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Mnangagwa's govt happy with mismatch in deployment of ECD teachers
The article below was published by the government controlled Chronicle 2 years ago but Shona supremacists are today firing Ministers for implementing the same policy....Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 09:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's teacher-to-learner ratio straining education system
THE country is grappling with significant educational challenges, demanding immediate attention and action.With over five million learners in both primary and secondary schools across the coun...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:45hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe claims to have excess teachers
GOVERNMENT has defended its decision to export teachers to Rwanda saying there was an excess of educators in the country although teachers' unions claimed there was a shortfall of 90 000 educators at ...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 07:17hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Fourth Red Friday with Unemployed Teachers
Today Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) marched in solidarity with the Unemployed teachers in Harare and delivered a petition to the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Hon ...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 20:25hrs | | by ARTUZ
Science Catastrophe looming in rural schools
All learners are now supposed to sit for a Combined Science Practical examination, thus according to the dictates of the new curriculum. The move is plausible as practical science investigation gives ...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 16:52hrs | | by ARTUZ
Mnangagwa slow in tackling education issues
The Progressive Teacher's Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has slammed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration for failing to address sticking issues affecting the education sector.PTUZ secretar...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Early Childhood Development teacher crisis hits Mat North
SCHOOL heads in Matabeleland North Province are facing a crisis as the province requires 3 000 Early Childhood Development teachers, but only 250 have been deployed in the province, a senior education...Published: 29 Jul 2017 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt committed to a successful new curriculum
Government is highly committed to the success of the new education curriculum which was rolled out in January after a successful pilot project last year. The Government has recently secu...Published: 21 Jun 2017 at 12:05hrs | | by Tendai Guta
Teacher Pupil ratio, cause for concern.
Teacher pupil ratio in most primary and secondary schools in Zimbabwe currently stood at 1:50 and in some extreme cases one teacher to 80 learners, a scenario which definitely compromises quality of t...Published: 04 Mar 2017 at 17:47hrs | 1 | by Tendai Guta
Govt shelves plans to recruit 7 000 new teachers
THE Government has temporarily shelved plans to recruit more than 7 000 new teachers because of lack of funds.Last year, the Government froze recruitment of civil servants as part of a staff r...Published: 29 Jan 2017 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe pupils to learn Mandarin, Swahili
Pupils will soon start learning foreign languages including Mandarin, Portuguese and Swahili from Form One in line with the new curriculum.According to the new curriculum, the development ...Published: 18 Jan 2017 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Give rural teachers hardship allowance,' says ZIMTA
The 2017 academic year for primary and secondary education kicks off this Tuesday with Zimbabwe Teachers Association calling on the government to ensure that rural teachers get hardship allowances...Published: 09 Jan 2017 at 18:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
PTUZ President, Dr Takavafira Zhou's 2016 World Teachers' Day, 5 November 2016 Speech
THEME: VALUING TEACHERS, IMPROVING THEIR STATUS1. Background of World Teachers' DayWorld Teachers Day was created by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizatio...Published: 06 Nov 2016 at 11:23hrs | 4 | by Stephan Jakes
'No pay cut for teachers,' says Minister
REPORTS that teachers whose schools post poor results could forfeit as much as three months' pay annually are a "cruel hoax", a Cabinet Minister said yesterday.Two newspapers claimed this week...Published: 28 Jan 2016 at 05:41hrs | | by Pamela Shumba
Teachers fear increasing teacher-pupil ratio
Teachers have expressed concern that the current upheavals in the labour market stand to threaten the already unfavourable teacher to pupil ratio which might disadvantage learners if it is not urg...Published: 13 Aug 2015 at 17:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
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