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Gukurahundi also aimed at killing ideas in Matebeleland
This month marks 40 years since the tragic death of ZAPU stalwart Jini Ntutha, who was shot and killed by government forces near his Nyamandlovu home during the Gukurahundi era in 1984. Ntutha, who wa...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 07:02hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Simelisizwe Sibanda apologises for doing the correct thing
Former Higher and Tertiary Education deputy minister Simelisizwe Sibanda who was fired by President Emmerson Mnangagwa for doing the correct thing has apologised for doing his job correctly.Si...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 12:01hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Community rejects non-Ndebele speaking teachers
The Silobela community has rejected non-Ndebele speaking teachers deployed by the government to take early childhood development classes in Donsa-Donsa, a predominately Ndebele area.Donsa Coun...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Shortage of Ndebele teachers hits Zhombe, Silobela
ZHOMBE and Silobela districts in the Midlands province have been hit hard by a shortage of Ndebele teachers, which has been blamed on speakers of the language that are hesitant on taking the language....Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 19:11hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
No justification for ECD non-Ndebele Speaking Teachers
Dear Editor, The condescending article by Shumba Happison cannot go unchallenged as it is a concoction of tribal lies and displaced superiority complex. Oblivious ...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Sihle Ndlovu
Ndebeles' long walk from Bulawayo to Harare
On the 7th December 2018 saw some dedicated and culturally conscious Ndebele men embark on a long walk from Bulawayo to Harare with an aim of petitioning the government of Zimbabwe on cultural res...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 21:22hrs | 2 | by Thulani Nkala
Matabeleland North to have teachers' training college
THE Government will soon turn Ntabazinduna Vocational Training Centre in Matabeleland North into a teachers' training college.This emerged during a meeting between the Ministry of Higher and T...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 10:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Students at teachers' colleges to learn 3 local languages
STUDENTS at teachers' colleges are now required to learn at least three indigenous languages to ensure that they can be deployed anywhere in the country, a Cabinet Minister said yesterday.The ...Published: 17 Feb 2018 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Team MRP visits Filabusi
Mthwakazi Republic Party is currently planning to hold at least a minimum of 35 rallies by this year end. The party said they started their campaigns in June this year and so far we have covered more ...Published: 13 Oct 2017 at 13:43hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
MRP leader passionately pushing for human rights upholding - INTERVIEW
Mthwakazi Republic Party leader Mqondisi Moyo has been on several instances in and out of police cells when he was caught up in protests pushing for the labour rights particularly for the people of Ma...Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 07:46hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Ndebele magistrate frustrate Ndebele activists' ConCourt referral bid
THE four Lupane villagers, accused of storming Mlamuli Secondary School headmistress, Millet Bonyongwe's office demanding her immediate transfer, last week lost their bid to have the matter referr...Published: 25 Oct 2016 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Non-Ndebele speaking headmistress gives in, leaves Ndebele speaking school
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has reportedly transferred a non-Ndebele speaking headmistress who stirred controversy in Lupane District recently. A close source said Mrs Mill...Published: 18 Jul 2016 at 06:50hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
MRP leaders meet four Mlamuli secondary parents arrested over demo
On Sunday officials from Mthwakazi Republic Party visited four Mlamuli Secondary school parents who were arrested following their protest for the removal of a Shona speaking headmistress from the scho...Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 13:29hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Ndebeles need counselling on deployment of non-Ndebele speaking teachers
Matabeleland villagers need counselling on how government recruit and deploy civil servants, Primary and Secondary Education Permanent Secretary Sylvia Utete-Masango has said.She sai...Published: 29 Jun 2016 at 11:31hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
Zanu PF aimed at destroying Mthwakazi
Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) claims Zanu PF is aimed at destroying Mthwakazi people through the deployment of the Shona teachers under the controversial Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education a...Published: 01 May 2016 at 07:26hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo journalists to grill Min Dokora tonight
Primary and secondary Education Minister Lazarus Dokora is bracing for a tough evening as he face Bulawayo media.Dokora is set to address Bulawayo Press Club.One key issue which journa...Published: 05 Mar 2016 at 16:40hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Lupane residents will not back off over removal on non-Ndebele speaking teachers from schools
As the residents of Lupane, we express our disappointment over the failure of the Ministry of education to address the problems we are faced with in our schools but rather choose to threaten us. It is...Published: 21 Feb 2016 at 15:59hrs | | by LDC
Minister quizzed over non-Ndebele speaking primary school teachers in Matabeleland
MDC legislator Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga quizzed Primary and Secondary Education minister Lazarus Dokora over the deployment of non-Ndebele speaking teachers in Matabeleland.This follows...Published: 08 Feb 2016 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'To associate language and failure is misleading' - Dokora speaks of non-Ndebele speaking teachers
THE Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Lazarus Dokora has dismissed claims that non-isiNdebele speaking teachers deployed in the Matabeleland region were contributing towards poor pas...Published: 05 Feb 2016 at 07:36hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Bulawayo Zulu kaNdaba votes ZAPU
The people of Bulawayo have reaffirmed their support and voting for ZAPU candidates in the Bulawayo by-election of 10 June 2015. The slogan is "Keep ZANU PF out of Bulawayo". The younger generatio...Published: 23 May 2015 at 09:18hrs | 1 | by Themba Mthethwa
Grace addresses Mat'land rally in Shona
FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe yesterday addressed her meet-the-people in Gwanda in Shona without an interpreter leaving most of Zanu PF apologists from Matabeleland South struggling to comprehend her sp...Published: 14 Oct 2014 at 07:36hrs | 2 | by Ndou Paul
Non-Ndebele speaking teachers probe dropped
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has dropped investigations over the deployment of non-Ndebele speaking teachers in Matabeleland, saying it is not its mandate to do so.Deputy Mi...Published: 28 Sep 2014 at 09:39hrs | 1 | by Lungile Tshuma
Govt not going to remove non-Ndebele speaking teachers from primary schools
GOVERNMENT will not remove non-Ndebele speaking teachers from primary schools in Matabeleland as there is a critical shortage of trained teachers, a senior official said yesterday.Speaking at ...Published: 08 Aug 2014 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Dokora, be serious about the deployment of non-Ndebele speaking teachers
MRP believes that Minister of education Dr Lazarus Dokora is not taking serious the issue of deployment of Non-Ndebele speaking teachers in Mathebeleland. Dokora responding to questions durin...Published: 15 Jul 2014 at 18:15hrs | | by Mbonisi Gumbo
Seven non-Ndebele speaking teachers rejected
MINISTER of Primary and Secondary Education Dr Lazarus Dokora said the general shortage of teachers countrywide emanating from a training gap is worsening the plight of schools in Matabeleland, the Ch...Published: 14 Jul 2014 at 06:16hrs | | by Pamela Shumba, Marvelous Moyo
Non-Ndebele teachers saga, Zanu-PF official demands quotas
ZANU-PF Matabeleland South provincial lands secretary Jabulani Phetshu Sibanda has added his voice to those condemning the lack of Ndebele teachers in the region blaming it on the government's fai...Published: 13 Jul 2014 at 11:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Non-Ndebele speaking teachers probe shelved
THE proposed probe by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education into the deployment of non-Ndebele speaking teachers in Matabeleland has reportedly been shelved.Professor Paul Mavhima, t...Published: 08 Jul 2014 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Pamela Shumba
Coltart wades into the non-Ndebele speaking teachers debate
Former education minister David Coltart on Sunday said there is need to adopt an affirmative policy to ensure that teachers deployed in Matabeleland are conversant in the languages of the region....Published: 07 Jul 2014 at 12:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Non-Ndebele speaking teachers, Dokora passes the buck
Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Lazarus Dokora on Friday exonerated himself from blame over the thorny issue of teachers in Matabeleland who cannot speak Ndebele or other local languages ...Published: 05 Jul 2014 at 16:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shona teachers in Matebeleland Primary and Secondary Schools
People with a defeatist mental say that it is too late to address the issue of domination of the Shona-speaking teachers in Matabeleland schools. They state it is the proverbial locking of stable...Published: 03 Jul 2014 at 10:25hrs | | by Bokane Vundla
Zanu-PF leadership commended over non-Ndebele speaking teachers
BULAWAYO-BASED pressure group Ibhetshu Likazulu has commended the Zanu-PF Matabeleland leadership for tackling the contentious deployment of non-Ndebele speaking teachers in the region, but accuse...Published: 01 Jul 2014 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt to assess deployment of non-Ndebele speaking teachers in Mat
The Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Prof Paul Mavhima will this week lead a delegation to assess the problem of deployment of non-Ndebele speaking teachers in Matabeleland. ...Published: 01 Jul 2014 at 06:17hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Non-Ndebele teachers issue under probe
The Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Prof Paul Mavhima will this week lead a delegation to assess the problem of deployment of non-Ndebele speaking teachers in Matabeleland. ...Published: 30 Jun 2014 at 06:48hrs | 3 | by Leonard Ncube
Deployment of non-Ndebele speaking teachers defended
DEPUTY Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Paul Mavima says the shortage of qualified teachers is resulting in the deployment of non-Ndebele speaking teachers to the Matabeleland region....Published: 29 Jun 2014 at 14:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Non-Ndebele speaking teachers, Khaya-Moyo told off
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said the deployment of teachers is the responsibility of the Civil Service Commission as the debate on the deployment of non-Ndebele speaking teach...Published: 29 Jun 2014 at 04:59hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
'Dokora not summoned over non-Ndebele teachers,' - Video
The Ministry of education has dismissed media reports claiming that Primary and Secondary Education minister Lazarus Dokora was summoned for meetings on non-Ndebele teacher deployment in Matabeleland....Published: 27 Jun 2014 at 19:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Non-Ndebele speaking teachers, Dokora summoned
SENIOR Minister of State in the President's Office, Simon Khaya Moyo, has summoned Primary and Secondary Education Minister, Lazarus Dokora, to explain the policy of engaging non-Ndebele speaking tea...Published: 22 Jun 2014 at 12:26hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over non-Ndebele speaking teachers
ACADEMICS and the Bulawayo Provincial Education office have expressed concern over the employment of non-Ndebele speaking teachers in primary schools in the Matabeleland region saying this was contr...Published: 15 Jun 2014 at 08:21hrs | 1 | by Vusumuzi Dube
Uproar over non-Ndebele speaking teachers
DEBATE has emerged over the appointment of non-Ndebele speaking teachers to teach the language in primary schools in the Matabeleland region with education officials saying they were now moving t...Published: 30 Mar 2014 at 10:16hrs | 3 | by Vusumuzi Dube
Puma challenges Ministry of Education's language policy
Patriotic Union of Matabeleland (Puma), has challenged the Ministry of Education to re-look at its teacher deployment policy to avoid a situation where teachers who could not speak local language...Published: 18 Jan 2011 at 11:26hrs | | by Byo24News
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