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Why Botswana's shift has Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF on edge
As the region and the continent at large continue to digest the outcome of the recent Botswana elections and their ramifications reverberate across borders, a bigger debate is unfolding on the changin...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 14:39hrs | 1244 | by Ntibinyane Ntibinyane
Zimsec transporters unpaid for 2023 gig
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) is facing allegations of failing to compensate service providers for vehicles hired to transport examination papers last year. Zimsec had contracted v...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 08:14hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Rupert overtakes Dangote as Africa's richest man under Ramaphosa's watch
Johann Rupert, the South African businessman, has overtaken Aliko Dangote as Africa's richest man.This was according to the latest information from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.Rup...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 18:57hrs | 1392 | by Staff reporter
No exam paper leakages during June exams
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) confirmed that there were no examination paper leakages during the mid-year public exams held from May 27 to June 21, 2024. Over 32,000 candidates par...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt responds to passport rush
GOVERNMENT has extended operating hours at the Civil Registry Department after its offices were flooded with desperate Zimbabweans applying for passports.Snaking queues have emerged at the Civ...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:07hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Rescheduled O Level examinations set for this week
THE rescheduled Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Ordinary and Advanced Level Biology and Combined Science will now be written on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.The subjects w...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 04:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Heightened security for Zimsec exams
New security measures have been implemented to prevent the leakage of public examination question papers in Zimbabwe. These measures involve the secure delivery of exam papers to the testing centers u...Published: 29 Oct 2023 at 12:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
All set for Grade 7 final exams
The Grade Seven public examinations are set to begin tomorrow, and all preparations have been finalized, with the exam papers distributed to all cluster centers across the country. Comprehensive secur...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 08:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec scouts for examination markers
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has called for applications from potential markers ahead of this year's training course for marking Ordinary and Advanced Level Syllabi....Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 13:58hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi says 'don't celebrate too soon we will be back'
FORMER cabinet minister and Saviour Kasukuwere's chief convenor Walter Mzembi has hinted at plans to fight High Court's ruling.Mzembi was responding to critics on social media after High Court...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why Kasukuwere is giving Mnangagwa a torrid time
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is panicking over the presidential candidature of former Zanu-PF political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere at a time his administration is battling a floundering economy ahea...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 17:28hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
RBZ in bid to calm run on banks over currency fears
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on Friday sought to calm a run on banks, insisting that depositors' funds were safe.Thousands of panicky Zimbabweans lined up in bank queues to withdraw their Unit...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers lament inhumane, exorbitant Zimsec fees
TEACHERS unions have expressed concern over the high cost of Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations saying this would deny some poor students from conti...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cecil Rhodes's grave still haunts Zimbabweans
It's a sacred hill where for centuries Zimbabweans would go to consult their ancestors.It's also where the notorious British coloniser Cecil John Rhodes chose to be his final resting place....Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Understanding the collapse of Zimbabwe
THE first two decades that followed the independence of Zimbabwe in 1980 were characterised by a number of major developments. Government expanded social services such as health and education — the ...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:20hrs | 7 | by Eddie Cross
Chamisa: Hoping for tricks of providence
A belch from a priest has greater valueFor a shiny trinket / Give not away your country / The foreigner is a trafficker / To mind him is no bargain / If you were skilled and artful / You'd sta...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 06:49hrs | | by Jamwanda
Lower 6 classes set to start Monday
This year's Lower-Six learners will start their A-Level classes on Monday after the release of O-Level results early this week.The short gap between the release of the O-Level results and the ...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimsec in shocking U-turn over 'exam cheats'
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) pulled a shocker yesterday after it released the 2022 Ordinary Level results for Mukaro and Silveira high schools in Masvingo, a few days after withho...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 05:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
No fees hike for Zimbabwe's Grade 7 examinations
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) has maintained the 2022 Grade Seven examination fees figure with parents or guardians set to pay US$29 for all subjects while Government subsidizes t...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 05:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
More troubles brew for Zimsec
TEACHER unions have urged parents of Ordinary Level students whose results were nullified last week to sue the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) for presiding over flawed examinations....Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 04:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec clarifies guidelines for learners from South Africa
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has laid down the technicalities that will be considered for absorbing learners coming from outside the country into the country's education system....Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 13:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa left the fact-finding Mission deeply unimpressed
One Morris too manyWhat it's a name?The name of the old Triple C activist "beaten" in Murehwa is Morris Seremani. Morris as also the name of one turncoat freedom fighter who betrayed t...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:22hrs | 2 | by Jamwanda
Gun crime rattles Zimbabwe's security sector
THE sudden spike in gun crimes across the country has pushed the security sector into panic with indications that police have since flooded the streets with detectives expected to sniff out menacing c...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 22:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa 7th as Forbes release latest list of Africa's billionaires
Forbes just published its annual exclusive billionaires ranking, with only three Nigerians making the list. The Nigerians are Aliko Dangote, Abdul Samad Rabiu, and Mike Adenuga. With a net wor...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 14:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
80% pass ZIMSEC 2022 A-Level exams
The Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) Advanced Level examination results for November 2022 are now out.All those who sat fo...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 16:44hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Breaking: Zimsec A Level Results out Today
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council has reported that A level results for 2022 will be released today.Ms Nicky Dlamini, Zimsec spo...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 09:27hrs | 13 | by Desmond Nleya
ZIMSEC battles to plug question paper leakages
Zimbabwe's school examinations system is under siege from cheats who are getting access to question papers prior to the date of writing, prompting authorities to rope in the police to fight the scourg...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hailstorm blows off hostel roof at Jameson High School
SCORES of learners at Jameson High School in Kadoma escaped unhurt after a hailstorm swept off the roof of a girls' dormitory Wednesday afternoon.Sources told NewZimbabwe.com the heavy rains a...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi flies off Luveve Road, into Pre-school
A COMMUTER omnibus driver lost control of his car, almost ran over a pedestrian and crashed into a tree inside Kidznet Pre-school in Bulawayo's Mzilikazi suburb this morning.The kombi veered o...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 22:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Exam cheats face imprisonment
STUDENTS, teachers and school heads who engage or facilitate cheating during Zimsec examinations now face arrest and imprisonment.The Government, through Zimsec, announced a raft of penalties ...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa pays US$6,4m for power deal
ZIMBABWE has secured a five-year deal to import 100 megawatts of electricity a day from Zambia after paying US$6, 4 million upfront to Zesco, Zambia's power utility, Energy and Power Development minis...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimsec extends examinations registration
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has extended the registration period for Grade 7, Ordinary and Advanced Level candidates to next Friday giving examination centres a week-long window ...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Figtree earmarked for smart city status
NATIONAL Housing and Social Amenities minister Daniel Garwe has proposed that Figtree in Matabeleland South be developed into one of the country's planned smart cities.Figtree is about 40km fr...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 08:04hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Parents worry about exam fee payment dates
Parents and guardians of children writing national public examination in November are concerned over the day when the local currency fees are set and the very narrow one-week window given to pay these...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Oppenheimer family blocks mineral exploration at their cattle ranch in Matabeleland
The Oppenheimer family has secured a court interdict in Zimbabwe to block mineral exploration at its cattle ranch in Matabeleland South.The 65 000-hectare Shangani Ranch holds at least 8 000 c...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 19:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cheating wife sex tape leaked
INFIDELITY is heart wrenching and being cheated on by someone you love can be devastating.And for a married Bulawayo woman Shylet Cassandra Ncube, it has come to pass that "lies kill a relatio...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:12hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec clears air on forex exam fees
SCHOOLS that are pegging examination fees exclusively in foreign currency are flouting regulations set by the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 06:55hrs | 14 | by Staff Reporter
Zimsec announces exam fees
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has announced November 2022 US$ pegged examination fees with the Government maintaining the 55 percent subsidy for candidates writing examinations in ...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Schools complain over exam fees collection
SCHOOLS are left financially poorer every time they collect examination fees on behalf of the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) through bank and transport costs charges and have appealed t...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa surpasses Patrice Motsepe to become the richest black man in Southern Africa
Strive Masiyiwa is now the richest black man in Southern Africa, with a net worth surpassing $4.4 billion – dethroning Patrice Motsepe from the position, according to one count.Masiyiwa's ne...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF will never surrender power, says Obert Mpofu
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has vowed that it will never surrender power to opposition parties, saying it will "rule for a very long time".This was disclosed yesterday by Zanu-PF secretary for ad...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
No date for O and A-level results release, says Zimsec
LOWER Sixth pupils are now expected to start lessons in the second term after the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) failed to release O-level results in time.In the past years, Zim...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe gets lucrative Zimsec deal
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) is hiring former First Lady Grace Mugabe's elite private school to accommodate examiners marking Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations in a deal s...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Deadline set for Zimsec O, A Level exams marking
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) says it is targeting to finish marking of O and A- Level examinations this week with results expected to be released shortly after.This comes ...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:26hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Men in trouble for bedding minors
A 23-year-old man from Njube in Bulawayo has been convicted for having sexual intercourse with his 15-year-old girlfriend.Nicky Mpofu, of D15 Njube, was convicted on his own plea of guilty to ...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:24hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec exams marking almost complete
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) says it is targeting to finish marking of O and A- Level examinations this week, with results expected to be released shortly after.This comes...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Who could establish themselves as superstars at the 2022 Cheltenham Festival?
The Cheltenham Festival is a National Hunt meeting that horse racing fans around the world look forward to each year. Not only do we see the sport’s best take each other on in their respective divis...Published: 07 Feb 2022 at 12:01hrs | 2 | by Staff Writer
Grade 7 results ready for release
Grade 7 results from last year's examinations are ready except for finalisation of a few administrative processes but the new Form Ones are likely to start school later than other classes with the Pri...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa net worth jumps 125%
The net worth of Zimbabwe's telecoms tycoon Strive Masiyiwa, who has recently been appointed to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation board, has surged 125 percent to US$2.7 billion (R41.3 billion), F...Published: 28 Jan 2022 at 05:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZIMSEC says Grade 7 results not out
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) on Thursday denied reports that the 2021 Grade 7 results had been released.A WhatsApp message circulating on social media appeared to have foo...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 18:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
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