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Zimbabwe govt bans vacation lessons
GOVERNMENT has banned vacation learning for examination and non-examination classes saying the school term had no disturbances and that pupils needed to rest during the holiday.In a statement ...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt scraps Cala, introduces school based projects
THE Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (CALA) have, with immediate effect, been replaced with the new school-based projects of practical applications with the number of areas covered by the non...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga hints on schools opening
ACTING President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday hinted that non-examination classes might open for the first term in three weeks' time, depending on the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country at...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 00:20hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Examination classes re-open on Monday
Schools re-open on Monday with the resumption of O-Level and A-Level examinations following the fortnight break for Christmas and New Year, the shortest Christmas holiday ever while the rest of the pu...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:05hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Suspend non-examination classes: Teachers
TEACHERS unions have called on government to send non-examination classes home as part of measures to decongest schools and tame the spread of COVID-19 which has wreaked havoc in most learning institu...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:33hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'Continuous lockdowns to hit Zimbabwe's literacy rate'
REPEATED lockdowns due to COVID-19, leading to continuous closure of schools, is impacting education in a hard way in landlocked Zimbabwe.On the eve of International Literacy Day, which is bei...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Disciplinary action for absconding teachers
GOVERNMENT has said teachers who have not reported for duty will face disciplinary action following revelations that by Friday last week, slightly over 32 percent of teachers were not at work. ...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sick bays set up at boarding schools
Schools today reopen for non-examination classes for the long second and final term of 75 teaching days for these classes, without exeat weekends, and with temporary holding and sick bays set up at mo...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Inter-city travel ban: Buses get waiver
BUSES ferrying schoolchildren will be allowed to travel between cities and towns in Zimbabwe to allow for pupils' smooth return to schools ahead of tomorrow's second phase re-opening.Police ha...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Outcry over Solusi High fees
Parents with children learning at Solusi Adventist High have raised an outcry after the school reportedly demanded that they pay an extra US$100 towards fees.They also accused the school of no...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 19:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Parents sweat over fees hike
TEACHERS unions have warned of unprecedented school dropouts as parents struggle to raise school fees following a government-imposed 33% hike for the extended term.Schools reopen today for exa...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 05:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Unions cast doubt on new school term
Two unions representing teachers yesterday cast doubts on the smooth re-opening of schools tomorrow, saying their members would not be able to go back to work because of poor pay.In a surprise...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
School fees to go up 33%
THE Government has given schools the green light to increase fees through a prorata system that will see some classes pay an extra 33 percent to cover for the extra days of the term, as schools open f...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe intercity travel resumes
GOVERNMENT Wednesday approved the reopening of schools from 30 August while restaurants can, with immediate effect reopen, but only to fully vaccinated customers, Cabinet has announced.Inter-c...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 18:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Schools to re-open on Monday
SCHOOLS will reopen on Monday next week for examination classes while non-examination classes will commence on September 6, Government announced on Wednesday. In a post Cabinet brief, the Mini...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 18:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt pleads with teachers
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it was committed to ensuring better conditions of service for teachers after they pled incapacitation and demanded that their salaries be restored to the 2018 US$520 to US$55...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:47hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Pupils snub schools opening day
CHAOS characterised the reopening of schools for non-examination classes yesterday, with pupils not turning up at most schools possibly assuming that teachers heeded their unions' call for a nationwid...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:25hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Hive of activity at schools
THERE was a hive of activity in schools yesterday as parents accompanied their children to school as non-examination classes opened yesterday. Some even took to social media platforms to celeb...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Exam pupils to attend classes daily
PUPILS writing public examinations this year are required to attend classes daily so that they make up for the lost time as a result of Covid-19 induced schools closure last year and this year. ...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ministry of education on exam classes
EXAMINATION writing classes are required to attend school daily as Government moves to catch up on lost time due to the closure of schools for the better part of the first term.Schools were su...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 15:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Govt, teachers square off
ZIMBABWE'S underpaid teachers have dug in and refused to report for duty today as schools open for non-examination classes, saying they will only do so after their employer, government, has acceded to...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teachers give notice to strike
THE education sector is set to suffer another heavy blow after teachers and State University employees gave notice yesterday to embark on a nationwide industrial action starting Monday to press for be...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teachers to get vaccinated immediately
TEACHERS, hospitality industry workers, tobacco merchants and their workers should get vaccinated with immediate effect, while restaurants are now allowed to have sit-in clients at 50 percent capacity...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Amnesty to decongest prisons
Cabinet received an update on the Covid-19 Outbreak, which was presented by the Minister of Defence and War Veterans Affairs as chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Task Force on the Covid-19 Outbreak. ...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Confusion mars schools opening
CHAOS characterised the opening of schools yesterday after some non-examination classes turned up and were sent back home, while most teachers did not report for work saying they would only do so afte...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
High teacher, pupil turnout as schools open
SCHOOLS reopened yesterday for examination classes with more learners attending classes as teachers reported for duty unlike what happened last year. The reopening of schools last year was cha...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ministry to supervise boarding schools
NO pupil succumbed to Covid-19 when schools opened last year and Government will supervise boarding schools to ensure safety. Schools are set to open on March 15 for examination classes and a week lat...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
UZ suspends examinations
THE University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has postponed to next month examinations which were due this month following the imposition of a 30day COVID-19-induced lockdown by government.The university ha...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 08:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimsec exams resume
GOVERNMENT will continue to assess the safety of school children from Covid-19,before announcing the dates for reopening of schools as Advanced and Ordinary Level examination classes resume on Tuesday...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Government releases 2021 schools calendar
SCHOOLS will once again open in a phased approach next year with only those in Form Four this year returning on 4 January to finish writing their remaining papers.Other pupils will only return...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Schools to remain open
About 30 public schools have recorded cases of Covid-19 since reopening in September, a development which does not warrant the early closure of learning institutions, Government has said.Zimba...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
John Tallach School closes as 100 students test positive to Covid-19
John Tallach Secondary School in Matabeleland North has been closed after 100 pupils and an undisclosed number of teachers tested positive to Covid-19, with the school now a quarantine centre with all...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
School suspends classes after two pupils test positive to Covid-19
Government has suspended classes at Rujeko Primary School after two pupils tested positive for Covid-19, a government official said yesterday.The Grade Seven pupils at Rujeko primary are among...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parents withdraw children from school
PARENTS have withdrawn their children from a private school in Victoria Falls saying they cannot afford the fees. Amazing Kids Primary School is run by Mr Ozias Marange of Makomwe Transport an...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba told to concentrate on his marital issues
TEACHERS' unions have dismissed Buhera West MP Joseph Chinotimba's claims that they were on the opposition MDC Alliance payroll and involved in plotting government's downfall. The educators ad...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 06:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Govt okays steep school fees hike
GOVERNMENT has approved a steep hike in school fees, which will see some pupils at boarding and urban day high schools forking out in excess of $55 000 up from $6 000 and $20 000 up from $3 000, respe...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fees for non-exam classes slashed
THE Government has given the green light to schools and parents to work out a pro-rata system for the third term's school fees for non-examination classes, as some pupils will only have face-to-face l...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Nothing wrong with 'fake' degrees,' says Zanu-PF minister
In yesterday's senate session, Mashonaland Central Senator Damian Mumvuri (Zanu-PF) asked Higher and Tertiary Education Science and Technology Development Minister Olivia Muchena Government's reac...Published: 18 Jul 2014 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zim govt can't guarantee pay dates for civil servants'
Government has said it cannot guarantee fixed pay dates for civil servants given the economic hardships the country is facing and employees will continue to receive payslips without pay dates....Published: 18 Jul 2014 at 06:57hrs | | by Lloyd Gumbo
Holiday lessons for non-examination classes is criminal
SCHOOLS in the country will not be allowed to conduct holiday lessons for non-examination classes and those that will be found doing so will be punished as such acts are criminal and premised on gree...Published: 05 Aug 2012 at 02:49hrs | | by Staffreporter
Zim govt has suspended holiday lessons
The Zimbabwe government has suspended holiday lessons for non-examination classes with immediate effect following the revelation that some teachers are unfairly "extracting" money from parents under t...Published: 07 Aug 2011 at 09:33hrs | | by Ndou Paul
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