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Students stand in for striking nurses
STUDENT nurses at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals have been commandeered to replace nurses who went on strike last week demanding COVID-19 risk allowances and personal protective equipment."Ou...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:52hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
PSL blasts Zifa appeals committee
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) is on a collision course with Zifa after it blasted the football mother body' s appeals committee for alleged bias in handling the Herentals FC match-fixing case....Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 16:36hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Government-led lockdown not enough for Zimbabwe’s fight against Coronavirus
It took a while for the Zimbabwean government to meaningfully respond to the Covid19 pandemic, better late than never.Now that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has decreed that there shall be a 21...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 10:36hrs | 800 | by Edzai Zvobwo
Of life in the COVID-19 era
A little over a week ago England wicketkeeper Jos Butler nearly broke the internet when a video of the 29-year-old and wife Louise doing pilates, surfaced.The Englishman was in full Test gear ...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:24hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Eddie Chivero sucked into match-fixing scandal?
HERENTALS FC have reason to smile after the Premier Soccer League (PSL) disciplinary committee acquitted them of match-fixing allegations levelled by Bulawayo Chiefs. The scandal had sucked in...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:39hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
Mutevedzi appointed chief magistrate
Mr Munamato Mutevedzi has been appointed the substantive chief magistrate by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). The post had been vacant since the resignation of Mr Mishrod Guvamombe in De...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:34hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube not in self-isolation
INFORMATION Ministry Permanent Secretary, Nick Mangwana has dismissed as false, reports circulating on social media that Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has gone into self-isolation following his contro...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:47hrs | 5924 | by Staff reporter
Herentals expelled again
HERENTALS have described their latest expulsion from the Premier Soccer League as a weird act which they claim exposes a hidden agenda to destroy their club. Yesterday, the Students were slapp...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:47hrs | 1280 | by Staff reporter
What is educational technology and how it helps in student learning
Ever since the emergence of educational technology, it has brought developments in teaching and learning methods. According to the study of ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 18:07hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
A' Level pupil gives birth in hostel
A Form Six pupil at Gokomere High School gave birth to a bouncing baby girl in her hostel yesterday. She allegedly went into labour at around 2am and gave birth a few minutes later in the host...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:32hrs | 1252 | by Staff reporter
Makamba contact web exceptionally complex
The web of people who came in contact with broadcaster and socialite Zororo Makamba, who succumbed to coronavirus yesterday, is difficult to trace after it emerged that he mingled with dozens of peopl...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:31hrs | 1072 | by Staff reporter
Covid 19: Mnangagwa shoots self in the foot
If anything, the exponential spread of Covid 19 across the globe has exposed world leaders and g...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 09:48hrs | 10877 | by Josiah Mucharowana
Concern over delay in construction at JM Nkomo Polytechnic
GOVERNMENT has expressed concern over the delay in completing projects at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Polytechnic College in Gwanda, despite the release of 6.5 million dollars by the treasury for the com...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 06:14hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Herentals win appeal, keep Premiership slot
PREMIERSHIP side Herentals have successfully overturned the decision by the PSL disciplinary committee to find them guilty in a match-fixing saga, which has been dragging on since last year. O...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 05:45hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
Recruitment freeze grounds Mpilo
MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo is lobbying Government to scrap the staff recruitment freeze in the health sector as hospitals are hamstrung due to staff shortages leading to poor service delivery ...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 20:39hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Govt extends exam fees deadline
Government has extended the deadline for the payment of examination fees for Ordinary Level up to the end of this month for June exams, while for November, April 9 is the last day. Primary and...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 20:37hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Govt extends exam fees deadline
Government has extended the deadline for the payment of examination fees for Ordinary Level up to the end of this month for June exams, while for November, April 9 is the last day. Primary and...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 20:37hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Time to provide online education in these times of COVID-19
The world is facing an incredibly challenging time with the global outbreak of COVID-19 referred to as the coronavirus, grappling with growing concerns over health, our communities, and the econ...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 09:28hrs | 290 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Coronavirus - Mnangagwa shuts down schools and varsities
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has shut down all schools and tertiary institutions in the country to try and combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus....Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 16:00hrs | 6092 | by Moyo Roy
New York family opens home to student from Zimbabwe
Amid all the coronavirus concerns, a friendship grows stronger.Once Hamilton College told students not to return to the campus in Clinton, New York, about 45 minutes east of Syracuse, Billy Ge...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 07:00hrs | 6927 | by Staff reporter
MDC councillors cheat their way into enrolling for degree programmes
Two MDC councillors Kudzai Kadzombe and Denford Ngadziore have lost their places with the Catholic University of Zimbabwe (CUZ), following revelations that they had cheated their way into enrolling fo...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:32hrs | 2343 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa breaks own COVID-19 decree
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday broke his own decree banning all public gatherings in excess of 100 people by addressing a rally attended by thousands of supporters in Nyanga, less than 24 hour...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:23hrs | 985 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe being run like a tuckshop
ON behalf of my fellow students, we want to let the leadership know that we are angry that the country is being run like a tuckshop and as college students we are having to suffer the effects of such ...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 06:47hrs | 935 | by Concerned
Programming assignment help for Australian students
Studying technical disciplines, including programming, isn't for everyone. It requires peculiar mental abilities, efforts, and time. And, as all we know, there's never enough time. Students are the ca...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 23:03hrs | 560 | by Staff Writer
Molested, caressed and disembowelled by the 5th Brigade!
It all went wrong at the birthing of Zimbabwe, or just before. It is exactly what happens when a cow encounters dystocia during parturition. The calf refuses to come out properly by arrogantly facing ...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 09:19hrs | 2020 | by Nhlanhla Moses
70% of Lupane State University lecturers, students relocate
SEVENTY percent of Lupane State University (LSU) lecturers and students have relocated from Bulawayo to the institution of higher learning's campus in Lupane, Matabeleland North province. ...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 06:31hrs | 1237 | by Staff reporter
Objection letter to illegal land seizure by Harare City Council
Dear City Council of Harare,I was a former Prince Edward Schoolboy and I was a Member of the Old Hararians Association which I shall refer to as Old Hararians Sports Club (OH) . It has been ...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 06:58hrs | 272 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Treacherous Harare-Beitbridge highway
A HAULAGE truck hobnobs, huffs and puffs, swerves and suddenly drops its speed to an uncharacteristic crawl. Several other vehicles behind it screech to near halt and one-by-one, they weave past dotte...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 20:42hrs | 3292 | by Staff reporter
Objection Letter to illegal land seizure
Dear The City Council of Harare, Copy to: His Excellence the President of Zimbabwe Hon ED Mnangagwa, ZACC, Local Government, Warren Park Constituency MP, All...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 09:12hrs | 645 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Overhaul for Grade 7 exams
GRADE Seven pupils will from next year be examined in six final subjects as part of an education curriculum review being implemented by Government to mould a generation equipped with modern societal s...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 08:57hrs | 987 | by Staff reporter
Zacc stalks 'forex' landlords
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), working with the police has advised tenants to anonymously use their offices and police stations to report landlords who are demanding rentals in foreig...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 08:53hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
81 people under Covid-19 watch in Bulawayo
EIGHTY-ONE people who arrived in Bulawayo through the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport recently have been placed under surveillance for Covid-19, a Cabinet Minister has said.Health a...Published: 14 Mar 2020 at 08:09hrs | 8048 | by Staff Reporter
RBZ to review withdrawal limit
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) could soon review the cash withdrawal limit pegged at $300 per week for individuals, for the convenience of depositors, legislators heard on Wednesday. Finan...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 05:55hrs | 5443 | by Staff reporter
Varsity, college students pay new fees, says Murwira
Students have started paying new tuition fees at universities and polytechnics and there has been no interruption to learning, Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Develop...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 05:53hrs | 1346 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec hikes exam fees again
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has once again increased examination fees for Grade 7, ‘O' and ‘A' Levels, with the government offering to release $150 million towards subsidisin...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 11:58hrs | 5525 | by Staff reporter
Five tips on how to find credible sources for your essay
When writing an essay, one should rely on credible sources to make the paper sound persuasive and be compelling. Plus, you should stick to the proper structure given by the professor. However, a pleth...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 06:54hrs | 806 | by Staff writer
Zimbabwe has highest Cambridge International exam entries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Zimbabwe is delivering the highest number of Cambridge International exam entries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the 10th most entries each year globally, reflecting the growth and positive impact of Cambr...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 05:50hrs | 2566 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi exhumations process starts
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has said it has started laying the groundwork for the process that will culminate in Gukurahundi exhumations, with President Mnangagwa expected ...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 05:21hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Ministry ponders review of 5 'O' Level pass benchmark
THERE is currently a debate in government circles on whether or not to stick with five ordinary level subject passes as the benchmark which makes a student eligible for Advanced Level and tertiary edu...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 20:11hrs | 1702 | by Staff reporter
Liquid Telecom to provide free Wi-Fi to students, health workers
Leading communications services and solutions provider Liquid Telecom has come to the aid of tertiary students and health workers in the country by providing selected institutions and hospitals with f...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 20:10hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
7 pregnant girls forced to drop out of school
SEVEN under-age girls dropped out from Selukwe Chrome Secondary School in Shurugwi last year after falling pregnant with some of them being forced into early marriages.This was revealed last w...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 12:12hrs | 1961 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena pays examination fees for 995 pupils
GOKWE-NEMBUDZIYA legislator Honourable Justice Mayor Wadyajena (Zanu-PF) has paid examinations fees for 995 pupils sitting for this year's end of year Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) exa...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 07:26hrs | 1321 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda warns youths
ZANU-PF political commissar and deputy Defence Minister Victor Matemadanda has warned youths risked being tormented by avenging spirits if they offered themselves as tools of violence by power-hungry ...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 08:58hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabwean crisis is insoluble!
For a 15 million population, a resource base that reproduces every mineral available in South Africa, the best educated population in Africa, Zimbabwe's problems should be easy to solve.In thi...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 08:37hrs | 466 | by Ken Mufuka
'CIO' fraudster changes plea
A SERIAL fraudster in Bulawayo who masqueraded as a top Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer and a close security aide to President Mnangagwa before duping Ingwebu Breweries of fuel and mon...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 06:45hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
ZIMSEC Please Be Honest On Results Inflation
Dear The recent article on examination grade results inflation by Prof A. Mutambara and the criticism that followed shows how shallow minded we are. It is a fact that examination results do no...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 17:22hrs | 1360 | by Munya Shumba
The season of political psychosis is upon us
We are in trouble comrades. Very big trouble. The political stage has been invaded by people of questionable morals. People with highly deranged minds are now grand actors in the Zimbabwean political ...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 10:41hrs | 687 | by Innocent Mujeri
Mnanaggwa bans civil servants
President Mnangagwa has banned civil servants from foreign trips and urged other Zimbabweans to restrict their travelling, especially outside Africa, as part of measures to minimise the risk of being ...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 05:45hrs | 932 | by Staff reporter
MSU seeks to set up medical school in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO is set to have a second medical school after the Midlands State University (MSU) applied for land to set up its Faculty of Medicine in the city. The Medical and Dental Practitioners C...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 05:42hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
'Bogus' CIO to reappear in court
A troublesome Bulawayo man who allegedly masqueraded as a top Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's close aide will reappear in court Wednesday.The...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 17:16hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
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