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Patriotic Union of MaNdebeleland
While I was going through my archives I came across the Election Manifesto below. Quite interesting.PATRIOTIC UNION OF MANDEBELELAND (PUMA)ELECTION MANIFES...Published: 21 May 2019 at 12:35hrs | 3511 | by PUMA
Rape at 'cleansing' ceremony
A 56-YEAR-OLD self-proclaimed prophet has been jailed 20 years for raping a 14-year-old juvenile under the pretext of cleansing her of evil objects in her body.Alfosi Nzinga of Silalatshani ar...Published: 20 May 2019 at 06:35hrs | 1139 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa scarf and tie bought for US$4,500
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's scarf and tie were bought for US$4,500 during an impromptu auction on Thursday.Mnangagwa was officiating at the commissioning of a smelting plant at Unki Mine in...Published: 18 May 2019 at 10:21hrs | 1669 | by ZimLive
Teachers' scandal unearthed at Founders High
A concerned parent of a Form 2 pupil at Founder High School Etiwel Mutero has written to the Head of the school with shocking claims that a Form Two Maths teacher identified as Chivava has not been at...Published: 16 May 2019 at 13:43hrs | 9169 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Cop 'abducting, brutally assaulting' schoolboy over cellphone
A BULAWAYO police officer and a city council security officer are accused of abducting and brutally assaulting a schoolboy (16), leaving him for dead after pulling his private parts.The two ac...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:34hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
Teen drinks to death at Vuzu party
A FORM four pupil allegedly drank himself to death in a suspected Vuzu party binge in Nkulumane suburb. Brandon Zimba (18) of Nkulumane suburb died on Saturday night at a party in the company of his f...Published: 10 May 2019 at 06:50hrs | 1532 | by Staff reporter
School loses 50 students and headmaster
UNICEF Zimbabwe has revealed that Dzingire Primary School in Chimanimani lost 50 students, their headmaster and 3 teachers to Cyclone Idai which struck Manicaland region in March.The organisat...Published: 09 May 2019 at 10:07hrs | 9137 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Kombis hike fares
Hundreds of commuters in Harare were yesterday left stranded after commuter omnibus operators hiked fares in most part of the city, citing fuel shortages.The Zimbabwe United passenger Company ...Published: 08 May 2019 at 06:34hrs | 11040 | by Staff Reporter
Parents ask for more time to pay fees
It was again a last minute back to school shopping rush at the weekend and yesterday as parents and guardians prepared for the children's return to school for the Second Term. Acting Bulawayo ...Published: 07 May 2019 at 07:44hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Parents face fees dilemma
Thousands of pupils, especially boarders, could fail to return to school when the second term begins on Tuesday due to skyrocketing fees, parents have said.A number of schools increased fees s...Published: 05 May 2019 at 10:35hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Retaining pregnant girls in school raises concerns
ACCORDING to the United Nations, Africa has the highest adolescent pregnancy rates in the world.Annually, thousands of girls become pregnant and they face many social and financial barriers th...Published: 04 May 2019 at 08:04hrs | 1494 | by Staff reporter
Girl (11) dies while panning for gold
An 11-year-old Guruve primary schoolgirl died on Sunday after being trapped in a disused mine shaft while looking for gold. Her colleague escaped with minor injuries, authorities said yesterday....Published: 01 May 2019 at 09:04hrs | 1183 | by Staff reporter
Form Four pupil hangs self
A FORM Four pupil at St Bernards High School in Bulawayo's Old Pumula suburb was found hanging at home in Pumula North on Monday in a suspected case of suicide. Thembelihle Gombora (16) allege...Published: 01 May 2019 at 08:30hrs | 863 | by Staff reporter
ANC calls for Malema to return
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has, for the first time, revealed that the party wants EFF leader Julius Malema to return to the divided organisation."I love Julius. I am talking to him to...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 22:12hrs | 14680 | by City Press
Teacher knocks pupil's tooth out for failing to solve Maths problem
THIS is probably one of the reasons why pupils hate Maths.In a shocking instance of corporal punishment, a teacher at a Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church-run primary school in Bulawayo is fac...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 11:23hrs | 1038 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai pupils, teachers death toll rises
THE death toll for pupils and teachers who died during Cyclone Idai last month has risen to 92 while 102 pupils are still missing.The cyclone affected most parts of Manicaland and Masvingo pro...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:16hrs | 1683 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ducks Chief Bere installation
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa chose to steer clear of controversy after he ducked the installation of Chief Bere on Tuesday.Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Ezra Chadzamira, instead, offici...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:14hrs | 1060 | by Staff reporter
Legal think-tank trashes Zimbabwe's Education Bill
LEGAL and parliamentary think-tank Veritas has criticised the Education Amendment Bill, describing it as a flawed document which has been carelessly drafted because it failed, among other provisions, ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:09hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Boy (13) missing after running away from home
POLICE in Bulawayo are looking for a 13-year-old boy from Nkulumane suburb who is suspected to have run away from home last month leaving his family traumatised.Qiniso Ndiweni, a pupil at Mand...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 18:06hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
Shocking number of pupils rape recorded in Matebeleland North
SCHOOLS in Matebeleland North Province recorded shocking numbers of pupils who were raped and fell into child marriages while at least one was killed by another pupil.Available statistics show...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:59hrs | 1167 | by Staff reporter
'Prioritise students from Matebeleland region'
BULAWAYO residents yesterday strongly rejected proposals in the Education Amendment Bill to allow pregnant pupils to continue with their studies as well as the abolishment of corporal punishment. ...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:47hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
South Africa govt schools to enrol Zimbabweans with or without papers
The South African government's decision to finally allow migrant children - including undocumented ones, to enroll with government schools, is a step in the right direction, but more work remains in f...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 08:02hrs | 3057 | by African Global Voice
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 | 434 | by The Language coach
Students ordered to cut short holiday for Mnangagwa visit
Masvingo district administrator (DA) Roy Hove has torched a storm after he reportedly ordered schools to recall pupils from holiday so that they provide entertainment during President Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:50hrs | 1817 | by Staff reporter
19 points kid appeals for financial assistance to study at UZ
AN 18-YEAR-OLD former Nkulumane High School pupil who scored 19 points in the recently released Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Advanced Level Examinations is appealing for financial ass...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 19:29hrs | 4115 | by Staff reporter
14 year old girl goes missing
POLICE in Bulawayo are appealing for information that can lead to the location of a missing14-year-old girl.Sarah Mbuzva, a Form Two pupil at Montrose Girls High School, was last seen on Febru...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 19:28hrs | 4033 | by Staff reporter
Cambridge 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: 10 Apr 2019 at 09:39hrs | 1087 | by The Language Coach
Mnangagwa to facilitate Gukurahundi exhumations, reburials
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday pledged to facilitate the exhumation and reburial of Gukurahundi victims, provision of counselling and medical assistance to victims and survivors as well as iss...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 07:01hrs | 3458 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland North schools ordered to hold vacation lessons
MATEBELELAND North education director Jabulani Mpofu has ordered all schools in remote areas that did not surpass the 30% pass rate at Grade 7 last year to conduct mandatory lessons during the April a...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 07:10hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
Chibuwe High School - Looting, Salaries Not Paid & Financial Mismanagement
We are now coming to the end of the first school term but issues of the disputed AGM remain unresolved . This has resulted in a number of glaring administrative challenges which impact negatively on b...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 13:33hrs | 1362 | by The Village Professor
Elite school Peterhouse in Twitter storm over 'racist' picture
An elite Zimbabwean school was forced to take down a tweet on Tuesday after it created an internet uproar amid racism allegations.A second tweet put up to calm the anger was criticised for per...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:49hrs | 10817 | by ZimLive
School female security guard 'molests' pupils
A 26-year-old female security guard from Zvishavane has been arrested for allegedly molesting primary school pupils under the pretext of teaching them sex lessons. Choice Muzeti of Maglass Com...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1447 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai swallows 52 pupils, three teachers
MORE than 50 pupils and three teachers have been confirmed dead while 70 school going children are still not accounted for and are feared dead in the Cyclone Idai hit areas with an estimated $10 milli...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 23:02hrs | 2961 | by Staff reporter
Policeman from hell molests 21 pupils
A Mpoengs police officer allegedly sexually molested 21 pupils while conducting an investigation into sexual abuse at a local primary school. The cop, who was only identified as Constable Muzulu stati...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:16hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
'Children should get sex education regardless of age'
Social workers and legislators have said the age of consent to sex should remain at 16 years to protect children from abuse, while at the same time children should have access to sexual reproductive h...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 06:16hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Resurrection attempt fails as Harare school girl is finally buried
An attempted resurrection of a 16-year-old teenage girl who died on Monday had failed by Thursday morning, and her burial finally proceeded.Deaphin Mutemeri's burial on Wednesday was abandoned...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 20:00hrs | 3378 | by ZimLive
Teen's burial abandoned in Harare after 'prophets' claim she is alive
The burial of a teenage girl was abandoned in bizarre scenes on Wednesday after members of a church sect insisted that she was alive.The 16-year-old Form 4 pupil at Kwayedza High School in Hig...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 19:43hrs | 2175 | by ZimLive
School heads to craft policy on discipline, but corporal punishment remains outlawed
THE Education Amendment Bill mandates school heads to craft a disciplinary policy for learners at their respective institutions, but corporal punishment remains outlawed, government has said.I...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 07:28hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
PTUZ moves to break away from Apex Council
THE Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has renewed its lobby on other unions to form an umbrella body of the educators that can directly negotiate with government on working conditions ins...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 07:21hrs | 1127 | by Staff reporter
Discipline mustn't be administered through brutality
The problem of child abuse is getting out of hand and our society must act now to stop the terrible crimes against innocent children.Recently, the Midlands community awoke to the shocking news...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 23:55hrs | 1700 | by Cuthbert Mavheko
Don't send pupils home over fees, says govt
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said no child should be sent home for failure to pay school fees.This comes amid reports that there were some schools which were sending chi...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 23:52hrs | 1468 | by Staff reporter
School accommodates Idai-affected pupils
FIRST Class Academy in Mutare has offered to take in St Charles Lwanga High School pupils, who were affected by Cyclone Idai, to learn at the school until the end of this term.First Class Acad...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 23:48hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Pupil affair teacher loses Supreme Court appeal
THE Supreme Court yesterday dismissed an appeal by a fired married teacher from Bubi district who was challenging a decision by his employer to discharge him for having an affair with a pupil....Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 23:44hrs | 982 | by Staff reporter
Schoolboy 'rapes' two minors
A FORM Three pupil from Esigodini has been issued with a warrant of arrest after he failed to turn up in court for allegedly raping two school girls on separate occasions while they were on their way ...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 22:57hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
A disaster in the midst of polarisation and Lessons learnt from Cyclone Idai
The days 15 and 16 March 2019 will ever be etched in the memory of many of us Zimbabweans Sadly, so as we will relive the horror caused by an unusual stranger called Cyclone Idai. Cyclones are...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:06hrs | 286 | by Johanne and Kowanai Mhlanga
Cylone Idai unified Zimbabweans, claims govt
GOVERNMENT has said the Cyclone Idai-induced floods that ravaged the eastern part of the country nearly a forthnight ago has unified politically-polarised Zimbabweans as they seek to assist survivors....Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 06:59hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
Teacher fired for impregnating student appeals to Supreme Court
A TEACHER based in Matabeleland North who lost his job after he fell in love with a student and impregnated her, yesterday appealed against his employer's decision before the Supreme Court, arguing th...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 14:13hrs | 2396 | by Staff reporter
Rocks from mountain crush huts in Zimbabwe
Thirty-year-old Chipo Dhliwayo was sleeping in her hut when the devastating Cyclone Idai landfall rolled huge boulders over whole villages in Zimbabwe's Chimanimani district in Manicaland province las...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 19:02hrs | 11243 | by City Press
Mnangagwa pledges support for Gukurahundi victims
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday pledged to ensure the capacitation of the Home Affairs ministry with resources for the documentation exercise of Gukurahundi victims without identity particula...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:12hrs | 1665 | by Staff reporter
Teacher jailed for assaulting pupil
Kwekwe magistrate Tayengwa Sangster has sentenced a female teacher who assaulted a five-year-old pupil to an effective 12 months in prison.Mejulla Matina (51) was convicted on her own plea of ...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:00hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
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