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Zimbabwe teachers cry for Indaba with Mnangagwa
THE mantra ‘‘leaving no place and no one behind'' as touted by the incumbent Second Republic Government in its national development policies must surely inspire all of us Zimbabweans to march into...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt pleased with teacher turnout
GOVERNMENT says it was content with the teacher turnout on Monday when schools opened for the third term amid reports that the educators were on a go-slow pending a full-blown strike."We had a...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers, other civil servants face off
THE standoff between the civil service umbrella union and teachers representatives has escalated amid reports that government workers called off their planned demonstration last Friday fearing disrupt...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teachers plan march to Parliament
TEACHERS are planning to march to Parliament this week to deliver a petition as they desperately try to force the government to improve their conditions of service.They have rejected the gover...Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 05:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers to work 2 days a week
Zimbabwe National Teachers Union (ZINATU) says its members will only report for duty twice a week until the government addresses their grievances.In a letter addressed to the Ministry of Publi...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 18:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers declare incapacitation
THE reopening of Schools, scheduled for Monday, is in serious doubt after teachers declared they were financially hamstrung and unable to go to work.Teachers' unions Friday warned government t...Published: 05 Feb 2022 at 19:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers threaten strike over poor working conditions
TEACHERS unions have warned that they will not report for duty when schools open for the first term unless the government improves their conditions of service.Teachers are demanding, among oth...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers, govt tiff escalates
GOVERNMENT yesterday accused teachers of presiding over the collapse of the education system by refusing to invigilate the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) "O" and "A" Level examinations ...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:11hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Govt to hire 'anyone' to invigilate exams
SCHOOL examinations, which are set to begin Monday, are in serious doubt after teachers refused to invigilate them for free.This comes as both teachers and their employer, the government have ...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:56hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Teachers down tools
HUNDREDS of teachers yesterday downed tools to launch their 12-day strike over poor salaries and conditions of service, but government claimed that the protest was largely unheeded.Teachers un...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt, civil servants showdown looms
A SHOWDOWN is looming between the government and its restive workers after the Public Service Commission (PSC) yesterday announced that all civil servants who have not been vaccinated shall not be all...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pressure mounts on govt over Zimsec fees
TEACHERS unions yesterday called on Treasury to pay $2,9 billion examination fees for candidates sitting for this year's November Ordinary and Advanced Level Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zims...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 15:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec markers demand outstanding allowances
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has failed to pay teachers who marked the 2020 "O" Level and "A" Level examinations.Markers are said to be owed $35 000 each and are reportedl...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers to challenge no work, no pay policy
THE impasse between teachers and government over salaries has escalated, with the educators' representatives resolving to engage lawyers to challenge the no-work, n-pay policy threatened by government...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
No to govt bullying, says teachers
TEACHERS' representatives yesterday described government as a heartless employer and vowed that their members would not be coerced to teach, despite threats to withhold their benefits.Primary ...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers tells govt to revert back to 2017 salaries
The Zimbabwe National Teachers' Union (Zinatu) has called on the government to prioritise the welfare of educators before rushing to open schools saying their salaries should be reverted back to the 2...Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 20:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parents fume over expensive uniforms
PARENTS of Form One pupils yesterday called on the government to intervene and stop school authorities from swindling them of their money by demanding mandatory purchase of "overpriced" uniforms at th...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:50hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 vaccine only for the chefs
GOVERNMENT yesterday revealed that it was failing to import enough vaccines for citizens, and would prioritise Cabinet ministers and senior government officials, Members of Parliament (MPs), the secur...Published: 26 Jan 2021 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers demand urgent salary review
TEACHERS have called on government to urgently review their salaries this month as per government tradition at the beginning of each year, owing to the rise in the cost of living.Zimbabwe Nati...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers demand meeting with government
TEACHERS' unions have demanded to meet government in order to resolve the current impasse between the two parties. This comes as most teachers across the country boycotted the reopening of pub...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 18:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Seke One High School Rules the Roost in History Advanced Levels 2018 Zimsec Exams
Seke One High school in Chitungwiza defied the odds in the November 2018 public examinations under the Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec), under the tutelage of Shepherd Mundondo popularly k...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 06:46hrs | | by Brian Maregedze
Teachers push for strike
ALL but one teachers' union have declared that their members would today join a national strike called for by Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (Zimta) and the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PT...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Give negotiations a chance, Govt urges teachers
Government has implored teachers not to participate in any "unlawful" and "highly premature" strike that is being called for by some of the teacher union leaders, saying they should "give negotiations...Published: 05 May 2018 at 14:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government implores teachers to negotiate
Government has implored teachers not to participate in any "unlawful" and "highly premature" strike that is being called by some of the teacher union leaders, saying they should "give negotiations a c...Published: 03 May 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers threaten strike over pay
Just days after the nurses' strike ended, educators in Zimbabwe are threatening to put up their own fight as soon as schools open if government does not give them a pay rise and a review of rural-base...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 22:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers' unions form federation
TEACHERS' unions in the country have come together to form the Federation of Zimbabwe Educators' Unions (Fozeu) as they up the ante in their push for improved working conditions for teachers.T...Published: 01 Apr 2018 at 20:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ARTUZ hails FOZEU demo and strike position
Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) hails the spirit of solidarity and cooperation shown by the leading unions in the education sector organized under the banner of Federation of Zimb...Published: 27 Mar 2018 at 14:59hrs | | by ARTUZ
Influence of other languages on Ndebele
The expression: "No man is an island unto himself", is equally true of language. All languages develop alongside other neighbouring languages and more quickly as a result of colonisation.As sp...Published: 02 May 2014 at 20:21hrs | 3 | by Isaac Mpofu of Southern eye
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