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Chevecheve High School is facing serious water challenges
Chevecheve High School is facing a serious water challenges such that a concerned whatsapp group had embarked on a fundraising campaign to install a solar powered borehole at the school.Chevec...Published: 18 hrs ago | 645 | by Mugwaza
Covid-19 hospital admissions drop
THE number of people who are admitted after testing Covid-19 positive in Zimbabwe has gone down with statistics showing that only 36 of the 855 who are infected are hospitalised. Owing to effe...Published: 18 hrs ago | 312 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba targets one million kids
WARRIORS midfielder, Marvelous Nakamba, has set himself a target to assist, at least, one million kids in Zimbabwe to have access to education. This will be done through his Marvelous Nakamba Foundati...Published: 18 hrs ago | 324 | by Staff reporter
Student demands code of conduct for VPs, ministers
A STUDENT at the Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU) has filed a High Court application demanding that the government comes up with a code of conduct for vice presidents and ministers. In ...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 21:00hrs | 930 | by Staff reporter
Farmer demands US$ rentals from rural teachers
SCORES of teachers at Eagle Tanning Primary and Secondary schools in rural Marondera are stranded after an indigenous farmer recently ordered them to pay rentals in foreign currency.The farmer...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:37hrs | 1195 | by Staff reporter
Government told to fund testing of learners
THE Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCOZ) has urged the government to fund the testing of students and staff in public, boarding and community schools for Covid-19 to curb the continued spread of the v...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:21hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Opposition offenders are no special citizens
Following the recent sentencing of MDC Alliance activist, Makomborero Haruzivishe to an effective 14 months in prison for inciting public violence, there were mixed reactions from across the political...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 11:46hrs | 1131 | by Nobleman Runyanga
'Schools can't afford COVID-19 test costs'
THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has urged government to craft a supplementary budget to cushion schools throughout the country to ensure that they effectively implement COVID-...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:46hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Govt, parents clash over June exams suspension
PARENTS are up in arms with government over its recent decision to suspend Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) June "O" and "A" Level examinations.Most parents interviewed by NewsDay...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:42hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
No gatherings on Independence day, says Mnangagwa
Zimbabweans should not be tempted to form gatherings in celebrating the impending 41st Independence anniversary on April 18 but should, instead, uphold the measures put in place by Government and Worl...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 06:14hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Schools record 106 COVID-19 cases in one day
TWO schools in Matabeleland South have reported 106 cases of COVID-19, reigniting fears that schools remain hotspots and that authorities were not adequately prepared for their reopening.Sacre...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 05:02hrs | 2518 | by Staff reporter
Ex Victoria High head tries luck in Zanu-PF
John Muzamani, the former Victoria High head who had a disgraceful departure from the school last year is now trying his luck in Zanu-PF.Muzamani is among 11 candidates who have submitted thei...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 23:41hrs | 1163 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 hits Umzingwane school
A boarding school in Umzingwane district in Matabeleland South province has become the latest to be hit by the Covid-19 pandemic after it recorded 55 positive cases, the Ministry of Health and Child C...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 15:02hrs | 1433 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga backs down on junior doctors
A MAJORITY of junior doctors have declined to be conscripted into the army and will now be deployed to public hospitals, it has emerged. Vice-President and Health minister Constantino Chiwenga...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:26hrs | 3091 | by Staff reporter
Haruzivishe represents everything wrong about opposition politics
A young member of the MDC formation led by Nelson Chamisa, Makomborero Haruzivishe, was sentenced to 14 months in prison by the Harare Magistrates Court this week for inciting public violence. ...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:16hrs | 334 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Harare teacher smuggles 40 pupils into school system
THERE was chaos at Waterfalls Primary School in Harare last week when over 40 pupils were turned away after it emerged that their names were not on the school register after having been smuggled into ...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:47hrs | 1471 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec June exams cancelled
The June 2021 Zimsec public examinations for both O and A-Levels have been cancelled following disruptions caused by Covid-19 and the resulting lockdown with those who had wanted to sit in June now jo...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:38hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
NUST launches Covid-19 vaccination program
THE National university of Science and Technology launched its Covid-19 vaccination program for staff members and students today with the University`s vice Chancellor Professor Mqhele Dlodlo being the...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 18:28hrs | 918 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scraps mid-year final examinations
Zimbabwe has scrapped mid-year final examinations citing coronavirus disruptions to learning.Final year students sitting the ZIMSEC Ordinary Level and Advanced Level exams normally have two bi...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 18:22hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter
NMBZ realises $705 million pre-tax profit
NMBZ Holdings realised a profit before taxation of ZWL 705 414 282 last year, in what the group's chairman, Mr Ben Chikwanha, described as a remarkable performance, despite the difficult operating env...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 10:36hrs | 609 | by Agencies
So how is it possible that someone considered too old to run a school class, can be entrusted with running an entire country?
Yesterday, I was extremely agitated watching the viral video of the elderly lady who was being harassed by a bunch of bus touts in Beitbridge town (who have since been arrested and sentenced to six mo...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 10:20hrs | 1959 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Zimbabwe to manufacture vehicle plates locally'
TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona has told Senate that government is working with the Higher and Tertiary Education ministry to come up with locally-made vehicle registration plates in order to cut down ...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 06:49hrs | 1077 | by Staff reporter
'Imposing sanctions on Zanu PF is no solution' - rubbish, punishment is one of tripod tenet on which rule of law stand
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you!" Is rightly considered the "Golden Rule" because it is the fountain of all just, fair and peaceful human relations; the fountain on which human civi...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 10:35hrs | 444 | by Wilbert Mukori
Activist's conviction stirs controversy
The opposition MDC Alliance and political analysts say the conviction of activist Makomborero Haruzivishe last week is a strategy to silence critics and instil fear ahead of the 2023 harmonised electi...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:50hrs | 900 | by Staff reporter
5 000 schoolgirls impregnated in January, February
When schools opened their doors for the new year on March 15 and March 22, a significant number of female learners did not turn up for classes, and there are now disturbing reports explaining why....Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 08:20hrs | 805 | by Staff Reporter
Police on high alert
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has warned that it will descend heavily on traffic offenders and violators of Covid-19 regulations during the Easter Holiday.This comes after President Emmer...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:49hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
Botswana to tap into Zimbabwe curriculum
THE Botswana government is working on tapping into the Zimbabwean curriculum to improve it through implementing vocational and practical subjects. Speaking during a tour of local seconda...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 06:56hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
'Incapacitated' teachers stage sit-in demo
TEACHERS at various schools countrywide are reportedly reporting for duty only to mark the pupils' attendance registers, but are not conducting lessons as they continue piling pressure for better work...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:56hrs | 2874 | by Staff reporter
Govt mulls new Zimsec exams model
THE Primary and Secondary Education ministry will introduce a new examination model, which will include student continuous assessments marks and final examination marks.The new model, to be im...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:34hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora formally approaches Mnangagwa on dialogue
OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora has now formally approached President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other key stakeholders on the much-talked about national dialogue.At the same time, sources told...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 15:37hrs | 3425 | by Staff reporter
Nust to manufacture Covid-19 test kits
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) is set to start producing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kits for the country in response to Covid-19 that has killed over 1 500 Zimbabwe...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:44hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Govt pumps $1m into VTCs
GOVERNMENT has allocated $1 million to vocational training centres (VTCs) across the country to enable them to produce multi-skilled graduates.This was revealed by Youth, Art, Sport and Recrea...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:29hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
Govt sweats over situation in schools
THE government is enforcing security measures in schools to make sure Covid-19 protocols are observed as part of efforts to curb the spread of the viral disease in all learning institutions, Informati...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 16:26hrs | 2729 | by Staff reporter
Zinasu's Ngadziore freed on $5,000 bail
ZIMBABWE National Students' Union leader Takudzwa Ngadziore was on Friday night released from remand prison after he was granted $5 000 bail by the High Court.Ngadziore, who had been in remand...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:54hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
University students die in road accident
Two Bindura University of Science and Education students were among six people killed in two separate road accidents on Tuesday evening along the Harare-Mukumbura Highway.The students were ide...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 18:01hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Two Bindura University students die in road accident
TWO Bindura University of Science Education students died on Wednesday after a Mark X vehicle they were travelling in encroached into an oncoming lane and was hit by a Securico Nissan NP 300 at the 62...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 09:30hrs | 2511 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Fears of third wave as complacency sets in
ZIMBABWE could slide into a third Covid-19 wave due to complacency and failure to observe standard safety regulations after the relaxation of lockdown rules, experts have warned as the re-opening of s...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:54hrs | 1530 | by Staff reporter
Tariffs commission probes schools over monopolised uniform supplies
The Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) has launched an investigation into reports of schools compelling parents and guardians to buy uniforms from preferred retailers and suppliers, a clear breac...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 06:07hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
Prof Zandile Moyo appointed Gwanda State University VC
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has appointed Professor Doreen Zandile Moyo as the new Vice-Chancellor of Gwanda State University (GSU). Her appointment is with effect from March 1. Before her appointment...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:48hrs | 710 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers' wages quadrupled whilst teachers' remain stagnant' - stoking another 'military assisted transition', already long over
I shudder to think what would have become of me if I had missed one month of schooling in any one year! I was not one of the bright pupils, as all my teachers would acknowledge. I needed the teachers'...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 20:40hrs | 3316 | by Nomusa Garikai
Government is the main cause of 3% pass rate
The failure by government to pay teachers a reasonable salary has led to some schools in rural areas fail to effectively reopen after a lapse of a long period. Teachers have been for a lo...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 10:28hrs | 1158 | by Shelton Muchena
'Resolve teachers welfare or 2021 will be another wasted year'
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has warned government to urgently resolve the plight of teachers or 2021 will be another wasted year for students.Last year, learners spent th...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:07hrs | 645 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe, Ngadziore and Chimbiri bail appeal ruling delayed
The High Court on Tuesday postponed to Thursday its ruling on bail appeals brought by two MDC Alliance officials and the leader of the main students' union.Harare West MP Joana Mamombe, activi...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 18:51hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
US supermarket shooter kills 10, including cop
BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday, killing 10 people, including the first police officer to arrive on the scene, before the bloodied susp...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 07:23hrs | 1957 | by Reuters
Pupils snub schools opening day
CHAOS characterised the reopening of schools for non-examination classes yesterday, with pupils not turning up at most schools possibly assuming that teachers heeded their unions' call for a nationwid...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1123 | by Staff reporter
Church sticks to its guns on talks
THE Zimbabwe Christian Council (ZCC) says it is not moved by allegations made by Zanu-PF that the grouping is working to dislodge President Emmerson Mnangagwa from government in the name of dialogue. ...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 15:39hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
Govt defends varsity fees hike
THE government has defended the increase in tuition fees by higher learning institutions despite disgruntlement by hard-pressed parents and guardians. This comes as the authorities granted pol...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 15:38hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Alarm over schools
VARIOUS stakeholders have expressed concern over the poor state of most rural schools in Matabeleland South and North provinces which still do not have water and sanitation facilities at a time there ...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:29hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Parents abroad demand that their children do law and medicine
A career is medicine is stressful enough for the doctors who see it as a calling. For those who do it because their parents forced them, it could be critical and indeed it becomes a punishment. Tradit...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 07:28hrs | 775 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
African education has many surprising outcomes
THE African education system has many surprising outcomes. The smartest students pass with first class marks and get admission to medical and engineering schools. The second class students get...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 19:30hrs | 551 | by Unkown
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