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Student privates parts stabbed with pen in school bullying
IN a suspected case of bullying, a Form Four pupil at St Columba's High School in Bulawayo collapsed after she was pushed against the wall in the toilet before she was allegedly stabbed with a ball po...Published: 3 hrs ago | 150 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records first Cholera case
BULAWAYO has recorded its first cholera case after a pupil from Mzilikazi High School was confirmed to have contracted the waterborne disease.Zimbabwe recorded its first cholera case in Februa...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 16:03hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
School heads facing disciplinary action
Some school heads who were turning children away for non-payment of school fees are up for disciplinary action as they contravened Government policy.This was said by the Deputy Minister of Pri...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 16:39hrs | 986 | by Staff reporter
Doctor extorts US$350 from accident victim
A Chitungwiza Central Hospital medical doctor is facing disciplinary charges on allegations of attempting to extort US$350 from a parent of a girl who was one of the learners injured in a road traffic...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Kidnappers targeting learners, women
Police have intensified investigations into a case in which two pupils aged 11 and 12 were kidnapped in separate incidents in Harare and Chinhoyi, while a woman was kidnapped by unknown suspects in Dz...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:37hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
3 pupils die, 18 injured in accident
Three pupils died while 18 others were injured after a T35 truck that was carrying them was hit on the driver's door by a bus, which resulted in all being thrown out of the vehicle.According t...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 18:14hrs | 683 | by Staff reporter
Luton's Marvelous gesture for Nakamba
LUTON Town FC has launched a GoFundMe campaign in a bid to support Marvelous Nakamba's philanthropic work in Zimbabwe.The midfielder has already indicated that he will spend most of his pre-se...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:42hrs | 1380 | by Staff reporter
Petition to The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education
Editor please publish our petition to the Minister of Primary and Secondary education for our pupils are not attending school due to the interference of powerful politicians who are protecting a viole...Published: 29 May 2023 at 22:58hrs | 422 | by Parents/Guardians - Murowa School
UK to invade Zimbabwe for teachers
Foreign teachers will be offered £10,000 to work in English schools amid chronic staffing shortages, according to a report.Ministers have begun an overseas recruitment drive following a rise ...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 3847 | by Staff reporter
Parents reject Cala
PARENTS in Harare and other parts of the country have rejected the Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (Cala) programme under the competence-based curriculum that was introduced in 2015 saying i...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Police take corpse to wrong house for identification
WALKING home after a long day of school, the only thing that goes through a primary school pupil's mind is getting home, removing their uniforms and going out to play with others or do their homework....Published: 24 May 2023 at 07:48hrs | 1613 | by Staff reporter
CALA curriculum not fit for purpose in Zim
In my view, the Zimbabwe government has done well by my inviting the parents and all stakeholders, to review CALA curriculum. Of course, this type of curriculum demands a lot for it, in order to be pr...Published: 23 May 2023 at 14:46hrs | 937 | by Njabulo
Indeed life was hard under colonialism but there were plenty of opportunities
Over the weekend I drove my mother to her rural home in Rusape for an important family gathering.To be expected, as soon as we hit familiar territory, which held significant memories for her -...Published: 23 May 2023 at 14:01hrs | 579 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe curriculum review consultations start
THE continuous assessment learning activities (CALA) are expected to be put under the spotlight as the Primary and Secondary Education Ministry conducts two-day curriculum review consultation meetings...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Bosso prodigy told to muscle up
AUSTRIAN topflight football club SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz have told budding Highlanders Football Club's attacking midfielder Prince Ndlovu to muscle up and be strong, indicating that they might call h...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:07hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers cry for Indaba with Mnangagwa
THE mantra ‘‘leaving no place and no one behind'' as touted by the incumbent Second Republic Government in its national development policies must surely inspire all of us Zimbabweans to march into...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:10hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
Latest on Murowa School saga as Provincial Minister flexes his political muscles
Dear ZimbabweansScandalous! That's the only word to sum up the action taken by the Provincial Minister in a case between parents and a teaching couple at Murowa School Zvishavane district. Whi...Published: 09 May 2023 at 12:22hrs | 1334 | by Disgruntled parents
Chief Dakamela appeals for a high school
CHIEF Dakamela from Nkayi in Matabeleland North has appealed to Government and well-wishers to construct a high school in his area saying some pupils are failing to pursue advanced level studies after...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
School deserted as parents withdrew their children
Dear Minister of EducationWe, parents of pupils attending Murowa School in Zvishavane district write I form you that with immediate effect we have withdrawn our pupils from the school until th...Published: 08 May 2023 at 15:44hrs | 3776 | by Concerned Parents
75 pupils cheat death in bus inferno
ABOUT 75 Pakame High School pupils cheated death yesterday when their hired Inter Africa bus burst into flames after being involved in an accident along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway.The student...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:12hrs | 640 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe parents cry foul over forex fees
SCHOOLS open for the second term of the year today amid high hopes of smooth learning while parents have expressed concern over the increase in prices and fees by some boarding schools, which are now ...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:10hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools revert to five-day week
All schools from today revert to the normal five-day learning week as there is no longer need to rotate attendance at schools short of classrooms to handle decongestion rules to minimise Covid-19 infe...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:06hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Authorities, parents clash over school uniforms
Parents with children enrolled at St Francis of Assisi High School in Chivhu are up in arms with the School Development Committee (SDC) over its decision making it compulsory to buy provisions and uni...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:47hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Bosso's Ndhlovu in Austria trials
BUDDING Highlanders' attacking midfielder Prince Ndhlovu will spend two months in Austria, training with that country's top-flight football side SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz.Nozibelo Maphosa, the ...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:53hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF govt neglecting Matebeleland South schools'
VILLAGERS in Matebeleland South province have accused the Primary and Secondary Education ministry of neglecting schools in the province, resulting in many posting a zero pass.According to the...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 07:54hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Mr. President, independence doesn't mean freedom to destroy one's country!
I recall a story I was told by my parents when I was still a little child. There was a ruling ZANU PF meeting at our local sporting facility, named 'Zisco Club', in the early 1980s – which a...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 22:51hrs | 519 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Pilot project for technical high schools takes off
GOVERNMENT has introduced modern technical high schools as a pilot project that will result in pupils being professionally trade-tested before completing secondary education in line with international...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:32hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Girl who crawls to school seeks artificial leg
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl from Nkayi district in Matabeleland North Province who had her leg amputated after being bitten by a snake is appealing for help to get US$1 500 for an artificial leg so that she co...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 08:11hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Teachers lament inhumane, exorbitant Zimsec fees
TEACHERS unions have expressed concern over the high cost of Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations saying this would deny some poor students from conti...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:28hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
Castrate paedophiles, says minister
INFORMATION and Publicity minister Monica Mutsvangwa says paedophiles should be castrated to deter men from sleeping with underage girls.Mutsvangwa made the comments after Matabeleland North p...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 08:19hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
Drug syndicate cops jailed two years
Two Chiweshe-based cops who conspired to destroy evidence in a case where a schoolboy bought mbanje from a female drug dealer were today jailed for two years by Concession Magistrate Joshua Nembaware....Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 19:07hrs | 843 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Beam students can only register 6 subjects
LEARNERS whose fees are paid through the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam), have reportedly been told to top up examination fees.Beam is a government programme which pays tuition and ex...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 17:56hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
A dunderhead leader believes what he can't do is impossible for everyone else to accomplish!
Those who follow my articles are now all too familiar with how I regard with utter disdain those who make excuses for failing to fulfill their mandates.Quite frankly, I seriously doubt if ther...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 10:33hrs | 682 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'No holiday lessons'
The ministry of primary and secondary education has announced that there will be no extra lessons over the school holidays.In a statement ministry of primary and secondary education, Mrs perma...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:35hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
Drug syndicate cops convicted
Two Chiweshe-based cops who connived with a drug dealer in destroying evidence of cannabis sold to a schoolboy were convicted yesterday by Concession magistrate Joshua Nembaware.The trio Rober...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 11:05hrs | 1023 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Teen stabbed to death in Harare school bullying incident
A 17-year-old schoolboy died Monday after being stabbed with a piece of glass by another 17-year-old following an ill-fated school bullying incident in Harare's Churu Farm.Police confirmed the...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 17:27hrs | 1303 | by Staff reporter
Even ZANU PF supporters now thoroughly disgruntled with ruling establishment!
Now that the ruling ZANU PF primary elections for parliamentary and ward candidates have come and gone, what lessons can the nation draw?Of course, there can never be only one thing to be read...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 11:15hrs | 2389 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
When the rich fight over the poor
A SLEEK Toyota Prado VX V8 off-road vehicle makes a rumbling sound along a gravel road as it negotiates its way into the poverty-stricken Chihota communal areas.A group of people, mainly Zanu-...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 17:06hrs | 1172 | by Jairos Saunyama
Aspiring Zanu-PF MP steals the limelight
Zanu PF aspiring candidate for Zvimba East in the primary elections; Francis Garikai Mukwangwariwa has become the talk of town for spending huge in his campaign for the party internal process as if al...Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 19:49hrs | 1269 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chamisa's MP demands answers from Mines minister
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Judith Tobaiwa wants Mines minister Winston Chitando summoned to Parliament to explain illegal mining activities taking place underneath build...Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 19:46hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Drug syndicate cops languish in prison
A Chiweshe-based cop who allegedly sold cannabis to a schoolboy together with her two investigating officers are still languishing in prison after being denied bail by Concession magistrate Joshua Nem...Published: 22 Mar 2023 at 21:05hrs | 1241 | by Simbarashe Sithole
WATCH: Govt rolls out free education
GOVERNMENT has started rolling out a pilot project on State-funded education in 16 rural districts across the country as part of efforts to ensure that every learner has access to quality education....Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:11hrs | 404 | by Staff Reporter
Mzilikazi High wins Bulawayo Public Speaking contest
MZILIKAZI High School is this year's winner of the Bulawayo Public Speaking competition.The event was hosted last Friday at the Zimbabwe Academy of Music by the Rotary Club of Bulawayo South a...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 07:38hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa implores parents to administer corporal punishment
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has implored parents and guardians to administer corporal punishment to discipline their children and challenged churches and other social institutions to join in the fight against...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 07:37hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Dembare in town
HARARE soccer giants Dynamos lived true to their moniker "Glamour Boys" as they showed off a fine sense of fashion with a trendy photoshoot in the build-up to the start of the 2023 Castle Lager Premie...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 06:34hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Are Zimbabweans the easiest people to oppress?
Zimbabweans never cease to amaze! I was watching a local news bulletin, when there came a report, whereby villagers in Chingwaru, Murewa North, were celebrating and praising the ruling ZANU PF...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 18:08hrs | 320 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Sandra Ndebele-Sibindi contesting in Zanu-PF primary elections
14 pupils injured after sinkhole opens up in classroomFourteen pupils at a Kwekwe school were treated for injuries on Thursday after a sinkhole opened up in the middle of their classroom – the c...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 16:08hrs | 1398 | by Staff reporter
What's the point of 'performance contracts' when the regime always blames sanctions for its failures?
How do you measure a cabinet minister's performance over a particular period?How does one judge whether a local government CEO (chief executive officer) has done a good or terrible job?...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 10:16hrs | 930 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bullying leads to suicide
AGONY, grief, pain, anguish, sadness and anger aptly describe how the Saudan family in Bulawayo is feeling following the death of their 15-year-old son Jayden who committed suicide after complaining o...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:19hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
3 minors drown while swimming
Three boys from Mpofu family in Fallow Fields Resettlement Plot 40, Gweru drowned at 4 pm on Saturday while swimming in Musango River.They were all pupils at Rowview Primary School and the two...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 22:37hrs | 201 | by Staff Reporter
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