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More schools needed in Gwanda
GWANDA District in Matabeleland South province has a dire shortage of schools and existing institutions are crowded. Schools countrywide have closed indefinitely due to a spike of Covid-19 cases. ...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 05:57hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland South Grade 7 exams pass rate drops
THE pass rate in the Grade Seven examinations in Matabeleland South dropped from 52 percent to 49,39 percent last year.The province has 512 primary schools and nine schools recorded 100 percen...Published: 31 Jan 2018 at 05:36hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Pupil's hunt, eat live lizards
Pupil's at the once prestigious government run St Christopher's Primary in Gwanda are reportedly eating live lizards.The pupil's are said to be hunting down the reptiles.The tren...Published: 08 Dec 2016 at 10:36hrs | | by Tsepo Makhurane
Madluphuthu expected in Gwanda this Saturday
SOUTH African comedian and actor, Madluphuthu - (real name Vuyo Mgudlwa) - is expected in Gwanda on Saturday for a family fun day.According to local media, the talented actor who made an a...Published: 23 Nov 2016 at 22:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teacher encourages pupils to eat lizards
An unnamed grade six teacher at St Christopher's Primary School in Gwanda is reportedly encouraging pupils to eat lizards allegedly because the world will soon run out of food and people will be force...Published: 23 Nov 2016 at 14:46hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Parents want Shona to be taught in a Gwanda school
Strayed Minutes of a grouping in Gwanda purporting to be meeting as Dynamos Football Club supporters have revealed that parents of Shona speaking children at St Christopher's Primary School in Gwanda ...Published: 21 Jun 2016 at 09:42hrs | 3 | by Ndou Paul
Man adds zeros to $5 note
A 32-YEAR-OLD man will spend three months in jail for adding a zero to a $5 note to make it $50.Godness Owen Godha, of no fixed abode was arrested as he tried to buy a pint of beer using the f...Published: 07 Feb 2015 at 07:03hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Matabeleland South 2014 Grade 7 Schools ranking - list
FIFTEEN primary schools in Matabeleland South province recorded zero percent pass rate in the 2014 Grade Seven public examinations up from 13 the previous year.According to a Zimbabwe Schools ...Published: 02 Feb 2015 at 13:15hrs | 9 | by Thandeka Moyo
Matabeleland schools record awful results
MATABELELAND provinces schools once again failed to impress in last year's Advanced Level examinations, with no school making it into the top 10, while only six made it to the top 100.Accordin...Published: 27 Jan 2015 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Baboons (and rank touts) a menace in Gwanda
Residents of Gwanda have raised a concern about the influx of baboons in the greater parts of the town particularly the CBD area.Complaints sent to Bulawayo24 News by residents claim that ...Published: 08 Jan 2015 at 15:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shamed Gwanda schools record 0% pass rate
GWANDA district primary schools recorded a slight increase in the Grade 7 pass rate last year with 21,5% of the children passing against last year's 18%.Six schools recorded a 0% pass rate. Jo...Published: 22 Jan 2014 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man bashed for calling Tsvangirai an 'uneducated' politician
A MEMBER of Professor Welshman Ncube led MDC was assaulted by a man he thought was a fellow party member for referring to MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai as an uneducated politician. Ralph ...Published: 05 Jul 2013 at 04:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
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