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Schools close over spousal dispute
A bitter ownership dispute between former business partners Janet Dapi and Watson Mirio Magwenzi is putting the education of more than 300 learners at Elizzy and Dyllan Primary and Secondary Schools a...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 05:56hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
Teacher (42) in court for raping pupil
A TEACHER from Bethel College in Hopley Zone 6, Harare, yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Courts facing a charge of raping his 10-year-old pupil during extra lessons.Harare regional...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:44hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Man locked up for smuggling children into Botswana
A Zimbabwean man, Arnold Nyoni (23), has appeared before the Francistown Magistrates Court in Botswana, charged with smuggling four children from Zimbabwe to South Africa via Botswana. Nyoni w...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 08:45hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
External candidates 'spoiling' Zimsec results
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has attributed the decline in the quality of Ordinary and Advanced Level results to the demographics of external candidates who primarily take the June ...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 07:53hrs | 717 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers call for job action over salaries
THE Federation of Zimbabwe Educators Unions, (Fozeu), has called for an immediate job action starting from tomorrow after teachers declared incapacitation amid rising inflation and cost of living....Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans rush to beat January passport fee hike
LONG winding queues have resurfaced at the Civil Registry offices in Bulawayo as scores of people including Diasporans on holiday continue to flood the facility to apply for passports and other nation...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 06:11hrs | 13 | 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 | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has no record of child trafficking in SA, lies KAzembe
Zimbabwe has no record of child trafficking arising from the reported interception of 42 buses carrying 443 unaccompanied children on the South African side of the Beitbridge Border Post as was report...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:02hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
South Africa intercepted 443 children being 'trafficked' through Beitbridge
South Africa's Border Management Authority (BMA) said it intercepted 443 unaccompanied children allegedly being trafficked into the country from Zimbabwe on Saturday night.The children are bei...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 18:32hrs | 10 | by Sytaff reporter
Zimbabwe's rural school teachers petition govt over Zanu-PF terror
THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has written to the government recommending the closure of schools next week so that teachers are spared political victimisation by Zanu-PF act...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 08:19hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Scramble for Form 1 places
Government has said there are adequate Form One places to absorb all pupils that wrote the Grade Seven public examinations this year.The announcement comes as parents and guardians have starte...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers report for duty
AT least 70% of teachers who reported for duty yesterday when schools opened for the third term did so out of fear of suspension or having their salaries docked, teacher unions claimed.Teacher...Published: 06 Sep 2022 at 19:07hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
100% uniforms price hike kills back-to-school hype
SOME retailers have raised prices of school uniforms and other school items claiming manufacturers hiked prices by up to 100 percent, dampening the back-to-school preparations by parents and guardians...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:56hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in South Africa sending their possessions home
FEARING further xenophobic violence and facing an uncertain future with the scrapping of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP), many Zimbabweans in the Eastern Cape are repatriating their valuables....Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 15:26hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Govt, teachers in fresh showdown
GOVERNMENT is headed for another showdown with teachers after failing to honour its pledge to pay tuition fees for their children, with less than three weeks before schools close for the first term....Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Teachers begs govt over census gig
TEACHERS unions yesterday pleaded with the government not to bar some of their members from conducting census because they failed to report for duty on school opening day last month citing incapacitat...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Boycotting teachers to be barred from census gig: ministry
The ministry of primary and secondary education says teachers who boycotted work in the first two weeks of the new school term citing "incapacitation" will be barred from conducting the national popul...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 05:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's education revolution collapses
ZIMBABWE'S education system, a source of pride for citizens and envy of many across the continent under the late former President Robert Mugabe, is now on a downward spiral seeking urgent intervention...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Parents to pay full fees for first term
Parents will have to pay full fees for the 2022 first term starting on Monday, even though it is a bit shorter than usual, since the missing days have been spread over the second and third terms....Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa wants Zimbabwean teachers to be paid well
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nel- son Chamisa has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government to move with speed and open schools as the country's educa- tion sector risked...Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 04:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers threaten strike over poor working conditions
TEACHERS unions have warned that they will not report for duty when schools open for the first term unless the government improves their conditions of service.Teachers are demanding, among oth...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pupils shun teen vaccination programme
BULAWAYO health officials say some pupils are resisting to be vaccinated in the ongoing vaccination programme targeting teenagers aged 16 and 17, a challenge blamed on parents and guardians' vaccinati...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:29hrs | 10 | 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
Sick bays set up at boarding schools
Schools today reopen for non-examination classes for the long second and final term of 75 teaching days for these classes, without exeat weekends, and with temporary holding and sick bays set up at mo...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Schools reopening under consideration
As the daily number of new Covid-19 cases continues falling, the Government is considering reopening schools, especially as infections are concentrated in the 30 to 40 age group, so risks to school ch...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The quandary of reopening schools
It is a fact that schools closed in early June and attempts to open for second term have been futile due to the escalation of Covid-19 cases in Zimbabwe. Recently the government announced that schools...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Takavafira Zhou
Government dismisses social media reports on teachers
THE Government has dismissed reports circulating on social media that teachers who are not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will not be allowed to report for duty when schools open.Last week ...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt avails 200 000 radios to rural pupils
GOVERNMENT has distributed more than 200 000 radios to rural communities to ensure that children continue to learn as schools remain closed due to Covid-19. The closure of schools following th...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rape scandal at boarding school
PARENTS with children at Rhodes Estate Preparatory School (REPS) in Matobo District, Matabeleland South are up in arms with school authorities following the "disappearance" of the assistant boarding m...Published: 27 Jun 2021 at 10:56hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Panic as COVID-19 deaths hit schools
COVID-19 has hit educational institutions, with Harare Polytechnic College and Dambudzo Primary School in Mbizo Kwekwe, recording deaths and a rise in infections.One person died at Harare Poly...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 15:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Embakwe High School teachers removed from quarantine
FOUR Embakwe High School teachers in Mangwe district, Matabeleland South province who tested positive to Covid-19 before schools closed for the first term on June 4, have now been removed from quarant...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 14:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
4 Embakwe High School teachers removed from quarantine
FOUR Embakwe High School teachers in Mangwe district, Matabeleland South province who tested positive to Covid-19 before schools closed for the first term on June 4, have now been removed from quarant...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Sex abuse scandal erupts at REPS, boarding master on the run
The Rhodes Estate Preparatory School (REPS) in Matopo, Matabeleland South, says two young girls were sexually abused by an assistant boarding master who has evaded arrest.In a communication to...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:15hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 cases in schools drop
ONLY 41 Covid-19 cases remain active in the country's schools as mandatory quarantining of some boarding schools to prevent the deadly pandemic is lifted, allowing learners to return home.The ...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers 'milking' pupils with their illegal tuckshops
FOR the past two weeks Mrs Tinei Sibanda's seven-year-old son has been demanding at least $20 every day to take to school.All has been well until yesterday when she didn't have the $20 to give...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 third wave panic hits Zimbabwe
HEALTH experts yesterday warned of a dire situation ahead as the third wave of COVID-19, which has reportedly hit the country in the face of threats posed by the South African and new Indian variants ...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:12hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Carmel School sets up Culture Centre
IN an effort to increase the school's pass rate for IsiNdebele, Carmel School in Bulawayo has built a Cultural Centre which was officially opened last Friday.The primary school used the same e...Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:37hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Schools investigated for demanding teacher incentives
GOVERNMENT has warned schools against fleecing parents by demanding fees in foreign currency and payment of incentives to teachers saying this remains illegal and a chargeable offence.This com...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers' unions blast govt over ‘command' workshops
TEACHERS' unions have accused the Primary and Secondary Education ministry of employing a "command" and "haphazard" approach in implementing the new examination model, starting with the ongoing worksh...Published: 20 May 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Second term schools opening referendum.
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe, ARTUZ notes with disgust that no learning is taking place in the majority of our public schools. On the other hand, government continues to sing the "...Published: 17 May 2021 at 14:10hrs | 3 | by ARTUZ
'3rd wave already in Zimbabwe'
HEALTH experts yesterday warned that the third wave of COVID-19 had already hit the country as evidenced by the surge in new infections in the past few weeks, a situation which poses a huge challenge ...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dates for schools re-opening
SCHOOLS will re-open for the 2021 calendar on a phased approach with examination classes commencing on March 15 while the rest of learners will resume classes on March 22. Teachers for examina...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Don't rush to open schools, says PTUZ
THE Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has urged government to consult teachers and parents among other key stakeholders before reopening schools for the 2021 calendar year.PTUZ pr...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Official school calendar next week
GOVERNMENT is expected to make an announcement regarding the opening of schools by next week. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Nick Mangwana posting on his ...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 positive students spend festive season at school
TWENTY Minda High School students in Matobo spent part of the festive season in isolation at the school after they tested positive for Covid-19, Sunday Southern Eye reported.Progressive Teache...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 08:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
SA curfew forces Beitbridge border post to close at 10pm daily
The Zimbabwean side of the Beitbridge border post, which was fully reopened on Monday, will have to close between 10pm and 6am as the country is still under a Covid-19-related curfew.The borde...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 07:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Traffic surges at Beitbridge
ACTIVITY has heightened at Beitbridge Border Post as more Zimbabweans based in South Africa start trickling in for the festive holidays under strict Covid-19 management protocols.All traveller...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge records increase in teenage pregnancies
BEITBRIDGE recorded an increase in teenage pregnancies and early child marriages, particularly in areas closer to illegal exit and entry points to neighbouring South Africa where there is a thriving i...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 07:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe engages SA over border commercial chaos
THE Government is formally engaging South Africa to speed up the clearance of both commercial and light vehicles at Beitbridge Border Post. Truckers are experiencing long delays before crossin...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:13hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Parents withdraw children from school
PARENTS have withdrawn their children from a private school in Victoria Falls saying they cannot afford the fees. Amazing Kids Primary School is run by Mr Ozias Marange of Makomwe Transport an...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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