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Energy Mutodi releases Geography book
Goromonzi West Member of Parliament Dr Energy Mutodi has released a new 'A' Level Geography text book to be used in schools across Zimbabwe.The new curriculum Geography textbook titled, "Advan...Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 17:52hrs | 429 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Police recruits nabbed for forging ‘O' Level certificates
SEVERAL police recruits were arrested for allegedly forging their ordinary level (O level) certificates with the help of a Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) employee.The issue came...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1099 | by Staff reporter
Payment for goods priced in black-market rates suspended?
All payments have been suspended for goods supplied to Government ministries, departments and agencies and possibly priced using black market exchange rates with procuring units now compelled to do du...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:34hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec extends examinations registration
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has extended the registration period for Grade 7, Ordinary and Advanced Level candidates to next Friday giving examination centres a week-long window ...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:06hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Panic over Zimsec exams deadline
THOUSANDS of pupils and parents throughout the country are in panic mode after failing to secure registration fees for the 2022 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) examinations whose deadlin...Published: 28 Jul 2022 at 06:38hrs | 882 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar exam fees announced
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) yesterday announced the local currency fees for the November public examinations."The exchange rate to be applied for ZWL payments will be $45...Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 07:30hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec exams registration begins
The registration window for the 2022 primary and secondary school examinations opened on Friday and will close on July 29, with exam fee payments being accepted in both foreign and local currency, the...Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 07:26hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe independence, freedom not for sale'
ZIMBABWE'S independence, freedom, democracy, sovereignty, patriotism, dignity and heritage are not for sale, President Mnangagwa has said.Addressing thousands of ruling Zanu-PF party supporter...Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 07:25hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec sets exam fee exchange rate
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has set the exchange rate to be used for payment of examination fees for Grade 7, Ordinary and Advanced Level candidates at $454,7 to US$1, applying u...Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 07:25hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec, teachers clash over Cala allowances
TEACHERS who captured data for the 2021 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec)'s Continuous Assessment Learning Activity (Cala) and verification of marks have claimed that they are yet to be pa...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:42hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
2022 Zimsec examination fees gazetted
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has gazetted the 2022 examinations fees payable in United States dollars or the equivalent at the prevailing interbank rate as at July 22.In a...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:39hrs | 3810 | by Staff reporter
Parents worry about exam fee payment dates
Parents and guardians of children writing national public examination in November are concerned over the day when the local currency fees are set and the very narrow one-week window given to pay these...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 07:02hrs | 533 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec clears air on forex exam fees
SCHOOLS that are pegging examination fees exclusively in foreign currency are flouting regulations set by the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 06:55hrs | 3645 | by Staff Reporter
Parly decries exorbitant Zimsec fees
THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education chairperson, Torerai Moyo says the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) November examination fees are beyond the reach...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:44hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
'4m children in Zimbabwe failing to pay fees'
FOUR million children are failing to pay fees and are now clamouring for government's Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) programme, the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has s...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 08:12hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools seek to peg fees in USD
SCHOOL authorities have appealed to Government to allow them to peg fees in United States dollars saying that is the only way they can remain afloat as their RTGS budgets are quickly eroded by inflati...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:37hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
$7 billion to upgrade tollgates infrastructure
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has set aside $7 billion for the upgrading of all tollgates across the country as part of efforts to plug revenue leakages and improve efficiency....Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:24hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec, markers in fresh row
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) and script markers are heading for a fresh collision as the latter complain that the value of their payouts has been eroded by inflation.Zimse...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
'There is no reason for bread shortage' Musarara
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) national chairman Tafadzwa Musarara, however, said there is no reason for the country to experience bread shortages as there is adequate wheat in the count...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 10:21hrs | 1175 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MPs wants govt to reduce exam fees
MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) in the National Assembly yesterday pleaded with government to reduce the 2022 Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) examination fees announced last week, saying the...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 09:04hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Bread in short supply as bakeries demand US$
BREAD is in short supply in some parts of the country as some bakeries are demanding payment in United States dollars only.Tuckshop owners in Harare yesterday told NewsDay Weekender that they ...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:55hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over Zimsec US$ exam fees
AN announcement by the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) to peg examination fees in United States dollars has sparked uproar from parents and guardians.They described the fees as u...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:51hrs | 902 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec pegs exam fees in US$
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) has announced fees for the November examinations, with government subsidising 55% for pupils in public schools.In a statement, the examination...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:52hrs | 1234 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec announces exam fees
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has announced November 2022 US$ pegged examination fees with the Government maintaining the 55 percent subsidy for candidates writing examinations in ...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:42hrs | 1577 | by Staff reporter
Schools complain over exam fees collection
SCHOOLS are left financially poorer every time they collect examination fees on behalf of the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) through bank and transport costs charges and have appealed t...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:33hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec yet to pay O, A-level markers
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) is yet to pay some examiners who marked the 2021 Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations, almost seven months after completing the exercise.E...Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:24hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
O-Level results out
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has released Ordinary Level results with the country recording a 26,3 percent pass rate, a 1,57 percent increase compared to 2020.In a stateme...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:03hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
PTUZ appeals high exam fees
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene and reduce the recently announced examination fees because the majority of learners cannot a...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:29hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's scorecard after 4 years
THIS week had two special days - Workers Day and Press Freedom Day - they both had muted celebrations. Something has changed, the economy is not working and the two are now holidays threatened by exti...Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:20hrs | 1511 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Massive 50% drop in 'O' Level candidates
THE number of candidates sitting for Ordinary Level examinations has plummeted by 50% in five years, prompting teachers unions to raise alarm.The number of candidates sitting for the Zimbabwe ...Published: 05 May 2022 at 19:07hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Poor pass rates stalk Lupane schools
BUSANI Ncube's dream is to become a nurse.But across the field, his mother Anna Ncube (39) feels sorry for him."Seeing these boys is like looking at the shattered big dreams. I think o...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:14hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
2021 O-Level pass rate improves
Last year's Ordinary Level results are now out with a subject pass rate of 26,34 percent that is marginally higher than the 24,77 percent recorded in 2020, the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic and ...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
2021 0-Level Zimsec results out
The 2021 Ordinary Level Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) results are out and are accessible online from 4pm today. Heads of examination centres can start collecting results from re...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 13:28hrs | 907 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo school records 0% pass rate
ONE Bulawayo primary school - Aisleby - recorded a zero percent pass rate in the 2021 Grade 7 Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) examinations with the city recording a pass rate of 55,92 pe...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:13hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo names best, worst primary schools
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has named its best and worst performing primary schools in last year's Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Grade Seven examinations.From these, Mawaba...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 20:17hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter
O-level results expected out next week
ORDINARY Level results are expected to be released next week, a normal timeframe for their release according to the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec).The examination council has sa...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:20hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Extra lesson teachers under siege
GOVERNMENT has dispatched officials from the Primary and Secondary Education ministry to schools to stop teachers and heads from conducting extra lessons during the holiday.Primary and Seconda...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 06:46hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt's attempting to paint a good picture in education sector
TEACHERS unions yesterday accused government of inflating the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) 2021 Advanced Level pass rate by 3,68% to present the country's education sector as stable....Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:37hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
ZIMSEC 'A' Level results out
Zimbabwe School Examinations Council chairperson Professor Eddie Mwenje has announced that the 2021 A Level results are out and will be accessed via the institution website from Wednesday 1800hrs. ...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 15:39hrs | 2170 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimsec standoff leaves students, varsities in limbo
A STANDOFF between markers and the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) has resulted in the examination board failing to release the 2021 Ordinary and Advanced Level results in time.I...Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 07:14hrs | 1895 | by Staff reporter
No date for O and A-level results release, says Zimsec
LOWER Sixth pupils are now expected to start lessons in the second term after the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) failed to release O-level results in time.In the past years, Zim...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:24hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
'Teachers clueless on new curriculum 5 years on'
TEACHERS are still reportedly failing to interpret the syllabi of the competence-based curriculum five years after it was introduced, a review by the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has ...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:05hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Artuz to launch anti-corruption clean-up campaign
THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) is planning to launch an anti-corruption clean-up campaign tomorrow, which will coincide with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's monthly national c...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:48hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland region Zimsec markers allege discrimination
TEACHERS marking the 2021 Ordinary Level ("O" Level) and Advanced Level ("A" level) examinations in the southern region have claimed that the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) paid t...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:02hrs | 933 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe gets lucrative Zimsec deal
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) is hiring former First Lady Grace Mugabe's elite private school to accommodate examiners marking Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations in a deal s...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:49hrs | 5520 | by Staff reporter
Shona teachers blamed after 50 Matebeleland North schools record zero pass rate at Grade 7
A TOTAL of 51 primary schools in Matebeleland North recorded zero percent pass rate in the 2021 Grade Seven public examinations. The number, according to the statistics seen by Sunday News, wa...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:27hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
Deadline set for Zimsec O, A Level exams marking
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) says it is targeting to finish marking of O and A- Level examinations this week with results expected to be released shortly after.This comes ...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:26hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec exams marking almost complete
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) says it is targeting to finish marking of O and A- Level examinations this week, with results expected to be released shortly after.This comes...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:20hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
O Level exams now being marked at gunpoint
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has deployed a team of heavily armed riot police officers at the Midlands State University (MSU) to keep a close eye on disgruntled examiners marking Zimbabwe School...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:46hrs | 4725 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec markers down tools
ZIMBABWE Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) markers yesterday downed tools in dispute over allowances, which could delay the release of the 2021 Ordinary and Advanced Level results.The teach...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | 564 | by Staff reporter
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