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O'level exam answer sheet varnishes in thin air
In a bizarre incident, a form four school girl at Zhomba High School lost her answer sheet to a whirlwind while writing her exam yesterday.According to police the 16-year-old girl who cannot b...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 12:18hrs | 891 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa rescues only 34 exam candidates
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has stepped in to rescue 34 learners from Findale School in Eastview, Harare, after they missed their first O'Level examination paper due to the school's alleged misapprop...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 08:53hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe considers scrapping English as a requirement for nurse training intake
The Ministry of Health and Child Care is contemplating removing the English Language requirement for nurse training intake.During the post-cabinet briefing on Tuesday, Minister of Health and C...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 17:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parents plead for reduction of exam fees
PARENTS and guardians have implored the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) to consider reviewing downwards the June and November examination fees for Ordinary and Advanced level candidates,...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 04:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt invites applications for Presidential Scholarships
GOVERNMENT has invited disadvantaged but academically gifted university students to apply for the Presidential scholarships for undergraduate and post-graduate programmes amid calls for learners from ...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 04:38hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Lower 6 classes begin today
Lower Sixth classes start today, with boarders having travelled yesterday to their respective schools, following the release of O'Level results last week.Zimbabwe National Union of School Head...Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:15hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec 2022 O'level results out
The much awaited 2022 Ordinary level results have been released by the examinations boardThe 2022 Ordinary level results are out, Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has announced....Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 19:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimsec under fire over leaks
With reportedly several leaks of Zimsec public examination papers this year, although only the Mathematics 1 O'Level paper has been confirmed, many in the education sector see the main fault with the ...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's education system is outdated
Former Education minister Fay Chung says Zimbabwe's education system was designed to last for at least 20 years, but now has been in use for over 40 years, rendering it outdated.Chung (FC), wh...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 07:11hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Female pilot feted at State House
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa on Monday hosted a dinner at State House in honour of history making female officer graduate Air Lieutenant Gamuchirai Maria Mbigi who for the first time in the history o...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Govt must have a plan to rescue jobless graduates
Education used to be a ticket to a better life in Zimbabwe. Life was better when one was educated, one could afford a house and a middle income lifestyle.But this has changed over the la...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Evans Mathanda
Living between a rock & hard surface - Brenda Manyoni Narrates her Story!
The quagmire that Brenda Manyoni (25) is living through is terribly deplorable. Brenda says she does not 'understand' how, her nylon skirt caught fire when she was just five. The girl reports that she...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 13:46hrs | | by Dumisani Mawere
Response to November 2020 results
The drop in the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council, ZIMSEC, 2020 O level pass rate by 6.8% from the 2019 pass rate has raised a red flag on how our education system is gradually deteriorating, the a...Published: 05 May 2021 at 15:40hrs | | by RTUZ
ZIMSEC releases O'Level 2020 results
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) has released the 2020 Ordinary Level results.The pass rate for the ZIMSEC Ordinary Level examinations decreased marginally from 31,6 percent i...Published: 03 May 2021 at 13:58hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MDC-A must act on food security
Zimbabwe has been talking about Minister Sekai Nzenza's crude oil remarks. MDCA National Spokesperson joined the discussion and dragged mealie meal into the conversation on twitter.Fadzayi Mah...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 12:35hrs | | by Nicholas Ncube
Phased opening for schools in January
SCHOOLS will open in two phases for the 2021 first term, with the first classes resuming lessons first week of January after Government declared that recent sporadic outbreaks of Covid-19 in schools h...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's hyperinflation challenges should be addressed'
THIS week we had Justin Machibaya (JM), the managing director of homelux Real Estate, as a guest on ‘In Conversation with Trevor', a weekly programme hosted by AMH chairman, Trevor Ncube (TN)....Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
O'level exams to spill into next year
PUBLIC examinations for Ordinary Level candidates will spill into January next year, while results for Grade Seven candidates will be released before year-end to allow parents adequate time to secure ...Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jacob Mudenda fingered in controversial appointment of ZINARA board member
Reeds Dube, the losing ZANU PF candidate for Hwange Central has been appointed to the ZINARA board. Dube is a business man and politician who has contested 3 times under the ZANU PF banner and i...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 14:56hrs | 9 | by Mandla Ndlovu
English made easy: The art of writing
Many of us struggle with composition which is a core component in any English Exam. As a result this is our topic for the day. My first piece of advice to anybody who wants to become a good writer is ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:29hrs | | by The Language Coach
English made easy: The art of writing
Many of us struggle with composition which is a core component in any English Exam. As a result this is our topic for the day. My first piece of advice to anybody who wants to become a good writer is ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 07:55hrs | | by The Language coach
English made easy
THE ART OF WRITING Many of us struggle with composition which is a core component in any English Exam. As a result this is our topic for the day. My ...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 09:18hrs | | by The Language Coach
Zimbabwe won't die, the youth will save it
What really caught Ian Smith unawares was presumptuous complacency and his government's arrogance of incumbency… a deeply entrenched sense, both of class entitlement and invincibility based, not so ...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:40hrs | | by Zifiso Masiye
Cambridge O'Level English on the go
In the 20 odd years that I have been in the Zimbabwean education system and ten years spent in English remediation, I have identified a number of factors that cause students to fail their Cambridge O'...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 07:31hrs | 2 | by The Language Coach
16 students fall pregnant at same school in 10 months
A secondary school in Chirumanzu district in Midlands province has been hit by a spate of student pregnancies, recording a staggering 16 pregnancies in the past 10 months.National Aids Council...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
English Made Easy: The art of writing
Many of us struggle with composition which is a core component in any English Exam. As a result this is our topic for the day. My first piece of advice to anybody who wants to become a good writer is ...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by The Language Coach
Harare man tries to write brother's O-Level exam
Bid to save a brother from being sacked at an organisation for lack of 5 O'levels backfired for a Harare teenager who dubiously sat for a Science subject on his behalf and was caught by the invigilato...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 17:24hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
English made easy by the Language Coach
NOVEMBER ENGLISH EXAMS STUDY CORNERHello to all our O 'Level candidates for 2018.I am here to give you some handy hints on how to come out with a straight A for your Zimsec O'Levels. This week...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 07:48hrs | | by Kwinji the Language Coach
Zimsec prints exam papers in the UK
THE Zimbabwe Examinations Council (Zimsec) is printing part of the November public examination papers in the United Kingdom to avoid leakages, it has been revealed.Zimsec has its own printing ...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
O'level June results out
The ZIMSEC June 2018 Ordinary level examination results are out.In a statement to the ZBC News, ZIMSEC Board Chairperson, Professor Eddie Mwenje said heads of examination centres can collect t...Published: 27 Aug 2018 at 19:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Cambridge O'Level English on the go
In the 20 odd years that I have been in the Zimbabwean education system and ten years spent in English remediation, I have identified a number of factors that cause students to fail their Cambridge O'...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 08:58hrs | 1 | by The Language Coach
Govt must act on Zimsec rot
Zimbabwe always prides itself on having one of the best education systems in Africa, but recent revelations of massive examination paper leakages could be an indication that the wheels are coming off....Published: 04 Mar 2018 at 20:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T can't even organise a funeral
My People,It is now official!The Movement for Democratic Confusion (MDC), has clearly demonstrated in the last two weeks, that they cannot organise anything.Not even a funeral....Published: 25 Feb 2018 at 11:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mqondisi Moyo @forty and MRP @four know your party's history
I thought it prudent for you to know your leader Mqondisi Moyo and your party in general, though I will not state everything here.Mqondisi Moyo the founding member and current President of Mth...Published: 19 Feb 2018 at 11:58hrs | 71 | by Stephen Jakes
O'Level results out next Friday
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has announced that the November 2017 Ordinary Level results will be released next Friday and the registration deadline for this year's June examinatio...Published: 17 Feb 2018 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Court's order damages ZIMSEC beyond repair, says Jonathan Moyo
Former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo has said the Court's order to stop re-writing of November 2017 O'Level English Language Paper 2 'damages ZIMSEC beyond repair!.'Moyo...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 23:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa urged to act as promised on corrupt officials
A political commentator Pedzisai Ruhanya has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa must be seen acting on corrupt officials in both government and private sector as he promised during his installation as ...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 06:14hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimsec 'O'Level English resit judgment out today
The High Court will Wednesday deliver judgment in the case in which two Harare parents are seeking to nullify the re-writing of the November 2017 Ordinary Level English Language Paper 2 public examina...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 05:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Transform Zimbabwe to lead Anti English Exam Rewrite Demo
Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) will tomorrow 14 February 2018 lead a demonstration against the rewriting of the O'Level English Paper 2 Exam. The Ministry of Education has ordered the rewrite after what it s...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 18:50hrs | | by Staff Reporter
ZLHR challenge re-writing of O'level English exams
High Court today hears an Urgent Application that was filed by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) and Justice for Children (JC) challenging the directive by the Minister of Primary and Secondary...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 07:36hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Dokora thanks God for O'level exam paper leak'
The outspoken Norton house of assembly member Temba Mliswa has said that the sacked Minister of Education, Sport and Culture Lazarus Dokora is thanking God for the recent Zimbabwe School Examinations ...Published: 12 Feb 2018 at 14:39hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Zimsec must fall'
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe has led a mass outrage against the decision by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to force over 260 000 to re-sit last year's O'Level English ...Published: 10 Feb 2018 at 09:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nullification of O'level English Exam: Mavhima must resign
The nullification of the English paper 2 Exam is shocking and unacceptable. Minister you have failed the Nation. You can not abuse our children in this manner. Please Mr President fire this incompeten...Published: 08 Feb 2018 at 22:38hrs | | by Chris Denhere
Mother of 3 caught cheating
A WOMAN from Nketa 8 suburb in Bulawayo has been ordered to perform 210 hours of community service after she smuggled answers into an examination room on Monday.Sithulisiwe Ngwenya (30), a sin...Published: 26 Oct 2017 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
The village's only Form 4 'graduate'
For Wonder Munga, being the only one who completed Form 4 in Mawocha Village of Mbire district is such an enormous achievement.Although he did not pass a single subject, he is a role model for...Published: 24 Sep 2017 at 11:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Helping O'level students pass science subjects
Five months ago an online network called ScienceMadeEasy was set up by one Joe Baison (@VaBaison). The platform targeted at helping O level s...Published: 14 Sep 2017 at 00:58hrs | | by Moyo Roy
English made easy by the Language Coach - November English exams study corner
Hello to all our O 'Level candidates for 2017. I am here to give you some handy hints on how to come out with a straight A for your Zimsec O'Levels. This week we shall look at how to write a speech. F...Published: 24 Aug 2017 at 20:15hrs | | by Language Coach
30% Bulawayo O'Level pupils fail in all subjects
MORE THAN 2 700 pupils, about 30 percent of those who sat for public examinations at Ordinary Level in Bulawayo last year did not pass any subject, a development which is giving education officials he...Published: 29 Jul 2017 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pupils suspended after bush sex
Ten O'level pupils at Mvurwi high school were suspended after they dodged school and went to indulge in bush sex.A teacher who spoke to Bulawayo24.com in confidentiality confirmed the case....Published: 08 Jun 2017 at 16:12hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
English made easy by the Language Coach
JUNE ENGLISH EXAMS STUDY CORNERHello to all our O 'Level candidates for 2016.I am here to give you some handy hints on how to come out with a straight A for your Zimsec O'Levels.This week we s...Published: 05 Jun 2017 at 13:52hrs | | by Theodora Chirapa
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