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Deputy Headmaster on the run after sodomy allegation
A deputy headmaster at Masase High School in Mberengwa has gone into hiding after being accused of sodomising more than 35 male students at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Zimbabwe (ELCZ)-run insti...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 14:08hrs | 1398 | by Staff reporter
Protests shut down Zimbabwe
THE March 31 demonstrations called by war veteran and former Zanu-PF central committee member Blessed Geza yesterday morphed into a nationwide shutdown, with businesses closed, streets emptied, and le...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:42hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
6,000 teenagers were impregnated in Matebeleland South last year
Approximately 6,000 teenagers from Matebeleland South fell pregnant last year, with Beitbridge and Insiza districts recording the highest numbers, according to recent statistics. The province also doc...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 12:52hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Directors of unregistered voluntary organisation face fresh charges
JZ Moyo High embraces transformative education to stay competitiveJZ Moyo High School has embarked on a strategic transformation, adopting an innovative and relevant education system to strengthen...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 10:12hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Dealers lace biscuits with drugs
Police have uncovered a disturbing new method employed by drug dealers in and around Harare, where biscuits are being laced with drugs and sold to the public. Previously, they would use cakes, muffins...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 10:08hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi petitions UN over Zanu-PF oppression
The Matabeleland secessionist group, Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP), has petitioned the United Nations (UN) and other international bodies, accusing the Zanu-PF-led government of committing crimes aga...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 15:28hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Schools directed to completely phase out CALA
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has called on schools across Zimbabwe to swiftly implement the new policy of school-based projects and completely phase out Continuous Assessment Learni...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:50hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Students barred from teachers' quarters
Learners have been prohibited from visiting teachers' quarters without a valid reason, while no pupil will be barred from attending school due to non-payment of fees, lack of a birth certificate, preg...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 07:47hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Mohadis, BBR 'ignore' desperate Mtetengwe school
Mtetengwe Primary School, situated just 21 kilometers outside Beitbridge, stands as a stark symbol of neglect and missed opportunity despite being surrounded by wealth and influence. The school, locat...Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 08:16hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Form 4 male students fight over new hot female teacher
Harare yesterday witnessed what many have called insanity and mark of the end of the world.This is a story of school boys belonging to two different gangs who fought cats and dogs in Mabvuku o...Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 07:57hrs | 2499 | by Staff reporter
Teachers cut off as Chiredzi schools are marooned
As schools reopened last week on Tuesday, excitement and anticipation filled the air for students eager to begin the new term. However, for many schools in Chiredzi South Constituency, Masvingo provin...Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 13:50hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Lower Six classes set to resume on January 27
Lower Sixth classes are scheduled to resume on Monday, January 27, 2025, following the release of both Cambridge and ZIMSEC O-Level results, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education announced o...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 19:25hrs | 879 | by Staff reporter
Schools gear-up for heritage-based curriculum, skills identification
Several schools expressed their commitment to embrace heritage-based curriculum in their quest to compliment the government's educational policy on Monday.Speaking during a survey by Bawayo24....Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 12:43hrs | 137 | by Gideon Madzikatidze recently in Zvimba
'Flush out illegal Zimbabwean immigrants' children from our schools'
South African opposition leader Herman Mashaba has sharply criticized his government's decision to permit children of undocumented foreigners, including Zimbabweans, to enroll in public schools for th...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 11:52hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
New twist to expelled learners saga
Parents and guardians of children who were recently expelled from Mother Patrick Convent Primary School in Harare have taken legal action, demanding the reinstatement of their children. The Catholic-r...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 06:56hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
School readmits pupils after mass expulsions
Mother Patrick Convent Primary School in Mainway Meadows, Harare, has started the process of re-enrolling students it previously expelled for allegedly disrupting lessons. The decision comes after wid...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:59hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
BCC orders pruning of 'suicide trees'
The City of Bulawayo has resolved to prune trees associated with suicide cases to deter climbing and make them less accessible to individuals contemplating taking their lives. This decision follows a ...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:50hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
City Link launches bursary for 60 primary school pupils
City Link Coaches has introduced a bursary program to support the educational needs of 60 primary school pupils in Bulawayo, covering tuition fees and other academic necessities.The announceme...Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 07:01hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
3 pupils hospitalized after mistaking chemical for spice
Three pupils from Robert Sinyoka Primary School in Bulawayo are in critical condition at Mpilo Central Hospital after ingesting potassium permanganate, a chemical compound they mistook for a spice....Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 06:59hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Poisoning scare at school dinner
A suspected food poisoning incident has rocked Riverdale Academy, a private school located in the Hillside suburb of Bulawayo, with dozens of pupils and even some parents reportedly hospitalized after...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:41hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa takes pupils through Zanu-PF slogans
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday promised to create more positions for young people within Zanu-PF structures as he officiated at the Africa Youth Day and Youth Empowerment Forum at the Magamba ...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:02hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
1 dead, 31 injured as bus carrying school pupils overturns
One person was confirmed dead while 31 were injured, among them 25 primary school pupils, after a bus carrying staff and the young learners overturned near Rusape on Friday afternoon.Police sp...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 12:03hrs | 1514 | by Staff reporter
Electronic form 1 boarding school enrolment opens November 1
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education will open the electronic enrolment process for Form One pupils seeking boarding school placements on Friday, November 1. The enrolment system, managed t...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 12:35hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Pirate taxis, kombis unsafe for school pupils
Bulawayo authorities have strongly condemned the use of pirate taxis, commonly known as mushikashika, and commuter omnibuses for transporting school pupils, citing significant safety concerns, particu...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:53hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Khumalo headmistress suspended
The headmistress of Khumalo Primary School in Bulawayo, Stella Mhlanga, has been suspended following an incident in which she allegedly insulted the deputy headmaster in front of staff members and stu...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 17:13hrs | 2199 | by Staff reporter
60% of pupils hungry, feel El Niño pinch
At least three million out of 4.9 million pupils across Zimbabwe have been severely impacted by the El Niño-induced drought, with the government facing significant challenges in consolidating its sch...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 09:07hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
16 pregnant pupils fail to write Grade 7 exams
At least 16 pupils from Monozi Primary School in Mbire District were unable to sit for their Grade Seven Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) examinations last week after falling pregnant. Th...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 08:56hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wife's programme disrupts learning
Business came to a halt at schools across Chikomba District in Mashonaland East province yesterday as both teachers and learners were ordered to attend an event hosted by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:32hrs | 3799 | by Staff reporter
Elephantiasis outbreak hits Zimbabwe
The government has been urged to take swift action following an outbreak of elephantiasis in Mashonaland West province. Elephantiasis, a parasitic disease affecting the lymph nodes and vessels, is spr...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:22hrs | 10554 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt tight-lipped over teachers' salary demands
The government has yet to respond to teachers' demands for better salaries and improved working conditions, as educators prepare to declare incapacitation when schools reopen for the third term on Sep...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 07:57hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Open letter: School of Infantry, Mbalabala
Dear Sir/Madam, I attended St Stephen's College in Balla Balla (as it was then) in the early 1970's. The school closed in 1975 and became home to the Zimbabwe School...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 10:21hrs | 931 | by Dr Christopher Hunn
Zanu-PF violence changes Gutu man's life forever
He was an energetic man, running his own life and fending for his family. He loved and embraced the supposed freedom brought by the country's liberators hence multi-partyism was just one of those frui...Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 15:40hrs | 1024 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army hands over new school in Tsholotsho
The Zimbabwe Defence Force has completed and handed over Tshino Secondary School in Tsholotsho to the Tsholotsho Rural District Council. Nkululeko Sibanda, the council's chief executive, confi...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 14:52hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Pastor Mboro's church set alight after school skirmish
Pastor Paseka Mboro's Incredible Happenings Church burned to the ground on Tuesday afternoon after a group of youths marched to its premises in Katlehong.Scores of schoolchildren bunked school...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 11:25hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Tatenda Mavetera snubbed over ED2030 campaign
Zanu-PF legislator Tatenda Mavetera of Chikomba West district faced disappointment when her victory rally was abruptly cancelled due to poor attendance, allegedly stemming from her perceived support f...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 20:14hrs | 2023 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records jump in school dropouts
A recent Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee (ZimLAC) 2024 report reveals a troubling rise in school dropouts due to financial constraints and early marriages, with Mashonaland Central province ...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:17hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lifts ban on holiday lessons
The Zimbabwean government has lifted the ban on holiday classes for examination classes, while maintaining the ban for other pupils to ensure they rest during holidays. Holiday lessons for examination...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 06:34hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
MK Party to march against 'racist' Helen Zille
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) will embark on a massive march in Durban on Wednesday amid a wave of criticism against DA federal chairperson Helen Zille for referring to the MKP and EFF as "dogs"....Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 16:34hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
16 teachers paraded naked to check who was menstruating!
A SENIOR staffer at Nkayi High School in Nkayi District, Matabeleland North province is accused of demeaning female teachers after forcing them to pose naked for an ancillary staff member to check whi...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:50hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe battles increased school dropouts
During a dialogue on the Day of the African Child in Harare, concerns were raised about the increasing number of Zimbabwean children forced to abandon education due to various challenges, including po...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 10:29hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt happy with mismatch in deployment of ECD teachers
The article below was published by the government controlled Chronicle 2 years ago but Shona supremacists are today firing Ministers for implementing the same policy....Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 09:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
University steps in to solve 0 pass rate in Matabeleland North
Lupane State University (LSU) has significantly contributed to reducing the number of primary schools in Matabeleland North province that record zero pass rates in Grade Seven public examinations. ...Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 07:23hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Woman in court for poisoning pupils
A 37-year-old woman from Zvimba, Paidamoyo Makayi, appeared in Chinhoyi Magistrates Court on Saturday for allegedly attempting to poison her daughter's schoolmates. Makayi, who is from Murombe...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 06:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zapu's Sandi Moyo denied hero status, to be buried on Wednesday
THE burial for the late former Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister, Eunice Sandi Moyo, who died at Mater Dei Hospital last Thursday, has been set for Wednesday.Her daughter, Phoebe, confirmed...Published: 20 May 2024 at 08:23hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's nursing school shut down
The government has shut down a nursing school established by Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga in Chikomba district, Mashonaland East province, due to disruptions from Zanu-PF factional conflicts....Published: 20 May 2024 at 07:55hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Mzingwane High to change its name
The Government is in the process of introducing technical high schools, which will result in pupils being professionally trade-tested before completing secondary education in line with international s...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:19hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's family donates US$20 000 towards school project
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga's family has donated US$20 000 towards the development of the repurposed St Augustine Catholic College in Sunnyside, Bulawayo, which complements the Government's...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:18hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA urges caution over Zille's citizenship stance
Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Community in South Africa, Ngqabutho Nicholas Mabhena, believes people should take South Africa's opposition party leader Helen Zille's comments on giving Zimbabwean migran...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe exam fees deadline is extended
THE Government's extension of the deadline by which Ordinary and Advanced Level examination fees should be paid to the first week of May from March 23, has been welcomed by parents and guardians as a ...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:44hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
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