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University of Zimbabwe lifts suspension on student activists

The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has lifted the suspension of six student activists who were expelled in July for staging a campus protest in solidarity with striking lecturers.The students - Narshon Kohlo, Blessing Mtisi, Nodesha Maingeham…

Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 18:56hrs | | by Staff reporter

Students union in fresh row over suspensions at UZ

The Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) is once again at odds with university authorities, demanding the reinstatement of members suspended from state universities. The union has accused Midlands State University (MSU), Great Zimbabw…

Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 09:04hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter

Zinasu condemns 'illegal and undemocratic' expulsions of students

The Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) has condemned what it describes as an orchestrated assault on student activism, following a spate of suspensions and expulsions at major state universities. In a statement issued by its preside…

Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 12:07hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare unveils online recruitment for students

The City of Harare has officially launched a new online application and recruitment platform for students seeking industrial attachment opportunities, marking a significant shift away from the traditional paper-based submission process.Mr …

Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

6 UZ students arrested for protesting over lecturers' strike

Six University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students were arrested on Monday afternoon after staging a flash protest demanding urgent action to resolve a protracted lecturers' strike that has crippled academic activity at the institution.The lecturers…

Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:01hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter

SA university rejects claims by 'lecturer' who favoured Zimbabwean students

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has distanced itself from Joel Sangweni, who claimed to be a lecturer at the institution after a post on social media that he intentionally fails South African students while ensuring Zimbabwean students…

Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:40hrs | 898 | by Staff reporter

Matopo university to enrol first students in August

The University of Matopo is poised to enrol its inaugural cohort of students in August, operating from three campuses in Matabeleland South. The institution will focus on dryland studies, climate change, and ecological challenges while als…

Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:42hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter

Students refuse that shona is the first language in Zimbabwe

A tense confrontation unfolded at Phakamani High School in Plumtree, Matabeleland South, on Friday when learners challenged their teacher after she allegedly misrepresented the status of languages during a Heritage Studies lesson. The comm…

Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 16:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa caps 1,708 at Lupane State University

President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday awarded degrees to 1,708 students at Lupane State University (LSU)'s 15th graduation ceremony, celebrating the institution's first cohort of students under the Second Republic's Heritage-Based Educati…

Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe students excel at African Leadership University

Recently in Kigali, Rwanda, President Paul Kagame celebrated the graduation of 431 students from 30 African countries at the African Leadership University (ALU), including sixteen students from Zimbabwe. Kagame praised the graduates as a n…

Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 17:38hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter

15 students expelled for indiscipline

Tranquility has been restored at Gokomere High School, a Catholic institution in Masvingo, following disturbances by Form 4 students. This led school authorities to instruct parents to retrieve all Ordinary Level boys from the school. It's…

Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 06:03hrs | 562 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe students abroad to get more support

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ambassador Frederick Shava, emphasized the vital role that Zimbabwean students pursuing higher education abroad play in the country's economic development. He expressed the government's …

Published: 22 Sep 2023 at 06:22hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Teacher dies, 62 learners injured in road accident

A teacher died while 62 children and six other teachers from Karoi Junior School were injured when their school bus was involved in a road accident on Tuesday night in Mutare.The accident occurred at a road near Eden Lodge at around 8pm af…

Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 06:43hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Nust reverts to 2022 fee structure

THE National University of Science and Technology Nust has reverted to fees that were adopted in September 2022 following a student protest on 27 February.The fees that had risen to US$720 depending with the faculty per semester last week …

Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 15:46hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter

Students from JA Zimbabwe Win 2023 De La Vega Global Entrepreneurship Award

ACCRA, Ghana - The De La Vega Global Entrepreneurship Award recognizes outstanding young entrepreneurs within the JA (JA-Africa.org) network. The winning team from each regional JA Company Program competition (known as Company of the Year,…

Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by APO

Time ripe for Zimbabweans to restore its breadbasket status

I STRONGLY feel that the time is ripe to for us Zimbabweans to restore the country's breadbasket status and shun dependency completely.We have to develop the new farming skills to improve our yields and move with the times. Let's turn our …

Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Terrence Mwedzi

New UZ fee structure facilitates exclusion of marginalised, vulnerable students

THE recent tuition fees hike by the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) scintillates education inequality, elitism and lack of robust and inclusive consultative forums.The fees hikes make higher and tertiary education a privilege of the minority, …

Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Zimcodd

16 UZ students arrested for staging fees protest

SIXTEEN University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students were arrested Monday for participating in a protest that erupted at the Mt Pleasant campus to press for a cut in tuition fees.The group is expected to appear at the Harare Magistrates Court Wedn…

Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter

Govt should act urgently on tertiary students accommodation

TERTIARY institutions should make sure they recruit students they can accommodate in their hostels so that everyone is equally and decently accommodated.Government should enter into partnerships with the private sector, notably banks and c…

Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:55hrs | | by Poor student

Blanket suspension of teachers moronic

GOVERNMENT'S treatment of its workers, specifically teachers, is proof of moronic leadership that has failed to appreciate how its own destructive policies have impacted the ordinary person.Teachers have boycotted classes since schools ope…

Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | 2 | by Evelyn Ndlovu

MSU bars unvaccinated students from campus

Midlands State University (MSU) has notified students reporting to campus for face-to-face lectures to have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to provide proof of vaccination as a condition for entry into campus.In a notice to stud…

Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:44hrs | 13 | by Chamunorwa Matanhike

How tech in the classroom continues to change student learning

Tech in the classroom continues to change the way students consume and learn information. From using virtual reality glasses to learn geography to playing online games to learn languages, tech in the classroom has revolutionized student le…

Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 09:22hrs | 35 | by Staff writer

Some useful websites for students and educational resources

When you are a student, there is a constant need for information. Students are people who study every day. There is a lot of homework to do. And the assignments aren't always easy. It is especially true when you are a math student. You may…

Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 21:18hrs | | by Staff writer

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 Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) Matabeleland South …

Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 08:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Matter of fact

ON December 12, 2020, in a story titled We don't spoonfeed graduates: Govt, we erroneously attributed comments made by Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement deputy minister Vangelis Peter Haritatos to Lands, Agriculture, Water a…

Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:26hrs | | by Editor

Things no longer looking good at NUST

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERNSubject: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYGreetings to you Sir/MadamThings are no longer looking good at NUST. 2020 first year students have increasingly shown their concern about poor service delivery at …

Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 14:18hrs | 5 | by Tapfuma Muganiwa

No uniforms for pregnant schoolgirls

GOVERNMENT has decreed that pregnant schoolgirls be allowed to attend class in their maternity attire as formal school wear might not be compatible with their changed body stature.Women Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni confirmed the new d…

Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 08:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Anti-drug laws for students abroad

For many students, going to study abroad will be the first time of being far away from home. While this can be very exciting news, moving to a new city and a new country can be a nerve-wracking experience.To cope with this new-found freedo…

Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:50hrs | | by Cleto Mhuru

Zimbabwean students fall prey to scammers

What began as a dream to hone their skills and knowledge in international capitals of the world such as Beijing has turned out to be a living nightmare for many Zimbabwean students.Duped out of their hard-earned fortune by scholarship scam…

Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 09:35hrs | 13 | by Fatima Bulla

Cambridge O'Level 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' Level English. The most important of t…

Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 07:31hrs | 2298 | by The Language Coach

Students will never support Mnangagwa

Students are totally against ED and Zicosu's statement that more than three-quarters of the country's tertiary students are behind Mnangagwa. As far as we are concerned, this statement is an insult to the students who are being tormented e…

Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 16:13hrs | 3 | by Fanuel Chinowaita

Student prostitution: Cancer in colleges, schools

Government and parents invest heavily in education. Often times education receives the lion's share of government's annual budget. It is not surprising. Education manufactures the nation's human capital and is the cardinal driver of nation…

Published: 25 May 2018 at 06:51hrs | | by Professor Charles-PFukwa

Cry my beloved Mashoko High School, cry!!!!

Please allow me to represent the general parent body to present critical issues that have technically brought Mashoko High School in Bikita District of Masvingo Province to its knees. Once a force to reckon with, the school is now a far cr…

Published: 08 Mar 2018 at 13:45hrs | | by Ndiniwo Chibaba che Bikita

What I learnt from my 7 weakest students

Some time ago I worked at a certain school where a minimum of 80% pass rate was an obligatory achievement for every educator. Failure to attain this minimum standard in each term that passed, was a step closer to your exit! The pressure wa…

Published: 11 Aug 2017 at 19:28hrs | 2 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi

Nust students in health crisis

STUDENTS at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) are being turned away from health institutions as a company managing their medical aid facility is not remitting funds to service providers.Heritage Health Fund is allege…

Published: 07 Aug 2017 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

6 students pregnant: Ministry probes Founders High

THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has dispatched an investigating team to Founders High School in Bulawayo following a report that six boarders at the school have fallen pregnant.A source said someone from the school wrote an…

Published: 19 Jul 2017 at 06:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mawarire hijacked, trivialised students' cause

\"STUDENT activism is a highly conflict-filled terrain with very passionate individuals and groups involved'' said one scholar, (Moyo: 2013) in his journal article as he looked at the relationship between politics and student activism.In m…

Published: 29 Jun 2017 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Blessing Vava

Even students are fatigued by MDC-T's empty rhetoric

If anyone ever doubted the waning fortunes of the opposition MDC-T, the recent University of Zimbabwe Student Representative Council elections have put to rest those doubts following the trouncing of opposition-aligned candidates.The Unive…

Published: 16 May 2017 at 06:37hrs | | by Lonias Rozvi Majoni

Students at Bindura university denied transport

Students at Bindura university are going through the worst experience in this rainy season as they have to endure long walks in muddy roads. The lucky ones are those who are fortunate enough to get a place to stay in the school residence a…

Published: 04 Mar 2017 at 17:56hrs | | by Concerned Student

College closes down after forcing students to eat sadza with Eggs

09:22, 17 Jan - â€ª+263 7* *** ****â€¬: Please hide my contact. Mazowe Veterinary College; an institution that falls under Ministry of Agriculture was abruptly closed on Friday 16 Jan 2015 , only a week into our new semester because there …

Published: 18 Jan 2015 at 06:53hrs | | by Student

Summer Grants for African students, Call for nominations

My name is Stella Hope, Director of Admissions at the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance (HEA). HEA is a platform for young African social, business, and political entrepreneurs educated in leading colleges and universities in Asia, Europe, Nor…

Published: 19 Jan 2012 at 05:25hrs | | by Stella Hope

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