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Stop Prioritising Universities , Zimbabwe Needs Vocational Institutions to Develop

Zimbabwe is facing a looming crisis in the engineering sector, not because it lacks intelligent students or capable minds, but because of a mismatch in its education and skills training priorities. While the country boasts 26 universities,…

Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 13:46hrs | 339 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Matopo university to enrol first students in August

The University of Matopo is poised to enrol its inaugural cohort of students in August, operating from three campuses in Matabeleland South. The institution will focus on dryland studies, climate change, and ecological challenges while als…

Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:42hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa to cap 126 at Gwanda State University

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is today set to cap 126 graduands at Gwanda State University's (GSU) third graduation ceremony, which will be held at the Epoch Mine Campus sports arena in Filabusi, Insiza district. As the Chancellor of all St…

Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 07:33hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter

Decoloniality - a necessity in Zimbabwean Universities

Colonialism in Africa is not over, rather it is all over. One of the things that has given colonialism this staying power is the education system in Africa that largely mirrors the virtues of imperialists. Before the coming of the Whites i…

Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:54hrs | 345 | by Dr Aribino Nicholas

Lupane varsity starts chicken artificial insemination project

LUPANE State University (LSU) has started a chicken artificial insemination project to improve indigenous breeds in the country with similar projects also being done with goats and pigs.The university whose mandate is to promote research a…

Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Lupane State University students win innovation prize

LUPANE State University (LSU) scooped the top award at the  Enactus awards ceremony organised and hosted by Boost Fellowship in Harare on Friday to walk away with $400 000.The Entrepreneurial Action for Others Creates A Better World f…

Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:27hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter

University rankings don't measure what matters

International rankings of universities are big business and big news. These systems order universities on the basis of a variety of criteria such as student to staff ratio, income from industry, and reputation as captured through public su…

Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:02hrs | 12 | by Sioux McKenna

African universities' science A faculties a mockery

AFRICAN universities should discontinue their science faculties and concentrate their financial resources on the development of the arts, histories and music than misrepresent the sciences through presenting fake and passive models of the …

Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:16hrs | 9 | by Reinford Khumalo

University rankings misleading

INTERNATIONAL rankings of universities are big business and big news.These systems order universities on the basis of a variety of criteria such as student-to-staff ratio, income from industry and reputation as captured through public surv…

Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 07:59hrs | 1 | by Sioux McKenna

Help Mildred Nkomo go to university

An intelligent girl Mildred Nkomo from St Paul's in Gidubhu-area Komba Lupane District. Mildred Nkomo got 11 O's, 3 A's, 5 B's and 3 C's and obtained 12 points in Sciences at A'level. Her situation came to be known when she walked more tha…

Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 10:44hrs | | by T. Nyoni

Unusual majors in US military academies

In case you have chosen a military academy instead of a traditional college or university, it signifies that you have given your future career a lot of thought. Going to military school presupposes that you are very motivated to serve your…

Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 09:37hrs | | by Staff Writer

How to choose the right specialty in university and not spoil the life

When you're getting ready to go to university, it's vital for you to choose the right specialty if you want to make sure that you don't spoil the life that you've been dreaming of. After all, the profession that we choose has a huge impact…

Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 16:36hrs | | by Staff Writer

Teaching University or Research University: More than a case of to be or not to be

That our State Universities have modelled themselves mostly as teaching-focused universities where, the main activities are teaching and scholarship of learning and teaching, is a public secret. With a research/teaching balance tipped most…

Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 11:33hrs | 7 | by Enock JONATHAN

4 new State universities to open

Government has approved the opening of four new State universities countrywide in a move expected to consolidate Zimbabwe's position as one of the countries with the highest number of institutions of higher learning in the region and beyon…

Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter

Open Letter to Professor Amon Murwira on BUSE block release programmes

Professor Amon Murwira, I am a Bindura University of Science Education Undergraduate Block Release student who is so angry at the way we are being treated at the University. The University informed us that block release classes would comme…

Published: 24 Jan 2018 at 09:23hrs | | by BUSE Student

BREAKING: Robert Mugabe University to cost $1 billion

Zimbabwe announced on Wednesday that it plans to build a $1bn university to honour Robert Mugabe, the 93-year-old president accused of brutal repression and bringing the country to economic ruin.The university joins other facilities named …

Published: 09 Aug 2017 at 14:24hrs | 1 | by StAgencies

Varsity education - a giant ponzi scheme

University education in yester Zimbabwe produced the crÃ¨me de la crÃ¨me of society; not because government evoked a bottle neck system, but like an ecosystem, the education system  had a way of regulating itself, allocating people wh…

Published: 13 Feb 2017 at 11:03hrs | 2 | by Patience Rashai

Preparations for CUCSA games underway in Bulawayo

Preparations for the Confederation of University and College Sports Association (CUCSA) games  which will be hosted in Zimbabwe this August have begun in Bulawayo.Zimbabwe will host the 18th edition of the CUCSA games which will run f…

Published: 08 Jul 2016 at 13:02hrs | | by Sports Reporter

Liberating the University in Africa

Presently there are emphatic currents of argument all calling for either the transformation, Africanisation or the decolonisation of the university in Africa. Long years of university education in Africa have proven to scholars that there …

Published: 08 May 2016 at 10:44hrs | 3 | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena

University protest are last warning for Mugabe to step down or be forced to Gaddafi style!

The University Staff and student protests today 17 March 2015 over none payment of staff salaries and the country's worsening economic situation should been seen as a warning to the nation and this Zanu PF regime in particular that the peo…

Published: 17 Mar 2015 at 17:11hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori, Secretary General Zimbabwe Social Democrats

Why are Mat'land varsities 'National' or 'State' while Mashonaland ones are not

Mashonaland Universities1.Harare - Harare Insitute of Technology2.Manicaland - Manicaland University3.Mashonaland East - Mashonaland East University4.Mash West - Chinhoyi University of TechnologyMat'land/Midlands Universities1.Bulawayo - N…

Published: 21 Sep 2014 at 11:41hrs | | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo

No information about NUST on the internet

I have tried to find out information about the National University of Science and Technology, NUST, on the internet and have failed. The website www.nust.ac.za is not operational and there is no relevant information or contact details that…

Published: 29 Oct 2011 at 13:11hrs | | by Anideas

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No to 2030 extension

Police confirm Bulawayo-Beitbridge road accident

Zimbabwe loans ARVs to Botswana, donates portion in regional health solidarity

Govt to launch Responsible Mining Initiative amid worsening land degradation

MP Mhangwa urges govt to cut LPG Import Bill through local gas substitution

Man dies in bicycle accident

Relegation-threatened Bosso players boycott training

Pavillon bus involved in a serious accident

Tragedy in Mt Darwin as cow falls into well, killing young woman

Zimbabwe announces strict enforcement of axle load limits

Zanu-Pf, Eureka Mine unleash violence on artisinal miners

Church Leaders Unite to Tackle Africa's Social Crises at Landmark Summit

Minister to Lead Sanitation Awareness Drive in Guruve Amid Open Defecation Concerns*

BCC launch blitz on traffic laws violator

Gray Hair: Nature’s Warning Signal or Cancer Shield?

'Power cut at Parly during SONA was deliberate'

MPs Push for Service Charge Relief for Elderly Amid Lack of National Policy

Zimbabwean agitator deported from Tanzania

Zimbabwean national arrested in Khayelitsha

Push for unity among Ndebele Royal claimants

Herentals to play 3 home games behind closed doors

Zimbabwe to give Zambia more water at Kariba

ZRP disciplines cops over viral video

Matobo rocked by corrupt and dubious land grab

Mnangagwa launches AI-powered smart silos in Mutare

No justification for bread price increases

Teen girl raped twice by cousin during babysitting sleepover

Teen remanded over blanket, shoe theft

Bulawayo hits Starlink capacity

Herdsman jailed for sleeping with schoolgirl

Mandaza was left visibly shaken as Biti, Sikhala, Ngarivhume fled