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Minister ordered to pay transgender activist $400k
THE High Court has ordered the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage and police bosses to pay Bulawayo transgender activist Ricky Eugene Nathanson $400 000 as compensation following her unlaw...Published: 3 hrs ago | 144 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls teachers boycott ZimSec exam
TEACHERS at Mosi-oa-Tunya High School in Victoria Falls on Wednesday stayed at home citing incapacitation at a time they were expected to supervise a Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Ordi...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:31hrs | 1143 | by Staff reporter
Council to unleash JOC on space barons
HARARE City Council has engaged the Joint Operations Command (JOC) to depoliticise Mupedzanhamo market in Mbare and deal with interference mainly from politicians.The local authority said it w...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:30hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU shuts down St Anne's hospital nursing school
Opposition political party, ZAPU, Tuesday forced the temporary shutdown of the St Anne`s Mission Hospital nursing school in Matabeleland South following an outcry from villagers that locals were being...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 19:43hrs | 3107 | by Staff reporter
'Soft genocide underway in Zimbabwe'
A ZIMBABWEAN living in the diaspora has castigated government's move to fire nearly 300 medical doctors from their jobs.Netsai Makarichi, a Zimbabwean based in the United Kingdom, said the mov...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:44hrs | 1745 | by Staff reporter
Violence rocks University of Zimbabwe
The ZANU PF Secretary for Administration Tendai Chirau has claimed that some MDC members caused violence during an SRC election that took place on Tuesday. Writing on social media Chirau ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 19:30hrs | 6118 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Cowdray Park gets another school
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has constructed another primary school in Cowdray Park to decongest the four schools in the sprawling suburb.The suburb has four primary schools which are Tategulu,...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 13:25hrs | 902 | by Staff reporter
University of Zimbabwe under fire over junior doctors
The government of Zimbabwe has forced the junior doctors to sit for exams after they signified that they want them to be postponed because they did not learn enough to sit for them. The Zimbab...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 08:37hrs | 4607 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa releases $20m for innovation hubs
THE Mnangagwa led government has so far released $20 million towards operationalising innovation hubs which are being constructed across the country, Higher and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwir...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 08:34hrs | 1286 | by Staff reporter
Denny Mashengele left a 'trail of friendship'
Master of ceremonies Church leaders Family members and all present I am honoured to be one of the people chosen to speak for the friends of Denny Mashengele. Harold Ndl...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:17hrs | 358 | by Strike Mkandla
Zimbabwe govt seeks to establish e-classrooms
GOVERNMENT is seeking to establish smart classrooms in primary schools to promote a sustainable computer education programme. Secretary in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Mrs ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:05hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe trainee medical registrars boycott final exams
DOZENS of University of Zimbabwe (UZ) postgraduate medical registrars, Monday boycotted their end of course examinations claiming they missed out on crucial practical lessons due to the ongoing strike...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 21:45hrs | 2751 | by newzimbabwe
Shocking primary school pupils dropout statistics recorded
ABOUT 20 400 pupils in the country dropped out of primary school in 2018, some after being married off, statistics by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) have...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:29hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Practise what you preach
We preach from the scriptures but very often find our practices to be in conflict with our gospels. I am not a saint either. Politicians campaign with assurances to bring "heaven" to our country, yet ...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:51hrs | 171 | by Prosper Tingini
Mnangagwa's govt accused of tribalism over nurses saga
The government has been accused of perpetuating tribalism through the recruitment of student nurses from outside Matabeleland for training at major hospitals in the region.Bulawayo residents h...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:48hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF accused of meddling in Buse SRC polls
Zanu PF has been fingered in the chaos over the Bindura University of Science Education (Buse) students representative committee (SRC) elections which have been postponed indefinitely.The elec...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:10hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Higher learning institutions should strive for quality education
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged institutions of higher learning to strive for quality education in line with the new development trajectory and the changing socio-economic dynamics....Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:09hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenges graduates to modernise Zimbabwe industry
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday challenged universities and colleges to ensure their graduates are equipped to provide solutions, services and products to propel Zimbabwe's modernisation and industriali...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:03hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
A third of Zimbabwe doctors face the axe
A third of doctors who work in public health institutions, a total of 516 out of the 1 601 on the State payroll, face dismissal from public service this month as Government continues to hold disciplin...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:03hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to establish smart classrooms in schools
GOVERNMENT seeks to establish smart classrooms in primary schools in the country to promote a sustainable computer education programme in the institutions, a senior official has said. The Perm...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 07:21hrs | 327 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu PF youths cause chaos at mining indaba
ZANU PF supporters, who were bussed to the mining indaba in Gweru to beef up numbers ahead of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's address on Wednesday, caused a raucous at feeding points as they threatened...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:59hrs | 657 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa arrives in Bulawayo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday arrived in Bulawayo where he is scheduled to commission 79 Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) buses and officiate at the National University of Science and Technol...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 04:54hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
How not to give up on healthy lifestyle at college
When you're in college, it's easy to let your healthy regimen fall by the wayside. You have a lot on your plate, often too much to stop to think what you're doing to your health and your body. College...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 10:21hrs | 1010 | by Staff Writer
Stanbic unveils low-cost BluEase account
STANBIC Bank has launched a low-cost transactional account to benefit low-income earners, who include university students, informal and sole traders.The financial institution said the initiati...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:52hrs | 1088 | by Staff reporter
'Teacher’s makes pupil deaf'
A TEACHER at Amavene Primary School in Bulawayo's Nkulumane suburb has been arraigned for allegedly beating a Grade Seven pupil and damaging his eardrum for failing a test. Benuka Phiri (52) f...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:34hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
80 aspiring trainee nurses sue hospital
At least 80 aspiring trainee nurses have threatened to take Harare Central Hospital to court for failing to enlist them for lessons despite having offered them places two years ago. They claim...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:31hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa exposed
I walked in the hospital ward in one of our main hospitals in Zimbabwe. The stench of death enveloped the corridors. There was no nurse insight no doctor insight either. I entered into one ward nobody...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 19:36hrs | 14265 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Ted Fellow Carl Joshua Ncube stars in a documentary
One of the pressing questions both worldwide and in Zimbabwe is ‘How do we sustainably use our natural resources and protect our wild life from extinction?'Produced by MMX Productions and Re...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 07:47hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
NetOne, HIT in innovation deal
ZIMBABWE'S second largest mobile network provider NetOne, yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) to sponsor the institution in rolling out g...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:55hrs | 754 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to commission Nust innovation hub on graduation day
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will this Friday officially commission the National University of Science and Technology Innovation Hub in Bulawayo in an event that will coincide with the institution's 25th gradu...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:47hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
A view from ko Bulawayo with Discent Bajila
When modernization and digitization deepen marginalization On the day I finished my Advanced Level examinations at Luveve High School in Bulawayo mid November 2006, my loving sister had alread...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 13:02hrs | 2840 | by Discent Collins Bajila
Walter Mzembi 'A deferred potential Presidential aspirant'
Global Institute of Policy Analysis and Research - A local Think Tank predicts Walter Mzembi as one of the key front runners and potential deferred presidential aspirant in the near future.Wel...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 08:20hrs | 3791 | by T Muzambhindo
Zimbabwe students design app for church offerings
TWO students at the Bulawayo Polytechnic College have designed a mobile application that makes paying tithes and church offerings hassle-free.The application (app) does not need Internet conne...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 06:41hrs | 1447 | by Staff reporter
Fresh jobs scandal rocks Mpilo
The Mpilo Hospital board is investigating the circumstances surrounding the alleged imposition of principal nursing officer (PNO) by the government while interviews were being held to fill the vacant ...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:57hrs | 3901 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda girl's dream to be a pilot takes off
A quick glance into her small room at the students' residency before the interview, which came only an hour before her first experience in the air as a pilot, revealed there was panic and disquiet at ...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:54hrs | 1771 | by Staff reporter
We won't watch people die, says Mpilo boss
MPILO Central Hospital Clinical Director Dr Solwayo Ngwenya has said his staff will continue to attend to patients seeking medical services despite the ongoing strike by some doctors.In an int...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:37hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa caps record GZU graduates
President Mnangagwa yesterday conferred degrees to 4 936 graduates at Great Zimbabwe University (GZU)'s 13th graduation ceremony held at the institution's main campus.The graduates were drawn ...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:34hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Bosso players motivate pupils
FORMER Gifford High School pupils and now Highlanders players, Bukhosi Sibanda and Munyaradzi Chitambwe, were the toast of the day after giving motivational speeches at the school as part of an initia...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 17:56hrs | 1076 | by Staff reporter
Pupil denied examination sitting over fees arrears
AN O-LEVEL pupil at Arundel School in Harare was recently denied access to sit for her Cambridge examination after school authorities claimed she had fees arrears amounting to $44 000 although she had...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:32hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
15 pupils arrested over exam leak
Fifteen Form Six pupils at Gebhuza Secondary School in Hwange have been arrested after they shared an alleged leaked Economics Paper 3 question paper on Monday. The paper started circulating o...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:14hrs | 1378 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to appoint Mkwananzi as Deputy S.G
Factionalism in the MDC has reached critical levels, with MDC leader Nelson Chamisa planning to remove MDC Deputy Secretary General Jameson Timba and have Tajamuka leader Promise Mkwananzi, replacing ...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 17:43hrs | 9118 | by Rudo Saungweme
How the Zimbabwean government has side-lined the people of Matabeleland
In Zimbabwe if your surname does not sound a particular way, one does not have a chance of success in life. The discrimination in Zimbabwe has been embedded and entrenched in every structure and pract...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 15:32hrs | 3373 | by Thulani Nkala
Chamisa taunts Mnangagwa
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa said the poor turnout at the government-organised anti-sanctions march last Friday served to confirm President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu PF's fast shrinking supp...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 11:46hrs | 9182 | by Staff reporter
Zapu, MRP fight over Mpilo protests
SECESSIONIST Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) and the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) have accused the opposition Zapu of hijacking and personalising protests over unfair recruitment o...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 06:48hrs | 1123 | by Staff reporter
Shona nurses e-recruitment decentralised
THE Government has decentralised the nurse recruitment system, a development that will see central and provincial hospitals, with effect from next year, selecting applicants.Health and Child C...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 06:38hrs | 1663 | by Staff reporter
Moyo shoots down e-recruitment claims after recruiting only shona nurses
THE Ministry of Health and Child Care has shot down claims circulating on social media that it has reversed the use of e-recruitment for nurses following an incident that occurred in Bulawayo on Monda...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 06:32hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
New twist to missing diamonds saga
An internal probe conducted by the new management of Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) into allegations that 10 000 carats were stolen from the State-owned firm in 2016 has revealed that th...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:48hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
Gang violence rattles high school
Parents of pupils at Kwekwe High School are mulling transferring their children from the school following reports of gang violence and indiscipline that have reached alarming levels at the school....Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:41hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
'Enough is enough, remove sanctions now'
Address by President Mnangagwa during the Anti-Sanctions Day main event at the National Sports Stadium.On 18 August 2019, the SADC Heads of State and Government, meeting in Dar es Salam, Tanza...Published: 26 Oct 2019 at 07:42hrs | 716 | by Emmerson D. Mnangagwa
Provinces march against racist US sanctions
Zimbabweans from all walks of life yesterday took part in the historic anti- sanctions march in different parts of the country. While the main activities were in Harare, there were other marches that ...Published: 26 Oct 2019 at 07:29hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
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