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Garwe must change colonial mentality
SOMETIME last year in August, the Zimbabwean government issued a strong condemnation and warning against Mike Moyo and Timothy Chiminya for claiming titles as ceremonial King Mambo and King Munhumutap...Published: 02 May 2025 at 09:00hrs | 990 | by Phakathwayo Gumede
Empowering African women to thrive in a digital economy
Growing up with her hardworking mom in tough circumstances in Nigeria, Dominion Paul was determined to forge her path to success in a world that didn't always make space for her. When she discovered t...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:43hrs | 156 | by Tamaryn Brown
Students refuse that shona is the first language in Zimbabwe
A tense confrontation unfolded at Phakamani High School in Plumtree, Matabeleland South, on Friday when learners challenged their teacher after she allegedly misrepresented the status of languages dur...Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 16:54hrs | 1872 | by Staff reporter
553 officers graduate from ZRP police Staff College
A total of 553 officers from the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) graduated on Wednesday from the Police Staff College after completing various training programs aimed at enhancing their professional sk...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 18:30hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Decoloniality - a necessity in Zimbabwean Universities
Colonialism in Africa is not over, rather it is all over. One of the things that has given colonialism this staying power is the education system in Africa that largely mirrors the virtues of imperial...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:54hrs | 331 | by Dr Aribino Nicholas
3 local languages remain mandatory for teachers
The policy requiring teachers in Zimbabwe to learn three local languages besides their mother tongue remains in effect, as confirmed by Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Professor Amon Murwira. ...Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 12:52hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
MP chides Zimbabweans for failing to learn local languages
A Bulawayo opposition legislator has introduced a motion urging the government to equally promote all 16 official languages.Discent Bajila, representing Emakhandeni-Luveve for the Citizens Coa...Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 14:00hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda High to introduce Sesotho subject
GWANDA High School has started working towards introducing SeSotho as one of the subjects to be taught at the school in line with Government policy of promoting the teaching of all indigenous language...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZEC gazettes local authority women's quota
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has gazetted the actual numbers of additional councillors at each local authority to meet the 30 percent of the total membership of each local authority now reserved ...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Gogo MaTshabalala accuses CCC of mimicking Zanu PF's identity and tribal politics
If there is one critical thing that Zimbabweans don't want to openly and frankly discuss, it is ethnicity and how it shapes and influences social, political and economic relations in the country....Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 08:29hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe treasury fails to fund teacher recruitment
THE Public Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday said Treasury had failed to raise funds required to recruit more teachers amid claims by unions that the country has a shortfall of 100 000 teachers....Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe MPs, ministers shunning local languages'
BUSINESSWOMAN and talk-show host Rebecca Chisamba has accused parliamentarians of not doing enough to promote the country's indigenous languages.Chisamba made the statement during an interview...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
National languages critical in decolonising the mind
President Mnangagwa yesterday officially opened the National Languages Conference in Victoria Falls.Running under the theme: "Redefining the role of Zimbabwean languages for national developme...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa expected at national languages conference
THE three-day National Languages Conference opens today in Victoria Falls with President Mnangagwa expected to give the keynote address tomorrow.The theme is: "Redefining the role of Zimbabwea...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Can Shona be added to South Africa's official languages?
Zimbabwe's Shona language stands a good chance of being recognised as one of South Africa's national language.Millions of Shonas have invaded South Africa.Two submissions have been mad...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 11:52hrs | 45 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele, Shona Highway Code to be rolled out
Prospective driver's licence holders could soon be allowed to take their provisional licence tests in languages they are more familiar with as government takes steps to finalise the translation of the...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Women in majority at ZOU graduation
More than half the 1 367 graduates from Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) who were capped by President Mnangagwa yesterday are women, showing their determination to make their mark and take up Government...Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 07:19hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Public queries govt policy on PWDs
The public has expressed dissatisfaction with government's slap stick approach in addressing the plight of people living with disabilities (PWDs) in communities, according to a survey by the Zimbabwe ...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:29hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Deaf male rapes minor
A minor was on Monday raped by a deaf dump man in Plumtree at Hingwe area, after he had invited her to his homestead.The girl aged 12(name withheld) who is also an orphan was allegedly raped b...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 19:15hrs | 13 | by Shelton Muchena and Desmond Nleya
Tempers flare at Parly public hearing
TEMPERS flared yesterday during the Independent Complaints Commission Bill public consultations in Bulawayo after residents accused the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliame...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Hospital amputates wrong leg
AN Austrian hospital has amputated the wrong leg of a patient, blaming human error for what it called a "tragic mistake".The elderly patient is suffering from many illnesses, the Freistadt Cli...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:48hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni on voter registration campaign
FORMER outspoken Ntabazinduna Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has rallied Zimbabweans to register to vote, arguing that voting the Zanu-PF government out of power was the only way to reverse undemocrat...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cain Mathema agrees with Mthwakazi
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema has reiterated the need for children in primary school to be taught by teachers conversant in local languages which is a rallying point for Mthwak...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rights 'defenders' press for PWDs social inclusion
THE Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) and the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) have called on institutions to ensure that people with disabilities (PWDs) are included in different programmes in ord...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cain Mathema addresses successive zero pass rate issue
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema has said the country needs to redefine the "zero pass rate" as it is not reflective of candidates' capabilities. The Minister made the rem...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:39hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele language barrier stalls court case
HIGH Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi on Monday urged Zimbabweans to learn local languages in order to solve communication barriers in court, after a case was postponed because the litigants spoke ...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 21:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe on mission to learn Ndebele language
HOME Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe has said he is learning Ndebele and being conversant in the language is his priority at the moment. Since the adoption of the 2013 C...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fadzayi Mahere writes on the Education Bill
The Education Amendment Bill is currently before Parliament. The proposed law introduces some important changes to the Education Act which governs education policy in Zimbabwe. Given the far-reaching,...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 10:37hrs | | by Fadzayi Mahere
'BCC clinics do not discriminate patients'
Personnel at Bulawayo City Council (BCC) clinics attend sensitisation workshops to equip them with skills to treat all patients, including people with different sexual orientation and key populations,...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jehovah's Witnesses in historic Gweru convention
JEHOVAH'S Witnesses over the weekend held a historic convention in Gweru, which saw thousands of Witnesses throng Midlands State University for the three-day spiritual occasion.The church has ...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe wants Jehovah's Witnesses delegates to enjoy a rich & diverse spiritual programme
The Love Never Fails annual convention of Jehovah's Witnesses gets into high gear, with a bumper three-day programme beginning today in Harare and Chitungwiza, respectively.The spokesperson fo...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:21hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Jehovah's Witnesses to hold conventions
Jehovah's Witnesses in Zimbabwe will this weekend begin a special campaign to invite people to a series of three-day conventions to be held at different locations countrywide until October.Joh...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Prioritise students from Matebeleland region'
BULAWAYO residents yesterday strongly rejected proposals in the Education Amendment Bill to allow pregnant pupils to continue with their studies as well as the abolishment of corporal punishment. ...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Danhiko Project participates in national clean up campaign
Danhiko Project in coalition with the Air Force of Zimbabwe and Sunrise Sign Language Academy yesterday joined the nation in participating in the clean-up campaign by cleaning the area in and around i...Published: 02 Mar 2019 at 07:01hrs | 2 | by Priscila Kamurira
Chamisa's sign language interpreter collapses
A SIGN language interpreter at MDC leader Nelson Chamisa's rally in Gweru Sunday collapsed on stage.She was swiftly taken into a VIP tent by Chamisa's aides before being whisked away.S...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 08:19hrs | 2 | by newzimbabwe
Knives must be for cutting bread
we are now in 2019 and it seems the road is already bumpy with unusual challenges. On apersonal note, I am having to contend with the hard reality that using public transport, my assistant and I need ...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 14:22hrs | 1 | by Abraham Mateta
Social Media the new agora
Social media in the form of new technologies has become a new agora world-wide providing a platform for communication among different people regardless of space and time.Several applications s...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:43hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Matende and Lovemore Chidemo
MDC celebrates people living with disabilities
The MDC joins the world in commemorating the International Day of People Living with disabilities running under the theme "Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality....Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 15:23hrs | 2 | by Dennis Mudzingwa
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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's senators snub Mnanagwa speech debate
SENATE yesterday sat for only 25 minutes after just two senators from Zanu PF contributed to the debate on the motion in reply to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's State of the Nation (Sona) address, whi...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Disabled sidelined in HIV information dissemination
Thirty-year-old Chenai Murimbika of Dunzvambeva village under Chief Kazangarare, 60km north of Karoi, looks older than her age.She has endured untold suffering, marked by stigmatisation couple...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:29hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
National Disability Expo reveals government and CSOs' short comings
Addressing the NANGO Eastern Region disability sector that attended the 6th edition of the National Disability Expo, Special Advisor to the President on Disability Issues, Joshua Malinga called on civ...Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 10:55hrs | | by Nango
Jehovah's Witnesses set for 3-day convention in Zimbabwe
JEHOVAH'S Witnesses will launch their three-day annual convention series today under the theme "Be Courageous!"The event, which is expected to be attended by over 2500 congregants at the Harar...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 08:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes deaf woman
A RUSAPE man who unashamedly quenched his unbridled sexual appetite on a deaf woman impregnating her in the process has been jailed for 18 years for the shameful offence.Bezel Chamukamhatsi (4...Published: 24 Mar 2018 at 21:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man fatally assaults father (71) for mocking him
A 71-YEAR-OLD man from Beitbridge died three days after being assaulted by his son over a misunderstanding, police confirmed yesterday.Titos Mbengwa of Singo village under Chief Sitaudze was a...Published: 16 Feb 2018 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman feasts on own blood
BLOOD is food!A Masvingo woman reportedly survived on her blood for two weeks as she refused to eat anything and all she wanted was to suck blood from her body.Tatenda Ndoro who suspec...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Open Letter to the President of Republic of Zimbabwe: Emmerson Dambuzo Mnangagwa
Ndebele people (all other tribes which are not Shona, as they have been classified as such) have always been treated like 2nd class citizens in a country that they belong to. How long are we goin...Published: 28 Nov 2017 at 23:20hrs | 3 | by Patience Nomusa Mpofu
Decoloniality and critical encounters
I found my sorry self in the unenviable position of addressing the Pharisees of quality and standards in South African higher education.The police officers and magistrates of the academy. The ...Published: 15 Oct 2017 at 12:23hrs | 2 | by Cetshwayo Mabhena
Zimbabwe cops forced to learn isiNdebele
GOVERNMENT has widened the training of ZRP officers to include the 16 languages as provided in the constitution, Home Affairs deputy minister Obedingwa Mguni told parliament on Wednesday.Chewa...Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 14:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mudede lobbied Zanu-PF to reject dual citizenship
HARARE West MP Jessie Majome (MDC-T) has claimed Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede recently addressed a Zanu-PF legislators' caucus meeting and lobbied them to amend the Constitution and do away with t...Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 09:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
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