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John Tallach reigns supreme at high schools quiz
JOHN Tallach High school from Matabeleland North province, came out tops in the inaugural Capital Markets high schools quiz competition held in Harare yesterday.The quiz show was organised by ...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Not blind to justice
"YOU will definitely lose cases because you will not be able to see the demeanour of witnesses."Mr Mehluli Ndlovu, a legal practitioner (44) from Njube suburb, in Bulawayo remembers how these ...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 00:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mazibuko reflects on mental health fight
POPULAR Bulawayo-based modelling guru and Strides Modelling Agency founder, Sipho Mazibuko has revealed that pressure around her once popular Miss Rural Zimbabwe helped trigger the bipolar disorder th...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 05:53hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo businessman dies of Covid-19
PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman, Mr Ashton "Ashy's" Mpofu has succumbed to Covid-19 related complications.He died early yesterday morning at Mater Dei hospital, his family confirmed. Mr Mpofu w...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Vaccines administered in Zimbabwe effective against Delta variant'
ALL the Covid-19 vaccines being administered in Zimbabwe under the mass inoculation programme are effective against the highly virulent Delta variant, experts have concluded.In Zimbabwe, the D...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 hits schools again
THE coronavirus pandemic has hit schools again, following 46 confirmed new cases involving learners, educators and non-teaching staff in Harare and Mberengwa. The cases at Prince Edward High S...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
John Tallach's successful battle against Covid-19
PARENTS and teachers feared for the worst and learners were in panic mode after 170 Covid-19 cases were recorded at John Tallach High School in Ntabazinuna, Matabeleland North, late last year. ...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
All in place for teachers' inoculation
The GOVERNMENT has undertaken to vaccinate all teachers who are prepared to receive Covid-19 immunisation jabs immediately after schools reopen next week as authorities ramp up efforts to create a saf...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
No date yet for schools opening
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said there is no date yet for the opening of schools, while the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) says there will be no public exam res...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 05:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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 Teache...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec exams resume
GOVERNMENT will continue to assess the safety of school children from Covid-19,before announcing the dates for reopening of schools as Advanced and Ordinary Level examination classes resume on Tuesday...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders police to 'invoke corona lockdown laws'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered police to tighten lockdown restrictions during the festive season, as authorities strive to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country.At the same time...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mpilo records four-day alarming Covid-19 cases
MPILO Central Hospital has recorded an alarming 74 Covid-19 cases over the past four days which left a nine-month-old baby and 14 staff members infected. The infected staff members work at Mpi...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors sound alarm over coronavirus 'secrecy' at schools
The true spread of the coronavirus in schools is shrouded in secrecy as the government is sensitive to having its decision to re-open schools questioned, human rights doctors have said.The Zim...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo schools demand money for PPE from parents
SOME primary and high schools in Bulawayo are forcing parents and guardians of students to fork out payments for masks and sanitizers, a move the government has declared illegal.In September, ...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 14:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Covid-19: Confusion grips Zimbabwe schools
Several schools across the country have already closed on their own, well ahead of the December 18 official closing day, as confusion reigns over the government's response to a resurgence in Covid-19 ...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Phased opening for schools in January
SCHOOLS will open in two phases for the 2021 first term, with the first classes resuming lessons first week of January after Government declared that recent sporadic outbreaks of Covid-19 in schools h...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 second wave hits Zimbabwe hard
THE much-feared coronavirus second wave is increasingly becoming a reality in the country - with the lethal disease claiming the lives of 10 people over the weekend, amid an alarming drop in disciplin...Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 20:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government releases 2021 schools calendar
SCHOOLS will once again open in a phased approach next year with only those in Form Four this year returning on 4 January to finish writing their remaining papers.Other pupils will only return...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Schools to remain open
About 30 public schools have recorded cases of Covid-19 since reopening in September, a development which does not warrant the early closure of learning institutions, Government has said.Zimba...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
20 000 new teachers to start work
Another 15 000 to 20 000 qualified but unemployed teachers are being recruited by the Primary and Secondary Education Ministry in line with a directive from President Mnangagwa, with 5 300 already in ...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Schools to stay open despite COVID-19 ravages
GOVERNMENT will not shutdown schools in the face of rising numbers of students that have caught the coronavirus in recent weeks, forcing several schools to close.Information minister Monica Mu...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:20hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Gweru school records 20 Covid-19 cases
THERE seems to be no end in sight to the increasing cases of Covid-19 at local learning institutions after Anderson High School in Gweru recorded 20 new positive cases.Ever since schools reope...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 15:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fears of deadly second wave of COVID-19 mount
ZIMBABWE risks a more deadly second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak after the festive season with an expected increase in the number of people visiting from neighbouring countries, health experts have w...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:49hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
600 000 to sit for exams amid Covid-19
THE Government has assured the nation that this year's public examinations will proceed this week with more than 600 000 candidates expected to sit for the exams despite the spiking Covid-19 cases in ...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reprieve for Covid-19+ students
PUBLIC examination candidates who test positive for Covid-19 will be allowed to sit for their exams under special health protocols, that include sitting in isolated exam rooms with strict monitoring b...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt rejects schools closure proposal
THE government has remained steadfast that schools and higher learning institutions will remain open despite the increasing cases of Covid-19 among students.Since last week, Zimbabwe has been ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti's sensational take on state of the Zimbabwe economy
MDC-ALLIANCE vice president Tendai Biti painted a bleak picture of the state of the economy this week in what he called the "State of the Economy Address". Many in Zimbabwe and abroad would find his t...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Parliament calls for suspension of exams
Rising Covid 19 cases in schools across the country has resulted in parliament recommending that it defers end of year examinations. Since last week Zimbabwe has been reporting a high number o...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Shut down schools,' MPs tell govt
PARLIAMENT has recommended that the government immediately shuts down schools, blaming the rising COVID-19 cases on its failure to adequately prepare for the reopening of learning institutions after 5...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government reviews boarding hostels capacities
Government is reviewing the maximum carrying capacity of all boarding school hostels after 184 pupils at John Tallach School in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North, tested positive of the COVID-19 while ...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to tighten COVID-19 lockdown measures
GOVERNMENT yesterday announced that it would enforce tighter COVID-19 lockdown measures and a curfew after COVID-19 cases soared to 9 308 on Monday.In a post-Cabinet media briefing, Tourism an...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
We are not enemies of the State, says Majongwe
DIVISIONS rocked teachers unions recently over salary negotiations with government following a workers' strike which lasted for about two months. Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) ...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 04:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
3 more Covid-19 deaths
THREE Covid-19 deaths and 48 new infections were recorded in Zimbabwe in the past 24 hours with reports that the national recovery rate is now at 85.9 percent.Two of the deaths were reported i...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 17:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Defiant teachers receive threats
TEACHERS yesterday claimed that were being threatened a Zanu-PF-sponsored group led by Martin Mazivisa.Mazivisa fronts a shadowy parents union called Zimbabwe Parents Union (ZPU), which has be...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 05:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
More schools, colleges hit by Covid-19
COVID-19 is ripping through educational institutions in the country with latest statistics showing that more than 150 learners and teachers at schools and colleges have tested positive.Sunday ...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt ups stakes in Covid-19 fight
GOVERNMENT will today roll out a nationwide community-based Covid-19 testing study, expected to pinpoint coronavirus hotspots, in order to inform the deployment of tailor-made response strategies for ...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Panic strikes Zimbabwe schools
PANIC has gripped the country's education sector as schools and other learning institutions battle to deal with the lethal coronavirus, amid fears of a second wave of the pandemic, the Daily News repo...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
John Tallach Sch death rumours untrue
GOVERNMENT has dispelled rumours that one student from John Tallach, a mission school in Matabeleland North, 40km outside Bulawayo, had died of COVID-19.Matabeleland North acting provincial me...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 09:49hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Govt defers Ekusileni Hospital opening
GOVERNMENT has once again deferred the reopening of Ekusileni Medical Centre, with Bulawayo Metropolitan Affairs minister Judith Ncube admitting yesterday that the November 30 deadline for reopening o...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 cases at Matabeleland North school rise to 122
The number of students and teachers at John Tallach Secondary School who are infected with Covid-19 has risen to 122, officials said.Testing is still ongoing and the figure could rise, primary...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:18hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs demand schools closure
PARLIAMENTARIANS yesterday accused government of rashly reopening schools when it was ill-prepared to deal with COVID-19 outbreaks at institutions of learning after a number of students tested positiv...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 menace grips Matabeleland
Covid-19 is making a comeback in Matabeleland region, a disturbing development given that the country had in the past few months witnessed a decline in new cases prompting Government to relax lockdown...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
John Tallach School closes as 100 students test positive to Covid-19
John Tallach Secondary School in Matabeleland North has been closed after 100 pupils and an undisclosed number of teachers tested positive to Covid-19, with the school now a quarantine centre with all...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
John Tallach school Covid-19 cases reach 100
THE number of pupils who have so far tested Covid-19 positive at John Tallach Secondary School in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North province has risen to 100.Acting Matabeleland North Provincia...Published: 17 Nov 2020 at 14:24hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo slides back into lockdown
BULAWAYO will go back to either complete lockdown or suburb specific lockdown as officials try to quickly combat the continued increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the city, Sunday News reporte...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
High Court blocks teacher deportation
THE High Court has temporarily blocked the deportation of a Canadian expatriate teacher at John Tallach High School in Ntabazinduna pending the resolution of issues to do with the refusal by immigrati...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 10:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
School sues Minister Cain Mathema over deportation
John Tallach High School has taken Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Cain Mathema to court challenging the looming deportation of its Canadian expatriate teacher following the refusal by imm...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Boarding schools increase fees to $1 000 per term
A NUMBER of boarding schools have tabled proposals to increase school fees and related levies to above $1 000 next term, creating fresh headaches for parents, some already struggling to pay amounts fo...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:40hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Government approves boarding fees hike
THE Government has approved an increase in boarding school fees following proposals by school authorities as a result of an increase in the prices of basic commodities. In some schools boardin...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 22:35hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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