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New curriculum divides teachers
THE proposed Heritage-Based Education 2024-30 Curriculum has divided teachers with some expressing scepticism, while raising concern on history of the country being made a compulsory subject.T...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 19:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZMC concerned by lapse in ethical and professional journalism by some registered media houses
The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has noted with grave concern the lapse in ethical and professional journalism by some registered media houses in the coverage of the 2023 harmonized elections. ...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 19:42hrs | 12 | by Zimbabwe Media Commission
National pledge reciting out of order, says ConCourt
THE Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe (ConCourt) yesterday ruled the national pledge, which schoolchildren were obliged to recite during assemblies, invalid.This came after a parent, Mathew Sog...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 07:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa, Mnangagwa power-sharing not on the agenda'
Four political parties - Zanu-PF, MDC-Alliance, MDC-T and the National Patriotic Front - that are represented in Parliament, met in Bulawayo last weekend to lay the groundwork and set the agenda for t...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 22:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
The panacea for future hydro-political conflicts: You-Me-Us!
You, me and us, saving water! The old adage is clear that prevention is better than cure, and indeed saving is better than expending to beg tomorrow. You care, I care and we care, but our care is litt...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 23:05hrs | | by Eugine Makaya (PhD)
Churches organise peace march
THE Churches Convergence on Peace Consortium (CCOP) will tomorrow hold a peace march and Ukuthula-Runyararo Peace Covenant signing ceremony in Bulawayo in support of the peace pledge initiated by the ...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dokora was 'hugely misunderstood'
Former Primary and Education minister Lazarus Dokora has said he gave it his best despite public distrust while his predecessor Paul Mavima believes Dokora was "hugely misunderstood."Dokora al...Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 10:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teachers' unions welcome Dokora sacking
TEACHERS' unions have welcomed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to drop controversial Primary and Secondary Education Minister, Dr Lazarus Dokora from the new Cabinet.Dr Dokora was drop...Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers demo against Dokora on today
THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers's Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has organised a protest march today to force Primary and Secondary Education minister Lazarus Dokora to step down for allegedly failing to pr...Published: 23 Nov 2017 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Being patriotic is not Zanu-PF
The National Pledge that was introduced by Government early this year, from infancy to high school, was long overdue, contrary to misguided sentiments that it was a ZANU PF indoctrination strategy. Th...Published: 24 Oct 2017 at 10:29hrs | | by Prosperity Mzila
Don't spoil our Ndebele language (lingasoneli ulimi lwethu lwesiNdebele)
Minister of primary and secondary education Lazarus Dokora must be held liable and accountable for letting the following people spoil isiNdebele language "Blessing Chabikwa, Luiginia Shaw, David...Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 12:46hrs | 1 | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
MRP takes its campaign to Siganda
The President of Mthwakazi Republic Party Mqondisi Moyo and his entourage comprising Colman Khanye National Organising Secretary and Nkanyiso Ngulube National executive member among other member...Published: 31 Jul 2017 at 08:12hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes
ZAPU Youth Front says no to schools shutdown
When ZAPU decided to go to war of liberation, the other main thing was to fight for the people to get free and fair education. It is amazing now that the war ended long back, but learner's right...Published: 26 May 2017 at 20:41hrs | | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Game changer or another Zanu-PF dummy?
IT is almost impossible to dispassionately describe the panorama. But elementary geography informs that some inestimable years ago, igneous rock lava inruded into this part of the world, resulting in ...Published: 26 May 2017 at 07:05hrs | 6 | by Staff writer
Zimbabweans must denounce 18 April 'independence day'
37 years of suffering since Zanu-PF forced to gain power by causing gukurahundi massacres targeting ZAPU supporters.We are yet to get the independence. We are still leaking wounds of bruta...Published: 04 Apr 2017 at 12:09hrs | | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Top 100 schools at O'Level raise eyebrows
Often times, when we try to act as intelligent as we think we are, we usually portray the highest level of our stupidity. We usually strech our imaginations and start majoring the minor.One th...Published: 20 Feb 2017 at 07:44hrs | 8 | by Garikai Mafirakureva
MRP is now people's favourity in Matabeleland
Mthwakazi Republic Party has claimed that it has gained overwhelming support in Matabeleland and expressed hope of winning the 2018 eklections in Mthwakazi.MRP secretary general Hloniphani Ncu...Published: 15 Feb 2017 at 05:04hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
National pledge challenge: ConCourt reserve judgement
THE Constitutional Court on Wednesday reserved judgment on an application filed by an aggrieved parent, who is challenging the government’s move to force all school children to recite a national ple...Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 04:20hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
ConCourt hears National Pledge challenge
THE Constitutional Court will on Wednesday 01 February 2017 preside over an application filed by a parent who is challenging thegovernment’s move to force all school children to recite a nationa...Published: 31 Jan 2017 at 13:49hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Dokora, independent colleges set to clash
THE Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Lazarus Dokora is headed for a clash with owners of a section of private colleges over their impending regularisation, which they deem to be unwork...Published: 12 Jan 2017 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dokora blasted over form one places
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Lazarus Dokora has come under fire over the on line registration of form one pupils.Mthwakazi Liberation Front Secretary General Bonhomie Ndlovu said, ...Published: 20 Dec 2016 at 13:41hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Devil invades the church
It would be an oversimplification for a rather complex issue to say that the churches should rise and condemn evil for what it is in order to eradicate the problems bedeviling the country. Cleric Ance...Published: 20 Sep 2016 at 08:07hrs | | by Stewart Murewa
Defiance spirit sweeping across Zimbabwe
The spirit of resistance sweeping across the country is threatening to knock President Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu PF off their perch, with fed-up Zimbabweans planning to mount two more mass...Published: 28 Aug 2016 at 18:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Politicians should not be desperate for supporters
Heneri Dzinotyiwei, MDC-T shadow education minister should be advised that politics should be for politicians and not for school going children. Children should be left focusing on their education....Published: 29 Jul 2016 at 09:12hrs | 1 | by Peacemaker Zano
Govt official orders Catholic School to do pledge ahead of Holy Mass
Roman Catholic head for Masvingo Diocese, Bishop Michael Dickson Bhasera has expressed shock at the way a Government official he did not mention by name trashed the holding of Holy Mass at one of the ...Published: 20 Jul 2016 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe urged to listen to cries of citizens
President Robert Mugabe led Government has been urged to listen to the growing cries of suffering Zimbabweans.In a statement, church leaders said citizens are increasingly fed up with rampant ...Published: 19 Jul 2016 at 12:57hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Dokora reveals religious leaning
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Dr Lazarus Dokora has said he is a Catholic, putting to rest speculation on social media that he was Muslim.Social media was rife with messages claimin...Published: 19 Jul 2016 at 06:20hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Political intolerance hits Manicaland
The Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported that intolerance of other political parties has begun to show in the Manicaland Province with an MDC-T supporter's homestead being razed to the ground in Makoni...Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 08:19hrs | 7 | by Stephen Jakes
Mugabe's days in office are numbered
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is a besieged man, his aura of invincibility appears to have all but gone as protests pop up like mushroom in summer, while calls for his removal grow into a crescendo....Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 16:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Not all churches are for regime change and against the national pledge
It would be an oversimplification for a rather complex issue to say that the churches should rise and condemn evil for what it is in order to eradicate the problems bedeviling the country. C...Published: 29 Jun 2016 at 15:38hrs | 3 | by Stewart Murewa
National pledge must fall- ConCourt hearing postponed
THE Constitutional Court postponed sine die the application filed by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) challenging the decision by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to introd...Published: 29 Jun 2016 at 12:15hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
National pledge satanic, says protesters
A group of protesters under the Prayer Network Zimbabwe banner are demonstrating in Harare today against the national pledge.According to twitter updates under Dokora_mustfall, organizer...Published: 27 Jun 2016 at 11:07hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Mugabe set for the 2018 presidential elections campaign trail
Despite growing calls for him to step down in the wake of an unprecedented economic crisis characterised by cash shortages and his now visible frailties, President Robert Mugabe told his backers last ...Published: 13 Jun 2016 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matebele nation too rich to beg money from financially broke Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe as we know it, is a failed state that has lost its financial sovereignty and international reputation due to hyper inflation, economic mismanagement and institutionalised corruption....Published: 09 Jun 2016 at 07:09hrs | 2 | by Israel Dube
Harare residents protest against national pledge
Harare residents on Wednesday protested against the national pledge in the streets of Harare.This was revealed by the Zimbabwe lawyers for Human Rights communications officer Kumbirai Maf...Published: 19 May 2016 at 07:02hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Pastors stage anti-national pledge demonstration
CHURCH leaders in Harare yesterday denounced Primary and Secondary Education minister Lazarus Dokora in protest demanding he reverse his decision to force the recitation of the national pledge i...Published: 19 May 2016 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Ministry to probe schools resisting National School Pledge
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education will investigate cases of schools that are reportedly resisting a directive to teach pupils to recite the National Schools Pledge, an official has said....Published: 15 May 2016 at 13:37hrs | 1 | by Tinomuda Chakanyuka
Turning to Afrocentric paradigm of conceptualising the 'nation'
As I sat to write this piece my mind was taken back to the academic wars that raged in the lecture rooms of my political science class. There were controversial modules which fuelled these gross debat...Published: 15 May 2016 at 07:53hrs | 3 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
David Coltart defends the recently-launched national pledge?
FORMER Minister of Education, Sport and Culture David Coltart has defended the recently-launched national pledge saying it is principally correct but wrongly implemented.The pledge was launche...Published: 14 May 2016 at 09:39hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
When a Nation lacks self-belief
I AM conflicted. I would have wanted to deal with David Coltart's book or, better still, deal with the whole debate around bond notes, both of them quite urgent and substantive. But I find myself havi...Published: 14 May 2016 at 09:16hrs | 3 | by Nathaniel Manheru
Dokora want to paralyse education system- MLF
Mthwakazi Liberation Front has accused Primary and Secondary education Minister Lazaras Dokora for his persistence in wanti9ng to paralyse the education system and the government has failed to control...Published: 12 May 2016 at 13:46hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Dokora's 14 scandalous proposals
Minister of secondary and primary education Lazarus seems to be so far the king of controversial proposals in government. Below we publish fourteen of his shocking policies:...Published: 12 May 2016 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
No National uniforms for teachers - Parliament
Government has ruled out teachers wearing standard uniforms but said they must only dress formally.This came out in Parliament session on Wednesday afternoonThere was a social media bu...Published: 11 May 2016 at 14:24hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
May Day reflections
If you can't help them, don't hurt them.It is a culmination of fundamental errors of omission and commission that the workers day has lost significance in Zimbabwe.The government has failed to...Published: 10 May 2016 at 21:15hrs | | by Wilton Nyasha Machimbira
Has Zimbabwe become a nation of jokers?
In African literary discourse, the centre is the locus-standi that bestows an identity, integrity and legitimation of one's perception of his or her environment. In other words, the centre is the spac...Published: 09 May 2016 at 06:29hrs | | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
National Pledge: A pathological criminal mindset
The German world redeemer His Excellency reich President Mr Hindenburg in his old age in 1933 made a historic decision for his people and his own legacy, as the president whose political career ...Published: 07 May 2016 at 18:35hrs | 1 | by Believe S. Chikomo
Zanu PF govt has failed workers
Mthwakazi Republic Party has claimed that the ruling Zanu PF government has failed the workers in Zimbabwe by its poor polices which have continued to crumble the economy.MRP spokesperson Mbon...Published: 07 May 2016 at 10:44hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Minister Mohadi We Are Tired of Threats of War - Zapu Bulawayo Province
Member of Zanupf Politburo Kembo Mohadi’s threat that he or they will go to war if the national pledge is rejected cannot go unchallenged although really it is one of his most ridiculous speec...Published: 06 May 2016 at 12:07hrs | 1 | by Mkhululi Zulu
'Civil servants need national pledge'
A programme similar to the recently introduced national pledge in schools should be developed for civil servants so that they become patriotic and service oriented, Home Affairs Deputy Minister Obedin...Published: 06 May 2016 at 08:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Understanding the concept of multi-culturalism in German political landscape
Part four: 4.1 East Germany's multi culturalism When Germany was occupied by the Soviet Union and the Western allies it was divided into four parts...Published: 05 May 2016 at 19:26hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
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