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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 | 4789 | 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 | 2946 | 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 | 1260 | 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
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
Pregnant pupils to attend classes
State schools can no longer exclude girls who fall pregnant from attending lessons, while teachers will not be allowed to cane pupils, under amendments to the Education Act that became law yesterday, ...Published: 22 Aug 2020 at 08:26hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa officially bans beating of pupils by teachers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed into law the Education Act Amendment which has officially banned the canning of pupils by teachers. According to the amended Act school authorities are ...Published: 22 Aug 2020 at 05:53hrs | 3891 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Civil servants start receiving US$ salaries
CIVIL servants and Government pensioners have started receiving US$75 and US$30 Covid-19 relief allowances respectively as part of an initiative to cushion them from skyrocketing prices of goods....Published: 19 Jul 2020 at 07:37hrs | 2991 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs linked to July 31 mass demos
IN A surprising development, expelled former Zanu-PF youth leader Godfrey Tsenengamu, pictured, has sensationally claimed that some ruling party bigwigs are involved in the organisation of the planned...Published: 10 Jul 2020 at 15:30hrs | 9870 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pampers soldiers, police
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pampered soldiers and the police, giving them between $5 000 and $8 000 COVID-19 allowances which critics say are meant to appease them ahead of the planned July 31 pr...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 07:26hrs | 21747 | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume confident demo will attract multitudes
The organisers of the July 31 protests are confident that they will garner large crowds in the planned mass actions.Transform Zimbabwe leader, Jacob Ngarivhume who is main organiser of the pla...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 18:29hrs | 1752 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as villagers supervise exams
CHAOS rocked the start of the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) June "O" and "A" Level examinations which started yesterday, with teachers' unions claiming government hired "villagers and ...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:31hrs | 4581 | by Staff reporter
Boarding schools open today
BOARDING schools will open today to receive pupils who will be writing June/ July examinations that start on Tuesday.As part of ensuring the smooth running of examinations, the Government has ...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:19hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
Teachers' wages plunge from 'US$550 to US$34'
TEACHER union groups from across the country have told President Emmerson Mnangagwa to urgently review teachers' salaries, warning, under-paid educators were a danger to society.In a joint sta...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 07:49hrs | 1366 | by newzimbabwe
ZIMTA Dismisses ZIMSEC announcement as meaningless
Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) Chief Executive Officer, Dr Sifiso Ndlovu, has dismissed the recent June examination dates announcement by Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) as meanin...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 13:56hrs | 1828 | by Staff Reporter
New dates for June exams
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has set new dates for June examinations and extended the November 2020 candidate registration deadline despite calls by some unions to delay exams unt...Published: 03 Jun 2020 at 09:47hrs | 1198 | by Staff reporter
Supplementary Education Budget necessary for schools to Re-open: ZIMTA
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) has appealed to the Government to significantly increase the education budget if schools are to meet the minimum health and safety requirements necessary for ...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 15:45hrs | 361 | by Staff Reporter
Teachers against school re-opening
Teachers unions have called on Government not to reopen schools after the country recorded a spike in coronavirus cases. ZIMTA secretary general Tapson Sibanda said that reopening schools coul...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:45hrs | 1647 | by Staff reporter
Teachers unions oppose June exams, schools reopening
While the Government continues working out how to reopen schools in phases, starting with public examination classes, as Zimsec finalises plans for the late June examinations, some teachers unions are...Published: 22 May 2020 at 06:23hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
Govt, teachers square off over schools opening
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has threatened legal action against government over the alleged lack of consultation by the Primary and Secondary Education ministry on modalities for...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:34hrs | 1823 | by Staff reporter
Opening of schools premature
THE recent announcement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa regarding the re-opening of schools to examination classes has left most forward-thinking educationists shell shocked.Re-opening of scho...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:24hrs | 531 | by Zimta information
Opening of schools premature, Period!
Dear Editor,The recent announcement by the Head of State, President Emmerson Mnangagwa regarding the reopening of schools to examination classes has left most forward thinking educationists sh...Published: 19 May 2020 at 10:05hrs | 2420 | by ZIMTA
Zimta emphasises need for social distancing in schools
THE Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has implored Government to employ more teachers to reduce class sizes and teacher pupil ratio as one of the main pre-conditions to ensure social distancing be...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:35hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
June exams pushed back by a month
Zimbabwe School Examination Council (ZIMSEC) on Friday announced the postponement of June examinations by four weeks due to the global Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Schools in Zimbabwe were...Published: 08 May 2020 at 22:56hrs | 1830 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to proclaim schools opening date
THE President will announce dates for the reopening of schools, but will do so when the conditions are safe for learners and teachers to prevent exposure to coronavirus, Primary and Secondary Educatio...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 07:06hrs | 1569 | by Staff reporter
Teachers demand PPEs from Mnangagwa
Teachers have written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa demanding Personal Protective Equipment for teachers and learners as part of conditions for re-opening of schools. According to the submis...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 08:35hrs | 3280 | by Staff reporter
Cloud hangs over June exams
DATES for the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) 2020 June examinations will likely be determined at the end of the lockdown period, it has been learnt.Representatives of teacher or...Published: 12 Apr 2020 at 08:37hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec extends registration period
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has extended the registration period for November 2020 Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations, and will open a window for late entries after the end...Published: 09 Apr 2020 at 08:13hrs | 1639 | by Staff reporter
Zimta bemoans teachers' predicament
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has bemoaned the plight of teachers during the three-week lockdown meant to curb the spread of COVID-19.In a statement on Monday, Zimta secretary-gene...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 08:10hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
Postpone June exams, says Zimta
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has proposed the postponement of the June and November 2020 examinations owing to the failure by teachers to travel to their nearest centres to administer the...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 07:40hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Teachers call for postponment of June and November exams
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association has urged the government to consider postponing the June and November Examination until the threat from the deadly Coronavirus has passed. ZIMTA issued a stat...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 11:19hrs | 1692 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Postpone exam registration'
TEACHERS have appealed to the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) to postpone examination registration to avoid the spread of the deadly coronavirus when headmasters travel to provincial and...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 11:18hrs | 1443 | by Staff reporter
Feeding scheme extends to secondary schools
GOVERNMENT is set to extend the schools feeding scheme to secondary schools in line with the country's education policy to improve school attendance and completion rates. The feeding scheme is...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 07:54hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants savage Mthuli Ncube
CIVIL servants have not only rejected the government's plans to introduce a welfare fund- that will see them contributing 2,5 percent of their salary to this pot every month- they have also slammed Fi...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 16:53hrs | 1214 | by Staff reporter
$15m for science teachers training
Government has mobilised $15 million for training science teachers that would help promote the academic discipline in schools.Learning institutions are often accused of churning out students t...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:32hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Teaching Profession Council draft Bill expected this year
THE drafting of the Teaching Profession Council (TPC) Bill is expected to be completed this year, Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (Zimta) chief executive Dr Sifiso Ndlovu has said. Speaki...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 05:44hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Zimta urges teachers to report for work
THE Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA), the country's largest teachers' body, has instructed its members to resume work with immediate effect.The decision was reached after the association ...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 08:48hrs | 387 | by newzimbabwe
Open letter from teacher 'Brian M'
I would like to convey my most sincere and profound gratitude to all fellow Zimbabweans who have rallied behind and supported the cause on education that was spearheaded by Njube High School Students....Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 11:43hrs | 3096 | by Brian M
Teachers rule out strike
THE Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (Zimta) has ruled out any industrial action saying it is in favour of dialogue with Government to address its members' concerns. In an interview yesterday, Z...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:43hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Zesa over unfair distribution of electricity
Open Letter to Zesa over unfair distribution of electricity in Mutare, particularly the sidelining of HOB House Location.As the national provider of electricity, you will, no doubt, be well aw...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 07:24hrs | 5842 | by Prof Luke Mbune Chakaza
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 | 1724 | 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 | 449 | by Staff Reporter
'Schools may permanently close in December'
Schools in Zimbabwe may permanently close this year if the government does not address the challenges facing the teachers who are incapacitated to go to their workplaces of work the Zimbabwe Tea...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 13:03hrs | 8055 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe teachers to work Mondays and Fridays only
Teachers will now work a two-day week after galloping inflation shrivelled their wages, a union said.The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA), the biggest teachers' union in the country, said...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 21:31hrs | 1607 | by Staff reporter
Teachers to attend school only 2 days a week
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association have announced that its members will only be able to report for week on Mondays and Fridays only until the government has addressed their salary grievances. I...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 14:27hrs | 2364 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Riot police block civil servants demo
CIVIL servants have threatened to completely down tools and escalate their fight for better wages after police yesterday blocked their march to hand over petitions to Finance and Labour ministers....Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:49hrs | 1348 | by Staff reporter
Government, civil service find each other
Cases of absenteeism and non-performance by civil servants have markedly declined following the increased frequency of impromptu inspection visits by the Public Service Commission (PSC).Public...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:35hrs | 1186 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants declare strike
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube and his Labour ministry counterpart Sekai Nzenza are in a quandary as civil servants yesterday declared a massive demonstration next Wednesday over unfulfilled promises b...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 07:09hrs | 4054 | by Staff reporter
100% bonus for civil servants
GOVERNMENT has resolved to pay civil servants full bonuses for 2019 pegged on gross income, a departure from last year when the 13th cheque was based on pensionable salaries only. In an interv...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 06:25hrs | 5762 | by Staff Reporter
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