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Disband colonial education replicas; Mnangagwa warns SADC
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders and representatives of member states' respective educational institutions to disband curriculum infras...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 17:34hrs | 1075 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Pioneering progress amid resource constraints in African radiology and oncology
Experts are concerned about resource limits and insufficient radiology skills and services in Africa, particularly for cancer detection and treatment. As the continent grapples with the rising burden ...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 07:41hrs | 141 | by Agencies
'5G technology won't offer quick fix to Zimbabwe's digital divide'
US technology expert and founder of artificial intelligence company Omelas, Evanna Hu A UNITED STATES technology expert and founder of artificial intelligence company Omelas, Evanna Hu, h...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Global technology guru dates Zimbabwe
RENOWNED technologist and founder of artificial intelligence company, Omelas, Evanna Hu will visit Zimbabwe to engage stakeholders on the rollout of 5G technologies as part of celebrations to mark the...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbawean scientist is saluted in Time's 100 influential persons
A ZIMBABWEAN scientist credited with the discovery of the Covid-19 Omicron variant has been recognised as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.Time 100 is a yearly l...Published: 06 Jun 2022 at 09:45hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Engineers drive, sustain economic development
THE Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers (ZIE) joins the rest of the world in the commemoration of the world engineering week under the theme Build Back Wiser — Engineering The Future.This cele...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:21hrs | 1 | by Thami Mpala, ZIE president
Gata divorces Mugabe's sister after 35 years of marriage
ZESA executive chairman Sydney Gata is divorcing his wife of 35 years after telling a court their marriage has "irretrievably broken down."Gata married Ntombana Regina Mugabe, a sister to the ...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 16:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Alarming numbers of false COVID-19 tests
THERE are alarming numbers of false COVID-19 test results due to the fact that the new strain of the virus is difficult to pick during routine testing, an expert has said.This was disclosed ye...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
State University Toxic Management Culture a threat to Education 5.0
The purging of any toxic management culture, real or perceived, at our state universities is critical to the success of Education model 5.0 being proudly sponsored by the Ministry of Higher and Tertia...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 08:58hrs | 1 | by Enock Jonathan
No to Doctorate Factories
The recent clarification by our Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Professor Amon Murwira, that an earned doctorate (PhD or DPhil) is the minimum qualificati...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 19:27hrs | 1 | by Enock JONATHAN
Teaching University or Research University: More than a case of to be or not to be
That our State Universities have modelled themselves mostly as teaching-focused universities where, the main activities are teaching and scholarship of learning and teaching, is a public secret. With ...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 11:33hrs | | by Enock JONATHAN
Teaching University or Research University: More than a case of to be or not to be
That our State Universities have modeled themselves mostly as teaching-focused universities where, the main activities are teaching and scholarship of learning and teaching, is a public secret. With a...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 22:30hrs | | by Enock Jonathan
Open letter to the Honourable Minister Professor Amon Murwira
Honorable Minister Professor Amon Murwira, I humble submit, now maybe the right time for your Ministry to sponsor a true Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) bill through Parliament, which when it...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:50hrs | 2 | by Enock Jonathan
Of useless degrees and of abandoning national mandates
The recent Hardtalk by Professor Amon Murwira, Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development on "Zimbabwe to scrap useless degrees" makes for serious thinking.J...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 09:27hrs | 7 | by Enock Jonathan
Education 5.0 - towards problem-solving and value creation
Many thanks to a serious and strong hint by His Excellency President ED Mnangagwa, Education 5.0 is now a reality having been adopted by the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Tech...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 09:22hrs | 21 | by Enock Jonathan
Prof Makhurane hero declaration 'another first'
THE awarding of a national hero status to Professor Phinias Mogorosi Makhurane by the ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF) on 5 November, 2018 was a very apt and...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Zec in e-voting tender storm
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is in the eye of a storm for allegedly courting an Estonian company to roll out an electronic voting system, which it plans to use in 2023 to allow Zimbabweans in the...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe State Universities must also open for business: Part II
The first installment on subject above, acknowledged the provincial economy concept being emphasized in the devolution agenda of the second republic and called for a leadership of state universities, ...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 08:45hrs | | by Enock Jonathan
Zimbabwe State Universities must also open for business
The introduction by His Excellence President ED Mnangagwa of the concept "Zimbabwe is open for business" which he continues to back-up with a raft of measures to open up the economy, continue to be we...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Enock Jonathan
First ever radiology centre opens in Zimbabwe
The first Diagnostic Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Centre has been commissioned in Harare and is expected to improve healthcare provision in Zimbabwe as well as save valuable foreign ...Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 11:05hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Dr Dumisani Ndlovu opens state of the art radiology centre
The first Diagnostic Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Centre has been commissioned in Harare and is expected to improve healthcare provision in Zimbabwe as well as save valuable foreign ...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 19:12hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for tech-savvy graduates
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says his Government is preparing for a massive industrialisation and modernisation of the economy underpinned by a new thinking in wealth creation.The Head of Stat...Published: 02 Dec 2017 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Industrial attachment for college lecturers
Government has expressed dissatisfaction at the quality of skills being churned out by technical colleges, and called on lecturers to go for industrial attachment.Higher and Tertiary Education...Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 13:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Polytechs granted degree awarding status
The government has shot down a request by the country's polytechnics to be transformed into universities but says the institutions of higher learning can only be granted a degree awarding status as go...Published: 10 Aug 2017 at 20:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo friends receive PhDs from Stellenbosch University
Two classmates from Bulawayo who studied together at Zimbabwe's Midlands State University in their undergraduate years both received their PhD degrees in agricultural sciences from Stellenbosch Univer...Published: 15 Mar 2017 at 11:34hrs | 1 | by Engela Duvenage
Facebook CEO 'Mark Zuckerberg' goes to Nigeria
LONDON - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Nigeria this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the country to visit the Yaba technology hub in Lagos, meet with developers and partn...Published: 30 Aug 2016 at 20:52hrs | | by APO
Jonathan Moyo calls for policy review at polytechnics
THE Government has challenged polytechnics to start offering programmes that address community needs in line with the country's industrialisation and modernisation drive.Speaking during the Bu...Published: 12 Aug 2016 at 08:18hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Only one specialist pathologist in Zimbabwe - Dr Mataruse
An MP, Doctor Peter Mataruse (MDC-T) has told parliament that Zimbabwe has only one specialist pathologist who can not cover the whole country according to demand of the profession...Published: 10 Jun 2016 at 07:23hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Minerals varsity takes shape
PLANS to establish the Pan-African Minerals University of Science and Technology (Pamust) have started in earnest with Government presenting the Bill in Parliament last week.Enrolment begins i...Published: 20 Apr 2016 at 06:40hrs | | by Lloyd Gumbo
South African Critical Skills Visa List
South African Critical Skills Visa List, what you need to know according ...Published: 04 Jun 2014 at 17:31hrs | | by Robbie Ragless
'Unfair Labour Practice by the Chinesse' - WhatsApp update
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number. ...Published: 22 May 2014 at 11:21hrs | | by Concerned Jobseeker
Nepotism scandal rocks Cimas
One of the country's largest medical aid societies, Cimas, has been sucked into a messy nepotism and cronyism scandal. Deputy board chairman Eben Makonese allegedly influenced the appoint...Published: 22 Apr 2014 at 09:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mzembi in 'dodgy' degrees scandal
TOURISM minister Walter Mzembi is embroiled in a "dodgy degrees scandal" amid allegations that he has been failing to "pay" for a Mexican honorary doctorate in management.This also comes as ...Published: 08 Jul 2013 at 09:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
U.S. Embassy, WUA host women's rights activist lecture
The United States Embassy and Women's University in Africa will on Friday July 5th host the third Hope/Fay Lecture focusing on gender equality and women's empowerment. Zimbabwean born women's ri...Published: 28 Jun 2013 at 20:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean technologist convicted of an online scam in Ireland
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - A Zimbabwean technologist was convicted yesterday of an online scam selling products which claimed to "kill" Aids.Admare Jinga used his base in Belfast to set up a ...Published: 12 Jun 2013 at 10:52hrs | | by Belfast Telegraph
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