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Schools demand top up fees
SOME boarding schools in Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and South provinces have written to parents demanding that they pay school fees top ups for the remaining three weeks of the term to cater for foo...Published: 12 hrs ago | 700 | by Staff reporter
In Aid of Orphaned Rural Zimbabwean Pupils' Education, MFI Annual's Fundraiser in Sheffield
It is that time of the year whereby Mopane Foundation International (MFI), a UK registered charity no. 1167272 is holding their annual fundraising event to raise funds for fees, uniforms and other bas...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 09:09hrs | 243 | by MFI
New Zimsec regulations, a nightmare for grade 7 exams
The just ended Grade seven examinations started on a chaotic note following new regulations from the Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) which caused logistical problems in the transportation...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 10:11hrs | 3121 | by Staff reporter
Moves to hike school fees
THE Bulawayo City Council has written to the Government requesting to increase tuition fees and council levy at its schools arguing the current fees were not enough for the provision of adequate and q...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:27hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Rusape bus crash declared a national disaster
Government has declared a state of national disaster an accident in which 46 people were killed when two buses side-swapped at the 166-kilometre peg along Harare-Mutare highway on Wednesday evening. ...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:05hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec refuses to release results of 'exam cheats'
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has defended its decision to cancel the results of at least 16 "O" Level pupils from Nagle House School in Marondera, arguing that their answer script...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 11:02hrs | 1549 | by Staff reporter
Pregnant form 3 student challenges expulsion
A ROW has erupted between a Form 3 pregnant student and school authorities at St Anne's Goto High School in Wedza with the former accusing the administration of violating her rights after expelling he...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:46hrs | 2304 | by Staff reporter
Govt warns schools demanding forex
Government has issued a stern warning to schools after it emerged that some were demanding tuition fees in United States dollars. Some top private schools have already sent out circulars to pa...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:20hrs | 564 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's sign language interpreters get thumps up
Nelson Chamisa has been hailed by deaf groups for providing sign language interpretation on stage during his latest rallies.Chamisa, who addressed a bumper crowd at a rally held in Beitbridge ...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 13:39hrs | 2960 | by Staff reporter
Five stubborn common English errors
I CALL them stubborn because they refuse to go. We hear them everywhere, in the bank, queues, on the bus, radio and television, at home when we are relaxed and enjoying family communion, watching TV, ...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 05:34hrs | 1377 | by Morris Mtisi
Zimsec warns of fake exam papers
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council has warned that unscrupulous people are selling "fake examination papers." The fake papers are being sold for as much as $50 per copy. In a statement, ...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:37hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Satanism scare at Minda
SUSPECTED satanism cases have rocked one of Matabeleland South's prestigious boarding schools, Minda Girls High at Maphisa Growth Point in Kezi with reports that more than 60 pupils have allegedly bee...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:40hrs | 1035 | by Staff reporter
Illegal school fees increment
MANY schools have issued communication indicating an intention to raise school fees in reaction to the spikes and dips in black market rates for the United States dollar.The majority of mostly...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:41hrs | 1261 | by Mirriam T Majome
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 first piece of advice to anybody who wants to become a good writer is ...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:21hrs | 412 | by The Language Coach
Schools urged to go digital
THE ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is encouraging schools to go digital and develop websites and other learning interactive platforms.Since the early 2000s the government has been...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:23hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Useless Zimsec fails to design a timetable, O-Level exam papers clash
ORDINARY Level Accounts, Economics and Business Studies candidates are today set to sit all the three papers after taking a break of only 20 minutes following a clash in the examination timetable. ...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 06:31hrs | 1127 | by Staff reporter
'Teachers' failure to embrace ICT skills stifling pupils' creativity'
GOVERNMENT has said failure by some teachers to embrace ICTs is stifling pupils' creativity. Addressing educationists and other guests at the commissioning of smart class equipment and an Earl...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 06:31hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
On our way to the river...
There was so much excitement amongst the students as I told them we were going all the way to the river to do our training session there. The boys sang, whistled, shouted and made some slogans as we w...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 10:44hrs | 977 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
Parties internal strife not restricted to MDC Alliance
Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported that the party internal strife which rocked the MDC Alliance from the time during the run up to the July 30 elections was not limited to the main opposition party a...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:29hrs | 504 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimsec warns against cheating
STAKEHOLDERS should report "Miracle colleges" that allegedly help pupils to "spot" questions in examination papers to curb cheating in this year's public examinations, The Zimbabwe School Examinations...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 06:17hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
Goblins seize maternity ward
IN a strange incident, pregnant women and nurses were moved from Lupaka Clinic to a safe place and pupils at two primary schools stopped going to school after goblins allegedly sexually attacked them....Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:25hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter
Teachers, pupils injured as whirlwind destroys classrooms
SEVEN pupils and three teachers at Muwunga Primary School in Ascot, Gweru were injured after a gale blew off roofing sheets from three classrooms on Tuesday afternoon.Pupils and teachers were ...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:06hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
No outside food for boarding pupils
SOME boarding schools in the country including, Chinhoyi High and St Augustine, have banned parents and guardians from bringing food items to the institutions as a preventive measure against cholera....Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 07:28hrs | 1167 | by Staff reporter
3-week-old baby grows four big teeth, dies
In a bizarre incident a three weeks old baby boy died on Sunday after losing his nose mysteriously and growing four big teeth in a suspected case of witchcraft at Govit farm, Mvurwi.Chief Mako...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 18:29hrs | 4299 | by Simbarashe Sithole
New rules for Zimsec exams
SCHOOLS will no longer be allowed to collect examination papers days before the examination date but will collect and return each paper to the cluster centre on the day of sitting as part of measures ...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 08:46hrs | 5157 | by Staff reporter
Schools competition postponed due to cholera
The ministry of Primary and Secondary Education last week postponed the National Annual Science Sports and Arts festival due to cholera outbreak in some parts of the country.The NASSAF was sup...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 08:24hrs | 99 | by Stephen Jakes
Education system poised for major overhaul
As the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education our objective is to take Zimbabwean education to the 21st century and there has to be an educational transformation and full implementation of the co...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | 2177 | by Prof Paul Mavima
Zimbabwe teachers unions call for schools closure over cholera
Faced with a nationwide cholera outbreak that has claimed 31 lives and left thousands others infected, two leading teachers' unions have called for the closure of all schools until the disease is cont...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:27hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
Mpopoma whiz kid gets scholarship
LOCAL cement producer PPC Zimbabwe has offered a Bulawayo whiz kid who got 20 points at A-Level a scholarship to study Medicine and Surgery at the University of Zimbabwe starting this year.Mkh...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:06hrs | 1537 | by Staff reporter
New exam subjects for pupils
More than 16 000 Ordinary and Advanced Level candidates will this year sit for the recently introduced Physical Education, Sport and Mass Displays exams as Government equips pupils with physical liter...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:47hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Cholera tsunami sweeps across Mashonaland again
STEWART Murambiwa's snow-white teeth appear too big for his mouth; his arms and limbs look like they belong to a little boy and not the 27-year-old man he is.Propped up on an iron bed in a ten...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:29hrs | 2424 | by Staff reporter
Teachers flee goblins' sexual terror
TEACHERS at a school in Tsholotsho District that failed to open after they fled to their respective homes following goblin attacks last week, have demanded that villagers put up in their rooms to witn...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:21hrs | 1754 | by Staff reporter
Fire razes another house
A THREE- roomed house was gutted by fire in Bulawayo's Lobengula West suburb after a 16 year old boy doing homework using a candle for light dozed off. Ndaitai Muchimba fell asleep at around 10PM on T...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:11hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Pupils cheat death in wind storm
SCORES of pupils cheated death on Wednesday afternoon at Tokwana High School in Plumtree after strong winds blew roofs off two classroom blocks, hurling asbestos...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:10hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Govt urged to close Harare schools until cholera is contained: Teachers Union Leader Majongwe
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe has called for the government to close all schools in Harare until the cholera outbreak has been contained.Majo...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 11:23hrs | 2089 | by Sithabile Mafu
Zimbabwe cholera outbreak declared state of emergency
GOVERNMENT has declared the cholera outbreak in Harare a state of emergency and ordered the closure of a primary school in Glen View as the death toll from the waterborne disease rose to over 20, whil...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:25hrs | 1004 | by Staff reporter
Power fault fire razes $50 000 property
PROPERTY worth more than $50 000 was reduced to ashes when a four-roomed thatched cottage caught fire after sparks from Zesa overhead cables ignited its roof in Bulawayo's Harrisvale suburb. B...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:09hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate warns pupils against sexual activities
A GWANDA regional magistrate, Mr Mark Dira, has told pupils to focus on their studies and not engage in sexual activities that will destroy their lives. He said this after a teenager appeared before h...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:48hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Panners pose threat to NRZ tracks
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has raised the red flag over illegal gold panning activities close to railways tracks, a situation which could result in the rail collapsing under the weight of...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:02hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Did you see Guitars In Parliament today
SEVERAL musicians won parliamentary seats in this year's harmonised elections.Dingumuzi Phuti, Elias Musakwa, Energy Mutodi, Obedingwa Mguni and Joshua Sacco are some of the prominent musician...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 21:55hrs | 1880 | by Erick Matotoba
Police tell schools to deposit monies in banks
POLICE in Bulawayo yesterday urged schools to deposit their money in banks, saying keeping it on their premises could result in the institutions being targeted by robbers. Schools opened for t...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
'Give teachers adequate teaching resources'
PROGRESSIVE Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has urged the government to provide adequate teaching resources for the reviewed education curriculum when schools open tomorrow.PTUZ Matabelelan...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:30hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Teacher in soup for touching pupil's breast
A 41-YEAR-OLD teacher was dragged to Guruve Magistrates' Court after he allegedly fondled a Form 2 pupil's breasts.Taurai Madhumba appeared before Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro l...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:26hrs | 783 | by Staff reporter
Schools open tomorrow
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has dispelled social media rumours that schools will open on September 10, instead of tomorrow for the third term. In an interview yesterday, pe...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:11hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Commission political grandstanding
Zapu spokesperson Iphithule Maphosa has said the recently appointed commission of inquiry into shooting on 1 August 2018 is nothing but an act of hypocrisy that lacks genuine intent.He said th...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 10:39hrs | 423 | by Stephen Jakes
Meet Zimbabwe's young innovators
This year's Harare Agricultural Show has been a mixed bag, which proved the extent to which Zimbabwe is open for business and innovation. From being officially opened for the first time by Pre...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 08:52hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Teachers not giving up fight against Zanu-PF
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) is engaging stakeholders in the education sector in a bid to find effective ways of stopping Zanu-PF from forcing pupils from attending its pol...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 12:32hrs | 862 | by Staff reporter
School clerk converts fees to own use
A 20-YEAR-OLD Mahusekwa school clerk who issued fake receipts to pupils before converting the money to her own use was yesterday sentenced to 24 months in prison by Marondera magistrate Patience Chiri...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:54hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Diasporan donates soccer kit, health equipment to Nkayi residents
A CANADA-BASED philanthropist has donated medical equipment and soccer kits to several clinics and schools in one of the country's most impoverished districts, Nkayi.Born and raised in Lutsha ...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:20hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter
Cambridge O'Level 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: 19 Aug 2018 at 08:58hrs | 1444 | by The Language Coach
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