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Govt raises mandatory fuel blending to E20
GOVERNMENT yesterday announced mandatory blending of fuel with ethanol, increasing it from E-10 to E-20, a move which could set it on a collision course with motorists.This was announced at a ...Published: 21 hrs ago | 641 | by Staff reporter
11 Zimbabwean students in international moot competition
ELEVEN Zimbabwean students have raised the country's flag high at the 2022 High School Moot International Competition which was held virtually.Zimbabwe is the only country that will be represe...Published: 21 hrs ago | 235 | by Staff reporter
Schools defy govt on fee
SCHOOLS are defying a government directive that they should not turn away pupils who have not paid school fees.When schools opened for the second term on May 4, the Primary and Secondary Educa...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:35hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Schools complain over exam fees collection
SCHOOLS are left financially poorer every time they collect examination fees on behalf of the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) through bank and transport costs charges and have appealed t...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:33hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
'Flu bug not linked to coronavirus'
AS Zimbabwe is entering the Southern Hemisphere's colder winter months there is an increase in cases of flu but health authorities yesterday said the bug is not linked to the coronavirus.Howev...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:33hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
148 unregistered private schools face closure
So far 287 of the 435 private schools found operating illegally in Harare at the beginning of the year have gone through the licensing and other requirements, and now the authorities are moving agains...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:32hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on high alert as Covid-19 fifth wave sweeps SA
The rise in the number of new Covid-19 cases recorded in the last week is not an indication that Zimbabwe has entered a fifth wave of infection but is largely just the breakers from the increase in ca...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:32hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Without incorporating the boy child we can kiss goodbye to ending misogyny and women's abuse!
I still clearly remember sometime around 2007, when I excitedly approached such women's rights organizations as Women's Action Group (WAG), and Musasa Project, as well as the public broadcaster (ZBC),...Published: 16 May 2022 at 11:48hrs | 499 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimsec yet to pay O, A-level markers
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) is yet to pay some examiners who marked the 2021 Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations, almost seven months after completing the exercise.E...Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:24hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
A fool and his money are soon parted!
The cash taps have well and truly been turned on.It seems hardworking Zimbabweans in faraway lands have been doing their bit to support family and friends back home, including bankrolling pote...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:10hrs | 330 | by Bishop
Zimbabwe army recruits asked for opinion about Chamisa as president
The Zimbabwe National Army has placed perceptions around Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa at the heart of its recruitment exercise, ZimLive can reveal.Army recruits wh...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:13hrs | 1041 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho RDC to acquire a fire tender
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council (RDC) is planning to use devolution funds to purchase a fire services vehicle after going without it for several years.Chief executive officer Nkululeko Siban...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
PTUZ appeals high exam fees
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene and reduce the recently announced examination fees because the majority of learners cannot a...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:29hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Car accident victims struggle for compensation
MS Sibangeni Moyo (53) from Bulawayo's Tshabalala suburb says whenever she closes her eyes, the vision of an accident which killed her sister and left her wheelchair-bound comes back.She was i...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo accused of abusing devolution funds
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) Manicaland chairperson, Proper Mutseyami has accused local government minister July Moyo of abusing devolution funds.Mutseyami said Moyo was deliberately de...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:16hrs | 945 | by Staff reporter
Schools sport remains on hold
GOVERNMENT has said sporting activities in schools remain on hold in the coming few weeks due to a possible surge in Covid-19 cases associated with winter. In her post-Cabinet briefing yesterd...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:10hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans ignore national shutdown calls
ZIMBABWEANS across the country yesterday ignored calls for a national shutdown as they conducted their normal business peacefully.Social media regime change proponents under the banner Pachedu...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:44hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF quakes over shutdown
Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial leadership has been shaken by recent calls for a national shutdown by pressure group Pachedu and number of student organisations.The calls for a shutdown arose from...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:10hrs | 2605 | by Staff reporter
Examination fees shocker
GOVERNMENT has raised examination fees by up to three times, and immediately attracted brickbats from weary parents.Many parents, still to come to terms with school fees hikes and already batt...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:08hrs | 1652 | by Staff reporter
Govt should restore teachers' dignity
AFRICAN leaders have never valued education. It is never their culture to learn and explore.The current leadership in Zimbabwe is a very good example. Our leadership does not even value qualit...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:07hrs | 241 | by Village Teacher
No killing each other, please!
ON the morning of June 16, 1976 more than 20 000 students from Soweto township took to the streets protesting the introduction of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in all South African schools....Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:20hrs | 1106 | by Staff reporter
Youth organisation partners with Unicef on Covid-19 programme
Youth Advocates Zimbabwe (YAZ) has stated implementing an outdoor design campaign on art mural to bring awareness through youth advocacy on Covid 19, substance abuse prevention and Sexual and Reproduc...Published: 06 May 2022 at 12:54hrs | 140 | by Stephen Jakes
High Court judges corner Mliswa
THE High Court has barred Norton MP Temba Mliswa (Independent) from sending his two children to cheap government schools, saying he could afford fees at private institutions.Mliswa had challen...Published: 06 May 2022 at 06:55hrs | 2087 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe shutdown protest call gains momentum
Internet activists joined by students and trade unions have called for a stay-at-home protest on May 9 over Zimbabwe's deepening economic crisis.Mobilising under the hashtag #ShutDownZimbabwe,...Published: 05 May 2022 at 20:59hrs | 2865 | by Staff reporter
Massive 50% drop in 'O' Level candidates
THE number of candidates sitting for Ordinary Level examinations has plummeted by 50% in five years, prompting teachers unions to raise alarm.The number of candidates sitting for the Zimbabwe ...Published: 05 May 2022 at 19:07hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
4 radio station projects complete
GOVERNMENT has completed four radio station projects while it has embarked on other new projects that include the production of obituaries profiling contributions made by heroes and heroines interred ...Published: 05 May 2022 at 07:08hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
'PSC demands videos of teachers in class'
THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) yesterday claimed that the Public Service Commission (PSC) was forcing school heads to record videos of teachers who report for work.Sc...Published: 04 May 2022 at 07:02hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
Gutu South community rejects Zanu-PF since 2006
VILLAGERS in ward 27 of Gutu South have defied the common myth in Zimbabwe's politics which says Zanu-PF is dominant in rural areas by voting for an opposition councillor since the year 2006 despite b...Published: 03 May 2022 at 16:03hrs | 2080 | by Staff reporter
Who exactly are Zimbabweans waiting for to come and save them?
As the economic situation in Zimbabwe speedily deteriorates on a daily basis - maybe, to be more accurate, on a minute by minute basic, since some supermarkets chains are already warning their "valued...Published: 03 May 2022 at 14:54hrs | 5541 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe teachers down chalks
WORKERS yesterday accused government of making empty promises on improved wages and conditions of service for "too many years", as teachers declared "incapacitation" again.With schools opening...Published: 03 May 2022 at 06:53hrs | 4263 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares war
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared war on unlicensed private passenger transporters, a stance that many believe will worsen the country's transport crisis.Mnangagwa's May Day speech, wh...Published: 03 May 2022 at 06:51hrs | 7341 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: United Freedom Party Workers' Day statement
As the world marks Workers Day, also known as May Day, the United Freedom Party (UFP) mourns the position of the Zimbabwean worker saying strongly that there is nothing to celebrate given the conditio...Published: 02 May 2022 at 20:19hrs | 269 | by United Freedom Party
ZINASU to shut down all Colleges and Universities on 9 May
The Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) has issued a statement saying the organization will shutdown all colleges and universities on the 9th of May to protest the hiking of tuition fees. ...Published: 02 May 2022 at 17:33hrs | 6546 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwean Wits University PhD student commits suicide over expired permit
A Zimbabwean PhD Candidate at University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa Philip Chuma has reportedly committed suicide after failing to register for the 2022 academic year due to an expired permi...Published: 02 May 2022 at 13:08hrs | 11021 | by Mandla Ndlovu
School fees shocker
GOVERNMENT and private schools have hiked fees ahead of opening day tomorrow citing the weakening Zimbabwe dollar.While the bulk of schools were still assessing the situation, some private sch...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:05hrs | 2101 | by Staff reporter
No free education yet, says Mavima
PUBLIC Service minister Paul Mavima has admitted that the government does not have a budget for free primary school education yet, but was hopeful that funds will be made available next year.S...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:04hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe teachers deserve US$ or pound salaries'
A NEW political party, the Zimbabwe African National Congress (ZANC), has said teachers need to be compensated for their hard work and should be paid in either US dollars or British pounds.ZAN...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:59hrs | 173 | 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 | 80 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe political parties attend Workers Day commemorations
Zimbabwean workers yesterday joined the rest of the world in commemorating Workers' Day, with the Government calling for unity while expressing its commitment to improving the welfare of workers throu...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:53hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
A Zimbabwe-born academic extraordinary thirst for knowledge
With an impressive profile of world recognised academic qualifications obtained at home and abroad, United States-based Zimbabwean academic and technician, Busani Nkosiyabo Siphambili says acquiring e...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:22hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools back to five-day learning week
THE Government has announced that as schools open for the second term on Tuesday, all pupils are now supposed to attend classes every weekday, finally bringing normalcy to one of the sectors that had ...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:14hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Improve workers' welfare, Mnangagwa says
Employees' wages, salaries and welfare should be improved in line with the growing economy, while Government is doing all in its power to protect workers' rights and cushion them from challenges arisi...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:08hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
New app to aide e-education exhibited at ZITF
A Zimbabwean based Spring Hub Publishing Company (SHPC)is showcasing an application at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF)....Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 18:29hrs | 238 | by Stephen Jakes
Matabeleland communities feel the effects of climate change
Villagers in Bubi ward 19 are living in fear after a herd of elephants invaded their fields. The invasion which began a week ago h...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 06:27hrs | 390 | by Stephen Jakes
Wear black on Friday, says Masaraure
THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has urged Zimbabweans to wear black clothes on Friday to mourn the high cost of living that has pushed many into extreme poverty."We wi...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 09:03hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to intensify COVID-19 vaccination
VICE-President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said the country would intensify COVID-19 child vaccination programmes in preparation for schools opening next week.Chiwenga, who doubles as Healt...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 09:01hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans snub Zec voter registration programme
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has bemoaned low turnout during the ongoing mobile voter registration blitz which ends on Saturday as analysts called for the exercise to be extended."F...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:49hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Govt raises grain producer prices
GOVERNMENT yesterday announced new producer prices for maize and traditional grains citing rising costs of production, a development that will inevitably push up the cost of mealie-meal and other basi...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:48hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Teachers defy government...vow to continue with extra lessons
The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe has vowed to defy a government directive barribg them from conducting extra lessons. Through a Twitter post on Tuesday, PTUZ said, "Teachers will con...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 11:32hrs | 1492 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zacc goes after Zimra
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) yesterday said it was going after officials at the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, who it accuses of fuelling corruption at the borders.The anti-graf...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:27hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
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