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Bosso, Dembare beaten again
Highlanders remained winless while Dynamos failed to pick up a victory for the third successive week following defeats in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League Match-day 4 action.Bosso have o...Published: 9 hrs ago | 754 | by Staff reporter
RTGS$ plunges
Zimbabwe is nearing the much dreaded economic horrors of 2008 punctuated by hyperinflation, widespread shortages of foreign currency and fuel coupled with a spike in prices of everything, including st...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:55hrs | 5178 | by Staff reporter
Stationery shortage hits Registrar-General's office
The Registrar-General's Office (RG) has been hit with a serious shortage of stationery and consumables required to process national identification cards and passports, it has emerged.The offic...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:53hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
What do you need to become a welder?
Do you like creating, designing, and fixing stuff? If you are good with your hands, welding could be the career you are looking for. One of the best things about welding as a profession is that it doe...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 21:05hrs | 7460 | by Staff Writer
We've failed to guard our independence
ZIMBABWE's independence in 1980 did not come on a silver platter but it came at a huge cost and most of the people who made sure this day became a reality are long gone.But for those who were ...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:00hrs | 118 | by Harry Peter Wilson
How to choose the right specialty in university and not spoil the life
When you're getting ready to go to university, it's vital for you to choose the right specialty if you want to make sure that you don't spoil the life that you've been dreaming of. After all, the prof...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 16:36hrs | 530 | by Staff Writer
Tips for boosting your problem solving Skills
Did you ever get stuck with a scenario and found it difficult to get out of it? Long-lasting and complex problems can trouble anybody. Problem solving skills are critical for every individual, especia...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 11:45hrs | 1378 | by Stephanie Ward
'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 | 642 | by Staff reporter
MSU to get mbanje licence
Midlands State University (MSU) has applied for a licence to grow mbanje for medicinal purposes following Government's legalisation of marijuana farming last year. Addressing students at MSU d...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:43hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Religion: Is gambling a sin?
Gambling is a game of chance. It's all about card games, roulette, lotteries, and much more. These games are fun and seemingly harmless. Most believe that there is nothing wrong with gambling as long ...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 08:44hrs | 2232 | by Staff Writer
Demands to introduce Shangaan in Zimbabwe education
MINORITY communities southeast of Zimbabwe in Chiredzi are advocating for the introduction of their languages in the school curriculum and the hiring of teachers conversant in the language.The...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 08:09hrs | 598 | by CAJ News
Zanu-PF resorts to Abacus bean Counting in the Digital age,
By offering bread crumbs to former commercial farmers, in a potentially ill fated bid to appease the international financial markets over the ZANU-PF sanctioned illegal farm invasions of 2000 to 2005....Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 19:34hrs | 882 | by Thabo Makuyana
Who should lead the MDC after Congress? A View from the grassroots voter
Although the MDC has been a beacon of hope for most Zimbabweans since its inception in 1999, the same cannot be confidently asserted this time around. Successive splits that have been rocking th...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 19:25hrs | 1684 | by Nhlanhla Moses
A look at Zimbabwe's property market
Even though the Zimbabwean property market faces many challenges, it has always been characterised by a high demand and a corresponding low supply – ensuring that the market has always been very act...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 16:29hrs | 1888 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean students reduced to beggars in Algeria
ZIMBABWEAN students studying on State scholarships in Algeria have, for the umpteenth time, made an impassioned plea to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to look into their welfare, which is now dire, as t...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:13hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Students ordered to cut short holiday for Mnangagwa visit
Masvingo district administrator (DA) Roy Hove has torched a storm after he reportedly ordered schools to recall pupils from holiday so that they provide entertainment during President Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:50hrs | 1802 | by Staff reporter
Congress will weaken MDC
THE MDC congress scheduled for next month will deliver a weaker party without strength in diversity.There is a significant number of articles expressing opinion that the subtle fights for posi...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 07:19hrs | 627 | by Brian Sedze
Zimbabwe in serious trouble now
Two months ago I started sharing my political opinions in video format. This included negotiating airspace on popular political YouTube channels and Facebook groups. In trying to obtain airspace I hav...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 15:58hrs | 5130 | by Terence Simbi
Guvamombe demands trial at High Court
SUSPENDED Chief Magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe yesterday refused to be tried by a serving or retired magistrate in Zimbabwe or from the Sadc region.Guvamombe, who is facing criminal abuse of off...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 13:48hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Cambridge English on the go
In the 20 odd years that I have been in the Zimbabwean education system and ten years spent in English remediation, I have identified a number of factors that cause students to fail their Cambridge O'...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 09:39hrs | 1068 | by The Language Coach
Roadmap to inclusive dialogue in Zimbabwe: A grassroots perspective
The current state of affairs in Zimbabwe calls for inclusive and participatory dialogue. Such an engagement requires a development oriented approach rather than political pursuit. It unequivocally dem...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 09:38hrs | 460 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Grace Mugabe PhD Professor's case deferred to tomorrow
A HARARE court yesterday deferred to tomorrow the ruling on an application for exception to the charges filed by the just-retired University of Zimbabwe vice-chancellor Levi Nyagura who is facing crim...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:58hrs | 2017 | by Staff reporter
MLF factions kiss and reunite
The meeting to reunite the factions of MLF took place on Sunday the 7th at Ghandi Square in Johannesburg, after a series of engagement meetings to iron out their differences. The factions led ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 16:54hrs | 1005 | by Staff reporter
New online trends
VR and AR have been on the headlines for a while. Voice shopping is expected to be one of the biggest trends in 2019. Everything that looked trendy in 2018 will either continue to trend in 2019 or exi...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 14:21hrs | 573 | by Staff Writer
Doing "History without Walls" at Seke One High School
Seke One High school, located in Chitungwiza District under the Ministry of Primary and Secondary has remained consistent with its motto, "flying high at Seke One High" with efforts to make sure that ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 12:03hrs | 1441 | by Brian Maregedze
T.C Hardy High School Child MP hits the ground running
The newly-elected Goromonzi South Junior MP, Fadzai Makuvise of Terence Cecil Hardy High School in Ruwa, Mashonaland East province of Zimbabwe has hit the ground running, already leading other student...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 09:05hrs | 894 | by Brian Maregedze
3 Zimbabwe students win top hackathon award
Three Zimbabwe university students yesterday scooped the first prize for the most creative idea during a hackathon at the 10th World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) forum in Geneva, Switzerla...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:19hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF infighting deepens
Tonderai Chidawa former Zimbabwe Congress of Students Union ZICOSU leader is the favourite amongst the majority of Harare Provincial youth members to land the post of ZANU PF provincial youth Chairman...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 18:36hrs | 9828 | by Alistair Nyakudya
How students can increase reading speed
Our reading speed is slowed down by the amount of time we take to think through the complexities of unfamiliar concepts, especially when reading for more demanding reasons other than pleasure. Fixatio...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 15:55hrs | 1719 | by Sandra Hayward
$8 million loan guarantee for tertiary students
Government has set aside $8 million as collateral for the release of more than $60 million pledged as student loans by various financial institutions.Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:38hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutors defend Mnangagwa, Mugabe
Anti-Corruption special prosecutors yesterday defended President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his predecessor Robert Mugabe for not revoking the doctor of philosophy degree allegedly issued by suspended Uni...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 08:05hrs | 1011 | by Staff reporter
ZCLDN engages George Stark High students on illicit drug use
The Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network today held a drug awareness campaign at George Stark High School in Mbare, Harare.George Stark High is a co-education learning centre with enrolme...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 22:27hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: MDC Youth Chairman candidate robbed
One of the candidates vying for the MDC National Youth Chairperson post Tererai Obey Sithole had his car broken into and valuables were stolen."I have just lost my laptop and US$150 to thieves...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 21:17hrs | 1314 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Teaching University or Research University: More than a case of to be or not to be
That our State Universities have modelled themselves mostly as teaching-focused universities where, the main activities are teaching and scholarship of learning and teaching, is a public secret. With ...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 11:33hrs | 1262 | by Enock JONATHAN
Chief Ngungumbane blocked the building of a school in his area?
Cultural Activist Nothiwani Dlodlo says Chief Ngungumbane working with some political leaders in Mberengwa blocked the construction of Ngungumbane satellite Secondary school in 2012.Dlodlo sai...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 10:46hrs | 2114 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Matebeleland North schools ordered to hold vacation lessons
MATEBELELAND North education director Jabulani Mpofu has ordered all schools in remote areas that did not surpass the 30% pass rate at Grade 7 last year to conduct mandatory lessons during the April a...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 07:10hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
Chinhoyi set for city status
Local Government minister July Moyo this week dispatched a commission of inquiry to determine the suitability of Chinhoyi being bestowed city status.Town clerk Maxwell Kaitano confirmed the de...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:59hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Chibuwe High School - Looting, Salaries Not Paid & Financial Mismanagement
We are now coming to the end of the first school term but issues of the disputed AGM remain unresolved . This has resulted in a number of glaring administrative challenges which impact negatively on b...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 13:33hrs | 1340 | by The Village Professor
Mnangagwa, Mugabe face subpoena over Grace's PhD
Suspended University of Zimbabwe vice-chancellor Levi Nyagura has insisted that the doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree he allegedly awarded to former First Lady Grace Mugabe single-handedly remains val...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 12:05hrs | 1680 | by Staff reporter
15 reasons the nursing shortage won't last past 2040
With World Health Organization (WHO) reports indicating that roughly one third of the nursing workforce will be retiring in the next 10-15 years, it's easy to assume that there's no end in sight for t...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 10:39hrs | 3039 | by Staff Writer
Elite school Peterhouse in Twitter storm over 'racist' picture
An elite Zimbabwean school was forced to take down a tweet on Tuesday after it created an internet uproar amid racism allegations.A second tweet put up to calm the anger was criticised for per...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:49hrs | 10023 | by ZimLive
UZ students in love drama, cheated lover smashes window
THERE was drama at the University of Zimbabwe when a student was allegedly caught in her room in the company of a 'blesser' by her UZ boyfriend.After a tip-off, the boyfriend Tatenda Kandawasv...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 17:12hrs | 6492 | by Staff reporter
UZ students snub Zupco, complain over kombi fare hikes
Kombi fares for University of Zimbabwe students were hiked to $1,50 from $1, causing an uproar amongst students not resident at the institution.However, the university has said the students ha...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 17:12hrs | 3964 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe's true legacy
There have been a number of books written on former President Robert Mugabe in his many leadership roles. As a leader of a guerrilla movement/army, as a Prime Minister (1980-87), as President (1987-20...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 06:43hrs | 1723 | by Takura Zhangazha
Probe lectureship quality in universities
Government has adopted a stance of lenience towards university lecturers who do not hold doctorates. There has been growing calls in the academic spheres that lecturers with Masters degrees should be ...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 06:38hrs | 871 | by Leroy Dzenga
UZ hunts for Vice Chancellor
The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has begun its search for a substantive Vice Chancellor to replace Professor Levi Nyagura, who left the institution amid allegations of abuse of office. Prof Nya...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 23:47hrs | 1675 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai swallows 52 pupils, three teachers
MORE than 50 pupils and three teachers have been confirmed dead while 70 school going children are still not accounted for and are feared dead in the Cyclone Idai hit areas with an estimated $10 milli...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 23:02hrs | 2940 | by Staff reporter
Who is profiting from negative reporting?
Not so long ago, Aljazeera correspondent Haru Mutasa was denied a visa by one Western embassy ostensibly because of lack of a guarantee that she would return home.While it is the prerogative o...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 22:44hrs | 347 | by Ranga Mataire
Zimbabwe must improve justice accessibility: EU
The European Union (EU) has challenged Zimbabwe to step up efforts to remove barriers in accessing justice for everyone regardless social status.Speaking at the launch of the Zimbabwe Ezekiel ...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:42hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
#PfeeExit Movement plots to oust Mnangagwa
Comrades and Friends Zimbabwe is under attack, the country is now at the mercy of Pfeerorism. A systematic order of terrorism, tyranny, double standards, deception and massive looting of p...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 12:02hrs | 12022 | by Joseph Tingwini
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