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Students not ready for June exams, says teachers
TEACHERS' unions yesterday said this year's 'O' and 'A' Level students were not ready to sit for the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) June examinations following the disruption of the edu...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:49hrs | 1018 | by Staff reporter
Prophet uses social media to diagnose
JUST a name and surname as well as a picture on WhatsApp is enough for Musawenkosi Vundla, a Victoria Falls-based prophet to "diagnose" and tell one's problem or misfortune. Vundla, who calls ...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:55hrs | 840 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo tops Grade 7 results
BULAWAYO province produced the best results in the 2020 Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Grade Seven examinations with the country's pass rate having been adversely affected by Covid-19 p...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:22hrs | 1582 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water woes far from over
BULAWAYO's water restoration strategy has suffered new setbacks in the form of power cuts and pipe bursts as the city's reticulation system readjusts to normal supplies of the precious liquid....Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:49hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
More Chinese vaccines arrive next week
AN ADDITIONAL 600 000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines procured by Government from Chinese pharmaceutical giant, Sinopharm, will land in the country next week as authorities continue intensifying the countr...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 06:57hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
BCC eases water shedding
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has eased its water shedding schedule reverting to the 144 hour per week timetable, with indications that they will continue to ease it further as dam inflows continue ...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 06:57hrs | 820 | by Staff reporter
Council battles to clear garbage backlog
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has unveiled a revised refuse collection schedule for the city's eastern and industrial areas as the local authority battles to clear heaps of garbage which have been pilin...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 06:29hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 spike blamed on unrestricted movement
THE surge in Covid-19 infections was caused by the movement of people who travelled into and throughout the country during the festive season, a senior Government official has said. Health and...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 06:19hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
BCC workers end five-day strike
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) workers yesterday resumed work after a five-day strike over poor salaries, a situation which crippled critical services such as refuse collection, primary health care and b...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:52hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
UZ suspends examinations
THE University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has postponed to next month examinations which were due this month following the imposition of a 30day COVID-19-induced lockdown by government.The university ha...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 08:53hrs | 823 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown spawns online sex trade
MOST sex workers in Zimbabwe meet clients in person in bars and on a dark street corner at night in town, but since the Covid-19 lockdown came into effect on Saturday, the street hookers have been for...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:48hrs | 2912 | by Staff reporter
Garbage piles grow in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO is sitting on a health time bomb as council continues to struggle to collect refuse from both residential areas and the city centre. The failure by Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to coll...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:06hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Third term was a nightmare: Zimta
ZIMBABWE Teachers Association (Zimta) chief executive officer Sifiso Ndlovu yesterday described the recently ended third term in the school calendar as a nightmare due to the effects of COVID-19....Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 07:10hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec in another exam boob
The Zimbabwe Schools examination Council (Zimsec) mixed up examination dates for the Ordinary Level Agriculture Paper One, with students only finding out via social media that they were supposed to si...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:26hrs | 707 | by Staff reporter
Schools reopening date remains January 4
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Ambassador Cain Mathema has called on pupils to be vigilant and take all necessary measures to prevent contracting the deadly Covid-19 virus during the festive...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:08hrs | 1121 | by Elliot Ziwira
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 | 1647 | 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 | 1481 | by Staff reporter
Khupe shifts goalposts ahead of congress
THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T is heading for an implosion after its national standing committee (NSC) resolved to suspend provincial nominations for presidential candidates, and "railroaded" the natio...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 07:45hrs | 9602 | by Staff reporter
Harare's growing garbage problem
HARARE, renamed from the colonial Salisbury, in the early days of independence, was widely referred to as the Sunshine City owing to its squeaky-clean streets and orderly, smart and clean residential ...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 06:25hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally grilled over recruitment of State agents
LABOUR minister Paul Mavima was on Wednesday grilled by MPs over continued recruitment of State security agents at a time the country is not at war, thus raising fears that government might be prepari...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:08hrs | 3059 | by Staff reporter
Residents jostle for water in Magwegwe
CHAOTIC scenes were witnessed at Bulawayo City Council (BCC)'s Magwegwe reservoir as scores of thirsty residents stampeded to fetch treated water which gushed out of the 140-megalitre overnight storag...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 06:49hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 exams to begin on December 1
GRADE SEVEN candidates will be the first to sit for the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) public exams in December, with results set to be published in the same month to allow them ample t...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 08:12hrs | 1387 | by Staff Reporter
'No salary review, no schools opening'
TEACHERS yesterday said they would not report back to work if government reopened schools before reviewing their salaries.Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Matema will this week an...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 06:41hrs | 3134 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pledges IDs for Gukurahundi genocide victims
GOVERNMENT has committed itself to immediately roll out a process of issuing identity documents to victims of Gukurahundi who were rendered stateless by government-sanctioned mass killings.Pre...Published: 24 Aug 2020 at 07:16hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
We are our own liberators, says Chamisa
Zimbabwe's socio-economic and political crisis has received the attention of regional political players and civil society, with many calling for SADC and the African Union (aU) to intervene. envoys se...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 07:54hrs | 1472 | by Staff reporter
BCC accused of misplaced priorities
BULAWAYO Progressive Residents Association (Bpra) has accused the city council of misplaced priorities - a development it says has exacerbated the current water crisis.The Bpra's concerns come...Published: 19 Aug 2020 at 21:38hrs | 1489 | by Staff reporter
Residents blast MDC city fathers over worsening water crisis
BULAWAYO'S water situation has reached alarming and desperate levels with residents accusing city fathers of poor planning and misplaced priorities following a shock move to suspend water supply for t...Published: 19 Aug 2020 at 07:17hrs | 713 | by Staff reporter
Digital trade is the next big thing in Africa
Wamkele Mene was recently appointed Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat. Because of COVID-19, free trade for countries that have ratified the agreement did not beg...Published: 25 Jul 2020 at 07:57hrs | 352 | by Kingsley Ighobor
Bowsers expose vendors to deadly COVID-19
Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) members have expressed concern on the overcrowding of residents in bowser queues, which is greatly exposing them to the deadly COVID-19. Bulaway...Published: 14 Jul 2020 at 08:02hrs | 1453 | by Stephen Jakes
Adventists challenge UZ's Saturday exams
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe Seventh Day Adventist Students Association has approached the High Court challenging the holding of examinations on Saturday 11 and 18 July.The association said if they ...Published: 11 Jul 2020 at 08:03hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
Interview with ZPRA Instructor Thoriso Moyo
This week on the Big Interview, we have Toriso Moyo, a freedom fighter and military instructor with the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA), a Mgagao attack survivor, and one of the fir...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 15:20hrs | 2776 | by The Big Interview
Chamisa calls for unity of purpose
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa has threatened to boycott the 2023 elections, saying there is need for electoral reforms before participating, while also hinting that the opposition party will s...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 17:59hrs | 2787 | by Staff reporter
Rehabilitation of Nyamandlovu Aquifer boreholes at Rochester hailed
Alderman Clayton Zana has appreciated the work done at Rochester, on the habilitation of supply boreholes.He also enquired if the City boreholes would be rehabilitated too.The latest c...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 17:45hrs | 830 | by Stephen Jakes
Education ministry, parents at cross roads over opening of schools
Matabeleland North stakeholders have called for the further suspension of the opening of schools and postponement of June examinations until it is safe to open.They threatened to withhold thei...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 10:41hrs | 1910 | by Stephen Jakes
National hero Nleya's burial set for Wednesday
NATIONAL hero Stanley Nleya will be buried at the National Heroes' Acre on Wednesday and not on Tuesday as earlier reported. Nleya (72), described as a true soldier, died on Tuesday at the Uni...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 07:54hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
Radio lessons start
The first phase of the schools radio lessons conducted by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MOPSE) began on Monday and ran until yesterday. The second week commences on Monday, ...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 08:09hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's sex vendors on streets despite virus restrictions
Forced to stay home for weeks without any source of income, Zimbabwe's sex workers, like many other informal traders, are beginning to defy the country's lockdown and return to the streets.Ris...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 14:45hrs | 2072 | by AP
Nust resumes lectures
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) yesterday resumed lectures for final year students in four faculties as it implemented staggered re-opening to contain Covid-19. Studen...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:13hrs | 812 | 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 | 451 | by Staff reporter
No exemption for Term 2 school fees
THE Government will not exempt pupils from paying school fees for Term Two although some pupils will only resume classes in September.However, parents and guardians might not pay the full fees...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 09:43hrs | 1110 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa urges Zimbabweans to free selves
NELSON Chamisa, the MDC-Alliance leader, has admitted his party alone may not be able to push President Emmerson Mnangagwa out of his job through protests, telling journalists Friday it was time for t...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 08:03hrs | 2415 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa gives up on anti-Mnangagwa push?
NELSON Chamisa, the MDC-Alliance leader, has admitted his party alone may not be able to push President Emmerson Mnangagwa out of his job through protests, telling journalists Friday it was time for t...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 07:20hrs | 10851 | by newzimbabwe
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 | 707 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Khupe fight escalates
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said it was time for Zimbabweans to act against rights abuses and economic problems bedevilling the country.Chamisa spoke after MDC leaders, includ...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 08:57hrs | 4526 | by Staff reporter
Alcohol timetable for South Africa announced
South Africa's Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma has announced the new timetable for the sale of alcohol in South Africa as the nation enters Le...Published: 28 May 2020 at 14:05hrs | 3288 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Universities reopening date set
Zimbabwean universities will be re-opening from June 1, but only final year students will be on campus with the rest learning remotely using virtual and distance education and most activity online. By...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:34hrs | 1936 | by Staff reporter
O and A Level June examinations ready
TIE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) yesterday told Parliament that examination papers and other logistics were ready with around 66 000 students expected to sit for 'O' and 'A' Level Jun...Published: 19 May 2020 at 07:38hrs | 2380 | by Staff reporter
Mudzuri pleads for church, chiefs mediation into MDC fall-out
MDC top politician and senator, Elias Mudzuri has called on church leaders, traditional chiefs, business executives, among some prominent figures within society, to help bring together the party's feu...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:16hrs | 654 | by newzimbabwe
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 | 311 | by Patrick katsaura
Bulawayo water situation worsens
THE water supply situation in Bulawayo has deteriorated, with the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) increasing water shedding hours to 108 per week as it awaits the government's response to declare the situ...Published: 11 Apr 2020 at 08:59hrs | 3187 | by Staff reporter
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