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Teachers threaten legal action over reopening of schools
TEACHERS have threatened legal action against government over the reopening of schools amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) scourge, saying they were not consulted, the Daily News reports.Primary a...Published: 20 May 2020 at 17:33hrs | 2408 | by Staff reporter
Govt, teachers square off over schools opening
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has threatened legal action against government over the alleged lack of consultation by the Primary and Secondary Education ministry on modalities for...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:34hrs | 1811 | by Staff reporter
Govt set to stagger reopening of schools
GOVERNMENT will in the next three weeks announce more than 820 examination centres for candidates sitting for the deferred June public examinations while it prepares for the staggered opening of schoo...Published: 20 May 2020 at 06:53hrs | 1077 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe joins search for Covid-19 vaccine
Zimbabwe's international profile recently received a major lift after it was allowed to join 100 other countries participating in the ongoing Covid-19 clinical trial. The Solidarity Trial, a m...Published: 20 May 2020 at 06:52hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Shifting Attitudes on Higher Education: A Radical Approach to Bridging the Critical Skills Gap
Young people are Africa's most valuable and the single most important key to unlocking sustainable economic growth. The United Nations' Strategic Development Goals (SDG 4) commits countries to ensure ...Published: 17 May 2020 at 21:05hrs | 557 | by Nkosilathi Lesley Ngwenya
'Schools to determine opening days'
AUTHORITIES at schools and colleges, including parents are expected to meet and come up with plans that will determine when they can resume classes especially for pupils and students sitting for publi...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:19hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter
'Lockdown set to fuel child marriages'
A CHIKANGWE High School Upper six student in Karoi has warned that the coronavirus pandemic and national lockdown, which cut household incomes impoverishing many families, would result in increased ch...Published: 14 May 2020 at 07:53hrs | 801 | by Staff reporter
Govt threatens to deregister ‘extortionist' private schools
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema has threatened to deregister private schools demanding "extortionist" fees for e-learning programmes, taking advantage of the current lockdown....Published: 11 May 2020 at 08:20hrs | 805 | by Staff reporter
Online lessons fees illegal, says Govt
SCHOOLS must not charge extra money for conducting online lessons or increase their fees for Term Two without seeking approval from the Government and those that will ignore the directive risk being d...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:31hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
Advocate Thabani Mpofu is failing the MDC-Alliance dismally! I should be forgiven if I say he is an implant
You do not need to be a lawyer to recognize the chronic errors MDC-Alliance made after Richard Morgen Tsvangirai's death. It is equally surprising that a political party blessed with several lawyers, ...Published: 09 May 2020 at 20:26hrs | 8540 | by Nomazulu Thata
School charges US$2,5k for online lessons
ARUNDEL School in Harare is demanding fees of up to US$2 500 (or alternatively $139 975) for online classes drawing the ire of parents. The announcement came after Government last week warned ...Published: 07 May 2020 at 11:18hrs | 1478 | by Staff reporter
Ban on second-hand clothes to be enforced
The ban on second-hand clothes imports must be strictly enforced after Cabinet was briefed on smuggling rackets in south-eastern Zimbabwe that could see more Covid-19 cases as a result. ...Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:37hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pleads for aid to avert 'collapse' and fight Covid-19
Zimbabwe has pleaded with international institutions to help it clear billions of dollars in debt arrears so the country can avoid economic collapse and unlock funds to fight the coronavirus pandemic....Published: 04 May 2020 at 11:05hrs | 1639 | by James Cotterill I Financial Times
Nust makes new appointments as long-serving workers retire
TWO long-serving Nust employees, Mr Fidelis Mhlanga the registrar and Dr Fortune Nkomo the university bursar, have resigned while former Chronicle Managing Editor Mr Thabani Mpofu has been appointed a...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:20hrs | 1350 | by Staff reporter
If its about mathematics let's meet at Chinehasha High School
Mathematics can be very annoying, unsettling and unrelenting. Maths as a subject has caused many wrinkles to many otherwise youthful high school students. A few resorting to bunking lessons to...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 14:07hrs | 489 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Mthuli Ncube throws algorithm farce
THE insinuation by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube that he used a sophisticated algorithm system to determine who should benefit from funds to be disbursed to vulnerable households once again exposes go...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 11:44hrs | 2263 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to proclaim schools opening date
THE President will announce dates for the reopening of schools, but will do so when the conditions are safe for learners and teachers to prevent exposure to coronavirus, Primary and Secondary Educatio...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 07:06hrs | 1516 | by Staff reporter
Teachers demand regular re-grading
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has written to the Public Service Commission and the Primary and Secondary Education ministry demanding regular salary reviews and promotion of teache...Published: 20 Apr 2020 at 08:34hrs | 953 | by Staff reporter
GMAZ spelling mistakes: Error or malice?
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe recently embarked on a program that seeks to decongest shopping centers in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown measures announced by President ED Mnan...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 11:57hrs | 813 | by Nicholas Ncube
Bosso's popular fan dies
HIGHLANDERS FC supporters' WhatsApp groups were awash with condolence messages for staunch Bosso supporter Lubelihle Maphosa, who succumbed to an asthma attack at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) o...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 07:14hrs | 639 | by Staff reporter
Khupe, your elected term expired in 2019
Dear Dr Khupe,I JOIN you in celebrating the Supreme Court endorsement of the High Court judgment that ruled that the appointment of Nelson Chamisa as MDC-T acting president shortly after the d...Published: 11 Apr 2020 at 17:30hrs | 3733 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Reuben Tendai Mbofana
Dear Tendai, I have just finished reading your article that stood out from many other articles I have just read today in Bulawayo 24. Although your contribution was more of a religious Good Fr...Published: 11 Apr 2020 at 12:12hrs | 1573 | by Nomazulu Thata
Postpone June exams, says Zimta
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has proposed the postponement of the June and November 2020 examinations owing to the failure by teachers to travel to their nearest centres to administer the...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 07:40hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
2020 exams to go on as planned
THE government has said the current wave of coronavirus (Covid-19) which has affected several sectors in the country will not have an effect on the preparations for the 2020 Zimbabwe School Examinatio...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:50hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Dilemma over school exams
Government is in a dilemma whether to delay the registration of school examinations the deadline for payment of examination fees for June was yesterday March 30 and April 9, 2020 for the November exam...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 13:31hrs | 914 | by Staff reporter
Govt warns schools over exam fees
Parents and guardians who are turned away by school authorities for not producing cash for examination fees payments, should report to Government for corrective action to be taken. This was sa...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:19hrs | 1014 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs bemoan lack of info on COVID-19
TRADITIONAL leaders in Matabeleland region have challenged officials in the health sector to create awareness about the deadly coronavirus in rural areas, where they say many were still ignorant about...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:45hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Govt extends exam fees deadline
Government has extended the deadline for the payment of examination fees for Ordinary Level up to the end of this month for June exams, while for November, April 9 is the last day. Primary and...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 20:37hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Govt extends exam fees deadline
Government has extended the deadline for the payment of examination fees for Ordinary Level up to the end of this month for June exams, while for November, April 9 is the last day. Primary and...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 20:37hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
MDC councillors cheat their way into enrolling for degree programmes
Two MDC councillors Kudzai Kadzombe and Denford Ngadziore have lost their places with the Catholic University of Zimbabwe (CUZ), following revelations that they had cheated their way into enrolling fo...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:32hrs | 2350 | by Staff reporter
Chief Samambwa spills the beans on Zimbabwe's 2018 elections
CHIEF Samambwa, from Midlands province, has spilled the beans, revealing that traditional leaders in the province campaigned for President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the 2018 general elections and vowed to...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 06:43hrs | 4800 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt must pay Majaivana US$1 million compensation
ARTISTES are up in arms with the Primary and Secondary Education ministry over a commissioned textbook which it implies that musician Lovemore Majaivana is dead.Titled Best Approach to Visual ...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 17:27hrs | 6073 | by Staff reporter
Rainy season comes to an end
THE rainy season is ending with the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) saying Matabeleland region is unlikely to receive significant rains anymore.The MSD made the declaration as most cr...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 05:50hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mathema blasts Mnangagwa
A prominent Gwanda traditional leader has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of neglecting the community share ownership schemes introduced by his predecessor Robert Mugabe.Mugabe introduced...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 11:07hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
Overhaul for Grade 7 exams
GRADE Seven pupils will from next year be examined in six final subjects as part of an education curriculum review being implemented by Government to mould a generation equipped with modern societal s...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 08:57hrs | 1028 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt injects more cash to fight coronavirus
TREASURY has a $3,2 billion kitty to fund social protection programmes for vulnerable members of society and also bankroll contingency measures against the spread of coronavirus.The resources ...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 08:45hrs | 785 | by Stephen Jakes
Chiwenga snubs Mnangagwa
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday allegedly snubbed his boss President Emmerson Mnangagwa's field day held at the latter's Pricabe Farm in Sherwood, Kwekwe, as reported power struggles con...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 06:00hrs | 6621 | by Staff reporter
RBZ to review withdrawal limit
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) could soon review the cash withdrawal limit pegged at $300 per week for individuals, for the convenience of depositors, legislators heard on Wednesday. Finan...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 05:55hrs | 5455 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec hikes exam fees again
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has once again increased examination fees for Grade 7, ‘O' and ‘A' Levels, with the government offering to release $150 million towards subsidisin...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 11:58hrs | 5598 | by Staff reporter
Government announces new exam fees
GOVERNMENT has announced new 2020 public examinations fees and released $150 million to Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) to subsidise fees for those learning at Government schools, local a...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 07:00hrs | 1161 | by Staff reporter
Govt to pay 53% of exam fees
Government is going to pay 53 percent of the June and November examination fees for all candidates in public schools, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema has said.Minister Ma...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 16:01hrs | 1940 | by Staff rporter
Ministry ponders review of 5 'O' Level pass benchmark
THERE is currently a debate in government circles on whether or not to stick with five ordinary level subject passes as the benchmark which makes a student eligible for Advanced Level and tertiary edu...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 20:11hrs | 1718 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans with A level will be able to move to the UK under the new points-system
The UK government has announced a new points-based immigration system that is due to come into effect 1 January 2021.The new system will significantly impact the Tier 2 visa scheme and what it...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 19:25hrs | 8040 | by Staff reporter
All Zimbabwean schools to be turned into farms
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Ambassador Cain Mathema has come under fire after he told the media that schools should be turned into Special Economic Zones as they have unlocked commercial ...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 15:55hrs | 7289 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MRP to drive out non-local teachers from Matebeleland?
Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) President, Mqondisi Moyo, addressing a rally at Tshabalala Hall Saturday.Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has threatened to drive out all non-local teachers in Mat...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 14:36hrs | 2405 | by Staff reporter
Minister wants schools to become Special Economic Zones
SCHOOLS should be turned into Special Economic Zones as they have unlocked commercial value that can transform the education sector, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Ambassador Cain Mathema ha...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:07hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Spiritualism laid bare in Mathema's book
I recently attended a book launch by Education minister Cain Mathema at the National Art Gallery in Bulawayo, where four books were being unveiled.I must congratulate him on the feat, I always...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 08:57hrs | 190 | by Philani Amadeus Nyoni
Jonathan Moyo speaks on Chiwenga, Mnangagwa, Cartels and own future
Former cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo (JM), speaks to Spotlight Zimbabwe Editor, Itai Mushekwe (IM).Professor Jonathan Moyo, thank you for giving us your time, to attend to this your first ev...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 08:45hrs | 16078 | by Staff reporter
Examination fees reversal welcome move; now to scraping them
The National Association of Non Governmental Organisations (NANGO) has reported that every Child In School (#ECIS) Campaign is pleased by the response the minister of Primary and Secondary Education C...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 10:55hrs | 1231 | by Stephen Jakes
Mathema grilled on skewed teacher recruitment policy
Members of Parliament (MPs) have taken to task Primary and Secondary Education Minister, Cain Mathema, on the government's skewed teacher recruitment policy, which they said favours outsiders at the e...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 17:58hrs | 815 | by Staff reporter
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