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Pupils injured in classroom collapse
A pupil at Ebenezer Primary School in Gutu was seriously injured while six others escaped with minor injuries after a classroom roof collapsed under a heavy storm that swept through the district last ...Published: 25 mins ago | 12 | by Staff reporter
Stabbing at school
A Zengeza 4 High School pupil is nursing injuries at Chitungwiza Central Hospital after he was stabbed in the abdomen last Friday while defending his neighbour who had accidentally stepped onto assail...Published: 6 hrs ago | 2671 | by Staff reporter
Spy camera scandal rocks Falcon College
A SCANDAL has rocked Falcon College after some school boys allegedly placed a spy camera in the girls' changing rooms resulting in unsuspecting pupils from Girls College in Bulawayo, who had visited t...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 22:38hrs | 7712 | by Staff reporter
Former minister's children fight over estate
Former Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs minister Nelson Samkange's children are entangled in a battle over the control of their late father's farm, which has affected Rukoba Secondary School operat...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 08:24hrs | 1311 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba disgusted by Mliswa, Nduna 'idiotic' behaviour
ZANU-PF MP for Buhera South, Joseph Chinotimba says he was ashamed of the riotous behaviour of fellow legislators Dexter Nduna and Temba Mliswa who came close to trading blows beginning of this week....Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:40hrs | 2057 | by newzimbabwe
Record rainfall hits Zimbabe, more predicted
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said a 42-year-old record of heavy rainfall received within a day has been broken and predicted heavy rains that may uproot trees and leave a trail of ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:36hrs | 1807 | by Staff reporter
English made easy
THE ART OF WRITING Many of us struggle with composition which is a core component in any English Exam. As a result this is our topic for the day. My ...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 09:18hrs | 827 | by The Language Coach
Education ministry vehicle sparks parents' outrage
PARENTS and School Development Committees (SDCs) in Chiredzi are up in arms with their district schools inspector, Petronella Nyangwe who they accuse of purchasing a $130 000 Toyota Land Cruiser, usin...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:28hrs | 1643 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda community chases away teachers in satanism scare
TWO teachers from Lumene Primary School in Gwanda have been ejected from the school by irate parents who are accusing them of practicing Satanism after pupils collapsed mysteriously.The incide...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:40hrs | 631 | by Staff reporter
Exam fees remain unchanged
LOCAL examination fees will remain unchanged after Cabinet resolved to retain the 2018 fee structure. Advanced Level exam fees were pegged at $26, while Ordinary Level pupils paid $15 per subject, wit...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:51hrs | 3113 | by Staff reporter
Mysterious deaths rock Mkwabeni schools in Filabusi
THE Vokola community in Filabusi, Insiza district, Matabeleland South has expressed concern over the "mysterious deaths" of pupils in their local schools in the past month. Two pupils have die...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:47hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
MPs want action on Matabeleland schools
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavima has said four schools in Matabeleland North registered 0% pass rate in the 2018 Grade Seven examinations, a situation which is worrying Parliament....Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:20hrs | 1233 | by Staff reporter
Panicky govt meets striking teachers
TOP government officials were last night locked up in a crunch meeting with teachers' union leaders to resolve the salary impasse and end a crippling strike which started on Tuesday, with about 80% of...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:11hrs | 1954 | by Staff reporter
Elderly women jailed for blocking road
TWO elderly women from Dete in Hwange district have been each sentenced to 12 months in prison for blocking the Dete-Cross Dete road using stones and tree branches. Ruth Dube and Angeline Moyo...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:06hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
Government agrees to review teachers' allowances
GOVERNMENT has agreed to increase allowances for teachers and is monitoring the situation in schools to decide on the course of action to take against those who are not reporting for work. The...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:24hrs | 2955 | by Staff reporter
Pupils selling drugs at school
ZIMBABWE National Association of Mental Health (ZNAMH) has revealed that children as young as nine and 10 around the country are selling drugs in primary schools.The association conducted a re...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 21:32hrs | 1103 | by Staff reporter
80% teachers heed strike call?
TEACHERS' unions yesterday described their nationwide strike as a huge success, with at least 80% heeding the call for industrial action, although there were reports of State security agents moving ar...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:16hrs | 992 | by Staff reporter
Parents withdraw kids from schools
TEACHERS reported for duty yesterday in Bulawayo, Midlands and parts of Matabeleland North but education authorities decried the decision by some parents to withdraw their children from schools. ...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:05hrs | 1213 | by Staff reporter
Chimanimani teacher rapes pupil (14)
A 54-YEAR-OLD Chimanimani primary school teacher has appeared in court for raping a Grade 5 pupil before giving her sachets of jolly juice powder to buy her silence. The accused, who is repres...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 08:12hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter
UK-based school crowdfunds for Mat South boarding facility
A UNITED KINGDOM-BASED school, Christs Hospital in Horsham, West Sussex, has launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise funds for the construction of Advanced Level boarding facilities at Kafusi High ...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 08:10hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Guidelines for A-Level recruitment set
Government has put in place operational guidelines for enrolment of pupils into Lower Sixth Form for 2019, to ensure all learning areas are well subscribed and all classes are viable. In a sta...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:52hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Unethical uniform suppliers warned
THE Competition and Tariff Commission has warned businesses and schools engaging in anti-competitive practices in the supply and distribution of uniforms that the body will not hesitate to invoke the ...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 22:49hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Government dismisses teachers' job list
THE Government has dismissed as fake a document purportedly showing a shortlist of recruited primary school teachers submitted to the Public Service Commission (PSC). According to the document...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 08:18hrs | 1016 | by Staff reporter
29 Matabeleland North schools record 0% pass rate
TWENTY-NINE primary schools in Matabeleland North Province recorded a zero percent pass rate in last year's Grade Seven examinations, but there was an improvement in the overall provincial pass rate. ...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 00:04hrs | 982 | by Staff reporter
Cambridge English on the go
In the 20 odd years that I have been in the Zimbabwean education system and ten years spent in English remediation, I have identified a number of factors that cause students to fail their Cambridge O'...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 13:10hrs | 2398 | by The Language Coach
Pupils being sacrificed because of govt ineptitude
THE cold war between teachers and the government over salary increment — which appears to have become the norm at the beginning of every school calendar year — will have a far- reaching negative i...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 07:22hrs | 405 | by Editorial - newsday
Parents storm school, accuse teachers of participating in stayaway
A GROUP of parents in Mutoko last week allegedly besieged Chimoyo Primary School and accused teachers of participating in the nationwide protests before ordering them to leave within 24 hours....Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 11:29hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
Low pupil turn-out at schools
GOVERNMENT has appealed to parents to send their children to school as most schools recorded a low turn-out yesterday despite security guarantees by the authorities. Schools suspended lessons ...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:27hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter
Kombis reduce fares
Gweru commuter omnibus operators have complied with the new fares that were announced by the Government last week. The new fares ranging between $1 and $2 came into effect yesterday morning, bringing ...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:06hrs | 1553 | by Staff reporter
Parents skeptical about their children's safety
As normalcy returns to Bulawayo, parents who were traumatised by the violence, looting and destruction of property by hooligans remain skeptical about the safety of their children and have delayed sen...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 20:38hrs | 5485 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soldiers leave ugly terror trail
Horror stories are slowly emerging of how the country's trigger-happy security forces brutalised ordinary Zimbabweans this week - shooting 68 people and leaving dozens others requiring life-savi...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:48hrs | 977 | by Staff reporter
Schools to resume lessons
All schools that had temporarily closed due to the recent violent demonstrations that rocked the country must resume lessons with immediate effect following assurances from Government of the safety of...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:12hrs | 1919 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military maintains heavy presence in hotspots
Armed military personnel and trucks maintained a heavy presence in residential suburbs as schools, most shops and banks remained closed despite the end of a three-day national stayaway.Soldier...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:13hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Government orders schools to open
GOVERNMENT has ordered schools not to send pupils back home in the wake of protests that rocked some parts of the country from Monday to Wednesday this week. Yesterday, some schools across the country...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 11:58hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Court bans pupils, teachers from attending ZANU PF rallies
The High court of Zimbabwe has granted application by the Amalgamated Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) to implement an order barring pupils and teachers to be forced to attend political rallies and ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 08:53hrs | 4135 | by Mandla Ndlovu
A tale of a school teacher
I felt a sharp weakness on my knees coupled with an excruciating pain in the stomach as blood oozes from my eleven year old pupil's face. Tinashe lied still on the cold floor of the classroom as the s...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 14:53hrs | 2110 | by Virimayi Chidembo
Zimbabwe now has the world's highest petrol price
Police clashed with protesters in the Zimbabwean capital as the main labor-union confederation began a three-day national strike after the government more than doubled fuel prices to the highest in th...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:26hrs | 764 | by Bloomberg
Mnangagwa deploys soldiers
A woman with a wounded leg during clashes between protestors and police, is transported in a wheelbarrow to hospitalHARARE: Soldiers deployed Monday to some areas of the capital where police w...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 21:23hrs | 2060 | by Associated Press
Marginalised pupils get 3 000 bicycles
UNITED Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID), in partnership with the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed), yesterday unveiled 3 000 bicycles to benefit marginalised children as ...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:22hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Schools report 100% teacher turnout?
SCHOOLS in Manicaland Province are geared for the new term, with all teachers and staff having reported for duty as usual following Government's ongservice. A snap survey by The Herald showed ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:42hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
'Education now preserve of the rich'
AS the first term opens today, parents and guardians in the Midlands and Matabeleland provinces have raised concern over the skyrocketing cost of education and the strike by teachers.Teachers'...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:34hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
4 die, 11 injured in head-on collision
FOUR people died while 11 others were seriously injured when a commuter omnibus and a Honda Fit they were travelling in collided head-on at the 44km peg along the Harare-Beitbridge Highway on Sunday e...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:21hrs | 1099 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants plead poverty
TEACHERS yesterday said they were too poor to go back to work as schools open countrywide today, piling pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to solve the worsening economic crisis.This cam...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:19hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
Drug trafficking in Zimbabwe on the rise
Drug trafficking in Zimbabwe has risen as criminal networks groom mules to smuggle packets of hard drugs into the country, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (Mcaz) and ZRP CID drugs and narc...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 20:08hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
Tshova Mubaiwa introduces cashless payment
TSHOVA Mubaiwa, a public transport association in Bulawayo, has launched a card to facilitate electronic payment by passengers. The service will be hosted by ZB Bank and is done by City Card, a Harare...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:34hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Schools opening evokes mixed feelings
The new school year has evoked mixed feelings among pupils especially form ones who converged at various pick-up points around the city in the company of their parents and guardians to board buses to ...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:31hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Schools ready for new term
All is set for schools opening tomorrow as a high-powered Government team today meets civil servants' unions to discuss their salaries and conditions of service. Teachers have ruled out a premature st...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:29hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Schools open on Tuesday
ON Tuesday schools across the country are opening and it's a new day for Grade Ones, Form Ones and ECD pupils as they start their journey of education at different stages of their lives. For m...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 09:20hrs | 913 | by Staff reporter
'18 teachers assaulted by students in 2018'
Teachers have raised concern over indiscipline in schools evidenced by an increased number of students assaulting teachers in classrooms.This comes after High Court judge David Mangota granted...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:03hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Law society raises bar for newly qualified advocates
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has started enforcing regulations to ensure that all lawyers undergo compulsory pupilage before practising on their own, with the bar being raised for one to practise...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 17:54hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
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