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Air Ambulance Servicesaves 778 lives nationwide

Zimbabwe's Government-backed Air Ambulance Service has successfully responded to 778 civil emergency cases across the country since its launch in August 2024, a new report has revealed.The service, run through a partnership with Russia's H…

Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 14:54hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter

Rethinking the global village

ZIMBABWE at the turn of the century lived true to the meaning of global village.Its citizens were migrating all over the world, setting up bases and immersing themselves in cosmopolitan capitals.However, this is about to end following the …

Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 14:54hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter

Chipinge pupils sue Green Fuel for US$110,000 over assault

ELEVEN Chipinge schoolchildren have dragged ethanol producer Green Fuel and three of its security guards to court, demanding more than US$100,000 in damages after they were assaulted earlier this year over allegations of stealing sugarcane…

Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 14:53hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean student dies after brutal attack in India

A Zimbabwean student, Ziweya Leeroy, has died after spending eight days in hospital following a violent attack outside Guru Kashi University in Talwandi Sabo. Leeroy, 22, passed away on Thursday at AIIMS Bathinda.The attack occurred on Aug…

Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:46hrs | 986 | by Staff reporter

Ebenezer Academy principal up for raping student

THE principal of Ebenezer Academy in Harare's Budiriro suburb, Kudakwashe Mawone, has appeared in court on allegations of raping a 16-year-old student.Mawone appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs Letwin Rwodzi on Wednesday, who remanded hi…

Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 18:33hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter

UZ suspends student for breaching Ordinance 30

The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has indefinitely suspended a final-year student from the Faculty of Business Management Sciences and Economics, accusing him of leading an unlawful protest on campus last May.In an official suspension letter…

Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 23:34hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter

Gossip over sex sounds led cook to bash student

A shocking case of violence has emerged at Ruya Adventist School, where the head cook, Lesly Bizwell, allegedly assaulted a student on industrial attachment, leaving her with a broken arm after accusing her of gossiping about her private l…

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:09hrs | 990 | by Staff reporter

Boarding school head chef brutally beat student

A shocking case of student abuse has come to light at Ruya Adventist High School in Mt Darwin, where the school's head chef, Lesley Bizwell, allegedly locked a female student in a toilet and savagely assaulted her, resulting in a broken ha…

Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:15hrs | 911 | by Staff reporter

Sobukhazi student dies in commuter omnibus crash

A pall of grief hangs over Sobukhazi High School after a tragic road accident claimed the life of a 16-year-old student and left her schoolmate seriously injured.The two girls were struck by a white Toyota Hiace commuter omnibus along Luve…

Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:31hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter

White student found not guilty after urinating on black student's belongings

Theuns du Toit, the former Stellenbosch University student caught on camera urinating on a fellow student's belongings, has been found not guilty on all charges.Du Toit, whose actions were captured on video in May 2022 at the Huis Marais r…

Published: 28 May 2025 at 11:21hrs | 1377 | by Staff reporter

Student to perform community service for academic fraud

In a decisive move against educational corruption, 22-year-old Carlos Tadiwa Mafuwe, a student at Kwekwe Polytechnic, has been convicted of academic fraud and sentenced to perform unpaid community service instead of serving an 18-month pri…

Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:19hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter

UZ students demand exam postponement

Student leaders at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) have formally requested a one-week postponement of upcoming examinations, citing academic disruptions caused by an ongoing strike by university lecturers.In a letter addressed to the Dean …

Published: 09 May 2025 at 11:06hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe student wins bronze at spelling competition

Zimbabwe's Shamiso Mutsahuni has made her mark on the African continent by clinching a bronze medal at the prestigious 7th African Spelling Bee competition held in Abuja, Nigeria, from April 9 to 13.Mutsahuni, a student at Irene Christian …

Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:19hrs | 1598 | by Staff reporter

'Rapist' teacher loses labour court appeal

A teacher, who lost his appeal at the Labour Court after being dismissed by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education on allegations of raping a student, has turned to a traditional court seeking compensation from the victim's father…

Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 10:45hrs | 734 | by Sgtaff reporter

Student murdered for identifying robber

A 23-year-old Bulawayo Polytechnic student, Inobubele Mhlanga, tragically lost her life on Monday evening after being brutally stabbed by two robbers in Cowdray Park, following a mugging incident in which she identified one of her attacker…

Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:58hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter

Student killed as school kombi overturns on way to Mnangagwa event

A tragic accident occurred on Thursday when a minibus carrying students from Nyangani High School in Nyanga overturned near Selborne in Makoni District, resulting in the death of one student and injuring 15 others. The group was en route t…

Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:16hrs | 1256 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean student seeks funding for Aerospace Engineering studies in UK

Sijabuliso Hilton Sibanda, a 19-year-old Zimbabwean student is seeking Â£130 000 funding for Aerospace Engineering studies after he was accepted into the University of Manchester.Sibanda who arrived in the UK two years ago was the best stu…

Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 17:51hrs | 2073 | by Staff reporter

UZ student jailed 4 years for theft

Tadiwa Delroy Chimutanda, a third-year student at the University of Zimbabwe, has been sentenced to four years in prison for a series of thefts involving laptops and computers from the university's offices and hostels. Harare magistrate Et…

Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 07:01hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

UZ student gets 4 years for stealing laptops

Tadiwa Delroy Chimutanda (24), a student who stole laptops from University of Zimbabwe offices and hostels, has been sentenced to an effective four years in jail. He was convicted of 14 counts of unlawful entry with aggravating circumstanc…

Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 11:23hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Tribalist student caged for racial profiling

A NATIONAL University of Science and Technology (Nust) student will forever rue the day he decided to post a provocative tribal comment on his X page demeaning Ndebele people, as he has been arraigned before the courts. The 24-year-ol…

Published: 29 Mar 2024 at 19:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Notre Dame High School student raises $15,000 in goods for Zimbabwe children

A Notre Dame High School student came up with a plan to help orphanages and foster homes in Zimbabwe this summer.Now, at the completion of his fundraiser, the results have been far greater than he expected.Christian Arnold started his fund…

Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 21:01hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Pupil caught with 40 girls' panties

A Gokomere High School pupil has left people tongue-tied after he was found in possession of more than 40 girls' underwear exiting the girls' hostel on September 10, 2023.Masvingo Provincial Education Director Shylatte Mhike said her offic…

Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 18:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Student privates parts stabbed with pen in school bullying

IN a suspected case of bullying, a Form Four pupil at St Columba's High School in Bulawayo collapsed after she was pushed against the wall in the toilet before she was allegedly stabbed with a ball point pen in her private parts and the at…

Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:31hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's Minister 'torments' NUST female student

The Minister of State responsible for Agricultural Colleges, Water Resources, and Irrigation Development, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Davis Marapira, has allegedly brought a National University of Science and Technology (NUST) female st…

Published: 07 May 2023 at 08:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

UZ student drags father to court

A University of Zimbabwe (UZ) final year student, Stanley Rusanga, has dragged his father to the maintenance court after he failed to pay tuition fees for his last semester.Rusanga said he was now on the verge of deferring his studies over…

Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'Killer' pupil appears in court

A 17-YEAR-OLD pupil from Hamilton High School who allegedly fatally stabbed a learner from Founders High School appeared in court yesterday facing a murder charge.The boy, who cannot be named since he is a minor, allegedly stabbed to death…

Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 04:52hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Nust students complex awaits Mnangagwa commissioning

THE Government, through the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ), has completed constructing the massive US$17 million student accommodation complex in Bulawayo.The multi-purpose flats complex dubbed "Bulawayo Students City" …

Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 15:10hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe student scores 10 As in A-Level exams

NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD Ruya Adventist High School learner Tadiwanashe Mavetera shattered academic records after attaining 10 As in the 2022 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Advanced Level exams.In achieving the remarkable feat, Mav…

Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 09:39hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

NUST student has solutions to power challenges

HE started with developing a unique dry biomass-powered prototype machine in 2020, which has the capacity to pump up to 60 000 litres of water per hour, a model that could be scaled up for use on larger commercial projects in mines and irr…

Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Arrested UZ student granted $10 000 bail

UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe student Tsitsi Mutamba has been granted bail after spending four days in a police cell.She was arrested last Friday for allegedly sharing a message on a Whatsapp group, which said Kumirira Vadzidzi Vose (representing…

Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

UZ student in court for 'threatening to burn university down'

A first year Pharmacy student at the University of Zimbabwe has been locked up on allegations of threatening to burn down the school's library.Tsitsi Muramba (20) is facing incitement charges.This comes at a time students at the university…

Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:10hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Student shares bed with giant snake

FEAR gripped students of Novena University, Ogume Delta State, in Nigeria, after a python invaded a female hostel in the school.The python was found early morning on the bed of an unnamed female student, creating panic among students."We s…

Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Student stabs classmate in 'gang war'

An 18-year-old student at Domboramwari High School in Epworth has appeared in court for allegedly stabbing his classmate in a suspected gang war.Allegations are that Honest Chitakunye, an Ordinary Level student at Domboramwari High School …

Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 07:51hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter

UZ student in court for fraud

A UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) student was on Friday arraigned before Harare magistrate Judith Taruvinga charged with fraud after he allegedly duped other students who intended to switch their programmes at the institution.Kundai Teswa (24)…

Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

Stranded Nust students beg for food

NATIONAL University of Science and Technology (Nust) students are stranded in Bulawayo after government imposed travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the university's student representative council (SRC) to launch a camp…

Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Nust student commits suicide

A part four student at the National University of Science and Technology studying towards a Degree in Biology and Biochemistry Alpha Kayeruza committed suicide by throwing himself in a dam in Mvurwi, Mashonaland Central province on Saturda…

Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

UZ student refuses further remand

ALAN Moyo, a 23-year-old University of Zimbabwe student, who is being accused of inciting public violence after he allegedly called for a revolt against President Emmerson Mnangagwa, yesterday submitted an application refusing further rema…

Published: 20 May 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter

GZU student counter sues lecturer

A married female student at Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) has counter-sued a senior lecturer for $5 million for alleged pain and suffering over sexual harassment, with the lecturer having already sued her for defamation damages of $3 mil…

Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 04:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Human rights activists demand release of UZ student who called for Mnangagwa ouster

THE hardest part about being a parent is watching your children go through difficult and rough experiences and not being able to do anything for them.Such is the feeling of Jephias Moyo, whose 23-year-old son, Alan, has been in detention f…

Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 10:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

UZ student dupes colleague of $500

A UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe student Tinomudaishe Nyadzo is wanted for reportedly duping his colleague of US$500 in a botched tobacco deal.The learner has not been in contact since June last year and has been evasive prompting, Tichaonashe Mte…

Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 20:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Lecturer at Great Zimbabwe University v Student (an analysis of this case)

Dr Tapiwa Mudyahoto has a premafacie case against his former student. However, the substantial amount which he wants as compensation, might not be afforded by his former student. Again, the court may deem it too much for that former studen…

Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 20:01hrs | 8 | by Njabulo

Bulawayo poly forced to readmit dismissed student

AUTHORITIES at Bulawayo Polytechnic have reversed their decision to expel a motor mechanics student for alleged misconduct after Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights intervened.Lawson Machida, a mechanical engineering student at Bulawayo Poly…

Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe-Iran scholarship goes 19 months without stipend from govt

To the minister responsible for students on govt scholarships We were awarded Government Sponsored Scholarships to study in various Engineering disciplines in the Islamic Republic State of Iran. We are four students; 3 pursuing Masters deg…

Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:59hrs | 2 | by Student

LSU students demand immediate commencement of non-discriminatory block classes

To: The Vice ChancellorCc: The Pro-Vice Chancellor    : The Deputy Registrar    : The BursarLupane State University3rd Floor CBZ BuildingCnr 10th Avenue and Fife StreetBulawayo 16 July 2019 RE: COMME…

Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 20:41hrs | 1 | by LSU

US universities welcome Zimbabwe students

SHORTLY after my arrival in Zimbabwe 10 months ago, I met two young Zimbabweans - Panashe Muriro and Tinashe Maparura.Both students were in the nascent stages of applying to study at American universities and were working closely with the …

Published: 11 May 2019 at 14:57hrs | 1 | by Brian A. Nichols

MSU student commits suicide after 'impregnating maid'

A FIRST year Geography and Environmental Studies student at Midlands State University committed suicide on Sunday after allegedly impregnating a maid. Midlands provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Ethel Mukwende said investig…

Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 20:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

Student doctors in Diaspora to register in Zimbabwe

The Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ) has urged those studying medicine and dentistry abroad to register with the MDPCZ such that they can undertake internship in Zimbabwe.In a statement, MDPCS said registration …

Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 14:23hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Nust student kills self

A SECOND-YEAR finance student at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) Atumisoe Makhurane, who was found hanging in his hostel room at the institution on Saturday was buried on Tuesday in Matanamombe, Gwanda.Nust spokesp…

Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 05:58hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean students arrested in Cyprus

GOVERNMENT is concerned with the arrest of Zimbabwean students in Northern Cyprus, who are not on government scholarships, a cabinet minister has said.Eight Zimbabwean students were arrested last week for a series of armed robberies and br…

Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 17:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Student confesses to practicing Satanism

A FORM Two student at St Joseph's High (Rusape) has allegedly opened up on her involvement in suspected satanic acts rocking the school in which some possessed girls are fainting while others violently storm out of classes. Some of the stu…

Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 05:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

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