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Schools to stay open despite COVID-19 ravages
GOVERNMENT will not shutdown schools in the face of rising numbers of students that have caught the coronavirus in recent weeks, forcing several schools to close.Information minister Monica Mu...Published: 9 hrs ago | 400 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants cannot be Zanu-PF leaders
THERE has always been speculation that civil servants are deeply involved in Zanu-PF politics. Now citizens wonder no more! We hear headmasters and teachers, who are supposed to be in the civil servic...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 07:00hrs | 1036 | by Staff reporter
Border officials must strictly enforce thorough screening of travellers for Covid-19
ZIMBABWE has today opened its land borders to private passenger vehicles and pedestrians. The borders were closed in March as part of the lockdown restriction measures meant to curb the spread of Covi...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 06:51hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants wade into Zanu-PF politics
JOSTLING for top positions in the ruling Zanu-PF party has gone into full swing ahead of the district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections on December 5 and 6, with some bigwigs fearing being kicke...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:13hrs | 1679 | by Staff reporter
Gweru school records 20 Covid-19 cases
THERE seems to be no end in sight to the increasing cases of Covid-19 at local learning institutions after Anderson High School in Gweru recorded 20 new positive cases.Ever since schools reope...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 15:59hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Teachers jostle for Zanu-PF positions
TWO serving civil servants in Mwenezi are campaigning for positions in the Zanu-PF district coordinating committee (DCC) elections to be held early December in violation of the law, it has emerged....Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 07:09hrs | 2119 | by Staff reporter
Fears of deadly second wave of COVID-19 mount
ZIMBABWE risks a more deadly second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak after the festive season with an expected increase in the number of people visiting from neighbouring countries, health experts have w...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:49hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
600 000 to sit for exams amid Covid-19
THE Government has assured the nation that this year's public examinations will proceed this week with more than 600 000 candidates expected to sit for the exams despite the spiking Covid-19 cases in ...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:46hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Reprieve for Covid-19+ students
PUBLIC examination candidates who test positive for Covid-19 will be allowed to sit for their exams under special health protocols, that include sitting in isolated exam rooms with strict monitoring b...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:43hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
'Health budget big, but inadequate'
ZIMBABWE'S health budget allocation has been dismissed as grossly inadequate to tackle the myriad of challenges besetting the sector.Finance minister Mthuli Ncube allocated the health sector $...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:21hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Popular prophet engaged to solve Mtshabezi Bridge mystery
ONE of the most talked about mysteries in Gwanda Town is of a mysterious creature which reportedly lies hidden in Mtshabezi River near Mtshabezi Bridge that is said to have claimed the lives of a numb...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:09hrs | 1268 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt rejects schools closure proposal
THE government has remained steadfast that schools and higher learning institutions will remain open despite the increasing cases of Covid-19 among students.Since last week, Zimbabwe has been ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:40hrs | 4219 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube out of touch with reality
SO much was expected from Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube's 2021 national budget, which was presented yesterday. Yet he delivered very little.Zimbabwe has been badly bat...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:26hrs | 1476 | by Staff reporter
Teachers dig in over PPE
DEFIANT teachers have dug in demanding provision of personal protective equipment for fear of contracting COVID-19 before returning to the classrooms.The teachers also vowed not to invigilate ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:23hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans demand US dollar budget
ZIMBABWEANS have expressed mixed feelings on the 2021 national budget presented by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube in Parliament yesterday, saying it should have been configured in United States dollars...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:20hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
'Shut down schools,' MPs tell govt
PARLIAMENT has recommended that the government immediately shuts down schools, blaming the rising COVID-19 cases on its failure to adequately prepare for the reopening of learning institutions after 5...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:25hrs | 1918 | by Staff reporter
All eyes on Mthuli Ncube's budget
VENDORS, teachers and retailers are pinning their hopes on today's budget presentation by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to address key issues affecting their constituencies that have been hard hit by ...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:16hrs | 776 | by Staff reporter
Zimta CEO up for stock theft
Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) Chief Executive officer Bindura Lewis Banda (55) was arraigned before Bindura provincial magistrate Tinashe Ndokera yesterday facing a stock theft charge....Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 09:11hrs | 4004 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Fears over 2020 Exams
EDUCATION stakeholders have expressed fears that the teachers' strike could compromise this year's Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) results for Ordinary and Advanced level candidates....Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 21:39hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter
Zimta boss in court for stocktheft
A Zimbabwe Teachers association (Zimta) provincial chief executive Lewis Banda (55) was arraigned before a Bindura provincial magistrate Tinashe Ndokera yesterday for stocktheft.Banda is joint...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 04:39hrs | 1153 | by Staff reporter
We are not enemies of the State, says Majongwe
DIVISIONS rocked teachers unions recently over salary negotiations with government following a workers' strike which lasted for about two months. Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) ...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 04:36hrs | 1009 | by Staff reporter
Where to buy cheap essay?
It's no secret that students actively use the assistance of custom writing services. Freelance writing is popularized in every corner of the globe. You won't be taken by surprise if you see online req...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 05:56hrs | 458 | by Staff writer
Defiant teachers receive threats
TEACHERS yesterday claimed that were being threatened a Zanu-PF-sponsored group led by Martin Mazivisa.Mazivisa fronts a shadowy parents union called Zimbabwe Parents Union (ZPU), which has be...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 05:11hrs | 2385 | by Staff reporter
Bonus joy for civil servants
GOVERNMENT has started paying civil servants their annual bonuses for this year and the first group comprising employees in the health and security sectors were paid their 13th cheque last week. The b...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 04:58hrs | 5872 | by Staff reporter
Govt staffer in double-dipping storm
A SENIOR government official employed in the education sector served as a principal for the Red Cross Independent College in violation of the Public Service Act.Investigations carried out by T...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:58hrs | 921 | by Staff reporter
From Njube to Surrey-Kwangwa's story
GROWING up in Bulawayo's Njube suburb, Zimbabwe netball team captain Felisitus Kwangwa never really liked sport.If anything, she was forced to play netball by the teachers while she was in Gra...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:49hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Salaries to be restored to 2018 levels
CIVIL servants' salaries will, by June 2021, be restored to the United States dollar value that they stood at during the multi-currency era as Government continues to reform and grow the economy, a Ca...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:42hrs | 1408 | by Staff reporter
More schools, colleges hit by Covid-19
COVID-19 is ripping through educational institutions in the country with latest statistics showing that more than 150 learners and teachers at schools and colleges have tested positive.Sunday ...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:40hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt ups stakes in Covid-19 fight
GOVERNMENT will today roll out a nationwide community-based Covid-19 testing study, expected to pinpoint coronavirus hotspots, in order to inform the deployment of tailor-made response strategies for ...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:36hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Panic strikes Zimbabwe schools
PANIC has gripped the country's education sector as schools and other learning institutions battle to deal with the lethal coronavirus, amid fears of a second wave of the pandemic, the Daily News repo...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:16hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
John Tallach Sch death rumours untrue
GOVERNMENT has dispelled rumours that one student from John Tallach, a mission school in Matabeleland North, 40km outside Bulawayo, had died of COVID-19.Matabeleland North acting provincial me...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 09:49hrs | 1282 | by Staff Reporter
Teachers Unions clash again
Divisions have rocked teacher's unions again as some have ordered their members to return to work while others remain defiant educators are still incapacitated. This comes after the Zimbabwe C...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:37hrs | 2922 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 cases at Matabeleland North school rise to 122
The number of students and teachers at John Tallach Secondary School who are infected with Covid-19 has risen to 122, officials said.Testing is still ongoing and the figure could rise, primary...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:18hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Govt ranks highest payer, says Mthuli Ncube
THE Government is currently the highest paying employer in the country and pay scales for public servants far outstrip what private sector players are giving their employees, Finance and Economic Deve...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 05:57hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs demand schools closure
PARLIAMENTARIANS yesterday accused government of rashly reopening schools when it was ill-prepared to deal with COVID-19 outbreaks at institutions of learning after a number of students tested positiv...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:29hrs | 1625 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants in major climbdown
HARD-PRESSED civil servants, who had been demanding a significant pay rise, made a surprise climbdown yesterday when they agreed to a 41 percent salary increment, just a week after they had rejected a...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 20:21hrs | 3406 | by Staff writer
Govt has failed to resolve strike by teachers, and all civil servants
The major reason why the Zimbabwe government is failing is in whole part for its reason to resist the tide. For a start, the government has over the decades tried and failed dismally to control th...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 12:29hrs | 3791 | by Zanda Shumba
Printing money will bury us: Govt
GOVERNMENT yesterday called on teachers and civil servants to be realistic in their salary demands, saying any unreasonable demands would push them into printing money to fund employment costs, which ...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:34hrs | 4647 | by Staff reporter
John Tallach School closes as 100 students test positive to Covid-19
John Tallach Secondary School in Matabeleland North has been closed after 100 pupils and an undisclosed number of teachers tested positive to Covid-19, with the school now a quarantine centre with all...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:18hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants start getting bonuses
Civil servants will start getting their annual bonuses this month with the last groups being paid out next month. The payments are based on the 41 percent salary rise and new allowance agreed ...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:18hrs | 1518 | by Staff reporter
Reviving the rural economy in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's rural economy plays a significant role in national food production, in alleviating extreme poverty and in the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Zimbabwe National Stati...Published: 17 Nov 2020 at 12:37hrs | 2401 | by Victor Bhoroma
Civil servants accept govt's pay offer
CIVIL servants have accepted Government's offer of a 41 percent salary increase and a bonus whose payment will be staggered from this month to December. The salary agreement also states that G...Published: 17 Nov 2020 at 07:33hrs | 5921 | by Staff Reporter
Govt pay offer divides civil servants
LABOUR unions representing civil servants were yesterday divided over the 40% pay offer by government following a prolonged salary dispute with their employer.Some said negotiations had failed...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:56hrs | 3806 | by Staff reporter
No bonuses for absconding teachers
THE Government have warned that teachers who did not report for duty will not get bonuses for this year as it starts implementing a no-work no-pay principle.Government will this week start pay...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 06:16hrs | 883 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo slides back into lockdown
BULAWAYO will go back to either complete lockdown or suburb specific lockdown as officials try to quickly combat the continued increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the city, Sunday News reporte...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 06:16hrs | 6953 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec sets exam timetables
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has released timetables for the 2020 November candidates with Ordinary and Advanced level exams set to commence on December 1, while Grade Seven test...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 06:15hrs | 1451 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's office reaches out to militant PTUZ for dialogue
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's office has reportedly reached out to the militant PTUZ for dialogue as government yesterday reportedly raised its salary increment offer in a desperate bid to end the ed...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:32hrs | 4042 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt tells teachers to take it or leave it
GOVERNMENT has tabled a new salary offer to its workers that will see the least paid teacher earn about $19 975, including a 10% risk allowance and shut the door for further negotiations. The ...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:28hrs | 4349 | by Staff reporter
Government, employees in crunch indaba
THE government will today hold a crunch meeting with its restless workers, in a bid to resolve a long-standing salary dispute.This comes as teachers — who make up the bulk of the public sect...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 20:21hrs | 760 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec suspends exam setting
The Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council was this week forced to suspend the setting of examination papers after examiners downed tools, rejecting a $4 000 payment offer, which they deemed too little....Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 07:50hrs | 22240 | by Staff reporter
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