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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: 18 hrs ago | 8402 | 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 | 1199 | 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 | 795 | by Staff reporter
'Matebeleland must have teachers from their areas'
GOVERNMENT has said locals must be prioritised in recruitment of teachers in different districts of the country. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema is expected to deliver a ...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 06:35hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
21st century mindset required to solve Zimbabwe challenges of the future
Our country seem be designing and implementing the economic strategy in a manner that Douglas Alexander described as "a fundamental error of what makes success in the 21st century".There are t...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 06:20hrs | 99 | by Brian Sedze
Two Zimbabwean students headed to Oxford
Two final year students at National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Bulawayo have been selected for the prestigious 2020 Rhodes Scholarships to further their studies at Oxford Universit...Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 05:32hrs | 1158 | by Staff reporter
Zim government resorts to old examination fees
Zimbabwe's Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema, has rescinded the recently announced 2020 examination fees. Mathema said new examination fees will be announced after further ...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 16:45hrs | 916 | by Daniel Itai
Breaking: Government abandons O'level and A'Level exam fees
Government has made a u-turn on the recently announced examination fees telling parents to revert back to the fees approved in 2015. The recent exam fees structure would have seen parents fork...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 10:00hrs | 6178 | by Staff Reporter
Mathema hails late King Lobengula for fighting first war
MINISTER of Primary and Secondary Education Cain Mathema has hailed late Ndebele King Lobengula Khumalo for being the first king to fight for the country.Mathema made the remarks recently duri...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 12:37hrs | 841 | by Stephen Jakes
$15m for science teachers training
Government has mobilised $15 million for training science teachers that would help promote the academic discipline in schools.Learning institutions are often accused of churning out students t...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:32hrs | 243 | 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 | 3537 | by Staff reporter
Applying the poisson distribution to soccer betting
There is simply no denying that sports betting is reaching an all-time, especially in the States. Sports betting is an activity that has been legal in a number of countries for years now, but the lega...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 07:41hrs | 1328 | by Staf Writer
Is Zimbabwe for Mthwakazi people?
At the time when the Chinese doctor Li Wenliang is reported to have died of the most feared Coronavirus serving his countrymen, Zimbabwe army rescuers cannot save the lives of the Binga flood victims ...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 08:49hrs | 2618 | by MLF
Nyongolo Nkomo launches new book
HUMAN rights activist and Habakkuk Trust chief executive Dumisani Nyongolo Nkomo, launched his new book, No Holds Barred, on Friday night at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Museum.Nkomo shared his ex...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:48hrs | 748 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urged to consider reducing exam fees
JUNIOR Parliamentarians have petitioned the Government to consider reducing the examination fees which were hiked by more than 1 200 percent by the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) last w...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:46hrs | 1357 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally wants Chinese nationals barred from entering Zimbabwe
MDC Parliamentary Chief Whip, Prosper Mutseyami has questioned why the government is still allowing visitors from China to enter Zimbabwe in light of the calamitous coronavirus outbreak, which has kil...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 10:42hrs | 2259 | by newzimbabwe
Mutambara's Zimsec prognosis will hurt the poor
Renowned and leading African scientist and scholar, Professor AGO Mutambara, ignited a storm with his recent piece alleging shameless and scandalous grade inflation by ZIMSEC citing a school where 79 ...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 06:56hrs | 1674 | by Munya Gwisai
Zimbabwe needs 3 000 more schools
Zimbabwe needs 3 000 more schools to accommodate the ever-increasing number of pupils, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema has said. In an interview yesterday, Minister Mathe...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 05:31hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has too many teachers on acting capacity, says Minister
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema has raised concern over the high number of education officers working on an acting capacity across the ministry's departments.Minister Mat...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 15:08hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's minister against shona ECD teacher deployment in Matebeleland
THE Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Cain Mathema has urged the Public Service Commission to deploy teachers who know local languages for Early Childhood Development learners. Minis...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 05:41hrs | 2747 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo business management school on the cards
THE Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Cain Mathema has announced plans to establish a business management school in Bulawayo to empower informal traders with skills to better manage their fi...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 05:40hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
When they come with dirty hands!
I want to support my supreme brother Ibbo Mandaza and his attempt to shed light on the last election in Zimbabwe. But, first allow me to illustrate what happens when protagonists in a battle come into...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 06:13hrs | 368 | by Ken Mufuka
Teaching Profession Council draft Bill expected this year
THE drafting of the Teaching Profession Council (TPC) Bill is expected to be completed this year, Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (Zimta) chief executive Dr Sifiso Ndlovu has said. Speaki...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 05:44hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
New twist to Zimsec saga
THE matter involving four Chiredzi South teachers who allegedly wrote public examinations for their wives and girlfriends during last November's Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) examinati...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:06hrs | 1077 | by Staff reporter
ZRP embarks on nationwide recruitment drive
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police has embarked on a nationwide recruitment of general duty constables to serve in the force. In a statement, National police spokesman Assistant Commissioner Paul Ny...Published: 01 Feb 2020 at 06:25hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
ZRP to recruit thousands General Duty Constables
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is set to recruit thousands of General Duty Constables following the recent amendment of its recruitment policy.In a statement Wednesday, the ZRP National sp...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 20:39hrs | 2352 | by Staff reporter
Nust hunts for Mazithulela replacement
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) has started hunting for Dr Gatsha Mazithulela replacement since his latest appointment as a deputy director-general in the President's Departme...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 06:47hrs | 2071 | by Staff reporter
Njube High School students' actions are true reincarnation and revival of 16 June 1976 Soweto revolutionary spirit!
For a very long time, whenever I see the world-famous picture of the lifeless Hector Pieterson, being carried by a crying fellow female schoolmate - fleeing from a volley of fatal bullets being fired ...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 11:36hrs | 1990 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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 | 1160 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa’s Agenda 2020 address to the nation
(Transcript of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s ‘Agenda 2020’ address as prepared for delivery at Stodart Hall in Mbare on January 21, 2020)Fellow Zim...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 19:47hrs | 1444 | by Nelson Chamisa
Mthuli Ncube must stop lying on inflation
EXACTLY a year after Zimbabwe's first biggest fuel hike since President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over the reins of power from the late Robert Mugabe, the administration was at hand to celebrate the Jan...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:48hrs | 145 | by Staff rpeorter
The most famous people from Blackjack
Blackjack is without a doubt one of the most popular card games in history. Those who become skilled at the game have, at times, made millions from playing. It's so popular that it has featured in cou...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 10:08hrs | 606 | by Staff Reporter
Mohadi announces drought relief strategies
VICE-President Kembo Mohadi yesterday announced a raft of government drought relief strategies, among them massive mobilisation of grain and an immediate livestock restocking exercise.Mohadi s...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:15hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
We have a full-blown crisis
Phew!What a frenzied week it was as those brats, who are used to hogging TV remote controls or causing unending trouble during holidays, were finally banished to school, where they rightfully ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:33hrs | 257 | by Bishop Lazarus
Shocking corruption at Passport Office
FORGET the low-level graft often reported at some Government departments, something far more sinister - which is a threat to the country's security - is taking place at the Department of the Registrar...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:31hrs | 1911 | by Staff rpeorter
Khumalo clan to engage Mnangagwa govt over Ndebele ‘king’
The Royal Crown Trust and the Khumalo clan in Matabeleland will now engage government over the public coronation of Ndebele king, Bulelani Colin Khumalo, after the State blocked his purported installa...Published: 13 Jan 2020 at 20:27hrs | 4237 | by Staff reporter
Children learning in animal shelter
CHILDREN in resettlement areas are still learning under deplorable conditions, including tobacco barns and animal shelters, Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema confirmed to Parliamen...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 09:06hrs | 1154 | by Staff Reporter
Teen girl inspired by mother into philanthropy
AFTER hearing harrowing stories of a fragmented upbringing of her mother, dotted with untold suffering and endurance, a Bulawayo teenager has been motivated to venture into philanthropic work in a bid...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 08:36hrs | 1732 | by Staff Reporter
Govt employs 5 000 teachers
THE Civil Service Commission has given the nod to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to employ 5 000 teachers to ease pressure in the country's schools while further proposing that teache...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 08:18hrs | 2369 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo man tries to burn lover to death
A MAN from Bulawayo's Emakhandeni suburb allegedly torched his lover's house after failing to burn her alive upon dousing her with petrol on Christmas Eve following a scuffle over relish.Jabul...Published: 27 Dec 2019 at 09:45hrs | 3702 | by Staff Reporter
Police brutality frighten women off politics, says Mafume
Police brutality against women witnessed during the recent Hope of the Nation address by Nelson Chamisa in Harare represents the many threats that discourage female participation in political activiti...Published: 14 Dec 2019 at 08:16hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Form 1 boarding places run out
OVER 70 000 pupils seeking boarding places for Form One next year are unlikely to secure them as the schools can accommodate only 24 000 children. In a statement, Primary and Secondary Educati...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 19:57hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Form 1 places headache for pupils
OVER 70 000 prospective Form One pupils are likely to be left stranded after 100 000 applied for boarding places, yet only 24 000 places are available. In a statement, Primary and Secondary Ed...Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 06:29hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Prince Dube vs Joel Ngodzo tonight
THE 50th crowning ceremony of the country's best footballer, the 2019 Castle Lager Soccer Star of the Year Banquet, is on tonight in Harare, with Caps United midfielder Joel Ngodzo and in-form Highlan...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:10hrs | 959 | by Staff reporter
Outcry as boarding school fees soar
Some parents are in shock after a number of schools hiked fees for next year's first term to as high as $12 000, although Government yesterday said it had not approved any increases. Form Ones...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:06hrs | 1552 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube unites ex-ZPRA cadres
Former War Veterans minister, Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube's official book launch in Bulawayo on Friday turned into a mini-reunion of some the leading ZPRA cadres, who reminisced on their experiences ...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:58hrs | 3048 | by Staff reporter
Mambo king denies plot to oust Ndebele chiefs
Lozwi King, Mike Moyo, has refuted claims that his ‘government-backed' installation was meant to thwart the Ndebele monarch's influence and cause divisions among its chiefs.Moyo said their i...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:51hrs | 2214 | by Staff reporter
Paul Siwela urged to come and bury his father...safety guaranteed
Zimbabwe Electoral Commissioner Dr Qhubani Moyo has urged the leader of Mthwakazi Liberation Organisation Paul Siwela to come home and bury his late father King Siwela who passed away on Monday....Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:23hrs | 2158 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Government to address teachers' plight
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Ambassador Cain Mathema yesterday said the welfare of teachers should be addressed if they are to effectively deliver on their mandate. Amb Mathema mad...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:23hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
Teachers' welfare under spotlight
The welfare of teachers should be addressed if they are to effectively deliver on their mandate, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Ambassador Cain Mathema has said. Ambassador Mathema m...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:16hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
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