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Cyrene High old boys rescue destroyed school
CYRENE High School has received a donation of roofing sheets from former pupils to repair two hostels whose roofs were destroyed by a whirlwind last month. Speaking at the handover ceremony at...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:39hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Government probes schoolgirl naked parade
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is investigating a possible case of child abuse at Lukosi Secondary in Hwange where a deputy headmistress allegedly forced a Form One girl to strip nake...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:35hrs | 1504 | by Staff reporter
Nkayi goblins shut down schools, female teachers wake up wearing male counterparts' trousers
Fudu primary and secondary schools in Nkayi, Matabeleland North Province, have been closed for three weeks after teachers fled in terror when female teachers woke up wearing their ma...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 20:50hrs | 4025 | by Staff Reporter
'Rape accused MDC-A MP not arrested'
Contrary to state media reports, MDC-Alliance Magwegwe MP Anele Ndebele has not been arrested for rape neither have the police notified him of any intention to place him under arrest, a party youth le...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 12:18hrs | 29 | by Ndou Paul
Chamisa's MP arrested for rape
THE Member of Parliament for Magwegwe Constituency in Bulawayo, Anele Ndebele (MDC Alliance), has been arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating a high school pupil. Ndebele is accused of...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:48hrs | 6 | by Staff rpeorter
Rape-accused teacher goes into hiding
A HARARE school teacher has gone into hiding after allegedly raping one of his pupils. The matter came to light after authorities heard about the incident and made a report to the police. Nati...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:46hrs | 12 | by Staff rpeorter
WATCH: School pupils stone Mnangagwa
School children stone Mnangagwa billboardhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLh6Q5LGrMM...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 19:25hrs | 5299 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Primary school pupils throw stones at Mnangagwa
A video of a group of primary school pupils stoning a banner of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 2018 election banner has gone viral on social media. The pupils are seen throwing stones and othe...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:18hrs | 16661 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chinehasha Secondary School leads, others follow
Strict adherence to school etiquette and standing school rules has given a touch of modernity to Chinehasha Secondary School in Chiweshe Mash. Central Province. Boys with tucked in shirts and that imm...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 08:03hrs | 154 | by Thomas Tondorindo Murisa
Whirlwind damages Cyrene High hostels
OVER 100 pupils at the Anglican-run Cyrene High School in Plumtree were left without a roof over their heads a fortnight ago after heavy winds blew off the roofs of two hostels at the school.T...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 06:47hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Government to train 400 more minority language teachers
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has sent a request to the Treasury to be allocated money to train an additional 400 teachers in minority languages.The development follows the s...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:28hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
Dandemutande CEO donates stationery to Mawabeni Secondary
A BUSINESSMAN has donated stationery and goods worth more than $27 000 to Mawabeni Secondary School in Umzingwane district, Matabeleland South province. Speaking at the school's prize giving c...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 05:52hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South EPO challenges rural schools
RURAL schools should embrace the new curriculum and come up with programmes that will enhance development within their provinces, Matebeleland South Education Planning Officer, Mr Godfrey Mathuthu has...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 08:08hrs | 289 | by Siphosami Mhlanga
Lack of IDs infringes on rights: ZHRC
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has said 29,5% of the 814 cases of people investigated in the Midlands province in September submitted that they were denied the right to education due to l...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 07:11hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Hlalani Mguni vows to uplift constituency
Mangwe's newly elected MP Hlalani Mguni has vowed to use her position to champion women empowerment and complete projects initiated by her late husband in the constituency.Mguni is the widow o...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:32hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Lozwi/Rozvi Mambo unveiled in the midst of pomp and ceremony at Mawabeni
SPIRITUALITY was a strong component of the whole process from the selection of the rightful candidate who was earmarked for installation. This became clear from the testimony of Gogo MaMoyo the reside...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:27hrs | 447 | by Pathisa Nyathi
MDC-Alliance councillor kills 9-year-old
Police are investigating a case in which a car allegedly driven by MDC-Alliance councillor for Manyame Rural District Council Blessings Tangwara fatally struck a Grade Two pupil last Friday. M...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 07:10hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Whirlwind blows off roofs of classrooms and hostels in Matebeleland
A WHIRLWIND blew off the roofs of classrooms and hostels at two schools in Matebeleland South on Thursday injuring pupils at one of the schools.Matebeleland South acting provincial education d...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 15:11hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Deputy Head convicted for pupil assault
A deputy head at Nyamandlovu Primary School was found guilty of committing a "serious breach of trust" when she brutally assaulted a Grade Seven Pupil several times on the head with a mopane switch as...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 06:43hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's roots mystery unravelled
AFTER what seemed an eternity for villagers who gathered at his rural homestead in Zvimba since his demise on September 6, Robert Mugabe's body was on Monday brought back to where his life's journey b...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 07:25hrs | 2452 | by Staff reporter
Whirlwind blows off school roof, pupils injured
FOUR Grade Three pupils at Mafakela Primary School in Bulawayo's Luveve suburb were on Friday rushed to hospital after they were injured when the roof of two classroom blocks was blown away by a whirl...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's death breathes life into sleepy Zvimba
TWO young women, flanking a middle-aged man who appears to enjoy every moment of it, stagger in a beer gut along the short road which branches off the smooth highway connecting Harare and Murombedzi g...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 20:48hrs | 4633 | by Staff reporter
College charges extra on EcoCash
A COLLEGE in Bulawayo has come under fire for allegedly forcing parents to pay 30 percent extra if they are paying using plastic money.Parents with pupils at Herentals College said they were t...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 06:50hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's influence on sports
BRUCE Grobbelaar, the legendary Liverpool goalkeeper, claims he was forced out of Zimbabwe by him.Peter Ndlovu, possibly the finest Zimbabwean footballer of all time, says he played a pivotal ...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:30hrs | 333 | by Enock Muchinjo
Parents cry foul as schools open
An unidentified guardian accompanies a pupil to board the school bus ahead of schools opening today in HararePARENTS and guardians yesterday expressed concern over the escalating prices of uni...Published: 10 Sep 2019 at 20:55hrs | 1859 | by Staff reporter
Teacher jailed 3 years for bedding Grade 6 pupil
A 39-YEAR-OLD teacher in Chipinge has been jailed for three years for being intimate with a Grade 6 pupil.The primary school teacher, whose name has been withheld to protect the identity of hi...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 11:45hrs | 2353 | by Staff reporter
Man beats son to death, fails at suicide
IN a fit of rage, a man from Sizinda suburb in Bulawayo allegedly beat his son to death with an iron bar for breaking a neighbour's window before attempting to commit suicide by drinking a pesticide. ...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 06:28hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
The life of Mugabe
FORMER President Robert Mugabe died at the age of 95 yesterday leaving a legacy as one of Africa's leading statesmen.Below is a timeline of Mugabe's history.21, February 1924Ro...Published: 07 Sep 2019 at 08:59hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe was no revolutionary. He was obsessed with power and control
Robert Mugabe will not be remembered as the freedom fighter who helped liberate Zimbabwe, but as a man who whose 40 years in power was anything but admirable, writes Melusi Nkomo.In the future...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 11:51hrs | 1758 | by Melusi Nkomo
Headmaster fined $300 for breaking pupil's arm
A BANGAUYA Secondary School headmaster in Mudzi, who assaulted and broke the arm of a 15-year-old female pupil for coming to school late, was last week slapped with a wholly-suspended four-month jail ...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:17hrs | 856 | by Staff reporter
Girl (12) loses mind after being assaulted by mother
A 12-YEAR-OLD girl from Bluffhill low-density suburb in Hararelost her mind after she was allegedly hit by her mother with a brick on the head for asking her to mark her homework.The mother, w...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:58hrs | 1764 | by Staff reporter
Civil service undergoing massive overhaul
Public Service Commission (PSC) chairperson Vincent Hungwe has revealed that the civil service is under massive transformation to improve professionalism and efficiencies.In an exclusive inter...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:51hrs | 1529 | by Staff reporter
Missing Baines pupil: Family raising reward money
THE family of missing Baines Primary School pupil in Bulawayo, Tinomutenda Faith Mambewu, said they are still making efforts to find her and are putting together a reward for her safe return.T...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:46hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Underperforming schools in intensive holiday classes
MORE than 400 Grade Seven pupils from primary schools that often register zero pass percent rates in Lupane District are undergoing intensive holiday learning at Lupane Primary to improve pass rates. ...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:33hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Rape-accused cop vanishes
A 46-year-old policeman stationed at Chikato Camp here is on the run after he allegedly raped his 16-year-old stepdaughter on several occasions between 2016 and this year. According to the doc...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gives green-light for school fee hikes
GOVERNMENT has said schools must be reasonable in pegging fees, taking into cognisance that parents and guardians are facing economic difficulties. In an interview yesterday, Primary and Secon...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | 2114 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo sees more school drop-outs
NEARLY 200 pupils dropped out of school within three months in Bulawayo due to financial problems, child marriages and pregnancies. According to the National Aids Council (Nac) second quarter report c...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:37hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Fadzayi Mahere writes on the Education Bill
The Education Amendment Bill is currently before Parliament. The proposed law introduces some important changes to the Education Act which governs education policy in Zimbabwe. Given the far-reaching,...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 10:37hrs | 1860 | by Fadzayi Mahere
Woman raped as lover flees
A GROUP of five men reportedly ambushed a Filabusi couple, threatened the man who fled from the scene before one of them raped the woman.Kennedy Wonder Ndlovu (23) of Marumba B Village in Fila...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 09:51hrs | 4534 | 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: 25 Aug 2019 at 09:02hrs | | by The Language Coach
MDC activists, family members brutalised in midnight raids
Fears are mounting over the safety of opposition activists, following abductions of members of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in a night raid allegedly by armed gunmen in Bulawayo last week....Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Headmaster breaks pupil's arm
HUMAN rights defenders in Mashonaland East province have called on Primary and Secondary Education officials to institute disciplinary measures against a Mudzi headmaster who reportedly broke a pupil'...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 09:29hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Four children go missing in Bulawayo
POLICE in Bulawayo are appealing for information that may lead to the whereabouts of four children who went missing last month in Old Pumula and Sauerstown suburbs. Bulawayo police spokesperso...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 08:44hrs | 5558 | by Staff Reporter
Mliswa praises ZNA efforts
Minister of State for Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs Mary Mliswa-Chikoka has applauded the Zimbabwe National Army for handing over two new classroom blocks to Ayshire Primary School in Zvimba Nor...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 08:15hrs | 3222 | 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: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:29hrs | 140 | by The Language Coach
Form 4 pupil found hanging at Bulawayo beerhall
A FORM Four pupil at Msiteli High School was found hanging from a roof truss at a beerhall near his home on Friday in a suspected case of foul play. Nhlanhla Radasa (17) of Bulawayo's Ts...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:34hrs | 739 | 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: 17 Aug 2019 at 10:47hrs | 578 | by The Language Coach
Gweru MP spearheads college construction project
Gweru Urban MP, Brian Dube has teamed up with the Church of Nazareth and Gweru City Council to construct a state-of-the-art private college in Ascot to ease shortage of high quality educational facili...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Khaya Moyo mourns Plumtree accident victims
Bulilima-Mangwe Senator Simon Khaya Moyo has mourned three accident victims who died in a horrific truck accident along the Plumtree-Brunapeg Road last week. The accident occurred at the 62-ki...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:10hrs | 1784 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda South communities feel betrayed
GWANDA South constituency is crying out loud for development.Having provided a passage for thousands of former freedom fighters departing to Botswana, en-route to Zambia and Mozambique for mil...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 08:03hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
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