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Govt salary talks collapse
GOVERNMENT salary talks broke down last week, with teachers saying they will boycott classes when schools reopen for examination classes next week as a result.The Apex Council, an umbrella bod...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:38hrs | 4755 | by Staff reporter
Global trade unions rally behind ZCTU
THE International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has set aside tomorrow, September 23, for global mass protests in solidarity with the poorly-paid Zimbabwean workers.In a statement, Zimbabwe...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:30hrs | 826 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers turn to 'chikorokoza'
IMPOVERISHED Zimbabwean teachers have resorted to "chikorokoza" as they try to make ends meet, a body representing them has claimed.Zimbabwe Teachers Association Bulawayo chair, Wilson Mangena...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 17:22hrs | 1884 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers vote with their feet
HUNDREDS of teachers are leaving the country or preparing to do so to escape worsening economic problems amid deteriorating working conditions, a new report says.Over the past couple of weeks,...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:56hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
Teachers declare incapacitation ahead of schools reopening
THE opening of schools for examination classes after a hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has been dealt a blow after teachers declared incapacitation.Government announced Grade Seven, Ord...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:24hrs | 2245 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's CIOs still pursuing activists linked to #31JulyProtests
SOME of the people linked to the foiled July 31 mass demonstrations claimed yesterday that they were still being trailed by suspected State security agents despite being recently cleared by the police...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 17:47hrs | 1457 | by Staff reporter
SA cries for Zimbabweans teachers
The DA in Limpopo is calling on Education MEC Polly Boshielo to intervene and approach the home affairs department to help Zimbabwean teachers return to SA.According to the party, an education...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 17:46hrs | 4252 | by Staff reporter
Activists claim Mnangagwa's ferret squad stalking them
Some of the people linked to the foiled July 31 mass demonstrations have claimed they are being trailed by suspected State security agents despite being recently cleared by the police. However...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 07:19hrs | 1083 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe coming apart at the seams
In Zimbabwe, pregnant women are left alone in hospitals to give birth, taps have run dry in major urban centers, infrastructure has all but collapsed and more than half the population needs food aid....Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 07:18hrs | 1194 | by Staff reporter
Private schools reopen
PRIVATE schools reopened yesterday for the Cambridge examination classes with the generality of them adhering to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education's mandatory Standard Operating Procedur...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:14hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe students switch to social media for lessons
Reacting to the coronavirus spread March 30, the Zimbabwean government closed the entire country, shutting down schools indefinitely. But, for many like 13-year-old Adrean Machingura, a grade seven pr...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:13hrs | 361 | by Anadolu Agency
$600m availed for schools reopening
A TOTAL of $600 million has been set aside by the Government for disbursement to needy schools to improve sanitation and enable them to reopen safely without risking a spike in Covid-19 infections. ...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:09hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Teachers escalate row with govt
THE row between the government and teachers over the reopening of schools for face-to-face teaching for examination classes is escalating. The teachers have now accused Primary and Secondary E...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 20:05hrs | 2945 | by Staff reporter
Woza engages Parly over schools opening
WOMEN of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza) will tomorrow engage the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education, stakeholders and parents to gauge the country's readiness for the re-openi...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 06:37hrs | 980 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Old and ugly University of Zimbabwe bus breaks the internet
A photo of an old and ugly University of Zimbabwe bus has gone viral on the internet after it was posted online by Progressive teachers Union of Zimbabwe Secretary General Raymond Majongwe. Ma...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 10:39hrs | 7444 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa says 'use courts not ZBC to prosecute #MDCTrio'
MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa has raised grave concern over how the state was handling the alleged abduction of three female activists from his party.The activists now stand accused of...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 07:47hrs | 1642 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools appeal for PPE donations
THE Primary and Secondary Education ministry has appealed to the corporate sector to assist in the provision of COVID-19 equipment as schools open for examination classes later this month.Spea...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 07:46hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Govt adopts quarterly salary reviews
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday said government had now resolved to review civil servants' salaries after every three months to hedge against runaway inflation rate.Ncube announced the...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:32hrs | 5041 | by Staff reporter
Don't demand 2nd term fees, schools ordered
SCHOOLCHILDREN are not going to be charged second term school fees as there was no learning during the COVID-19-induced lockdown period, Primary and Secondary Education deputy minister Edgar Moyo said...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 06:52hrs | 2012 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants forex payment extended
GOVERNMENT has pledged to extend the foreign currency non-taxable Covid-19 allowance for civil servants and pensioners to December as it maintains its position of providing a living wage for its emplo...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 06:50hrs | 2656 | by Staff reporter
Zupco fuel allocation increased to 750 000 litres
Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development Minister, Professor Amon Murwira, said Government will increase fuel allocations to Zupco from 500 000 litres to 750 000 l...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 06:48hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 measures relaxed
Returning residents tested within 48 hours before their return have since last Friday been allowed to self-quarantine at home if that test was negative rather than stay in a quarantine centre while th...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 06:27hrs | 1851 | by Staff reporter
Schools demand US dollar fees
SCHOOL headmasters are proposing charging fees in United Sates dollars or the equivalent at the interbank exchange rate, saying the local currency's volatility duringthe COVID-19-induced school cl...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:38hrs | 3022 | by Staff reporter
New normal in schools
TEACHERS and learners should brace for a new normal ahead of schools reopening and forget customs such as hugs, handshakes and sharing of desks as they used to. Break and lunch time will be st...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1323 | by Staff reporter
US and its Allies barking up the wrong tree
ZIMBABWE is under attack from the West through the use of proxies in the form of the MDC Alliance, Lawyers for Human Rights, cheque book journalists, Civic Society Organisations (CSOs), Non-Government...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 08:50hrs | 425 | by Khumbulani Vodloza Sibanda
Exclusive Zupco buses for teachers, pupils
PUBLIC transporter, Zupco is working with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to provide exclusive buses that will be used by teachers and pupils when schools open next week.Last w...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 08:49hrs | 1505 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new COVID-19 infections level off, recoveries rise
AUTHORITIES are considering lifting the current coronavirus curfew as the country records increasingly fewer infections and more recoveries from the lethal disease, the Daily News reports.Howe...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 18:26hrs | 1787 | by Staff reporter
Schools declare readiness to resume classes
ADEQUATE measures informed by World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines have been put in place to ensure schools and colleges reopen safely in the proposed phases without risking a spike in Covid-19 ...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 06:06hrs | 1086 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean whizkid (14) enrols at Malawi medical school
TAIDA Mapara, a 14-year-old student from a Harare-based private college, Hilbright Science College, has enrolled for medical studies at the Malawi Medical School after scoring 15 points in the June 20...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 06:18hrs | 2934 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to provide PPE to all learners
GOVERNMENT will provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to all learners when schools reopen, with Treasury releasing $350 million to prepare learning institutions for safe reopening. Cabin...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 06:11hrs | 1339 | by Staff reporter
Elderly couple murdered in beautiful village home
A PROMINENT elderly couple from Mangwe District in Matabeleland South was gruesomely murdered by suspected robbers who raided their homestead on Tuesday night before burning their bodies in the house ...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 06:11hrs | 2389 | by Staff reporter
Govt plans phased reopening of borders, schools
GOVERNMENT has agreed on a phased reopening of the country's borders and schools in the next few months.Addressing the Press during a post-cabinet briefing, Information minister Monica Mutsvan...Published: 02 Sep 2020 at 06:39hrs | 5584 | by Staff reporter
'It's dangerous to open schools now'
TEACHERS yesterday told Parliament that they would only resume their duties during the COVID-19 period after government has met their demands for better working conditions and guaranteed their safety....Published: 02 Sep 2020 at 06:38hrs | 1768 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools to reopen on September 28
Schools reopen on September 28 for Zimsec examination classes with the exams starting on December 1, Cabinet decided yesterday. Cambridge examination classes can start a fortnight earlier, on ...Published: 02 Sep 2020 at 06:30hrs | 1259 | by Staff reporter
'Don't open our schools'
AS THE government prepares to open schools partially - on the back of falling coronavirus infections in the country - teachers say authorities are ill-prepared for the safe relaunch of learning, the D...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 07:49hrs | 4592 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to resolve crisis or nation sinks
The usual band of political analysts has said that President Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF should lead efforts to address the country's decades long political crisis if the Government is to have any chance of...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 07:49hrs | 2618 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa threatens public service employees
The civil service must be seen as a career destination of choice by those who want to make a difference in the life of their country, and not merely as a comfortable 9-to-5 desk job or a place to earn...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 12:02hrs | 2468 | by Staff reporter
'No salary review, no schools opening'
TEACHERS yesterday said they would not report back to work if government reopened schools before reviewing their salaries.Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Matema will this week an...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 06:41hrs | 3126 | by Staff reporter
Teachers to join protests
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has started mobilising its members across the country to participate in tomorrow's protests organised by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 11:11hrs | 2986 | by Staff reporter
November exams in February - teachers
TEACHERS' unions have called on the Government to defer the opening of schools and writing of the November Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) final examinations to 2021 noting that learners...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 08:32hrs | 1148 | by Staff reporter
Exams likely to spill into January
GOVERNMENT will this week announce the date when schools will reopen following an assessment done by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education on their preparedness to reopen under new condition...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 08:25hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
Car rental company hired out abduction vehicle
One of the vehicles used by state security agents in the abduction of Tawanda Muchehiwa, the nephew of ZimLive editor Mduduzi Mathuthu, was hired from a Harare car rental company, ZimLive revealed....Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 19:43hrs | 3586 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and the cult of mediocrity in Zimbabwe politics
ZIMBABWE has finally arrived at its Idi Amin moment in history.This is a moment where the vulgar, obscene and grotesque performances of leaders get tragically normalised. It is a true "gods mu...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 07:23hrs | 1197 | by Dinizulu Macaphulana
Zimbabwe govt urged to fully dollarise
GOVERNMENT should just fully dollarise the economy as the current dual pricing system is not benefiting the country's majority who get their salaries in local currency, a local economic development an...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 07:15hrs | 4226 | by Staff reporter
Businesses warned for flouting forex auction rate
GOVERNMENT has condemned the practice by some businesses to charge people paying in local currency using rates that are above the foreign currency auction rate. Most shops are not adhering to ...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 07:07hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's protest leaders call for dialogue
IN A significant change of tactic - amid the ongoing crackdown on dissenting voices in the country by authorities - two prominent personalities linked to the foiled July 31 mass protests are calling f...Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 18:09hrs | 2731 | by Staff reporter
Gov't urged to postpone Zimsec exams to next year
THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has urged the government to postpone the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council's November examinations to May next year saying learners in remo...Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 09:24hrs | 3892 | by Staff reporter
Why Tendai Biti must worry about a negotiated settlement
Zimbabweans have developed certain acumen in the field of politics and economics simply by living through our times.It is undeniable that our nation is in need of fresh thinking in order to mo...Published: 24 Aug 2020 at 10:15hrs | 6619 | by Wezhira Sam
Chamisa blasts Mnangagwa
MDC ALLIANCE leader Nelson Chamisa has slammed President Emmerson Mnangagwa over divisive leadership and labelling political opponents as terrorists who must be flashed out.This follows recent...Published: 24 Aug 2020 at 07:30hrs | 5778 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF, MDC internal contradictions hinder Zimbabwe crisis resolution'
SOUTH Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) says its government should be frank and straightforward about what is happening in Zimbabwe before a solution to the country's problems is found....Published: 22 Aug 2020 at 19:59hrs | 975 | by Staff reporter
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