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Man convicted for impersonating candidate in Zimsec exam
A 20-year-old man from Zvishavane has been convicted for impersonating another candidate during a Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) exam, in a case that has raised alarm over exam malpract...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 18:26hrs | 1273 | by Staff reporter
Deputy Headmaster on the run after sodomy allegation
A deputy headmaster at Masase High School in Mberengwa has gone into hiding after being accused of sodomising more than 35 male students at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Zimbabwe (ELCZ)-run insti...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 14:08hrs | 1401 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers pounce on Bulawayo school
In a brazen incident of armed robbery, a gang of four assailants ambushed two security guards at Greengables High School on Thursday, October 31, 2024, stealing over $2,000 in cash and various electro...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:15hrs | 786 | by Staff reporter
Khumalo headmistress suspended
The headmistress of Khumalo Primary School in Bulawayo, Stella Mhlanga, has been suspended following an incident in which she allegedly insulted the deputy headmaster in front of staff members and stu...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 17:13hrs | 2206 | by Staff reporter
Man breaks in deputy head's office loots office equipment
Ndlowane primary school deputy headmaster's office equipment was allegedly looted by Allen Mpetho recently.The matter came to light at ...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 23:22hrs | 598 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bulawayo schools in top 10 of Zimbabwe mega schools
MPOPOMA High School and Mahlathini Primary School in Bulawayo have the largest learner population in the city with a combined estimate of more than 5 000 pupils and hundreds of teachers making it into...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:15hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
ZIMSEC battles to plug question paper leakages
Zimbabwe's school examinations system is under siege from cheats who are getting access to question papers prior to the date of writing, prompting authorities to rope in the police to fight the scourg...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Headmistress up for theft
THE headmistress of Rugare Primary School in Harare was yesterday arraigned before the courts on allegations of stealing timber and asbestos sheets from the school.Calister Tarisai Matsitsiro ...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Headmaster, deputy arrested over school funds
A headmaster and his deputy from Gamwa primary school in Shurugwi have been arrested for alleged criminal abuse of office involving US$3000.Onias Gadzikwa (46), the acting headmaster and the s...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:25hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Schools meet to iron out pupils' rivalry
BOYS' schools in Bulawayo might soon consider enrolling female students as a way of eliminating violence among male students who continue to engage in public fights in the city centre.Pupils f...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Headmaster axes teacher
Zavarima secondary school headmaster Denford Zavarima allegedly axed a fellow teacher in Binga last week after he suspected him of cheating &n...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 17:58hrs | 5 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Govt dangles carrot to school heads
GOVERNMENT has pledged to increase salaries for heads ranging from 10% to 25% depending on the number of pupils per school, a development teachers unions described as a tool to clamp down on restive t...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
The Entrepreneurs Betting on Maggots
Dressed in a blazer and tie, Josphat Nyika isn't an archetypal farmer. The deputy headmaster, fresh from teaching at the local primary school, dons a pair of plastic gloves and scoops up a swarm of cr...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 19:18hrs | 4 | by Vimbai Chinembiri
School head, deputy demoted, transferred over exam cheating
THE headmaster of Chingele Secondary School in Chiredzi South and his deputy have been demoted and transferred after they were allegedly involved in a Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) sca...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:11hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Ndumiso Gumede the man
THE setting is Highlanders Sports Club, popularly known as Clubhouse, a perfect venue for the interview with Ndumiso Gumede since it is one of the properties acquired by Bosso under his chairmanship i...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:17hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chevecheve High School is facing serious water challenges
Chevecheve High School is facing a serious water challenges such that a concerned whatsapp group had embarked on a fundraising campaign to install a solar powered borehole at the school.Chevec...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 08:03hrs | 4 | by Mugwaza
Man forces girlfriend to drink poison, kills self
A FORMER Midlands State University (MSU) student died after she was forced to drink poison by her boyfriend, a money changer, who then committed suicide by drinking the same poison in a fight over all...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Should Christians be politicians, is it godly to be in politics?
I received a message on my LinkedIn page which made me get thinking. The message was from a long forgotten church mate who was actually one of my pathfinders or a junior youth I used to teach ch...Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 08:49hrs | 8 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Cyberbullying rampant at Petra College
SERIOUS cases of cyberbullying and traditional bullying have been reported at Petra College and George Silundika School, with parents fearing that their children may be pushed to committing suicide....Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gay teacher lands scholarship
NEAL Hovelmeier, a former St John's College deputy headmaster in Harare, who acrimoniously parted ways with the school after admitting that he was gay, has been nominated as one of the 2019-2020 Radcl...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chibuwe High School - Looting, Salaries Not Paid & Financial Mismanagement
We are now coming to the end of the first school term but issues of the disputed AGM remain unresolved . This has resulted in a number of glaring administrative challenges which impact negatively on b...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 13:33hrs | 22 | by The Village Professor
Teacher dies in deputy head's office
A 63-YEAR-OLD Chipinge teacher on Wednesday collapsed and died in the deputy headmaster's office under unclear circumstances. Eddie Taonezvi, who was a teacher at Chipinge Junior Primary Schoo...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
War vet goes beserk, beats schoolchildren
A War veteran based in Mashonaland Central is in soup with the authorities after he went berserk late last year and savagely assaulted 116 pupils at a local primary school for alleged indiscipline....Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 11:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Luveve High School maintains prestigious standards
RATED among the best schools and with a current Advanced (A) Level pass rate of 77 percent, Luveve High School in Bulawayo has managed to maintain its prestigious status as one of the most sought afte...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 08:54hrs | 14 | by Staff Reporter
'In politics, treachery is inevitable'
The book 'Junctions' in one way is a celebration of the coup that toppled long-ruling Robert Mugabe, ushering in President Emmerson Mnangagwa - for a long time the former president's right hand man. ...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 14:08hrs | 1 | by Staf reporter
Mystery forces school to close laboratory
Mystery surrounds the closure of a science laboratory at Mandwandwe secondary school in Bulawayo, after a science teacher passed away after he allegedly inhaled a poisonous substance while using the l...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 18:57hrs | 1 | by Stff reporter
Pupil barred from school over beard
St John'S College has been accused of discriminating against students on racial and religious grounds after a Muslim pupil was barred from attending lessons for refusing to shave his beard. Th...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gay Zimbabwe teacher resigns after death threats
A gay teacher at a top Zimbabwean boys' school has resigned after death threats and pressure from parents.Neal Hovelmeier, deputy head for St John's College's sixth form, came out to his stude...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 20:40hrs | 2 | by BBC
St John's College sued over 'gay' teacher
LAWYERS representing parents and guardians with children at St John's College yesterday demanded the immediate resignation of board members after one of their teachers went public about his sexuality....Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 16:44hrs | 6 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Church slams Zimbabwe gay teacher
The church says the public announcement made by a deputy headmaster from a local private high school where he divulged his sexual orientation is unfortunate and overboard.The pastors concurred...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 19:30hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Deputy headmaster hangs self over missing money
THE deputy headmaster at Gumbonzvanda High School in Mashonaland East province, allegedly stormed out of a meeting on Tuesday and committed suicide yesterday following a heated misunderstanding over m...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
What I learnt from my deputy headmaster's tricky plan
Several years ago while learning at David Livingstone Memorial Secondary School (or is it DLM Palace?) one of our teachers took us to the Deputy headmaster's office for some punishment when she was qu...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 21:20hrs | 2 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
Inyanda High school Students in video storm
Two Inyanda high school form 4 pupils have caused a stir on social media´s WhatsApp platform after a video where they were showcasing some erotic dance moves within the school premises went vir...Published: 30 Jun 2018 at 17:27hrs | 21 | by cite
'Foul play' in Mzingwane suicide School
POLICE and the family of a Form Four pupil at Mzingwane High School, who allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself, suspect foul play.The family yesterday said it was disturbed because th...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 15:45hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter
School head jailed for stealing fees
A primary school headmaster from Beatrice was recently slapped with a two-year jail term after being convicted of stealing $96 meant for a pupil's school fees.The Chinoona Primary School headm...Published: 05 Nov 2017 at 07:52hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
The definition of success and what it takes to achieve it
The headmistress of Hillcrest College Anne Holman, the deputy headmaster Orbert Chipato, our young people, the students, parents, teachers, officials from the Primary and Secondary Education ministry,...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 17:43hrs | 2 | by Arthur Mutambara
Schoolgirl reveals scary Satanist escapades
A 17-year-old Nyanyadzi High School girl, who exposed Satanic shenanigans that sparked off protests and brought business at the school to a standstill on Monday, has made spine chilling revelations, w...Published: 14 Jul 2017 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Deputy headmaster blows funds on beer, hangs self
THE deputy headmaster of Makhulela Primary School in Bulilima District committed suicide by hanging after squandering $500 in school funds on beer.Headman Ndolwane said Themba Nyathi (50) was ...Published: 14 Jun 2017 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Deputy head squanders school funds on beer, hangs self
THE deputy headmaster of Makhulela Primary School in Bulilima District committed suicide by hanging after squandering $500 in school funds on beer.Headman Ndolwane said Themba Nyathi (50) was ...Published: 14 Jun 2017 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tamuka primary school kids being sent home for unpaid fees
We are surprised the minister of education said school should not be sent back children home for unpaid fees but authorities at Tamuka primary school in Chitungwiza unity F dismissed all the children ...Published: 09 May 2017 at 10:34hrs | 1 | by Concerned parent
Headmaster diverts exam fees for average students to gifted pupils
GOKOMERE High School headmaster Mr Stanley Mutsambiwa has been transferred and demoted after he was found guilty of diverting examination fees for average pupils to academically gifted pupils to e...Published: 15 Mar 2017 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robbers carjack, burn cars
TWO motorists from Bulawayo were this week carjacked by unknown hitchhikers who went on to burn their vehicles.The carjackers boarded lifts from Bulawayo to Esigodini, later tied up and gagged...Published: 14 Dec 2016 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 jailed over exam fraud
A Glen Forest Development Centre deputy headmaster conspired with two teachers to have one of them write this year's Ordinary Level Mathematics Paper 2 on behalf of a candidate. Glen Forest Develo...Published: 14 Nov 2016 at 05:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man sends friend to write his O'Level maths exam while he waits at bottle store
A Chinhoyi deputy headmaster tracked down a man to a bottle store after he sent his friend to write Ordinary Level Mathematics examination for him.Tapiwa Machimu was due to sit for the examina...Published: 31 Oct 2016 at 12:47hrs | | by Alice Dube
Bikita DEO Jenjezwa dies
Veteran educationist and Bikita District Education Officer, Lawrence Jenjezwa (63) has died.He died at Parirenyatwa Hospital at 11am on Sunday morning.Bikita District and the whole...Published: 25 Sep 2016 at 10:02hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Government loses millions to AWOL educators
The Auditor-General's Office has unearthed massive absenteeism at schools after auditors found over 160 headmasters, deputy headmasters and teachers absent from their workplaces without leave. ...Published: 25 Jun 2016 at 06:56hrs | | by Lloyd Gumbo
Mt Selinda demo students in court
AT least 22 Mount Selinda High School students in Chipinge who staged a demonstration against the United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe for confiscating a Toyota D4D belonging to the school last year we...Published: 01 May 2016 at 08:03hrs | | by Luthando Mapepa
Teacher dies, six pupils ill, 1300 in danger after explosion in school
A staggering 1,300 students at Mandwande High School in Nkulumane, Bulawayo are in danger of side effects that come with inhaling bromine mixed with water as one teacher died and six others have...Published: 25 Mar 2016 at 10:14hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
13 000 missing from Govt payroll
At least 13 000 people have been rendering service to Government but have not been captured on its pay system, creating an obligation of more than $84 million per year in salary arrears to the already...Published: 16 Mar 2016 at 05:30hrs | | by Zvamaida Murwira
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