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Zanu-PF women's league hounds school head
Zanu-PF Women's League members in Chirumhanzu Ward 10 recently led a community protest aimed at removing Tonias Mushayi, the head of Chengwena Secondary School, over allegations of misconduct, includi...Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 08:44hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
EXCLUSIVE: Town Clerk threatens Councillors with arrest over bus terminus dispute day before Deputy Mayor Ndlovu is arrested
Retired Major Christopher Dube, the Town Clerk of the City of Bulawayo, has come under fire after allegedly threatening elected Councillors with arrest if they failed to reverse their decision to relo...Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 20:00hrs | 1570 | by George Tshuma
Some leaders are supported because they're stupid and corrupt!
Leadership is a fascinating subject. Ideally, leaders are chosen because they stand out as exemplary individuals with admirable qualities. These are the people with the organizational ...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 12:35hrs | 327 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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 | 141 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate releases drug lord under suspicious circumstances
Plumtree residents are not happy with the conduct of magistrate Lungile Ncube who ordered a Drug Lord Sam Junior Mhako to perform community service at Plumtree court.The 36-year-old drug Lord ...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 11:18hrs | 1446 | by Staff Reporter
Mahatshula Library and Hall Projects Lack Progress
The construction of the Mahatshula library and hall has been delayed due to the increasing number of projects that need to be completed, placing additiona...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 07:08hrs | 76 | by Stephen Jakes
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 | 455 | by Staff reporter
BF residents fear tower light will fall on houses
Residents of Barbourfields in Bulawayo are living in fear as a tower light, compromised by stolen metal bars, teeters on the brink of collapse, endangering nearby houses and community members. The ins...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:48hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mtshana Khumalo petitioned over poor roads
Villagers in Bubi, Matabeleland North province, have petitioned their traditional leader, Chief Mtshane Khumalo, regarding the poor condition of the Inyathi-Bubi Road, which has been neglected for 43 ...Published: 02 Sep 2024 at 11:28hrs | 384 | 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 | 456 | by Staff reporter
Street kids terrorise pedestrians in CBD
The Harare central business district has been plagued by a group of street children, aged between 10 and 20, who are involved in snatching wigs, jewelry, cell phones, purses, and other valuables from ...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:18hrs | 7 | by Staff reportyer
11 under aged girls married off in 2 months in Zimbabwe
The Department of Social Welfare reported 11 child marriage cases in Kwekwe District between April and June this year, leading to the arrest and trial of some perpetrators. This information was disclo...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers rescue detained toddler, pregnant woman
POLICE have set free a toddler and a pregnant woman who were detained alongside other aggrieved villagers after they had protested maladministration by some school authorities at Sagambe Primary Schoo...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Schoolchildren in Zimbabwe drop out for lithium mines
In August 2023, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa inaugurated a lithium processing plant in the eastern province of Manicaland, aiming to support operations at the expansive Sabi Star lithium mi...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:30hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Minister commissions first Binga propaganda radio station
INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Dr Jenfan Muswere, yesterday officially commissioned Twasumpuka FM, the first and only community radio station in Binga District in Matebelel...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Headmaster fingered in students demo
THE headmaster at the Anglican-run St Faith High School in Rusape faces disciplinary action for allegedly inciting schoolchildren to protest over his impending transfer from the institution.Th...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 04:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
South Africa to adopt Zimsec model
IN a sign of the growing international respect for the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC), the South African government has requested that its students be examined by the body with the two ...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 07:00hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Sakupwanya buys votes with bag of maize meal, flour and loaf of bread
Supporters of Zanu-PF who attended a rally for party candidate Pedzai Sakupwanya in the Mabvuku-Tafara constituency received a 10kg bag of maize meal, a 2kg packet of flour, and a loaf of bread, two d...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:40hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police intercept vuzu party message
POLICE in Bulawayo have intercepted a message circulating on social media inviting schoolchildren to a vuzu party in Parklands.Acting provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalan...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 11:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Police move to stop wild-sex parties in Bulawayo
POLICE in Bulawayo have intercepted a message on social media mobilising children for a Vuzu party at Parklands Suburb and have immediately clamped down to stop the illegal gathering.Vuzu part...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 18:28hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Cooler temperatures following afternoon showers in Bulawayo
AFTER days of high temperatures and blue skies, afternoon shoppers and schoolchildren in Bulawayo were caught unaware when the heavens opened this afternoon, albeit briefly.On Tuesday, experts...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 12:36hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Police pounce on Vuzu parties
Bulawayo police have heightened their efforts to address Vuzu parties, where schoolchildren engage in sexual activities, drug use, and alcohol abuse at specific residences, according to Provincial pol...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:56hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mixed feelings over driving learners
Two weeks ago, a tragic incident shook Harare when Ashley Musendekwa, an Upper Sixth student and deputy head boy of St George's College, lost his life in a devastating car accident on Harare Drive in ...Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 07:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
55 Gwanda families homeless after court ordered evictions
A total of 55 families have been rendered homeless following their eviction from their residences in Feber Plot, Gwanda, due to a court-ordered eviction.Among those affected are 25 schoolchild...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans call for sanctions removal
Zimbabweans from diverse backgrounds assembled in numerous locations across the country to protest against the damaging, illegal sanctions imposed by Western nations.Remarkably, primary and se...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to participate in CAF African Schools Football Championship
Zimbabwe is set to mark its debut in the CAF African Schools Football Championship next year, a significant achievement after missing the inaugural edition of the competition due to the country's susp...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
What new ideas can an 81-year-old leader have?
NO one can deny that having a long life on earth is truly a blessing.It is especially so in a country like Zimbabwe where the life expectancy is only 64,7 years, based on the 2022 Population a...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 09:17hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Ghosts of colonialism still haunt Zimbabwean names
In African cultures, the names given to children play an important role because they are often laden with meanings.As a team of professors of literature, linguistics and onomastics (the scient...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 08:32hrs | 1 | by Tendai Mangena
Ex Minister's widow appeals against stock theft conviction
Former Finance Minister Christopher Kuruneri's widow Paidamoyo is appealing against a stock theft conviction she got from Concession magistrates courts last month.Kuruneri was slapped with a U...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 13:04hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Nhlanhla Ndiweni wants court action over Zanu-PF rallies
Exiled former Ntabazinduna chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni says Zanu-PF must be taken to court for coercing schoolchildren to attend its rallies in violation of a 2018 High Court ruling.I...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 21:06hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's food-for-votes ploy leaves a bad taste
The African Diaspora Forum (ADF) has condemned the dishing out of food packages by Zimbabwean politicians who are trying to woo voters.Zimbabwe is going ahead with general elections in August ...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 07:01hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF invades schools in hunt for votes
Zanu-PF is in the eye of a storm amid accusations that its officials are disrupting learning at schools, especially in rural areas as campaigning for the August 23 elections heats up.This publ...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 09:03hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Can Afrikaners save South Africa?
I AM not a South African, so I venture into their space with trepidation because I know how sensitive these things are. But I am an African and a keen observer of events that affect all of us who live...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 1 | by Eddie Cross
Harare suburbs now cholera hotspots
THE City of Harare is in panic mode due to rising cholera cases in the high-density suburbs.Harare Provincial Affairs and Devolution secretary Tafadzwa Muguti yesterday urged residents to be o...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa backtracks on free education
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday appeared to be backtracking on his government's pledge to roll out free education, saying only the vulnerable and people with disabilities would be catered for....Published: 18 Apr 2023 at 19:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Corporal punishment permissible in Zimbabwe, rules High Court
A HIGH Court judge yesterday ruled that corporal punishment is permissible and cannot be classified as assault and a criminal offence if the intent to discipline is proven.Justice Munamato Mut...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'WHO will bail us out,' says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said he expects funding from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to arrest the mass exodus of nurses and doctors which has seen the country facing a health crisi...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 hits 3 boarding schools
A FRESH wave of COVID-19 has hit three boarding schools in Mashonaland East province, with 80 students and teachers testing positive last week, NewsDay has learnt.The development comes a fortn...Published: 23 Jan 2023 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
VirginVoters4ED causes a stir
SCHOOLS have become the latest hunting ground for votes for Zanu-PF after it emerged that ruling party fanatics are invading learning institutions to force learners and teachers to attend their campai...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mohammed Bushera's physical training is no exercise in futility but the future
The Mohammed Bushera story is a story of perseverance, possibilities and posterity. A story of heroism, help, honesty, health and happiness. Perhaps for someone who has never ever delved into some kin...Published: 30 Dec 2022 at 07:40hrs | 4 | by Ndaba Sibanda
Veritas blasts Social Welfare ministry for squandering budget
Legal think tank Veritas has slammed the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare for squandering its 2021 budget and failure to relay donated equipment to targeted recipients who need st...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shona, Ndebele Highway Code out this week
THE distribution of 20 000 copies of Shona and Ndebele versions of the Highway Code will begin this week, as part of an initiative to make learning road rules and regulations inclusive.The aut...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beam has failed, says Artuz
THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) says government has failed to fund vulnerable children under the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) programme.This year, $4,1 bil...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rogue drivers menace on Zimbabwe roads
THE general behaviour of motorists on Zimbabwe's roads ranges from shocking to bizarre.It is now common to see motorists breezing through red traffic lights or overtaking in prohibited zones. ...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 exams start
GRADE seven Zimsec examinations started smoothly yesterday without any hiccups being reported.A survey by The Herald around Harare established that teachers ignored calls for industrial action...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Operation Dudula targets foreign national drivers
Operation Dudula in KwaZulu-Natal has repeated calls for transport operators to stop hiring foreign national drivers.This comes after a horrific accident in Pongola, northern KwaZulu-Natal, wh...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 18:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zacc descends on 'delinquent' schools
GOVERNMENT has unleashed the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) on schools allegedly refusing to accept tuition fee payments in local currency.Reports abound of a number of schools exc...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Open letter to President Mnangagwa
THIS serves as a reminder to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and all other public office bearers that you are only left with less than nine months to put your house in order.Fast forward to 2023,...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Pardon Makunike
Teachers for ED union formed
GOVERNMENT has approved a new teachers' union with the moniker "Teachers for ED (Economic Development)", NewsDay has learnt.A circular dated June 22, 2022 written by the secretary of Primary a...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe school dropouts skyrocket
ZIMBABWE has recorded a 20% increase in school dropouts since 2020 when schools were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report by the Union of Education Norway in conjunction with the Zimbabwe...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
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