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Nyaradzo shortchanging policy holders, stops home removal of bodies
Nyaradzo Group has with immediate effect stopped services such as removal of bodies from homes and all bodies are being treated as Covid-19 contaminated.In a statement, Nyaradzo Group said tha...Published: 19 hrs ago | 2933 | by Staff reporter
3 teachers suspended for sexual relations with pupils
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has suspended three Mkoba 3 High School male teachers over allegations of having sexual relations with several pupils, some of them in Form One....Published: 19 hrs ago | 2839 | by Staff reporter
Dilemma over school exams
Government is in a dilemma whether to delay the registration of school examinations the deadline for payment of examination fees for June was yesterday March 30 and April 9, 2020 for the November exam...Published: 23 hrs ago | 686 | by Staff reporter
MLF launches Mthwakazi sovereign fund
Mthwakazi Liberation Front has launched a Mthwakazi sovereign fund for the liberation struggle to establish a federal republic.In a statement MLF President Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza said ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 08:25hrs | 538 | by Stephen Jakes
'Postpone exam registration'
TEACHERS have appealed to the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) to postpone examination registration to avoid the spread of the deadly coronavirus when headmasters travel to provincial and...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 11:18hrs | 1408 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for pimping woman on Facebook
A BULAWAYO man allegedly posted pictures of a Mpopoma woman who he advertised as a commercial sex worker on his dating website after stealing them from her Facebook page.Tinotenda Munyaradzi C...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 15:27hrs | 1838 | by Staff reporter
Headmaster, teacher refused rice after Mnangagwa Cleanup Campaign
There was fracas at Glow Service Station in Masvingo CBD after a councillor defied instructions and refused to give a school head and a teacher 3kg rice each allocated to them for attending President ...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 12:27hrs | 6919 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwig points gun at daughter's 'boyfriend'
Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial political commissar Jevas Masosote was recently in the eye of a storm after he allegedly pointed a firearm at a man he accused of impregnating his teenage daughter who is s...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 19:02hrs | 9015 | by Staff reporter
Teacher commits suicide after wife 'compares him to boyfriend'
A teacher at Gunura Secondary School in Buhera has died after drinking rat poison allegedly because his wife told him that he did not perform in bed as well as her boyfriend.Sources told The M...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 19:01hrs | 5662 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Patrick Zhuwao's letter to Chinese President
Your Excellency President Xi Jinping, I am writing this open letter to plead with you for the People's Republic of China to assist the people of Zimbabwe to attack COVID19 with aggressive and targeted...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 08:29hrs | 4154 | by Patrick Zhuwao
What is educational technology and how it helps in student learning
Ever since the emergence of educational technology, it has brought developments in teaching and learning methods. According to the study of ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 18:07hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Corona virus pandemic needs a regional approach
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe president Takavafira Zhou has said while individual countries are taking a raft of measures to contain the spread of the corona virus what is emerging clear is t...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 08:50hrs | 643 | by Stephen Jakes
Concern over delay in construction at JM Nkomo Polytechnic
GOVERNMENT has expressed concern over the delay in completing projects at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Polytechnic College in Gwanda, despite the release of 6.5 million dollars by the treasury for the com...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 06:14hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools sports facilities decay
BEFORE the attainment of independence in 1980 and for almost 12 years into Uhuru, all sports facilities in former Group A schools were in immaculate condition. A number of sports personalities were ch...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 05:48hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Time to provide online education in these times of COVID-19
The world is facing an incredibly challenging time with the global outbreak of COVID-19 referred to as the coronavirus, grappling with growing concerns over health, our communities, and the econ...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 09:28hrs | 288 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Mnangagwa breaks own COVID-19 decree
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday broke his own decree banning all public gatherings in excess of 100 people by addressing a rally attended by thousands of supporters in Nyanga, less than 24 hour...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:23hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa given ultimatum to fire Mthuli Ncube
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to fire Finance minister Mthuli Ncube within seven days or face crippling protests by members of t...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 21:18hrs | 7051 | by Staff reporter
Recall book, apologise to Majaivana
AS a Bulawayo resident one of my favourite musicians is none other than our own city bred and raised singer, Lovemore Majaivana.Although word has it that he no longer sings, he remains an insp...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 11:26hrs | 1252 | by Harry Peter Wilson
Programming assignment help for Australian students
Studying technical disciplines, including programming, isn't for everyone. It requires peculiar mental abilities, efforts, and time. And, as all we know, there's never enough time. Students are the ca...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 23:03hrs | 557 | by Staff Writer
Molested, caressed and disembowelled by the 5th Brigade!
It all went wrong at the birthing of Zimbabwe, or just before. It is exactly what happens when a cow encounters dystocia during parturition. The calf refuses to come out properly by arrogantly facing ...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 09:19hrs | 2018 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Bulawayo family quarantined
A Bulawayo woman who travelled to South Africa for medical attention has been placed under self-quarantine together with her family after a patient treated by her South African doctor tested positive ...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 06:28hrs | 7673 | by Staff reporter
The 'beefy' news was told to a selected few
There is visible craving and 'thirst' for beef stew in the village that is only detectable at the mention of meat. Of course one may say but there is fish, when the beverage you want is a soda...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 06:59hrs | 124 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Treacherous Harare-Beitbridge highway
A HAULAGE truck hobnobs, huffs and puffs, swerves and suddenly drops its speed to an uncharacteristic crawl. Several other vehicles behind it screech to near halt and one-by-one, they weave past dotte...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 20:42hrs | 3246 | by Staff reporter
Overhaul for Grade 7 exams
GRADE Seven pupils will from next year be examined in six final subjects as part of an education curriculum review being implemented by Government to mould a generation equipped with modern societal s...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 08:57hrs | 985 | by Staff reporter
Macheso officially hands over ECD block
SUNGURA kingpin Alick Macheso has officially handed over an Early Childhood Development (ECD) block at his former school Enterprise Primary today.Macheso built the school with the help of Enha...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 12:20hrs | 4015 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Zimbabwe teachers need urgent salary review'
THE Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) president Takavafira Zhou says teachers have relapsed into incapacitation because the salary increment effected by government in February for civil s...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 07:13hrs | 1444 | by Staff reporter
Teachers union leader dumps school over unpaid salary
AMALGAMATED Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) secretary-general Robson Chere has dumped his new school in rural Marondera, saying he could no longer work on an empty stomach after government f...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 07:12hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
Why I wept bitterly when Robert Mugabe died!
I wept bitterly when Robert Mugabe died, leaving me discombobulated and severely pained. Indelible, agonizing, stabbing, chronic pain! Pain that eats into my liver, intestines and buttocks. The ...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 08:59hrs | 6819 | by Nhlanhla Moses
School deserted after goblins attack
A SCHOOL in Lupane District, Matabeleland North is nearly deserted after pupils were assaulted by suspected goblins, Lupane District School Inspector, Mr Lovemore Ncube, has said.Mr Ncube said...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 18:05hrs | 1447 | by Staff reporter
Parents of Zimbabwe school dropouts face jail
Parents in Zimbabwe could face up to two years in jail if they fail to send their children to school.The government has made education compulsory up to the age of 16 to stem rising school drop...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 11:08hrs | 2000 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has highest Cambridge International exam entries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Zimbabwe is delivering the highest number of Cambridge International exam entries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the 10th most entries each year globally, reflecting the growth and positive impact of Cambr...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 05:50hrs | 2558 | by Staff reporter
NPRC, Zapu hold memorial for Gukurahundi victims
The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) at the weekend led political parties and villagers in a Zapu-organised memorial for 11 Gukurahundi victims. Three of the victims were be...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 05:49hrs | 801 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena pays examination fees for 995 pupils
GOKWE-NEMBUDZIYA legislator Honourable Justice Mayor Wadyajena (Zanu-PF) has paid examinations fees for 995 pupils sitting for this year's end of year Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) exa...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 07:26hrs | 1321 | by Staff reporter
Teachers urged to offer free extra lessons
Kuwadzana-Primary-school-teacher-Rosemary-Chakanyuka.gifPRIMARY and Secondary Education ministry permanent secretary Tumisang Thabela has urged teachers to sacrifice more time with struggling exam...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 19:18hrs | 1105 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere attacks Mnangagwa, says pacifying military will backfire
Former Zanu-PF national political commissar and member of the once-powerful G40 faction Saviour Kasukuwere attacked President Emmerson Mnangagwa for allegedly dividing citizens by his government's dec...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 13:24hrs | 8232 | by Staff reporter
ZIMSEC Please Be Honest On Results Inflation
Dear The recent article on examination grade results inflation by Prof A. Mutambara and the criticism that followed shows how shallow minded we are. It is a fact that examination results do no...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 17:22hrs | 1360 | by Munya Shumba
Zimbabwe to launch army food bank..as coup looms
In a desperate bid to pre-empt mutiny among it's middle and junior ranks over growing inadequate food rations and supplies, together with appalling conditions of service at the barracks, the cou...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 09:19hrs | 9492 | by Nancy Mabaya
Goblins shut down school '5 pupils thrashed by invisible beings'
FIVE pupils at Mhlanga Mlambo Primary School in Lupane, Matabeleland North were left rolling on the ground after invisible things thrashed them while they were playing at the school grounds.Th...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 06:51hrs | 1164 | by Staff reporter
Teachers forced to sign for 2.5% tax
Teachers from Masvingo have complained of being forced by education ministry officials to complete forms that will allow government to deduce 2.5% tax from their salaries to fund stocking of garrison ...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 06:12hrs | 1564 | by Staff reporter
Payment for extra lessons banned
GOVERNMENT has, with immediate effect, banned teachers from charging for weekend extra lessons and those found wanting face disciplinary action. The decision comes at a time when the Zimbabwe ...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 06:03hrs | 1284 | by Staff reporter
Stanley Square in state of disrepair
STANLEY Square, one of the institutions associated with the nascent stage of the country's liberation movement, in Bulawayo's Makokoba suburb is in a serious state of disrepair in sharp contrast to it...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 05:59hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
WALPE, WLSA and Imba Mukadzi petition Parliament for full implementation of outstanding electoral reforms
Hundreds of aspiring women leaders drawn from all the country's ten provinces on 28 February 2020 gathered in Harare and petitioned the Parliament of Zimbabwe to implement outstanding electoral reform...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 09:05hrs | 329 | by Steve Grays
Human rights lawyer, trade unionists charge with plot to foment civil disobedience
ZIMBABWEAN authorities on Wednesday accused a human rights lawyer and some trade unionists of plotting to foment civil disobedience in the country after they were allegedly caught in possession of a b...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 08:57hrs | 623 | by Stephen Jakes
Government set to employ 2 300 more teachers
GOVERNMENT is set to employ 2 300 teachers in June to bring the total number of teachers who would have been employed this year to 5 000. In January, Government recruited 2 700 teachers who were deplo...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 05:42hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Feeding scheme extends to secondary schools
GOVERNMENT is set to extend the schools feeding scheme to secondary schools in line with the country's education policy to improve school attendance and completion rates. The feeding scheme is...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 07:54hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Teachers receive monthly groceries to cushion them from hunger
School teachers at Dangling As Academy in Dzivarasekwa, Harare were pampered with a mini grocery each to curb them from the biting Zimbabwean economy.The excited teachers expressed their grati...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 07:44hrs | 2175 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Govt to extend feeding scheme to secondary schools
GOVERNMENT is set extend the schools feeding scheme to secondary schools in line with the education policy to improve school attendance and completion rates. The feeding scheme seeks to keep l...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 07:31hrs | 179 | by Staff Reporter
Teacher commits suicide in Bulawayo
A TEACHER from Magwegwe North suburb in Bulawayo was found hanging from a tree in a suspected suicide.It is not clear why, Ntabiso Sibanda (54), a teacher at Sabelo Primary School in Inyathi, ...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 14:34hrs | 2387 | by Staff reporter
High teacher-pupil ratios blamed for poor performance of learner
TEACHERS have urged Government to ensure that the recommended teacher-pupil ratios are adhered to as most schools were operating way above the set benchmarks. The teachers said the obtain...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 05:50hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
State Security Minister declines to answer Ndebele Senator ...Says he doesn't understand the language
State Security Minister Owen Ncube declined to answer a question from a Senator who had posed a question in Ndebele saying he does not understand the language.Ncube, a close ally of President ...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 19:12hrs | 5792 | by Staff Reporter
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