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Govt warns schools demanding forex
Government has issued a stern warning to schools after it emerged that some were demanding tuition fees in United States dollars. Some top private schools have already sent out circulars to pa...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:20hrs | 562 | by Staff reporter
Govt activates Form 1 online application platform
THE Primary and Secondary Education ministry will next week activate an online application to enable parents search for 2019 Form One boarding places for their children in the comfort of their homes....Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 08:57hrs | 694 | by Staff reporter
Court rules against demolition of illegal homes
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has outlawed the demolition of illegal homes or eviction of people from illegal structures in the absence of a court order.The ruling of the court now n...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 08:32hrs | 3252 | by Staff reporter
'Teachers' failure to embrace ICT skills stifling pupils' creativity'
GOVERNMENT has said failure by some teachers to embrace ICTs is stifling pupils' creativity. Addressing educationists and other guests at the commissioning of smart class equipment and an Earl...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 06:31hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Mrs Thabela appointed Primary and Secondary perm sec
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has appointed Mrs Tumisang Thabela as the new Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education replacing Dr Sylvia Utete Masango, who has retired. Mrs...Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 05:41hrs | 1030 | by Staff reporter
Teachers demand payment for exams
TEACHERS have demanded payment for invigilating the Zimsec public examinations that start tomorrow.Grade Seven public examinations starts tomorrow while O and A-level public examinations start...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 19:12hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over St John's gay storm
Stakeholders in the country's education sector have been left speechless, following St John's College deputy headmaster's revelation last week that he is gay.Neal Hovelmeier, the second in cha...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 16:27hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers unions call for schools closure over cholera
Faced with a nationwide cholera outbreak that has claimed 31 lives and left thousands others infected, two leading teachers' unions have called for the closure of all schools until the disease is cont...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:27hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
Teachers demand pay for invigilating
TEACHERS have demanded payment from the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) for invigilating public examinations. Invigilation has always been deemed part of teachers' duties so they...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:02hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to axe permanent secretaries
A root and branch shake-up looms in government as President Emmerson Mnangagwa, continues to take bold steps to boost public and investor confidence in his administration, while also consolidating his...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 19:17hrs | 11701 | by Staff reporter
Teachers urged not to rely on information being peddled on social media
The Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education, Dr Sylvia Utete-Masango, has called on teachers not to rely on misleading information being peddled on social media as the ministry only uses officia...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:32hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Schools open tomorrow
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has dispelled social media rumours that schools will open on September 10, instead of tomorrow for the third term. In an interview yesterday, pe...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:11hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Meet Zimbabwe's young innovators
This year's Harare Agricultural Show has been a mixed bag, which proved the extent to which Zimbabwe is open for business and innovation. From being officially opened for the first time by Pre...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 08:52hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tenders fresh agric land audit
ZIMBABWE will be commissioning a fresh agricultural land audit, about 15 years after the Charles Utete Commission report whose findings were never implemented, which will run alongside a review of the...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:50hrs | 725 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gives John Tallach schoolgirl US$2000
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has given the Zimbabwean 'A' level student who scooped the 2nd prize in the SADC essay competition an additional US$2000 on top of the US$1000 that she was awarded by the ...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 12:09hrs | 7189 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF sends condolences to Mathuthu family
ZANU-PF yesterday extended its condolences to the Mathuthu family following the death of Politburo member and former Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs Minister, Thokozile Mathuthu.Mathuthu...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:19hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Madinda wants to win in style
HIGHLANDERS coach Madinda Ndlovu yesterday maintained that winning the championship was not his immediate concern, but to mould a squad that can win games in style.The Bosso coach doesn't beli...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:56hrs | 1123 | by Staff reporter
Tertiary institutions close tomorrow
Tertiary institutions will close the second term tomorrow to pave way for the harmonised elections set for July 30, Secretary for Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Dr D...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:22hrs | 918 | by Staff reporter
'Be principled' says Khaya-Moyo
THE Minister of Energy and Power Development Simon Khaya-Moyo has urged people to be principled and do the right thing for the development of the nation.Khaya-Moyo made the call in his address...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 16:51hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF to mortgage the education sector
The much hyped Presidential indaba on education sector turned out to be a big joke in a preparatory meeting held today at Ambassador House. The meeting was chaired by the permanent Secretary in the Mi...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 18:42hrs | 2054 | by ARTUZ
Pupils want Novemebr exams shelved
Pupils have appealed to President Mnangagwa for the suspension of the 2018 November public examinations, saying they will not have fully prepared due to disturbances caused by elections, especially th...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 07:09hrs | 819 | by Staff reporter
Mashayamombe in corruption storm
MASHONALAND West provincial education director, Sylvester Mashayamombe is facing accusations of abuse of office which have reportedly resulted in him falling out of favour with some of his subordinate...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:31hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
'Political' teachers told to resign
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has ordered all teachers who successfully submitted their names to the Nomination Court for election into political office to immediately resign....Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 07:05hrs | 1080 | by Staff reporter
Sandra, Macheso for Zanu-PF Hwange rally
QUEEN of the dance floor Sandra Ndebele and Sungura king Alick Macheso will headline the list of entertainers at today's Zanu-PF rally in Hwange.This was revealed by the steering committee cha...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 06:48hrs | 999 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to address rally in Hwange
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will address a rally in Hwange tomorrow soon after presiding over a ground-breaking ceremony at the Zimbabwe Power Company expansion project.The ground-breaking ceremony wi...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 07:03hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to meet teachers
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has organised an indaba between teachers and President Emmerson Mnangagwa to discuss conditions of service and challenges facing the education sector....Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 06:46hrs | 1303 | by Staff Reporter
Schools to close on 26 July to make way for elections
Permanent Secretary for Primary and Secondary education, Dr. Sylvia Janet Utete-Masango has said schools calender for 2018 will be changed following the proclamation of the 2018 Harmonised Elections s...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 12:41hrs | 1572 | by Ndou Paul
Zanu-PF gets tech-savvy to win polls
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has embraced bulk messaging as part of its cocktail of campaign platforms to reach out to the electorate ahead of this year's general elections.After recently launchin...Published: 23 May 2018 at 08:01hrs | 1235 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo exposes Charamba's secret past
Jonathan Moyo promised to post online a comprehensive thread revealing details about George Charamba (author of UNDER THE EAVES) and other hitherto unknown details about him.Below are posts do...Published: 21 May 2018 at 15:03hrs | 20175 | by Staff reporter
Entumbane High School Bursar wreaks havoc
Mthwakazi Republic Party on Monday the 14th of May 2018 went on a fact finding mission at Entumbane High school in response to the sad outcry of the Entumbane Community and parents of students at the ...Published: 15 May 2018 at 10:26hrs | 7506 | by Stephen Jakes
Mental illness amongst us, Zimbabwe has lost the battle and should wage a war
A study has shown 75% of the Zimbabwean population has once suffered from mental illness, somewhere in their journey called life this has been caused by a variety of factors which include but are not ...Published: 15 May 2018 at 07:42hrs | 896 | by Simplisio Muvunde
Govt to meet teachers
THE Government will this week meet teachers' unions to start negotiations on a number of issues raised by the civil servants and map the way forward, Primary and Secondary Education Permanent Secretar...Published: 02 May 2018 at 06:58hrs | 604 | by Staff rpeorter
Zanu PF primary elections end in Bulawayo, Masvingo
Bulawayo and Masvingo provinces have finished voting in the Zanu PF primary elections with other eight provinces in various stages of completing the voting process.This was revealed by Zanu PF...Published: 30 Apr 2018 at 14:19hrs | 3642 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF candidates list
THE ruling Zanu-PF yesterday released the full list of its candidates who have been given the green light to battle it out in the primary elections, with some party bigwigs and businessmen from Bulawa...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:10hrs | 11641 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally shoves out contestants
It is going to be a dog-eat-dog in Zanu-PF primary elections slated for May 05, 2018 amid allegations that the Masvingo provincial executive made some shocking decisions to disqualify at least eight s...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 14:41hrs | 1658 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt in massive staff cull
Plans by the government to trim the bloated civil service are in full swing amid reports of hundreds of workers being laid off without notice, NewsDay reported.Most government departments have...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 07:18hrs | 2397 | by Staff reporter
Jailed armed robber fights 36-year sentence
ONE of the seven armed robbers who were jailed for a combined 321 years following a spate of carjacking and robbery cases in the southern region of the country, has approached the High Court challengi...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 10:49hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Corruption at ZESA threatens to dump Zimbabwe into darkness
Harare - Massive corruption, nepotism, jobs for pals schemes, and blatant mismanagement at Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) and Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) are threa...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 12:31hrs | 2905 | by Maynard Manyowa and Prince Butawo for Khuluma Afrika
4 'prophets' face kidnapping, rape charges
Four self-styled prophets who operate from different shrines in Harare last week appeared in court on allegations of raping women who had visited their shrines for spiritual help. Wellington K...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 05:26hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
AFM on the verge of a major split
APOSTOLIC Faith Mission of Zimbabwe is on the verge of a split as the fight to control the mega church escalates to unprecedented levels where top officials are pushing counter-plots to ouster each ot...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 07:38hrs | 2697 | by Staff Reporter
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 | 155 | by Staff reporter
'Tribalist' school head defended
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has dismissed allegations that Magwegwe High School headmaster Mr William Ncube banned the singing of Shona songs at his school.Bulawayo Acting ...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 06:00hrs | 2582 | by Staff reporter
Govt cuts First Term fees
It's going to be one of the shortest first terms for Lower Six pupils in Zimbabwe, and Government has some guidelines to make things easier for parents and children.Ordinary Level results were rel...Published: 04 Mar 2018 at 17:41hrs | 1684 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland South pupils fail to get secondary school places
The shortage of secondary schools in Matabeleland South province has in some cases resulted in pupils who complete their Grade 7 failing to access secondary education.This was revealed by the ...Published: 24 Feb 2018 at 19:11hrs | 1007 | by Staff Reporter
Zimsec assures candidates meals, overnight accommodation
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has assured all candidates who are going to re-write the Ordinary-Level English Paper 2 next Friday at boarding schools that they will get overnight a...Published: 10 Feb 2018 at 07:10hrs | 2438 | by Staff Reporter
Land dispute turns nasty
A dispute over land, in Harare's high density suburb of Budiriro 4, has degenerated into a nasty battle between apostolic sect members, leading to one being dragged to court over rape.Herbert ...Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 10:31hrs | 1290 | by Staff reporter
4 Zanu-PF businesspersons gun for Chivi South Parly seat
The Zanu-PF race for the party's Chivi South National Assembly nomination has erupted into a five-candidate crossfire over who has the proper credentials, days before voters put their stamp on the cam...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 16:38hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
Teachers endure for ten months without salaries
Teachers are also human beings who are in need of basic needs. There are hundreds of teachers who were recruited by the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education countrywide to replace teachers who ...Published: 18 Jan 2018 at 14:53hrs | 3215 | by Onai Chipavaenzi
School term shortened to 11 weeks
THE first school term calendar which in the past has been 13 weeks, has this year been shortened to 11 weeks.Schools opened on January 9 and will close on March 28 yet in the past schools used...Published: 17 Jan 2018 at 06:04hrs | 2159 | by Staff reporter
'Dokora's curriculum to stay'
Government has said teachers and learners need to be given the capacity to facilitate the smooth implementation of the new curriculum, which is critical in ensuring that the education sector contribut...Published: 17 Jan 2018 at 05:55hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
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