in Chiredzi South Constituency, Masvingo provin...Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 13:50hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Lower Six classes set to resume on January 27
Lower Sixth classes are scheduled to resume on Monday, January 27, 2025, following the release of both Cambridge and ZIMSEC O-Level results, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education announced o...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 19:25hrs | 879 | by Staff reporter
High school teacher fondles learner's manhood
There was drama at Solusi High School where a male school teacher ordered one of his male students to accompany him to his office during midday.The teacher Tafadzwa Mushangwe (26) allegedly dr...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 14:33hrs | 3607 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Madzvivire Primary School fee dispute reaches Boiling Point
A heated meeting between parents and the administration of Madzvivire Primary School, which enrols over 2300 learners, ended in stalemate today. This follows a previous meeting last week, where no con...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 11:28hrs | 823 | by Anonymous
ARTUZ boycott schools opening..plan mass protests, extra lessons
Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has called upon its membership to further boycott schools opening, announce (plans for) mass protests and embark on extra lessons to force governme...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 08:14hrs | 1038 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
SA govt allowing undocumented aliens' children in schools
The South African government has been commended for resisting calls to remove undocumented migrant children from schools, despite recent pressures from locals and opposition politicians advocating for...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 06:37hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Headmistress disrespecting the community, lying to authorities
In Mbembesi, Lupane, tensions have escalated between parents of learners at Mlonyeni Primary School and the school's headmistress, Ms Abigail Mpinga, amidst allegations of mismanagement, disrespect to...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 14:10hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Schools gear-up for heritage-based curriculum, skills identification
Several schools expressed their commitment to embrace heritage-based curriculum in their quest to compliment the government's educational policy on Monday.Speaking during a survey by Bawayo24....Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 12:43hrs | 131 | by Gideon Madzikatidze recently in Zvimba
Gata pushes for anti-bullying laws in schools
Mutema-Musikavanhu legislator Angeline Gata has raised serious concerns over the rising incidents of bullying in schools within her constituency. This follows ongoing research being conducted in colla...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:20hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
'Flush out illegal Zimbabwean immigrants' children from our schools'
South African opposition leader Herman Mashaba has sharply criticized his government's decision to permit children of undocumented foreigners, including Zimbabweans, to enroll in public schools for th...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 11:52hrs | 780 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to recruit over 8,000 teachers in 2025
In a bold move to enhance education quality and reduce the teacher-pupil ratio, the Zimbabwean government will recruit more than 8,000 teachers in 2025. This announcement was made by the Minister of P...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:31hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Grain supplies exceed 38.9 %
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has managed to exceedingly meet demand by 38,9 percent this festive season.In a statement, GMAZ chairperson, Dr Tafadzwa Musarara said the mill...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 11:17hrs | 762 | by Simbarashe Sithole
GMB shops help stabilise mealie meal prices
The establishment of 50 Grain Marketing Board (GMB) shops nationwide has successfully stabilised the prices of essential commodities such as mealie meal, sugar, and cooking oil, despite Zimbabwe grapp...Published: 22 Dec 2024 at 10:34hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Unregistered schools put on notice
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has issued a stern warning to unregistered educational institutions operating in Bikita district, informing them that they will not be allowed to operat...Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 08:46hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF women's league hounds school head
Zanu-PF Women's League members in Chirumhanzu Ward 10 recently led a community protest aimed at removing Tonias Mushayi, the head of Chengwena Secondary School, over allegations of misconduct, includi...Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 08:44hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police urges motorists to stop, render aid, and report accidents
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has reiterated the importance of motorists stopping, rendering first aid, and promptly reporting any road traffic accidents to the police. The reminder follows a tra...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 04:58hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo achieves impressive pass rate in Grade 7 exams
Bulawayo Province has continued its strong performance in the 2024 Grade Seven examinations, with an impressive pass rate of 80.14%. This marks a notable improvement from last year's 79.60% pass rate....Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 09:19hrs | 2343 | by Staff reporter
Headmaster's sex tape with student goes viral
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is investigating Nisbert Zaba Makhuyana, the headmaster of a Chipinge school, following the circulation of a viral sex tape involving him and a learner ...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 13:05hrs | 2666 | by Staff reporter
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