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Satanism scares grip Zimbabwean schools

Stories of satanism have sent shockwaves through Zimbabwe, particularly within schools, igniting fears, misunderstandings, and cultural anxieties. What is often perceived as a single, sinister phenomenon actually encompasses a spectrum of …

Published: 21 Sep 2025 at 08:01hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter

Anglican seeks land to expand schools

The Anglican Diocese of Manicaland has petitioned the government for land to build additional schools in the province, citing increasing demand for enrolment.The diocese operates 54 schools in Manicaland, including top performers such as S…

Published: 19 Sep 2025 at 05:53hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter

Govt warns schools against sending learners home over fees

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has issued a stern warning to schools against turning away pupils over unpaid fees, stressing that no child should be denied access to education because of financial hardship.Speaking to 263C…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 08:52hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter

Public schools ordered to display approved fees

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has issued a directive requiring all public schools to publicly display approved tuition fees, School Development Association (SDA) levies, and their local currency bank account numbers at ad…

Published: 08 Sep 2025 at 12:32hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt targets 125 new schools

Zimbabwe's push to expand access to quality education has gathered momentum, with significant progress reported in the construction, registration, and upgrading of schools across the country under the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1)…

Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:33hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to introduce AI at schools

The Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, in collaboration with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, is working on a plan to introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) learning in Zimbabwean…

Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 17:44hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter

Mliswa pushes for schools' inclusive sporting curriculum

ZVIMBA - Vibrant sports enthusiast and former Norton Independent legislator, Temba Mliswa has called for an inclusive and enabling sporting curriculum environment amongst rural and urban schools in the education sector's quest to ensure no…

Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 23:07hrs | 532 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Kutama

'Better Schools Program Zimbabwe, a huge scam'

A damning audit has revealed that the Better Schools Program Zimbabwe (BSPZ) Fund in Masvingo Province is operating illegally, lacking a registered constitution and failing to secure mandatory approvals from both the Ministry of Finance an…

Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 15:12hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt cracks down on unregistered schools

The Government has issued a stern warning to unregistered schools operating across Zimbabwe, declaring that their days are numbered. This follows mounting concern from legislators over the rapid growth of substandard and illegal learning i…

Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 17:55hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter

Schools warned against expelling learners over fees

Schools across the country have been warned against expelling learners from school due to non-payment of fees, with indications that this is a violation of their rights to education.Schools opened for the second term on Tuesday and some le…

Published: 18 May 2025 at 17:56hrs | 293 | by Stephen Jakes

Zimbabwe schools warned against refusing ZiG

The government has issued a stern warning to schools that refuse to accept payment in the Zimbabwean Dollar (ZiG), stressing that such actions will result in disciplinary measures. This directive, which comes as the second school term kick…

Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:15hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter

4 new schools planned for Bulawayo

Bulawayo Province is set to benefit from the construction of four new schools in Cowdray Park, as part of a strategic Government initiative aimed at improving access to education in rapidly expanding urban suburbs and easing pressure on ex…

Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:27hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe teachers reject 'maternity wards' in schools

Zimbabwe's teachers' unions have expressed strong reservations about the newly-gazetted education regulations, highlighting potential challenges in their implementation, particularly with regard to supporting pregnant learners and maintain…

Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 13:03hrs | 1852 | 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.com on schools, parents and government's curric…

Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 12:43hrs | 148 | by Gideon Madzikatidze recently in Zvimba

Zimbabwe teachers not ready for January schools opening

As Zimbabwean schools prepare to reopen on January 14 for the first term, teachers' unions have voiced serious concerns over educators' readiness, citing financial incapacitation and resource shortages.The reopening coincides with the intr…

Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 18:44hrs | 12930 | by Staff reporter

Disaster as rains destroy over 25 schools in Masvingo

Heavy rains that swept across Masvingo province in recent weeks have caused widespread damage, with 25 schools in the region either having their classrooms or teachers' houses destroyed. The destruction is particularly severe in districts …

Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 14:02hrs | 929 | by Staff reporter

Chief Mathema bemoans lack of schools, clinics

Gwanda North traditional leader, Chief Khulumani Mathema, has expressed concern over the lack of essential facilities such as schools and clinics, forcing local residents to travel long distances for basic services.Chief Mathema highlighte…

Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:19hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter

Embrace nutrition education amongst schools; SIRP appeals

The government should fully embark on implementing nutrition education amongst young learners to realise behavioural changes and sustainable development countrywide, Smallholder Irrigation Revitalisation Programme has revealed.Speaking dur…

Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 21:42hrs | 17 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole

Trump to end 'gender insanity' in schools

Former US President Donald Trump has promised that if reelected this November, he will defund schools that promote "inappropriate" content to children such as gender identity and critical race theory. He also pledged to strip federal fundi…

Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 12:44hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter

'Mnangagwa's govt letting Matebeleland down'

Matebeleland South Senator Sithembile Mlotshwa has criticized the government for its failure to adequately build schools in the region, attributing this oversight to the rise in teenage pregnancies and child marriages.Mlotshwa noted that g…

Published: 26 May 2024 at 13:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe schools defy govt fees policy

Several public schools are disregarding a government directive instructing them not to deny entry to students due to unpaid fees, according to a survey conducted by NewsDay.Despite a recent circular from the Ministry of Primary and Seconda…

Published: 22 May 2024 at 10:03hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter

Schools defy Mnangagwa govt directive

Some rogue schools, including some in the public sector, are defying a clearly stipulated Government directives banning the exclusive charging of fees in foreign currency and forcing parents as well as guardians to pay for extra lessons.In…

Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:27hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Mthuli Ncube donates soccer kits to Cowdray Park Schools

THE Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Professor Mthuli Ncube continued to fulfil his pledge to develop Cowdray Park and strengthen links with the community after he donated football kits to six schools loca…

Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 19:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Schools warned against arm-twisting parents

As schools opened smoothly yesterday with cholera protocols and procedures being observed, the Government warned rogue school administrators against holding parents and guardians to ransom by turning away learners for failure to pay fees o…

Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:31hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe defers schools' opening date to 9 January

GOVERNMENT has pushed the opening of schools for the first term by 24 hours from the initial 8 January date to 9 January which gives parents more time to prepare for the opening of schools.Speaking during a Press Conference in Harare on We…

Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 15:16hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Schools inflate prices of uniforms

THE Government has called on parents to ignore unauthorised school fees for next term which begins in January, warning  that school heads found flouting regulations will face disciplinary action. This comes in the wake of reports that…

Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:08hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe needs additional 2 800 schools

Primary and Secondary Education's permanent secretary Mr Moses Mhike said this while reviewing the Ministry's budget with the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education.Zimbabwe is in need of an additional 2 800 s…

Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 05:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Alinial partnering Zimbabwean schools through comprehensive ICT solutions to schools management

Alinial Chartered Accountants Zimbabwe will be the first local Advisory Service Firm in the country to introduce a  locally customized School Management ERP System to schools both public and private across the country. The System offe…

Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 15:12hrs | 110 | by Paul Ndou

Zimbabwe police redflags rampant armed robberies at schools

The Zimbabwe Republic Police has expressed alarm regarding a series of robberies that transpired at three schools in Harare and Goromonzi. Armed gangs targeted security personnel and absconded with substantial amounts of money, as well as …

Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 20:06hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Tsvangirai told to 'slow down'

Richard Tsvangirai, a recently elected legislator from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has been advised to "slow down" following his alleged petition to school authorities in his constituency, discouraging them from sending studen…

Published: 22 Sep 2023 at 23:45hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Jobless Zimbabwe teachers told to 'start your own schools'

GOVERNMENT has told jobless teachers to open their own schools as it cannot employ all of them into the country's education system.This was said by Higher and Tertiary Education deputy minister Raymond Machingura during a graduation ceremo…

Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 06:41hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo schools in top 10 of Zimbabwe mega schools

MPOPOMA High School and Mahlathini Primary School in Bulawayo have the largest learner population in the city with a combined estimate of more than 5 000 pupils and hundreds of teachers making it into the country's top 10 schools with mega…

Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:15hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Only 3% of Zimbabwe's school have a web presence

Schools in Zimbabwe opened on the 8th May 2023  and our schools are looking for the best way to communicate between the school and the parents/guardians and stakeholders. In Zimbabwe the statistics from the ministry of primary and sec…

Published: 19 May 2023 at 14:00hrs | 76 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Schools 'sewing' uniform scandal

School authorities in Bulawayo and other areas are fleecing parents by forcing them to buy uniforms from schools at double the price charged by retailers although Government has said such conduct is illegal.The position of Government is th…

Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:04hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe schools revert to five-day week

All schools from today revert to the normal five-day learning week as there is no longer need to rotate attendance at schools short of classrooms to handle decongestion rules to minimise Covid-19 infection.With the World Health Organisatio…

Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:06hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

'Zanu-PF govt neglecting Matebeleland South schools'

VILLAGERS in Matebeleland South province have accused the Primary and Secondary Education ministry of neglecting schools in the province, resulting in many posting a zero pass.According to the parents, the majority of rural schools suffer …

Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 07:54hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Schools connive with police to leak exams

EXAMINATION leaks happen at schools where officials work in cahoots with police, a senior Government official has said.The Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Edgar Moyo told senators that Government is putting in place str…

Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 12:28hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa slams bullying in schools

THERE is no place for bullying at the country's schools and parents must take a leading role to ensure their children respect fellow students at learning institutions, President Mnangagwa said.This comes as the country has recorded an incr…

Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 06:35hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

'Phase out single-sex schools in Bulawayo'

EDUCATION authorities are considering transforming single-sex Government schools in Bulawayo into mixed ones as part of measures to address gang-related violence in learning institutions.Bulawayo is dealing with age long school-related tur…

Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 07:01hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

18 Binga schools record 0% passes

AT least 18 schools in Binga, Matabeleland North province, recorded a zero percent pass rate at Ordinary Level 2022 examinations, with teachers unions yesterday saying such results showed education inequality in the country and accused gov…

Published: 15 Feb 2023 at 05:02hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF demands slot in schools' leadership

Zanu-PF has been roping in civil servants including teachers to campaign for Mnangagwa's re-election.Zanu-PF is reportedly meddling in the running of schools in the Midlands province, after its Gweru district leaders ordered that school de…

Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 05:03hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

'I was told to stop supporting Mnangagwa'

WE today conclude our interview with Elphas Tshuma, a former guerilla who operated in Hurungwe in Mashonaland West Province and later on in Hwange in Matabeleland North. Tshuma, now a member of the ruling Zanu-PF Politburo was known during…

Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:27hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Zimsec to deregister schools, centres over exam leaks

THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) will deregister schools and examination centres complicit in the leakage of examination papers while the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education will deal with headmasters who will be f…

Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:26hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe schools go digital

At least 35 percent of the schools in Zimbabwe have been connected to the Learning Passport as the Government and its partners continue to adapt learning to the new digital innovations that ensure no child is left behind in accessing educa…

Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:32hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe schools ready to absorb children of ZEP permit holders

MOST schools re-opened smoothly yesterday countrywide with the Government saying it is ready to reintegrate children of Zimbabweans based in South Africa into the country's education system when they return home at the expiry of their spec…

Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 18:22hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Schools to open despite flood alert

SCHOOLS will open for the 2023 first term tomorrow, with the exception of boarding schools in two provinces where the authorities have issued an adverse weather alert, prompted by downpours over the weekend in parts of the country.The heav…

Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:31hrs | 7 | 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 exclusively demanding payment in United States dol…

Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:22hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Schools third term opens

IT was a hive of activity for boarders across the country yesterday as they returned to their schools for the third term that starts today.Pupils and a representative of national school heads said they were ready for the new term which wil…

Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:38hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Govt says COVID-19 in schools contained

GOVERNMENT has claimed that it has managed to contain COVID-19 in schools as the first term comes to an end today, but teacher unions scoffed at the claims.Primary and Secondary Education spokesperson Taungana Ndoro said the ministry drew …

Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:37hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Schools meet to iron out pupils' rivalry

BOYS' schools in Bulawayo might soon consider enrolling female students as a way of eliminating violence among male students who continue to engage in public fights in the city centre.Pupils from Milton and Gifford high schools have over t…

Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:39hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

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