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Callistus Ndlovu to be buried today
All is set for the burial of former Cabinet minister and Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial chairman Professor Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu at the National Heroes Acre today. President Mnangagwa last night vi...Published: 3 hrs ago | 403 | by Staff rpeorter
Can Zimbabwe learn from history, the pain of yesteryear?
CENTRAL bank opens up currency trading, reads a headline in a State-owned daily newspaper. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has liberalised the foreign currency market by introducing an interbank tr...Published: 3 hrs ago | 339 | by Editorial - newsday
On the run MDC MPs, not on the run, says MDC
THE MDC yesterday said its MPs Charlton Hwende (Kuwadzana East), Joanah Mamombe (Harare West), and Godfrey Sithole (Chitungwiza North), who have been absent from Parliament, are not on the run and had...Published: 3 hrs ago | 482 | by Staff reporter
Mugabeism must be dismantled
YESTERDAY Zimbabweans commemorated, or simply just observed, former president Robert Mugabe's birthday which has now been institutionalised into a national holiday, even though the majority might have...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 09:16hrs | 487 | by Dumisani Muleya
Pupils injured in classroom collapse
A pupil at Ebenezer Primary School in Gutu was seriously injured while six others escaped with minor injuries after a classroom roof collapsed under a heavy storm that swept through the district last ...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 22:30hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
Teacher cracks pupil's forehead
A teacher at Amaveni Primary School in Kwekwe was on Monday arraigned before the courts for shoving a Grade One pupil against a desk, resulting in her sustaining a cut on her forehead. The pup...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 22:30hrs | 894 | by Staff reporter
Fare thee well dear Comrade Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu
He was never a mainstream thinker because he thought outside the box all the time, appearing as if he was a rebel in the Zapu leadership setup. In many ways he was controversial because he was...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 22:29hrs | 332 | by Nomazulu Thata
Stabbing at school
A Zengeza 4 High School pupil is nursing injuries at Chitungwiza Central Hospital after he was stabbed in the abdomen last Friday while defending his neighbour who had accidentally stepped onto assail...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 17:04hrs | 3393 | by Staff reporter
'Police raided my groceries'
An Advanced Level student who is part of eight suspects arrested for looting at Choppies Supermarket in Luveve suburb yesterday claimed that police raided groceries that had been sent by his mother fr...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 16:59hrs | 1258 | by Staff reporter
What will a teacher's strike in Zimbabwe mean
Following a lengthy dialogue, Zimbabwean teachers have decided to call off their strike. The talks for a strike have been going on for months now when the Zimbabwe Teachers' Association union decided ...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 16:02hrs | 1984 | by Staff Reporter
Lupane State University moves to ease students accommodation woes
LUPANE State University (LSU) is set to complete construction of a students' hostel on campus to ease accommodation challenges.The shortage of accommodation last year saw students protest agai...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:27hrs | 812 | by Staff reporter
MSU student to lead continental body
A MIDLANDS State University (MSU) third year medical student, Lynette Ndlovu, has been elected as the new president of the Federation of African Medical Students' Association, a body that represents a...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:27hrs | 1226 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secures funding for mapping farms
Government has secured funding for the mapping of farms to enable the issuance of 99-year leases, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said. The exer...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 23:31hrs | 1883 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe turns 95, 9 things you didn't know about him
Robert Mugabe is turning 95 and his birthday has been declared a holiday in Zimbabwe. The holiday was mooted by the ruling ZANU-PF youth league to honor their then icon, whose birthday had since the 1...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 23:19hrs | 19347 | by BBC
Callistus Ndlovu’s body to be airlifted to Plumtree rural home
THE body of the late national hero and former Cabinet Minister, Professor Callistus Ndlovu is set to be airlifted to his Brunapeg, Plumtree rural home today ahead of burial at the National Heroes' Acr...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 22:41hrs | 811 | by Staff reporter
John Mangudya's Bonditary policy confirms US$100 salary for a teacher
I am not an economist, I am a subsistence farmer but with a little knowledge of economics that I grasped from my experiences with primary education, John Mangudya's latest Bonditary policy is going to...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 19:11hrs | 5973 | by Don Chigumba
Zimbabwe set to modernise 6,000 schools
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Paul Mavima last week said Government would modernise 6 000 schools through adoption of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) before year-end.H...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 11:31hrs | 1040 | by Staff reporter
US extends $3m grant to UZ
Forgarty International Centre of the United States Institutes of Health (FICUSIH) has extended a US$3 million grant to the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) aimed at strengthening research and training at t...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 10:02hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Former minister's children fight over estate
Former Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs minister Nelson Samkange's children are entangled in a battle over the control of their late father's farm, which has affected Rukoba Secondary School operat...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 08:24hrs | 1317 | by Staff reporter
TjiKalanga now taught at university
LUPANE State University (LSU) has introduced a degree in Kalanga and Community Studies as part of efforts to promote indigenous languages in the country. It is the first university in Zimbabwe...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 22:56hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Farewell Dr. Charles Muzuva Mungoshi
As I did farewell our champion, hero, mind liberator and academic warrior, I must admit that we have been left with a seat too high to occupy and a bar not that easy to reach. We shall write but the s...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 11:00hrs | 731 | by Tapiwa Kapurura
The paradox of Chete Chete! Emerging understandings in 2019
Pursuant to last week's instalment, an erstwhile barrister in the making, Zwelithini Xaba gave a candid response on how Nelson Chamisa and his generational consensus are a façade. But the budding bar...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:57hrs | 487 | by Michael Mhlanga
First private teachers' college opens doors
Zimbabwe is adopting a vibrant education system that imparts knowledge, which is suitable for the exploitation of locally available resources for its transformation towards industrialisation and moder...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:52hrs | 855 | by Staff reporter
Govt begins receiving applications for voluntary retirement
Government has begun accepting applications for voluntary retirement from civil servants as authorities move to trim its workforce and reduce costs.Voluntary retirement was identified as one o...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:46hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa dialogue is not about power-sharing
Within five weeks of coming to power in November 2017, President Mnangagwa did the unthinkable.He drove to ailing opposition MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai's place of residence and he...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:44hrs | 758 | by Nick Mangwana
RBZ speaks on Mthuli Ncube, Mangudya fight
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has called upon Zimbabweans to reject reports that there was an angry exchange of words between Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube and and RBZ Governor John Panonetsa...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 17:16hrs | 19006 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREAKING: Prof. Calistus Ndlovu declared National Hero
The Late, former Cabinet Minister Professor Calistus Ndlovu has been declared a National Hero. The Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services has announced that the Cabinet S...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 16:17hrs | 4667 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mangudya walks out of meeting with Mthuli Ncube
THERE was high drama after Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya, in a fit of rage, tossed paper files at Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and walked out of a meeting, angrily slamming th...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 15:37hrs | 19207 | by Staff reporter
Callistus Ndlovu death shocks Mnangagwa?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended his condolences to the Ndlovu family following the death of former Cabinet Minister and Bulawayo provincial chairman, Professor Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu. ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:35hrs | 1404 | by Staff reporter
Power to empower ...how energy projects are brightening Zimbabwe economic prospects - Mthuli Ncube
In today's world, energy has revolutionised all of our lifestyles. From the palm of our hands we have instruments more powerful than the largest and most sophisticated computers from just a few ...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 18:24hrs | 1452 | by Hon. Prof. Mthuli Ncube
Hillside Teachers College students stage demo over fees top up
STUDENTS at Hillside Teachers' College in Bulawayo this morning staged a peaceful demonstration at the institution premises protesting a $300 boarding fees top up.The students alleged that the...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 15:31hrs | 1581 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa was a double agent during apartheid?
Cope president Mosiua Lekota has stopped just short of calling President Cyril Ramaphosa a sellout during today's state of the nation address (Sona) debate.Lekota used day two of the debate to...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 14:47hrs | 1317 | by City Press
Ramaphosa was accused of being an askari
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday had to do something that none of his predecessors, including the corruption accused Jacob Zuma, has ever been forced to do: defend his struggle credentials....Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 14:40hrs | 1889 | by Staff reporter
English made easy
THE ART OF WRITING Many of us struggle with composition which is a core component in any English Exam. As a result this is our topic for the day. My ...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 09:18hrs | 832 | by The Language Coach
Presidential scholarships for 2019 - 2020 academic year
PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR The Presidential and National Scholarships De...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 08:49hrs | 6122 | by Presidential scholarships
Govt to license more radio stations
GOVERNMENT will soon license a number of radio stations, a development that will see more players joining the industry in line with Zimbbwe's constitutional provisions for media plurality. The...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:11hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe students starving in foreign lands
Zimbabwean students who are on the presidential scholarship scheme are finding it difficult to get by because government is struggling to fund their needs.Thousands of students are on the pres...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 10:17hrs | 1396 | by Staff reporter
Exam fees remain unchanged
LOCAL examination fees will remain unchanged after Cabinet resolved to retain the 2018 fee structure. Advanced Level exam fees were pegged at $26, while Ordinary Level pupils paid $15 per subject, wit...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:51hrs | 3114 | by Staff reporter
'UK accelerates deportations of failed Zimbabwe asylum seekers'
The Home Office has been condemned for working with the Zimbabwean government to accelerate the deportation of asylum seekers despite high-profile human rights abuses in the country.Asylum law...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 20:28hrs | 1594 | by The Guardian
UZ student claims $600 from ex-lover
A UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe student is claiming $600 which she lent her former lover while they were still dating in July last year.Karen Manyama dragged her former lover Shepard Marekani to the ...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 16:37hrs | 3326 | by Staff reporter
Zim students in Russia turn to prostitution for survival
Zimbabwe Students in Russia have written a damning Twitter thread exposing how the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has abandoned them in the Eastern European country.The students wh...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 06:59hrs | 3346 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Criticism of Ncube's Oxford professorship part of an anti-Zimbabwe plot
Last week a British freelance writer covering teaching, learning and student issues, as well as higher education in Africa and the Middle East, Anna McKie let the world in on the increasingly rabid ob...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 11:55hrs | 3026 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Scholarships Department warns of fraudsters
THE Presidential Scholarships and National Scholarships Department has warned prospective applicants for 2019/ 2020 scholarships that it has not hired any agents to collect and facilitate submission o...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:51hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
No fees hike at UZ
THE University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has announced that their tuition and accommodation fees remain unchanged from the August-December 2018 semester. In a statement yesterday, the institution said ...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:50hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation to drop by October
Zimbabwe's annual rate of inflation will drop drastically to single digit levels in October this year because the disparity between the baseline index for that month compared to the same period last y...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:44hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Know your Authors in Family and Religious Studies: Wilson Zivave
The New Curriculum in Zimbabwe has seen students and teachers alike struggle to have access to teaching aids particularly reading material, thereby relying on internet sources. In a number of circumst...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:30hrs | 131 | by Brian Maregedze
ZimAchievers Awards South Africa announces 2019 Nominees, partners
Zimbabwe Achievers Awards South Africa (ZAA SA) have announced the nominees for the 5th Zororo Phumulani ZAA SA on their website and social media platforms during a live broadcast from South Africa....Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:20hrs | 253 | by Agencies
'Zimbabwe can raise 70% funding locally'
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube says Zimbabwe has potential to mobilise 70 percent of funding needed to finance key infrastructure projects on the domestic market, a s...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:50hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda defends army siege on schools
DEFENCE and War Veterans Deputy Minister, Victor Matemadanda says the army does not operate according to the wishes of civilians but has a command structure which directs its operations including depl...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:48hrs | 526 | by newzimbabwe
Dairibord boss calls for new Zimbabwe currency
DAIRIBORD Holdings Limited chief executive officer Mr Antony Mandiwanza has waded into the debate over the re-introduction of a local currency, saying using the US dollar to produce pushes up operatin...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:47hrs | 1468 | by Staff reporter
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