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Deadline set for 2021 Commonwealth education awards
The Commonwealth has set a deadline for entries into the 2021 Commonwealth education awards for good practice for 31 August 2020.The bloc said the awards are open to exceptional education inst...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 09:06hrs | 245 | by Stephen Jakes
Joshua Nkomo: A dream deferred but still attainable
Joshua Nkomo, perhaps like many great men and women before him saw a dream for Zimbabwe, one that would have seen the country cross over from colonialism to the proverbial Jordan. Born in 1917 he dedi...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 18:06hrs | 850 | by Lt Col JZ Dlamini
Covid-19 scuttles Joshua Nkomo gatherings
FOR the first time in 20 years, there will be no public events to celebrate the life of Father Zimbabwe, the late Vice President Dr Joshua Nkomo, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Every year on Ju...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:13hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenges Zimbabweans to be patriotic
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on Zimbabweans to be patriotic and work towards achieving the national vision 2030.The President made the remarks at the National Shrine where the late ...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 17:34hrs | 904 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU President Isaac Mabuka speaks
Q1: Thank you Mr. Mabuka for your time. Please introduce yourself to the people. Who is Mabuka?A: I am Isaac Mabuka. I was born in 1953 on 26 April in Gwanda South. I did my primary education ...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 13:15hrs | 3155 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Higher learning institutions ready for reopening: Murwira
HIGHER and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira yesterday revealed in Parliament that his ministry had initiated the process to reopen all public and private institutions of higher learning during...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 07:56hrs | 1223 | by Staff reporter
Hexco results out
Higher Education Examination Council (HEXCO) results for March/April 2020 are out and examination centres should start collecting them from their regions next week. In a statement yesterday, H...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 08:06hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
NUST appoints new Registrar
THE National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Council has appointed Biggy Ngwenya (56) as the new Registrar.His appointment follows the retirement of former Registrar, Fidelis Mhlan...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 14:44hrs | 3799 | by Stephen Jakes
What has happened to the 16 June 1976 Soweto Uprising revolutionary spirit in today's Zimbabwe youths?
For a very long time, whenever I see the world-famous picture of the lifeless Hector Pieterson, being carried by a crying fellow female schoolmate - fleeing from a volley of fatal bullets being fired ...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 09:50hrs | 953 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
MSU to open before end of June
PLANS to reopen Midlands State University (MSU) are at an advanced stage with the first batch of students expected on campus on June 22. While other universities such as University of Zimbabwe...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:41hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Schools radio lessons for primary schools begin
RADIO lessons for primary school pupils are set to start today, with Government challenging parents and guardians to assist children during home schooling in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 07:21hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Lupane varsity rocked by nepotism, tribalism storm
Lupane State University (LSU) vice-chancellor Pardon Kuipa is in an eye of a storm after it emerged that his daughter, who only has a Master's degree was appointed a lecturer ahead of PhD holders with...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:05hrs | 1139 | by Staff reporter
Christianity and Africa
This article was supposed to coincide with Africa Day - the day we Africans celebrate our achievements and our being. Unfortunately, I was distracted by my work schedule and family commitments and fai...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 21:15hrs | 1048 | by Lovemore Sibanda Ph.D.
Jonathan Moyo: Lupane's untapped poetic talent
AT first glance, his demeaner deceives one to think Jonathan Moyo (29) is a mere villager fixed on rural life, devoid of ambitions. But once he takes to the stage and starts speaking, all assumptions ...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 07:43hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter
Lupane State University VC's daughter in recruitment scandal
Lupane State University (LSU) has been sucked into a recruitment scandal after the institution's management allegedly fraudulently employed the Vice Chancellor's daughter as a full-time lecturer....Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 08:28hrs | 4675 | by Staff reporter
Boost for Zimbabwe students as Cassava Edutech launches Akello E-library
Cassava Edutech has launched the Akello E-library, an online library platform offering hundreds of school curriculum books that are set to strengthen Zimbabwe's education sector by providing learners,...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 15:02hrs | 537 | by Agencies
Online learning to be standardised
THE Government is working to standardise online learning while some public schools have started to teach learners virtually, particularly in Bulawayo. Schools closed prematurely on March 24 as...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 07:13hrs | 702 | by Staff reporter
Universities reopen under strict guidelines
SOME of the country's institutions of higher learning will start opening doors for students in their final semesters tomorrow, while the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) in Bulaway...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 08:20hrs | 775 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF must give way to an NTA, says ZAPU
The Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government must admit it has failed to run the country and must give way to a National Transitional Authority (NTA) to help revive the country's socio-economic situation tha...Published: 05 Jun 2020 at 18:58hrs | 732 | by Staff reporter
Schools gear up for phased reopening
Schools are now producing personal protective equipment as they gear up for the phased reopening which requires several steps to ensure pupils and teachers are safe when lessons resume. Speaki...Published: 05 Jun 2020 at 08:25hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
MSU makes it mandatory for students to stay in campus
THE Midlands State University (MSU) has announced that all final-year undergraduate students would be required to stay in campus when they resume learning this month as part of measures to curb the sp...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 17:34hrs | 1728 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 more deadly than the liberation war: Teachers
TEACHERS unions on Friday told Parliament that the re-opening of schools should be postponed as it "will be genocidal", and vowed that "they will not be frog-marched" to teach if government did not me...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 08:56hrs | 530 | by Staff reporter
Christians betraying Jesus by selling out oppressed Zimbabweans to tyrannical regime
As the Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sweeps through the world in general, and Zimbabwe in particular, one can not fail to witness the amazing phenomena of Christians - especially, musicians and...Published: 27 May 2020 at 20:10hrs | 505 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Hero-worshipping in Zimbabwe politics need to stop now
Zimbabwe's political systems need total transformationZIMBABWE'S political systems need total transformation from the culture of religious cults to organisations that embrace cultures for all Zimb...Published: 26 May 2020 at 08:23hrs | 768 | by Anonymous
Jesse Nyakudya: Teenage drumming sensation
All she saw four-year-old toddler pummel her pots as though they were a musical drum set. None of it made sense at that point. But as the boy grew, it became clear Jesse Nyakudya was a drummer-in-the-...Published: 24 May 2020 at 10:13hrs | 837 | by Busisani Ncube
Political Cult Culture need to change
Zimbabwe's political systems need total transformation from the culture of religious cults to organisations that all embrace cultures for all Zimbabwe. From 1980-2017, Robert Mugabe was a "mini-god" w...Published: 22 May 2020 at 11:36hrs | 518 | by Anonymous
Government still to approve online school fees
NO private school has been granted permission to charge fees for online lessons as virtual learning does not translate to the start of the second term, an education official has said. Governme...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:13hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
'Covid-19 exposes false prophets'
CHEGUTU gospel musician Isaac Muchaita has described the current national lockdown as God's way of punishing false prophets in the country.Muchaita, who is also a preacher, said the gospel had...Published: 20 May 2020 at 17:33hrs | 1993 | by Staff reporter
Govt, teachers square off over schools opening
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has threatened legal action against government over the alleged lack of consultation by the Primary and Secondary Education ministry on modalities for...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:34hrs | 1820 | by Staff reporter
Sikhosana death 'shakes Zanu-PF'
Vice-President Kembo Mohadi has said the late national hero Absolom Sikhosana was a dedicated and loyal cadre with unquestionable credentials. He made the remarks yesterday while delivering a condolen...Published: 18 May 2020 at 07:23hrs | 3000 | by Staff reporter
Financial literacy: Why it matters the most
Imagine not ever having to worry about money or that bills being due ever again. It is most people's dream but one that few people ever achieve. Financial literacy is understanding money and being abl...Published: 17 May 2020 at 21:53hrs | 746 | by Nobuhle Zondo
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 | 587 | 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 | 1915 | by Taruberekera Masara
'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 | 1476 | by Staff reporter
Ban on second-hand clothes to be enforced
The ban on second-hand clothes imports must be strictly enforced after Cabinet was briefed on smuggling rackets in south-eastern Zimbabwe that could see more Covid-19 cases as a result. ...Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:37hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
BVTA member produces reusable masks
Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) member Lady Rose founder Nqobile Ndlovu is producing re-usable masks during the national lockdown period to help minimize the spread of the corona virus...Published: 05 May 2020 at 13:08hrs | 838 | by Stephen Jakes
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 | 153 | by Robert Ndlovu
Could There Be Any Hope for Education in Zimbabwe After Covid-19
The corona virus also known as covid-19 caused immediate stoppages of all activities of life as a whole hence formal education especially of children in schools and young people in tertiary institutio...Published: 04 May 2020 at 08:43hrs | 1173 | by Lovejean Ndlovu, Zapu Deputy Secretary For Education- NEC
Nguluvhe details Manama wartime recruitment
IN January 1977, the ring of a bell, usually alerting pupils at Manama High School in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South, of the time to go to the dining hall for supper, signalled a new chapter for ...Published: 04 May 2020 at 07:48hrs | 1503 | by Staff reporter
The fiasco of Ekusileni Hospital in Bulawayo
AMID a flurry of government efforts to find suitable accommodation for the treatment of the Covid-19 patients, it was announced that Ekusileni Hospital in Bulawayo's posh Hillside Suburb had been iden...Published: 03 May 2020 at 09:27hrs | 2547 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Solusi mask production targets Matebeleland South
SOLUSI University has started face mask production, with Matebeleland South Province being the immediate target market before rolling out into the rest of the country and region.The university...Published: 03 May 2020 at 09:02hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Teachers send a petition to Mnanaggwa's government
Teachers Association have signed a joint statement calling for the government of Zimbabwe to address the challenges that the teaching fraternity is facing. One of the demands of the teachers is the pa...Published: 02 May 2020 at 15:29hrs | 2068 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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 | 848 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 has disarranged the education system: PTUZ
PROGRESSIVE Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has lamented that the outbreak of Covid-19 has disarranged the education system and the end results will be devastating.Zimbabwe has since enforce...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 15:44hrs | 740 | by Stephen Jakes
FULL TEXT: Dominican Convent to teach pupils online?
A letter purportedly written by Domican Convent has been widely circulated on social media informing parents and guardians that online classes will commence on 18 May 2020 – 21 July 2020.Acc...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 13:06hrs | 960 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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 | 180 | by Patrick katsaura
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 | 621 | by Staff reporter
Birthday tribute Kenneth 'Buchizya' Kaunda: The unexpected one
LION AND THE KINGIn the heart of the jungle, man and beast were dead in their tracks, locked in a gaze. Roaring and ready to pounce was the king of the ...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 19:49hrs | 2581 | by Field Ruwe
Coronavirus: Schools opening put on hold
PREPARATIONS for the second school term have begun but opening will now be delayed as authorities roll out changes to how the academic institutions will operate in view of the Covid-19 scourge....Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 08:45hrs | 2904 | by Staff Reporter
Student bodies say e-learning is unaffordable and elitist
The adoption of e-learning as an innovative means to continue teaching and learning during the national lockdowns affecting many African countries has been rejected by a number of student organisation...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 11:07hrs | 873 | by universityworldnews.com
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