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Montrose High School achieves 100% pass rate at Advanced Level
Montrose High School, one of Bulawayo's esteemed single-sex institutions, continues to uphold its reputation for academic excellence, delivering remarkable results year after year. Located in the hear...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 07:49hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
8 exam cheats arrested in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has reported that among the eight suspects apprehended for various fraudulent activities, including an attempt to take an exam on behalf of another candid...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
MSU student fingered in fake Zimsec examination scam
ZIMSEC has revealed that a number of people have been arrested for examination fraud, from advertising fake papers to smuggling answer sheets out of the exam room.In a statement, Zimsec said t...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 15:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
3 in court for printing fake O, A level certificates
THREE Harare men have appeared in court for allegedly printing a fake Advanced Level certificate for a student who went on to apply for a scholarship to study in Denmark.Farai Chauke, a direct...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 07:42hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Govt rolls out fourth phase of radio lessons programme
GOVERNMENT will today roll out the fourth phase of radio lessons programme for early childhood development (ECD), primary and secondary school classes as part of an alternative education platform to m...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nature and function of 'Alien Spirits' in the Shona/Ndebele traditional religion
Explain the nature and function of Alien Spirits in the Shona\Ndebele Traditional Religion.The concept of God, divinities and spirits in African traditi...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:19hrs | 85 | by Brian Maregedze
A' Level Family and Religious Studies: The Jerusalem Council (Acts 15)
Discuss the problems associated with the historicity of Jerusalem council in Acts 15:1ff This essay seeks to discuss the problems associated with the hi...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:15hrs | 11 | by Brian Maregedze
A Level Family and Religious Studies: The Jerusalem Council (Acts 15)
Discuss the problems associated with the historicity of Jerusalem council in Acts 15:1ff This essay seeks to discuss the problems associated with the historicity of the Jerusalem Council. In d...Published: 12 May 2019 at 23:09hrs | 3 | by Brian Maregedze
Explain the nature and function of Alien Spirits in the Shona\Ndebele Traditional Religion
Advanced Level Family and Religious Studies: Nature and Function of Alien Spirits in the Shona/Ndebele Traditional Religion The concept of God, diviniti...Published: 12 May 2019 at 08:29hrs | 1368 | by Brian Maregedze
Advanced Level Family and Religious Studies: Parables
Two main objectives on Parables under this study are to;- define a parable- Practice question: ‘Jesus did not intend his parables to be easily understood'...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:55hrs | 35 | by Brian Maregedze
Advanced Level Family and Religious Studies: Miracles and the New Testament
The word "miracle," is derived from the Latin word miraculum, which is so translated in the New Testament of the Authorized Version from two Greek words. On twenty-two occasions the word semeion is tr...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 16:37hrs | 6 | by Brian Maregedze
Advanced Level Family and Religious Studies Analysis: Death of Jesus and the Brandon theory
Question: Critically analyse the Brandon theory on the causes of the death of Jesus.This paper seeks to analyze Brandon thesis on the cause of the death...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 11:06hrs | 30 | by Brian Maregedze
A Guide to Islam: An Advanced Level Textbook on Islam
Shaibu Asali in, A Guide to Islam: An Advanced Level Textbook on Islam is a 2019 publication grounded on an insider's perspective on Islam as a religion. Shaibu Asali's eight chapter book of 95 pages ...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 11:09hrs | 11 | by Brian Maregedze
Know your Authors in Family and Religious Studies: Wilson Zivave
The New Curriculum in Zimbabwe has seen students and teachers alike struggle to have access to teaching aids particularly reading material, thereby relying on internet sources. In a number of circumst...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:30hrs | 10 | by Brian Maregedze
Seke One High School Rules the Roost in History Advanced Levels 2018 Zimsec Exams
Seke One High school in Chitungwiza defied the odds in the November 2018 public examinations under the Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec), under the tutelage of Shepherd Mundondo popularly k...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 06:46hrs | | by Brian Maregedze
More Zimsec exam anomalies exposed
The Zimbabwe National School Examination Council (Zimsec) could be put under further scrutiny after revelations that the November 2018 exams from grade seven right up to 'A' level were marred by irreg...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 19:41hrs | 1 | by Staff repporter
Family and Religious Studies Advanced Level Analysis
Explore the lessons that can be drawn from Jesus ethics and demonstrate how they can be applied in a Zimbabwean society faced with problem of HIV and AIDS?...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 17:22hrs | 20 | by Brian Maregedze
Masiiwa Ragies Gunda, At the Crossroads: A Call to Christians to Act in Faith for an Alternative Zimbabwe
(University of Bamberg Press, 2018, pp. 113) Masiiwa Ragies Gunda's book is timely as the ‘Zimbabwe crisis' is traced from 1997 to 2018. Although the...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 10:19hrs | 17 | by Brian Maregedze
African politics: Why corruption grows more than reduce in nations developing? (part one)
International Transparency defines corruption as… the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. It can be classified as grand, petty and political, depending on the amounts of money lost and the se...Published: 23 May 2018 at 19:02hrs | 1 | by Andrew Manyevere
A level Family & Religious Studies Question and Answer with Witness Dingani
QUESTION"Examine how gospels portray prominent activities in Palestine" How do people in your society make a living ? (25)...Published: 10 May 2018 at 07:44hrs | 73 | by Witness Dingani
Govt starts offering STEM scholarships for teachers
The Government has started offering science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) scholarships towards the training of science teachers at the country's state universities and teachers' coll...Published: 20 Feb 2018 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers up in arms with ministry over errors in cultural books
VICTORIA Falls teachers are up in arms with the Primary and Secondary Education ministry over new religious and cultural books that they claim and carried "wrong and malicious" statements that do not ...Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 13:26hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Authors pen another FRS book
BULAWAYO based author Witness Dingani and Harare based authors Laison Mwiinde, Brian Maregedze have collaborated in authoring Family and Religious Studies textbook titled, Advanced Level Family and Re...Published: 28 Dec 2017 at 09:36hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa hails churches
TRADITIONAL churches that include the Roman Catholic have contributed immensely towards improving education and increasing access to health services as well as skills development in the country, Vice-...Published: 22 Oct 2017 at 14:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has no preferred religion: Research
ZIMBABWE remains among 106 countries globally with neither an official or preferred religion while Zambia is the only Christian country in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a Pew Research Centre report...Published: 15 Oct 2017 at 07:54hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
'Majority of Zimbabweans believe in the spirit world'
MOST Zimbabweans conceptualise their life experiences in a spiritual context through which they usually ascribe misfortunes to a form of witchcraft, a local study has revealed. The findings were drawn...Published: 09 Jul 2017 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Old Testament Questions and Answers with Witness Dingani
QN - Compare and Contrast the roles of Israel prophets with Zimbabwean prophets? (25) COMMENTSIn order for o...Published: 03 Apr 2017 at 09:51hrs | | by Witness Dingani
Daily Divinity Questions and Answers with Witness Dingani
QN "Ecstasy was a phenomenon also found outside Israel" (G.Holscher) .Show how this statement has often been used to dispute that prophecy was unique Israel?(25)COMMENT OVERVIEW - Dif...Published: 31 Mar 2017 at 09:42hrs | 2 | by Witness Dingani
'Prophets are consulting sangomas'
A local traditional healer has confessed that some leaders of apostolic sects approach her to get powers to perform miracles at their shrines.Harare-based Ambuya Simboti said she was also inun...Published: 12 Mar 2017 at 08:52hrs | | by Tariro Charandura
Authors pen down another Family and Religious Studies book
Bulawayo based author Witness Dingani with Paddington Chakabva having authored book for Family and Religious Studies last month, they have penciled down another book .The book is in Question a...Published: 11 Mar 2017 at 08:16hrs | 2 | by Nimi Princewill
Then Religious Studies teachers confused over new curriculum- PTUZ
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe has said there is confuson at school concerning the teaching and learning of the now Family and Religious Studies subject which was changed from Bible or Religio...Published: 09 Mar 2017 at 06:11hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Fletcher High to buy $105 000 school bus
Parents at Fletcher High School have resolved to buy a $105 000 new 48 seater Yutong state of the art bus.This bus will be procured by the end of this term.This was resolved during the...Published: 07 Mar 2017 at 05:22hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Daily Divinity Questions and Answers with Witness Dingani
QN "Zimbabwean prophets focus more on performing miracles than any other prophetic duties " Examine this view ?(25)COMMENT OVERVIEW•The above question requires one to justify the validit...Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 11:17hrs | 2 | by Witness Dingani
Daily Divinity Questions and Answers with Witness Dingani
"Women in Israel oppressed their counterparts" Examine this view. How applicable is this to your society? (25)COMMENT OVERVIEW The above question mi...Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 11:44hrs | 1 | by Witness Dingani
Dingani to have academic magazine
Author Witness Dingani, who yesterday in Bulawayo launched the book for Family and Religious Studies Advanced Level with Paddington Chakabva. Thanked God for what happened yesterday after various infl...Published: 25 Feb 2017 at 19:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Authors set day of FRS book launching
The authors who penciled down the book for Advanced Family and Religious Studies, two weeks back, have set the book launch of the new book of FRS which covered all topics.Speaking online Witne...Published: 16 Feb 2017 at 21:52hrs | | by Staff Reporter
New family and religious studies book completed
Following the inception of the new curriculum and the implementation phase this January ,different authors have been penciling down trying to provide instruction material for the new learning Areas....Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 07:03hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Ministry sets maximum subjects at O-level
THE Government has set the maximum subjects to be studied at Ordinary Level at 10, with seven of these being compulsory, the Minister of Primary and Seconday Education, Dr Lazarus Dokora has said....Published: 22 Jan 2017 at 12:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
We are working something for the new curriculum
This New Term has seen the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education implementing the syllabi for the New curriculum.This comes amid criticism from some quarters and some organizations who f...Published: 11 Jan 2017 at 19:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
A look at A Level Curriculum with Padington Chakabva
In the previous article I explored the Learning Areas from ECD right up to form four. Today we explore some of the critical Learning Areas for forms 5 and 6. It is important that we keep ...Published: 16 Nov 2016 at 07:35hrs | | by Paddy Chakabva
Implications of the New Curriculum with Padington Chakabva
I am grateful to all stakeholders for the constructive contributions made on the column so far. Today we explore the curriculum framework. The New curriculum organizes the learning into three levels w...Published: 15 Nov 2016 at 07:03hrs | 3 | by Paddy Chakabva
'Capacitate teachers for new curriculum'
THE Government has said practising teachers need to be retrained in preparation for the new education curriculum being introduced by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education next year. The Mini...Published: 26 Aug 2016 at 06:36hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Binga schools not bad after all
IT is said some schools in Binga and other parts of Matabeleland North are now being run by traditional leaders such as headmen and volunteers because qualified teachers are shunning the district ...Published: 14 Aug 2016 at 13:16hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Ordinary Level 2015 November Analysis
ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCILFor Performance MeasurementAn Analysis of the November 2015 Ordinary Level Examination ResultsFebruary 20161.0 &n...Published: 10 Feb 2016 at 11:57hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Grace Mugabe 'vying' for Presidential post
Barely a year after officially entering politics and taking over the leadership of Zanu-PF's Women's League, First Lady Grace Mugabe, is arguably now calling the shots in Zimbabwe and some party activ...Published: 10 Nov 2015 at 21:14hrs | | by Irwin Chifera
Zimbabwe is NOT a Christian nation
During one of the main news bulletins on ZTV a few weeks ago, a corporate figure made some disconcerting remarks.He referred to Zimbabwe as a "Christian nation" and that "80 percent of Zimbabw...Published: 18 Jan 2015 at 10:17hrs | 2 | by Shingai Rukwata Ndoro
Hell beckons for Mujuru allies
IT was Aristotle the ancient Greek philosopher who said, "politicians have no leisure because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness".T...Published: 16 Dec 2014 at 11:54hrs | 2 | by Herbert Moyo
Evidence that Jesus was married to Mary?
London - A researcher who has attracted attention and criticism with revisionist Biblical theories says he has found new evidence that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene and that early Christians con...Published: 12 Nov 2014 at 21:13hrs | 1 | by AP
Students boycott Zimsec exam claiming teacher did not teach them
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone Number....Published: 02 Nov 2014 at 12:08hrs | 1 | by Concerned Citizen
June 'O', 'A' level exams record lowest pass rate
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) "O" and "A" Level examination results for June this year are out.Zimsec director Esau Shingirai Nhandara in a statement yesterday said school ...Published: 14 Aug 2014 at 15:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
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