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Zimbabwe lifts ban on holiday lessons
The Zimbabwean government has lifted the ban on holiday classes for examination classes, while maintaining the ban for other pupils to ensure they rest during holidays. Holiday lessons for examination...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 06:34hrs | 487 | by Staff reporter
David Coltart gets backing in drive to clean city
BULAWAYO residents have embraced clean-up campaigns with the latest being dubbed Big Spring Cleaning spearheaded by council that seeks to restore the city's status as one of the cleanest.Mayor...Published: 29 Oct 2023 at 12:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Force to fine-tune training of staff in defence of Zimbabwe airspace
The Air Force of Zimbabwe will continue training its personnel to meet the requirements of contemporary threats, building competent and determined forces ready to serve and protect the country, its pe...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zec analogous to a midwife
The alleged alignment of Zec to the ruling party has been inferred from the way Zec has carried itself in terms of its oversight function in ensuring free, fair, credible and transparent elections....Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:40hrs | 2 | by Dumisani Simango and Kudakwashe Nyoni
Madinda wants to produce a typical Bosso player
EXCITING times for Highlanders FC are coming. This was the bold declaration by club legend Madinda Ndlovu during an interview with Sunday News last week.The former Zimbabwe international and c...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC demand credible, auditable voters roll
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has demanded an accessible, auditable, and credible voters roll ahead of Zimbabwe's 2023 Harmonized elections.The announcement by the Zimbabwe Electoral...Published: 24 May 2023 at 18:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers cry for Indaba with Mnangagwa
THE mantra ‘‘leaving no place and no one behind'' as touted by the incumbent Second Republic Government in its national development policies must surely inspire all of us Zimbabweans to march into...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools revert to five-day week
All schools from today revert to the normal five-day learning week as there is no longer need to rotate attendance at schools short of classrooms to handle decongestion rules to minimise Covid-19 infe...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Families urged to discipline children
A multi-sectoral approach is needed in effectively dealing with gang-related violence in schools, amid calls for families and communities to play a leading role in instilling discipline in children....Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 05:29hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools go digital
At least 35 percent of the schools in Zimbabwe have been connected to the Learning Passport as the Government and its partners continue to adapt learning to the new digital innovations that ensure no ...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimsec clarifies guidelines for learners from South Africa
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has laid down the technicalities that will be considered for absorbing learners coming from outside the country into the country's education system....Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 13:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Undocumented Zimbabwean children struggle to find schools in SA
It is 10:00, and 9-year-old Michael is begging at a set of traffic lights in Johannesburg. Most children his age are back at school after the holidays. But Michael is undocumented.He has not b...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa claims his party has corrected past mistakes
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa claims his party has corrected past mistakes to ensure a clean sweep in this year's elections, but Zanu-PF says the opposition leader is day d...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zifa weeds out unqualified coaches?
ZIFA is adamant that there will be no sacred cows as they fully implement standardisation of coaches, with the association's acting president Gift Banda saying unqualified gaffers will not be allowed ...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over directive forcing Grade 7s to continue reporting to school after exams
PARENTS and teachers are livid over the Ministry of Secondary and Primary Education's directive compelling Grade Seven pupils to continue coming to school after completing writing their final examinat...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe govt education policies inconsistent'
TEACHERS have castigated government for policy inconsistency after it cancelled its ban on holiday lessons.Yesterday, most schools were enrolling pupils for two-week vacation lessons. In a cir...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers get greenlight to conduct extra lessons
THE government has given teachers the green to conduct extra lessons.The government banned extra lessons last year and at one time reportedly unleashed the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission ...Published: 23 Aug 2022 at 19:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans turn to traditional medicine
INTEREST in practising as herbalists is growing in the country, with the numbers of people enrolling at the Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers' Association (ZINATHA) training school ris...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe gets more women in its ranks
THE Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) is committed to empowering women in line with the country's efforts to uphold gender equity and equality within the workplace, AFZ Commander Air Marshal Elson Moyo has ...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:56hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Fears expressed over Zimbabwe Extension Permit cancellation
Zimbabwean expatriates are scrambling to apply for a visa to continue living in South Africa after their Zimbabwe Extension Permits (ZEP) expired in December.If they are unsuccessful, in some ...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 09:02hrs | 18 | 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 | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimsec standoff leaves students, varsities in limbo
A STANDOFF between markers and the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) has resulted in the examination board failing to release the 2021 Ordinary and Advanced Level results in time.I...Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Teachers clueless on new curriculum 5 years on'
TEACHERS are still reportedly failing to interpret the syllabi of the competence-based curriculum five years after it was introduced, a review by the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has ...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Online application platform for 2022 Form 1 boarding places
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has opened an online application platform for 2022 Form 1 boarding places.Schools are set to close this Friday and open for the first term next ...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:03hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Ministries besiege Mthuli Ncube over inadequate budget
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube is under attack from almost all line ministries over the inadequate budget allocations for 2022, with the latest assault coming from the ministry of Primary and Secondary...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:06hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
School heads get salary boost
HEADMASTERS will get a salary boost that will see some pocketing 25 percent more in addition to their salary depending on the number of pupils at the school, an official has said.Speaking on t...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:11hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Parly grills new Education minister
NEWLY-APPOINTED Primary and Secondary Education minister Evelyn Ndlovu yesterday received a baptism of fire in Parliament when MPs grilled her over the Continuous Assessment Learning Activity (Cala) p...Published: 21 Oct 2021 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers' unions welcome new minister
TEACHERS' unions have expressed hope that the appointment of a new Primary and Secondary Education minister will change the education sector for the better.On Wednesday, President Emmerson Mna...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Female pilot feted at State House
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa on Monday hosted a dinner at State House in honour of history making female officer graduate Air Lieutenant Gamuchirai Maria Mbigi who for the first time in the history o...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
No going back on CALA, govt tells teachers
GOVERNMENT has vowed to continue with the Continuous Assessment Learning Activity (CALA) in schools despite reservations by other stakeholders, describing critics of the programme as "non-progressive"...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 21:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Public examinations timetable released
PUBLIC examinations will start at the end of November for Grade Seven candidates, while Ordinary and Advanced Level pupils will start writing in mid-December overlapping into 2022. Government has prev...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Defer continuous assessment learning activities: Stakeholders
STAKEHOLDERS in the education sector have castigated the Primary and Secondary Education ministry's insistence on the controversial Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (CALAs) for 2021 examinati...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Education stakeholders blast Continuous Assessment Leaning Activities
Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education's decision to go ahead with Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (CALA) for 2021 examination classes has been castigated by education stakeholders....Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 13:46hrs | 12 | by Chamunorwa Matanhike
Disciplinary action for absconding teachers
GOVERNMENT has said teachers who have not reported for duty will face disciplinary action following revelations that by Friday last week, slightly over 32 percent of teachers were not at work. ...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
'No changes to Zimsec November exam schedule'
Government has said it does not envisage any changes to the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) public examinations schedule, but would continue monitoring the situation in schools in light ...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
'No to public examinations this year'
TEACHERS' unions have called on the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) to defer its June and November 2021 public examinations following the COVID-19-induced disruption of the school calend...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers pen O-Level IsiNdebele textbooks
TWO teachers have co-written two IsiNdebele text books for ordinary level pupils in line with the competency-based curriculum. Titled Asifunde IsiNdebele book 3 and 4, the books are designed to prepar...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Defer schools opening'
TEACHERS' unions have called on the government to defer schools opening to August or until the COVID-19 infections have subsided, saying going ahead with schools opening anytime soon would be "suicida...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers up in arms over assessment programme
TEACHERS have rejected government proposal to implement the continuous assessment learning areas (Cala) programme which they say has the potential to disturb pupils who are struggling to catch up afte...Published: 24 May 2021 at 06:52hrs | 11 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt to blame for 6,8% pass rate drop
TEACHERS unions yesterday blamed government for the 6,8% drop in the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) 2020 O-Level pass rate.The unions attributed poor budgetary allocations to th...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ministry requires 40 000 more teachers
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education requires at least 40 000 more teachers to address the critical manpower deficit in the education sector with science subjects and early childhood develo...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Monarchy: The cornerstone of African existence
PRINCE Phillip is no longer in our midst. Some dark cloud seems to envelope Britain. May his soul rest in peace. A couple of weeks back, Southern Africa seemed to stand still under a similar dark clou...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Zii Masiye
Compressed syllabus introduced in schools
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has introduced a Catch-up strategy for primary and secondary school pupils that will see learners who were affected by prolonged non-academic activity b...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Schools reopen under strict health regulations
Examination classes went smoothly back to school yesterday with teachers and pupils following the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. The three examination classes, Grade 7, Form 4 and...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers threaten showdown
GOVERNMENT'S plans to reopen schools in two weeks might hit a snag after teachers' unions yesterday declared that their members would not report for duty until their salaries and working conditions ar...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:34hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Teacher launches Ndebele book
A TEACHER at Senzangakhona Primary School in Bulawayo, Benson Jiyane has penned his debut book, titled IMpehlalwazi Yolimi lwesiNdebele which is a collection of short stories and poems themed around t...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 05:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Funds missing at Mzingwane High
MZINGWANE High School in Esigodini is in the eye of a storm after foreign currency incentives mobilised by parents for teachers late last year failed to reach the intended beneficiaries with parents t...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rare skin disease hits Zimbabwe
SYMPTOMS upon first exposure to sunlight: Freckling on sun-exposed areas. Dry skin. Pimples resembling blisters develop into spider web-like vessels and eventually dark brown tumours.If your c...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 18:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
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