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Schools, colleges no longer isolation centres
Schools, colleges and universities will no longer be used as Covid-19 quarantine centres for returnees since they will soon partially re-open, while hundreds of buses and kombis have joined the Zupco ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 696 | by Staff reporter
Tsenengamu blasts 'blood sucking economic vampires'
SACKED Zanu-PF youth leader, Godfrey Tsenengamu has launched his Front for Economic Emancipation in Zimbabwe (FEEZ) pressure group he says will champion the fight for empowerment among poor locals....Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:09hrs | 2216 | by newzimbabwe
FULL TEXT: Kasukuwere's special message to Africa
Happy Unity Day fellow African brothers and sisters! It has been an interesting road from the time our founding fathers formed the Organization of African Unity envisaging a united Africa 57 years ago...Published: 25 May 2020 at 14:18hrs | 2879 | by Saviour Kasukuwere
Many Mutodis in Mnangagwa's government
The Zimbabwean government is still grappling with many incompetent and inexperienced government officials due to appointments made through nepotism and regionalism.It is unfortunate that we st...Published: 25 May 2020 at 13:51hrs | 6186 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwean twins heading to Harvard University
ZIMBABWEAN rowers, identical twins Rory and Patrick Plunket are ecstatic after being accepted at the prestigious Harvard University in the United States of America.The two 19-year-olds finishe...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:13hrs | 1236 | by Staff reporter
Universities reopening date set
Zimbabwean universities will be re-opening from June 1, but only final year students will be on campus with the rest learning remotely using virtual and distance education and most activity online. By...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:34hrs | 1864 | by Staff reporter
Schools to open in 4 weeks
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it would take up to four weeks to open schools, firstly for examination-writing classes then gradually other classes in a phased approach. Speaking before the Priscil...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:49hrs | 4040 | by Staff reporter
Opening of schools premature
THE recent announcement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa regarding the re-opening of schools to examination classes has left most forward-thinking educationists shell shocked.Re-opening of scho...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:24hrs | 518 | by Zimta information
Opening of schools premature, Period!
Dear Editor,The recent announcement by the Head of State, President Emmerson Mnangagwa regarding the reopening of schools to examination classes has left most forward thinking educationists sh...Published: 19 May 2020 at 10:05hrs | 2311 | by ZIMTA
Central Vehicle Registry a national embarrassment
IN any other jurisdiction, the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) director-general should by now have long been relieved of their duties. The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development whose am...Published: 19 May 2020 at 07:43hrs | 1167 | by Learnmore Zuze
O and A Level June examinations ready
TIE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) yesterday told Parliament that examination papers and other logistics were ready with around 66 000 students expected to sit for 'O' and 'A' Level Jun...Published: 19 May 2020 at 07:38hrs | 2282 | by Staff reporter
Schools prepare to reopen exam classes
As part of planning for the imminent return of exam classes in schools, stakeholders are now working out the practical logistics for the needed safe and secure conditions for children to return, Infor...Published: 19 May 2020 at 07:10hrs | 1097 | by Staff reporter
Shifting Attitudes on Higher Education: A Radical Approach to Bridging the Critical Skills Gap
Young people are Africa's most valuable and the single most important key to unlocking sustainable economic growth. The United Nations' Strategic Development Goals (SDG 4) commits countries to ensure ...Published: 17 May 2020 at 21:05hrs | 560 | by Nkosilathi Lesley Ngwenya
Teacher union resists push to reopen schools under indefinite lockdown
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe has insisted that no schools should open during country's Covid-19 indefinite lockdown without the government committing to ring fence safety of learne...Published: 17 May 2020 at 15:19hrs | 1894 | by Taruberekera Masara
Jitters over indefinite Covid-19 lockdown
Zimbabwe's indefinite lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus could sound a death knell to an ailing economy and lead to massive job losses, experts have warned.President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:26hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
Constitutionalism versus Populism: A tale of the MDC-Alliane's dilemma
THE genesis of problems daunting MDC today can clearly be traced back to 2016, if not earlier as the party has a brave tendency of choosing populism over constitutionalism, sad story from the same "de...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:20hrs | 236 | by Khumbulani Vodloza Sibanda
'Schools to determine opening days'
AUTHORITIES at schools and colleges, including parents are expected to meet and come up with plans that will determine when they can resume classes especially for pupils and students sitting for publi...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:19hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean student jumps off moving truck in India, dies
A Zimbabwean student studying at a private university in Vadodara died after he jumped off a moving truck on National Highway-48 on the outskirts of the city in the wee hours of Wednesday.Bles...Published: 13 May 2020 at 19:23hrs | 2198 | by Staff reporter
Tips for writing an argumentative essay
Today, students should be able to clearly and correctly express their own thoughts. More and more often, students receive a task related to writing an argumentative essay. This is used so that in the ...Published: 13 May 2020 at 14:24hrs | 387 | by Staff Writer
Cassava unveils Sasai TeamTalk with free calls on Sundays
Cassava Fintech International (CFI), a subsidiary of Econet Global, today released an enhanced voice and video conferencing service that allows up to 20 people on one call.The service, branded...Published: 10 May 2020 at 19:47hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile operators get free frequencies
THE Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has allocated the country's three mobile network operators free frequencies until the end of the year as part of its thrust t...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:35hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Sue China for Covid-19, I dare you!
No one felt quite pepped up as Bishop Lazarus when he heard news that some European countries and the United States of America were planning to sue China for the fallout caused by the coronavirus....Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:25hrs | 378 | by Bishop Lazarus
Beitbridge-Harare road dualisation latest
WORK to rehabilitate the Harare-Beitbridge highway is progressing well as most contractors are on course to meet their targets, Government has said. Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister ...Published: 09 May 2020 at 07:59hrs | 5115 | by Staff reporter
'Give us a signal Mwazha'
Paul Mwazha's church has for six decades defined and redefined the African Christian's religion and religiosity, the art and the belief, the belief and the execution of the belief. Like the te...Published: 09 May 2020 at 07:58hrs | 1462 | by Staff reporter
June exams pushed back by a month
Zimbabwe School Examination Council (ZIMSEC) on Friday announced the postponement of June examinations by four weeks due to the global Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Schools in Zimbabwe were...Published: 08 May 2020 at 22:56hrs | 1814 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland rights group hails Mnangagwa
The Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has hailed the Government of Zimbabwe and the President Emmerson Mnangagwa for extending the Covid19 Lockdown by a further 14 days and for institutin...Published: 07 May 2020 at 11:22hrs | 4015 | by Stephen Jakes
Entrepreneur designs walk-in sanitisation booth
LOCAL entrepreneur Itai Kwaramba, has designed a step-in decontamination tunnel which he intends to donate to the Local Government ministry once it has been certified by the Standards Association of Z...Published: 06 May 2020 at 08:00hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Bailout for stranded Nust students
NATIONAL University of Science and Technology (Nust) students who did not manage to travel to their homes outside Bulawayo when the national lockdown was announced on March 30 are now stranded and run...Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:42hrs | 1012 | by Staff reporter
Digital library implementation and roll out - Case for Zimbabwe
There are basically 2 routes to do this. Do it your self or hire a pro. Which ever way you opt for a few things remain the same;(1.) If you choose to implement your own library, the first step...Published: 05 May 2020 at 08:14hrs | 166 | by Robert Ndlovu
Bridging the digital divide - Digital libraries - Case for Zimbabwe
"If you can't visit the Web, the Web can be brought to you. "The challenges that face ICT development in Africa have to be tackled at the same level at which they occur .The digital divi...Published: 05 May 2020 at 08:13hrs | 142 | by Robert Ndlovu
Is COVID-19 the final blow to Zimbabwe?
WITH a bleeding heart, I watched Robson Chihera, a member of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe highlighting the obstacles they are currently experiencing in their innovative and noble e...Published: 04 May 2020 at 08:22hrs | 619 | by Boniface Manjeya
Zimbabwe not yet in position to re-open schools, universities, says Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe is "not yet in a position to re-open schools, colleges and universities," President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Friday as he announced an easing of a coronavirus national lockdown.Zimb...Published: 02 May 2020 at 08:07hrs | 3074 | by Staff reporter
The emperor parades naked
DIPLOMACY, some say, is the idea of telling someone to go to hell and they look forward to it. Zimbabwe has been used to the idea of being a country that is a pariah State and more specificall...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:54hrs | 998 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Teachers press for US dollar salaries
TEACHERS continue to press for wages denominated in United States dollars or its equivalence in local currency despite government's current pre-occupation with the COVID-19 pandemic. Progressi...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:44hrs | 927 | by Staff reporter
Elite schools demand second term fees
SOME private-elite schools in Harare are demanding that parents pay second term fees even if schools remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The schools have also pegged their fees in Unite...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:42hrs | 845 | by Staff reporter
Nust makes new appointments as long-serving workers retire
TWO long-serving Nust employees, Mr Fidelis Mhlanga the registrar and Dr Fortune Nkomo the university bursar, have resigned while former Chronicle Managing Editor Mr Thabani Mpofu has been appointed a...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:20hrs | 1352 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe COVID-19 lockdown goes into Stage 2
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has extended the Covid-19-induced lockdown by a further 14 days and announced an $18 billion Economic Rescue and Stimulus Package to scale up production in all sectors of the econo...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:18hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa puts up $18 billion economic rescue package
Government has put up an $18 billion economic rescue package while extending the lockdown for a further 14 days though under relaxed conditions to allow the economy to start operating. Pr...Published: 01 May 2020 at 17:30hrs | 4122 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo beauty, eyes Miss Joburg crown
NEW kid on the block, South Africa-based model Kim Kay (real name Kimberly Dube) has her eyes set on the Miss Joburg City 2020 crown which she is training hard for. The 20-year-old who was rai...Published: 01 May 2020 at 07:51hrs | 6055 | by Staff reporter
If its about mathematics let's meet at Chinehasha High School
Mathematics can be very annoying, unsettling and unrelenting. Maths as a subject has caused many wrinkles to many otherwise youthful high school students. A few resorting to bunking lessons to...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 14:07hrs | 489 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Reinstate ZJC children's literature in English
ENCOURAGED by the open platform characterising the amendment of the old school curriculum, allow me space to share my concerns with readers and stakeholders about the discontinuation of the teaching o...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 11:43hrs | 170 | by Patrick katsaura
Premature to reopen schools, says Parly
Schools should reopen when it is safe for pupils and teachers and in the meantime e-learning needs to be tailored so that children can benefit, chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on ...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 07:41hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Ranking of Zimbabwean universities released
Industrial Psychology Consultants (Pvt) Ltd carried out a survey to gauge the perceptions of employers with regard to the quality of graduates coming out of local Universities. The survey targeted Hum...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 19:33hrs | 13230 | by Staff reporter
Govt in free Internet for varsity students talks
THE Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education has asked network service providers to offer free Internet to university students so that they access online learning material, as Government moves to enh...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 23:36hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Teachers want COVID-19 risk allowance
TEACHERS have demanded to be paid a COVID-19 risk allowance when schools eventually open, according to submissions to the Education ministry by the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ)....Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 22:36hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Cuban Medical Brigade invades South Africa to fight Coronavirus
A Cuban medical brigade is expected to jet in South Africa on Monday to assist in the fight against the deadly Coronavirus. The South African Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize Cuba is known f...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 22:06hrs | 969 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe pupils to receive lessons through radio
THE Government is finalising modalities that will see primary and secondary school learners receiving lessons through radio in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic that has disrupted the school calendar ...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:07hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans are not the problem in South Africa, Big business is
While studying at the University of Cape Town in 1997, I discovered the presence of "gaps" in the South African labour market. Sometimes my friends Credence, Fair, Chi and I would catch a ta...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 08:17hrs | 15803 | by Tafi Mhaka
'Zimbabwe schools likely to open in August'
InformatIon permanent secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana yesterday said schools were likely to re-open in august due to the COVID-19 scourge.President Emmerson Mnangagwa early last month ordered a ...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 08:32hrs | 1960 | by Staff reporter
Postpone Zimsec examinations, says Parents
PARENTS and guardians have called on the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) to postpone the 2020 June and November examinations to December considering that lessons have been affected by th...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 08:29hrs | 2086 | by Staff reporter
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