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Chamisa's HONA will solve nothing
The ban of opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's so called Hope of the Nation Address (HONA) by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is justified as it was meant to disrupt smooth opening of first term schools...Published: 5 hrs ago | 1004 | by Christopher Makaza
Zanu-PF ideological indoctrination for teachers
Zanu-PF is currently compiling a list of graduate teachers who will undergo the Herbert Chitepo Ideological School training before deployment, a move that is meant to instil patriotism as well as avoi...Published: 9 hrs ago | 77 | by Staff reporter
$90 million for student loans
GOVERNMENT has availed $90 million for students' loans as it moves to ensure that higher education is accessible to all including the poor. This comes after Higher and Tertiary Education...Published: 9 hrs ago | 73 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli can only afford allowances
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday poured cold water on civil servants' demand for United States dollar-benchmarked salary adjustments, saying the broke Zanu-PF government will, instead, continue...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:48hrs | 3592 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt working on new designs for schools
THE MINISTRY of Primary and Secondary Education says it is working on new designs for school buildings and infrastructure that can withstand extreme weather conditions.Floods and hailstorms ar...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 909 | by Staff reporter
MDC, unions plan to defy state threats over demos
DARK clouds are hanging over Zimbabwe once again following the threat by the MDC and labour unions to hold rolling anti-government protests around the country despite the State's stern warning against...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:21hrs | 912 | by Staff reporter
Making a big fuss over a jest is just pathetic
The hullabaloo over a mere jest that President Emmerson Mnangagwa made during a clean-up campaign in Kuwadzana High density suburb, Harare, just goes to show how low the opposition lot has stooped....Published: 14 Jan 2020 at 10:03hrs | 2026 | by Tafara Shumba
English made easy by the Language Coach
Cambridge English checkmate Its back to school for all our happy learners who will be writing their Cambridge O' Level English in 2020! The Cambridge O'...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 08:13hrs | 432 | by Language Coach
Schools, parents must meet halfway
Schools open in a few days' time and almost all Zimbabwean parents, to their immense credit and often with great financial sacrifice, have made the required arrangements to send their children to clas...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 08:04hrs | 814 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimsec clerk in court for leaked exam paper
A CLERK with the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) appeared in court on allegations of smuggling a copy of the October-November Economics Paper 3 from the printing press and selling it....Published: 11 Jan 2020 at 19:02hrs | 2969 | by Staff Reporter
'Teachers need new skills to counter Zanu PF enslavement' - name just one profession with 0% unemployment
Once upon a time, 40 years ago but it might as well be 400 years ago for we have regressed so quickly we are now back in the dark ages, Zimbabwe used to produce enough food to not only feed all her pe...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 07:55hrs | 1054 | by Wilbert Mukori
Teachers need to be economically empowered so as to fearlessly stand up against government enslavement
A few days ago I was talking to my neighbour - who is a teacher - on the collective job action proposed by the two main teachers' unions in the country - who have called upon their members not to turn...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 12:12hrs | 1278 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zim parents turn to South African schools
Unlike the 1970s when children came from South Africa, Zambia and Malawi for better education, more and more Zimbabwean parents now look across the Limpopo for schools which seem to promise a brighter...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 12:26hrs | 3145 | by Mpongo Simwambi
Nhaka Foundation begins charity at home in Zimbabwe
In this interview, Patrick Makokoro, the Founder and Chief Eexecutive Officer of Nhaka Foundation, discusses the organisation's efforts at supporting education and health care in rural regions in Zimb...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 07:21hrs | 497 | by Kester Kenn Klomegah
Mnangagwa is a comedian not President - Zhou
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe President Takavafira Zhou has described President Emmerson Mnangagwa as a meree comedian following his provoking jokey utterances when he was addressing Ku...Published: 07 Jan 2020 at 12:26hrs | 16377 | by Stephen Jakes
My Uncle needs help
My name is Etiwel Mutero the son of Elijah Hunjani and Edinah Shavi. Though I have much to write on my father's side I would like to dedicate this article to my mother's family the Shavi Family....Published: 05 Jan 2020 at 10:50hrs | 3734 | by Etiwel Mutero
Children learning in animal shelter
CHILDREN in resettlement areas are still learning under deplorable conditions, including tobacco barns and animal shelters, Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema confirmed to Parliamen...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 09:06hrs | 1095 | by Staff Reporter
Cynicism or Speaking Truth to Power? The Ideas of Diogenes
In his History of Western Philosophy, Bertrand Russell, scholarly and grandiosely narrated the famous story of Alexander the Great's encounter with Diogenes. Alexander was no doubt a powerful figure i...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 08:37hrs | 329 | by Nadir A. Nasidi
Journalists suffer as Mnangagwa regime tightens grip
Fanuel Mapfumo has been unable to lift heavy objects since a Zimbabwe police officer fractured his left arm as he was covering a story last August.The 28-year-old journalist was filming a bann...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 11:49hrs | 3192 | by AFP
Teen girl inspired by mother into philanthropy
AFTER hearing harrowing stories of a fragmented upbringing of her mother, dotted with untold suffering and endurance, a Bulawayo teenager has been motivated to venture into philanthropic work in a bid...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 08:36hrs | 1696 | by Staff Reporter
Govt employs 5 000 teachers
THE Civil Service Commission has given the nod to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to employ 5 000 teachers to ease pressure in the country's schools while further proposing that teache...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 08:18hrs | 2309 | by Staff Reporter
Cont Mhlanga gives Amakhosi reins to former students
AS Amakhosi Cultural Centre moves to its next phase of renovations, arts doyen Cont Mhlanga will get a chance to sit back and see two of his protégés, Pedzisai Sithole and Owen Maseko, put the final...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 08:09hrs | 1711 | by Staff Reporter
'No unity to celebrate'
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa said there was no unity in the country because President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has failed to unite the people and accused it of persecuting those wit...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:48hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
Heavily armed security state agents raid Paul Siwela's home again
MLO President Cde Paul Siwela's home was this morning stormed by Zimbabwe security agents again. 8 man dressed in navy blue work-suits, armed with AK47ns and driving a white Toyota Sienna with...Published: 17 Dec 2019 at 13:21hrs | 10568 | by Israel Dube
Cyrene pupils arrested for selling dagga and 'roofie' pills at school
While other pupils raise money through selling snacks and sweets to supplement their school allowances, some Cyrene Mission boys have allegedly crossed the thin line that separates law abiding citizen...Published: 14 Dec 2019 at 08:18hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
Liquid Telecom rolls out free Wi-Fi
Liquid Telecom has successfully rolled out free Wi-Fi across 48 higher and tertiary learning institutions in Zimbabwe as part of its long-term initiatives to equip citizens across Africa with Digital ...Published: 14 Dec 2019 at 08:06hrs | 830 | by Staff reporter
Dr Mazibisa dies
VETERAN educationist and religious leader, Dr Robson Mazibisa Dube has died following a short illness.He was 75.Mazibisa was laid to rest at Solusi Cemetery, within the church's Solusi...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 17:46hrs | 4873 | by Staff reporter
Mberengwa East MP torches storm
MBERENGWA East legislator Marko Raidza (Zanu-PF) reportedly teamed up with party activists and disrupted a prize-giving ceremony at a local primary school on December 4, where businessman Comings Hove...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 08:04hrs | 1525 | by Staff reporter
The culture of reading is dying a little each day
The standard of both spoken and written English in most rural high schools is very disappointing if not atrocious. Remember its the business language in Zimbabwe. Its not that English teachers are not...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 14:20hrs | 221 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
'MRP not a tribal outfit'
THE Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has insisted that it is not a tribal outfit following accusations that the Matabeleland based opposition party is not only pushing a tribal agenda but cultivating tr...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 12:10hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe has reached deepest depth of a crisis'
Zimbabwe has reached the deepest depth of a crisis, which is a culmination of unresolved political and economic problems, Briggs Bomba, the convenor of the Zimbabwe Citizens Manifesto has said....Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 12:10hrs | 1960 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF in Mat South targets civil servants
ZANU-PF Matabeleland South province has resolved to push the government to adopt a policy of vetting civil servants to establish their political affiliation to allegedly guard against sabotage....Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 12:09hrs | 1436 | by Staff reporter
Coltart defiant against vicious Varakashi
Douglas Coltart is probably one of the most trolled Zimbabwean on Twitter with pro-government ghost accounts spewing out vitriol against him on a daily basis.Even senior civil servants such as...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 12:08hrs | 866 | by Staff reporter
Potraz boss warns against abuse
Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) director-general Gift Machengete yesterday issued a stern warning against abuse of mobile phones.He said while they were...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:55hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
School in shock $60 000 fees per term
PARENTS with children going to boarding schools and private schools in and around Bulawayo are likely to have a bleak Christmas as they will be agonising over school fees for next year, with some scho...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:46hrs | 1064 | by Staff reporter
Fees hike sparks exodus to government schools
Schools might have closed last week, but parents and guardians are already agonising over the fate of their children next year, and it is now widely believed there will be an exodus from private...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:28hrs | 422 | by Staff Reporter
Security forces fingered in Youth Games scam
SECURITY forces could have helped themselves to huge sums of money meant for the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Under-20 Youth Games that were hosted in Bulawayo in December 2014, a fore...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 12:18hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
Rains damage 35 Matebeleland South schools
INFRASTRUCTURE in 35 schools in Matebeleland South Province has been damaged by rains. Presenting a report during a Matebeleland South Provincial Drought Relief Committee meeting on Wednesday,...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 12:13hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
Impact of shona teacher deployment to Matebeleland schools, 0% pass rate
At the beginning of 2019, the government has apologised after teachers who cannot speak Ndebele were recruited to take infant classes in Bulawayo....Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 08:28hrs | 4374 | by Staff reporter
'CIO' denied bail
THE High Court has dismissed an application for bail pending trial by a serial Bulawayo fraudster who allegedly masqueraded as a top Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer and President Mnang...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:08hrs | 1117 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF in denial
The dire situation in Zimbabwe has been getting of a lot of attention in the British media – particularly since the visit to Zimbabwe by a UN representative who warned that Zimbabweans were on the v...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 21:56hrs | 711 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Lawyers deny criminal nuisance charges
NINE human rights defenders (HRDs) on Monday pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal nuisance as their trial commenced at Harare Magistrates Court.The nine HRDs who include human rights lawy...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 09:36hrs | 739 | by Stephen Jakes
Canaan Ncube: Farewell to a gallant liberator (1939-2019)
Zimbabwe has lost yet another illustrious fighter for the country's independence and freedom. This is Canaan Ncube, born in Nkayi District of Matebeleland North in Zimbabwe on 19 October 1939 in Dolah...Published: 02 Dec 2019 at 12:17hrs | 1651 | by Dr. Strike Mkandla
A-level pupils 'gang rape' Form 3 pupil
TWO Chaplin High School pupils in Gweru who were doing Advanced Level allegedly raped a Form Three girl from the same school in a school office after hoodwinking her that she had been summoned by the ...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:24hrs | 2907 | by Staff reporter
Ignorance of law costs lives on Zimbabwe's roads
In 2015, government passed Statutory Instrument (SI) 129 of 2015 ordering the installation of speed governors or tracking systems in all public passengers carrying vehicles in a move meant to curb the...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:14hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's riches to be made public
Former President Robert Mugabe's wealth will be revealed in a few days, putting to rest much speculation and conjecture.This week the Master of the High Court is expected to give the full list...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 05:57hrs | 2199 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo regrets
Part 2 of the Newsday interview with self-exiled former Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo. ND: It has been two years since you left Zimbabwe, are you at liberty to tell us what life has ...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 15:29hrs | 10416 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo describes Chiwenga's return as bizarre
Vice-President Costantino Chiwenga returned home last week from China where he was receiving treatment. He arrived aboard a Chinese plane and the Chinese deputy ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zhao Baogang, l...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 11:48hrs | 4901 | by Staff reporter
Two schoolboys 'rape' pupil in classroom
TWO pupils at Chaplin High School in Gweru have been arrested for allegedly raping a girl after luring her to an empty classroom at the school. The boys (18 and 19), who are doing A-level, all...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:47hrs | 805 | by Staff reporter
Chaplin High School boys nabbed for rape
Police in Gweru, Midlands province have arrested two A'level students at Chaplin High School on allegations of raping a form three student from the same school. Police sources in the province ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 20:26hrs | 3377 | by Staff Reporter
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