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Phutheho: The decisive Matabeleland Initiative
The Phutheho Convention, a Matabeleland all-stakeholder gathering (Imbizo) which brings together the people of Matabeleland from all walks of life is arguably the best initiative Matabeleland has ever...Published: 19 hrs ago | 600 | by Nhlanhla Moses
'Teachers being forced to attend Zanu-PF rallies'
THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) yesterday claimed that its members were at the weekend forced to attend a Zanu-PF rally at Kagande in Mutoko and were ordered to register as v...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | 1316 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa embroiled in ugly wrangle over school
THOUSANDS of pupils at Southlea Park, a community primary school in Harare South, face a bleak future after a controversial decision by a dodgy consortium to turn the learning centre in the low-income...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:18hrs | 4315 | by Staff reporter
Former students move to lift Nkayi school
IN the winter of 2019, about 20 pupils from Sagonda Primary School in Matabeleland North's Nkayi district set out on a 53-kilometre walk aimed at raising funds to purchase building and educational mat...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:14hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Summit Care Trust commemorates mental health week with the rest of the world
Summit Care Trust (SCT) joins the rest of the world in commemorating Mental Health week from today (Monday 10 May) to Saturday, 16 May.The community based organisation, has lined up a calendar...Published: 09 May 2021 at 07:51hrs | 54 | by Marvel Mapininga
Teachers unions ban extra lessons
TEACHERS unions have urged their members to stop conducting extra lessons, saying it further marginalised pupils whose guardians cannot afford the fees being charged.The representatives said i...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | 1818 | by Staff reporter
Blame game will not save Zimbabwe education
THE drop in the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) 2020 Ordinary Level pass rate by 6,8% from the 2019 rate has raised a red flag on how our education system is gradually deteriorating, an ...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:38hrs | 212 | by Rural Teachers Union in Zimbabwe
MPs unite is ruckus call for better wages for teachers - yet none of MPs want free elections, that's a bridge too far
"Zanu-PF and MDC MPs showed rare unity on Tuesday as they combined to demand better salaries for public sector workers who have declared "incapacitation", reported Zimlive."Civil servants are ...Published: 06 May 2021 at 18:46hrs | 437 | by Nomusa Garikai
We are in far greater danger from the Zimbabwean regime than from COVID-19
I am sure most of those in my age group can still remember those weirdly strange questions we would ask each other whilst we were still primary school children - "Who would hurt you the most were they...Published: 06 May 2021 at 14:58hrs | 1630 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu-PF, MDC MPs unite over civil servants pay
Zanu-PF and MDC MPs showed rare unity on Tuesday as they combined to demand better salaries for public sector workers who have declared "incapacitation".Civil servants are currently working a ...Published: 06 May 2021 at 12:51hrs | 5865 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe should now embrace racial minorities
It is now forty one years since Zimbabwe secured its independence from the white minority oppressive regime. Forty one years is a life time and the only minorities left in Zimbabwe are true Zimbabwean...Published: 05 May 2021 at 18:25hrs | 628 | by Engineer Jacob kudzayi Mutisi
Response to November 2020 results
The drop in the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council, ZIMSEC, 2020 O level pass rate by 6.8% from the 2019 pass rate has raised a red flag on how our education system is gradually deteriorating, the a...Published: 05 May 2021 at 15:40hrs | 1132 | by RTUZ
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 | 398 | by Staff reporter
Halloo Econet, Telecel and NetOne
The Gokwe Mapfungautsi Constituency is facing poor Network connectivity challenges. The Constituency is along Chinyudze-Masoro-Ganyungu road under the Mapfungautsi Plateau. The network w...Published: 04 May 2021 at 07:05hrs | 627 | by Etiwel Mutero
'Incentives must be stopped to equalise students'
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has revealed that teachers said to be reporting for duty were charging up to US$10 per pupil per week for private lessons.This is despite a go...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:32hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter
No going back on docking salaries
THE GOVERNMENT will not backtrack on its decision to dock salaries of teachers absent from work without valid excuses as they are failing to consider the plight and future of schoolchildren. I...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:16hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Workers bemoan worsening poverty on Mnangagwa's watch
AHEAD of the 2021 Workers' Day commemorations, The NewsHawks (NH) caught up with the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions president, Peter Mutasa (PM), for an interview to mark the 2021 International Wor...Published: 03 May 2021 at 07:29hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Rights groups urge govt to 'take education seriously'
BULAWAYO-BASED human rights groups have urged government to resolve the ongoing industrial action by teachers.Their statements come at a time when learning at most Bulawayo schools was disrupt...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:19hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Cult family shuns hospitals
DEATH in a family is heart-numbing and if there is anything that can be done to prevent it the majority will choose to do that. However, this is not the case for an Apostolic sect family in Gwambe in ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:16hrs | 1915 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora could be digging his own grave
Douglas Mwonzora's support for controversial amendments to the constitution is a mistake that could destroy his political career because the changes to the supreme law are not popular among the electo...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:36hrs | 2500 | by Staff reporter
Ndumiso Gumede the man
THE setting is Highlanders Sports Club, popularly known as Clubhouse, a perfect venue for the interview with Ndumiso Gumede since it is one of the properties acquired by Bosso under his chairmanship i...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:17hrs | 741 | by Staff reporter
Teachers cash in on US$140 incentives
SOME schools in the Matabeleland region are reportedly demanding between US$1 to US$10 from learners per week as incentives for teachers to attend class, despite learners having paid fees in full....Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:15hrs | 714 | by Staff reporter
Pay workers in US dollar, says Chamisa
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said employers must pay their workers in United States dollars, saying they deserve a decent wage.In a message to commemorate Workers Day, Chamisa ...Published: 02 May 2021 at 08:58hrs | 756 | by Staff Reporter
Fresh salary increment for civil servants
GOVERNMENT will table a fresh salary increment offer for civil servants before the end of this month, making good on its promise to further review public sector earnings and follow up on last month's ...Published: 02 May 2021 at 08:06hrs | 1128 | by Staff Reporter
Killer Zivhu donates to Mnangagwa home school
Former Chivi South Member of Parliament (MP) and philanthropist Killer Zivhu has donated furniture worth more than US$10 000 to President Emerson Mnangagwa's home school Lundi Primary School under Chi...Published: 01 May 2021 at 20:24hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter
All doom and gloom for Zimbabwean workers
ZAPU message on the occasion of May Day commemoration.As the world observes another occasion of workers day, widely referred to as the May Day, the cond...Published: 01 May 2021 at 09:27hrs | 948 | by Iphithule Thembani Maphosa
'Willowgate' Shava refused to work over his US$100k arrears yet no qualms enforcing 'no work no pay' over slave wages
The 1980s Willowvale Motor Industries scandal in which the Zanu PF ruling elite used or rather abused their positions of power and authority to buy new vehicles at the low controlled prices, ostensibl...Published: 01 May 2021 at 09:18hrs | 1194 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
CSOs condemn constitutional amendments
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) have accused MPs of abandoning the interests of people who voted them into power by supporting constitutional changes aimed at consolidating power in the office of t...Published: 01 May 2021 at 08:42hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
3 Thornhill High pupils test positive for Covid
THREE pupils at Thornhill High School in Gweru have tested Covid-19 positive.The outbreak follows another one at Anderson High School early this year.The latest three cases are asympto...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 18:43hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
Teachers will not be cowed
TEACHERS yesterday accused government of trying to use intimidatory tactics to force them to go back to work, but vowed not be cowed into submission, claiming their concerns were legitimate.On...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 06:17hrs | 1022 | by Staff writer
TV lessons for primary pupils
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education in conjunction with UNICEF has rolled out the first phase of television lessons as part of the alternative learning platform for primary school pupils. ...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 06:16hrs | 195 | by Staff writer
Govt digs in on truant teachers
GOVERNMENT vowed yesterday that it would not back down on its no-work, no-pay principle for teachers that are absconding duty, saying it was finalising recording names of all truant educators....Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 06:17hrs | 1643 | by Staff reporter
Family basket shoots to $28 300/month
THE monthly cost of living for a family of five has shot to $28 362 from $26 560 in March, data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) indicated yesterday. Price increases have continu...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 06:15hrs | 1334 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU red flags teachers' victimisation
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has expressed concern over alleged harassment of teachers by community members, especially in rural areas.ZCTU president Peter Mutasa yesterday tol...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 06:14hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter
Ministry compiles absentee teachers' list
The list of teachers who skipped lessons last month has been sent by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to the Public Service Commission while the list of teachers missing from their clas...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 06:11hrs | 645 | by Staff reporter
Student teacher allowances raised to US$90 per month
Zimbabwe's government has raised student teacher allowances from US$1.50 per month to US$90 with effect from April after pressure from unions.Student teachers on attachment from colleges and u...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 19:57hrs | 1826 | by Staff reporter
Teachers bitter over govt's mishandling of COVID-19 cases
TEACHERS' unions yesterday accused government of failing to come up with tangible mechanisms to curb the spread of COVID-19 in schools.This follows warnings by health experts that there was bo...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:11hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Government enforces 'no work, no pay' policy
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema has directed school authorities to submit names of teachers who have not been reporting for duty since the reopening of schools last month as Gove...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:02hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Govt enforces 'no work, no pay' policy
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema has directed school authorities to submit names of teachers who have not been reporting for duty since the reopening of schools last month as Gove...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1239 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's govt caves in on salaries
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has bowed to pressure and agreed to consider another adjustment on civil servants' salaries after teachers threatened a full-blown strike last week as their e...Published: 26 Apr 2021 at 06:40hrs | 7943 | by Staff reporter
Health hazard as council cuts water supplies at schools
PUPILS and teachers at a number of government schools in Bulawayo have been left exposed to communicable diseases after the city council cut water supplies due to failure by the State to settle a $12 ...Published: 26 Apr 2021 at 06:37hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter
In Europe desperation of some male-Africans is horrendous and pathetic
Seek first the advice from Prophet Makandiwa, make a pilgrimage to Nigeria and seek audience with TB Joshua immediately; With prayers you will win the 2019 EU parliamentary elections; said the young N...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 17:24hrs | 3262 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa's govt exposes its true nature
GOVERNMENT exposes its true nature with each passing moment and not only do they make bold, dumb, illegal and reckless statements, but they do it with so much lack of thought and blind confidence....Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 08:04hrs | 900 | by Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe
Govt, teachers standoff deepens
TEACHERS have threatened to go on strike to force government to re-verse its no-work no-salary policy against its workers who are claiming incapacitation. Labour unions representing teachers s...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 07:15hrs | 1841 | by Staff reporter
The infamy of Mnangagwa's US$18m chopper toy
A parent's aptitude is determined by their priorities. As teachers and other civil servants table legitimate grievances regarding their grossly inadequate salaries and parlous living circumstances, Em...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 07:12hrs | 1997 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Activist claims $8 million for unlawful arrest
A HUMAN rights activist has filed an $8 million lawsuit against Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe over unlawful arrest which resulted in him going through a trial for an entire year.Simon ...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:40hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 implosion in Zimbabwe schools
HEALTH experts have warned of a COVID-19 implosion at boarding schools with unvaccinated pupils at a high risk of catching the deadly virus during the third wave of the pandemic. The warning c...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:36hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
Teachers to challenge no work, no pay policy
THE impasse between teachers and government over salaries has escalated, with the educators' representatives resolving to engage lawyers to challenge the no-work, n-pay policy threatened by government...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:33hrs | 710 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says, 'let's get the jab to return to normalcy'
ZIMBABWEANS should receive the Covid-19 vaccines as that is one of the best and safest measures to protect the nation from the deadly pandemic and enable return to normalcy, President Mnangagwa said a...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:19hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Way: Govt to challenge High Court ruling
GOVERNMENT has revealed plans to challenge last week's High Court ruling barring the Local Government ministry from renaming Bulawayo streets after President Emmerson Mnangagwa, among other heroes....Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1789 | by Staff reporter
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