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Zimbabwe police round up Grade 7 pupils at 'pens down' parties

POLICE in Bulawayo rounded up and dispersed scores of Grade Seven pupils caught drinking alcohol and smoking at entertainment venues across the city during illegal "pens down" parties held to celebrate the end of their primary school exami…

Published: 13 Oct 2026 at 08:27hrs | 1454 | by Staff reporter

Gold pits lure Zimbabwean pupils out of school

IN Zimbabwe's gold-rich rural communities, classrooms are increasingly losing the battle to gold pits as poverty, unemployment and the promise of quick money push young people out of school and into artisanal mining.Gold remains a major pi…

Published: 11 Aug 2026 at 07:14hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter

Exam pupils stranded as 11 000 children return from SA

More than 11,000 Zimbabwean children who have returned from South Africa since last month face major disruptions to their education, with concerns mounting that many, particularly Grade 12 learners, may be unable to complete their studies …

Published: 12 Jul 2026 at 15:14hrs | 736 | by Staff reporter

Police verify identities of 7 pupils killed in kombi fire tragedy

Police in the Midlands Province have appealed for patience from parents and guardians as investigations continue into a tragic commuter omnibus fire that claimed the lives of seven pupils from Matongo Primary School in Senga suburb, Gweru.…

Published: 10 Jun 2026 at 19:34hrs | 1092 | by Staff reporter

7 pupils killed in Zimbabwe kombi inferno

Seven pupils from Matongo Primary School have died after a commuter omnibus they were travelling in caught fire in Senga suburb, Gweru, on Wednesday afternoon.The pupils had reportedly boarded the kombi after finishing classes when the veh…

Published: 10 Jun 2026 at 19:30hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter

51 pupils injured in bee attack

FIFTY-ONE learners from Barham Green Primary School in Bulawayo and a female passerby were injured on Friday afternoon after a swarm of bees attacked pupils on the school premises.The incident, which caused panic among learners and staff, …

Published: 30 May 2026 at 09:52hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter

3 pupils jailed for brutal bullying

Three former learners at Mavhudzi High School have each been sentenced to two months' imprisonment following a violent group assault on a fellow student, in a ruling described as a strong warning against school-based violence.Tatenda Sever…

Published: 20 Feb 2026 at 07:11hrs | 1305 | by Staff reporter

Pupils sent home over secret WhatsApp channel scandal

A group of pupils at Sobukhazi High School in Bulawayo have reportedly been sent home after authorities uncovered a secret WhatsApp channel allegedly used to share explicit discussions, cyberbullying content and invitations to so-called Vu…

Published: 25 Jan 2026 at 15:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

Primary school pupils use buckets as chairs

Villagers in Bubi District Matabeleland North have clashed with their legislator Simelisizwe Sibanda after he told them that their contributions towards resolvi

Published: 26 May 2025 at 20:55hrs | 405 | by Stephen Jakes

23 high school pupils fall into a hysteria, lessons suspended

TWENTY-THREE pupils at Amhlophe High School in Bulawayo yesterday fell into a hysteria, prompting the school to suspend lessons and Government to commit to prov

Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 06:28hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter

Teachers assault parent in view of pupils

Dear Editor, It was barbaric, embarrassing and shocking to say the least. Like mad bulls the two male teachers menacingly charged towards a frightened parent who had sought refugee in the local councillor's car viciously pulled him out and…

Published: 29 May 2021 at 16:30hrs | 212 | by Concerned Parents

Teachers shortchanging pupils, parents and cheating government

Dear, We, the Murowa Ward Community would like to air our complaint regarding the conduct, performance and attitude of Murowa Secondary (aka Chinembeure) School teachers. The school has the worst Ordinary level results in Zvishavane distri…

Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 05:12hrs | | by Murowa Ward Community

Discipline mustn't be administered through brutality

The problem of child abuse is getting out of hand and our society must act now to stop the terrible crimes against innocent children.Recently, the Midlands community awoke to the shocking news that a 51-year-old school teacher had smashed …

Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 23:55hrs | 1978 | by Cuthbert Mavheko

Pupils being sacrificed because of govt ineptitude

THE cold war between teachers and the government over salary increment â€” which appears to have become the norm at the beginning of every school calendar year â€” will have a far- reaching negative impact on pupils who now have to spend t…

Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 07:22hrs | 658 | by Editorial - newsday

Murowa Primary School Headmaster brutalises pupils

Dear Call the October madness or absolute brutality. This last Friday the headmaster of Murowa Primary School in Zvishavane was demon possessed as he beat pupils to the extent of causing severe injuries to their backs and shins. Most pupil…

Published: 22 Oct 2017 at 18:28hrs | 1903 | by Worried Parents

Dangare Primary School segregate pupils

Dear editor,In this era where education was meant for all, a nasty and bad situation is prevailing at Dangare primary school in Sakubva Township of Mutare urban District.Teachers are not giving pupil homework unless they fork a $1 per day.…

Published: 11 Apr 2017 at 07:02hrs | 1160 | by Sam Moyo

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