April 04
Zimbabwe: Top Lawyer Stops University From Demanding U.S.$ Fees From Struggling Students
Human rights lawyer, Advocate Martin Mureri, has successfully launched a court challenge stopping Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) in Masvingo from demanding part of tuition fees in… Read more »
March 28
Zimbabwe: Prolific Public Speaker Set to Represent Zimbabwe At High Schools Competition in Poland
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March 25
Zimbabwe: Govt Bans Vacation School - Says Pupils Need to Rest
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) has put its foot down outlawing the conduct of extra lessons, guised as vacation classes, during the upcoming April school… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Man Who Raped Grade 7 Pupil Jailed 15 Years
A KAROI man will forever rue the day he let lust take over him and proposed love to a juvenile before subsequently rapping her resulting in the girl falling pregnant. Read more »
March 21
Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Lecturers' U.S.$2 Per Hour Pay Shocker
University of Zimbabwe (UZ) part-time lecturers are getting a measly US$2.50 stipend for every hour spent teaching at the country's premier tertiary institution. Read more »
March 17
Zimbabwe: 5 Teachers Perish As Toyota Aqua, Haulage Truck Crash
Five teachers from Munyati Primary School situated a few kilometres outside Kwekwe perished in a horrific road traffic accident on Friday afternoon. Read more »
February 16
Zimbabwe: VP Chiwenga Blasts Scholarship Offers for LGBTQI+ Students
GOVERNMENT has come out guns blazing to castigate foreign higher learning institutions offering prospective learners from Zimbabwe scholarships if they are lesbian, gay, bisexual… Read more »
February 13
Zimbabwe: Elite Schools Taken to Court for Withholding Pupils' Results Over Fee Arrears
Elite schools Lomagundi College and Gateway High School are up in arms with parents whose children were denied their examination results over tuition fee arrears. Read more »
February 10
Zimbabwe: Only 15 Percent of Zim Parents Discuss Sex Education With Adolescents - Study
A paltry 15% of parents in Zimbabwe are discussing sex education with their adolescent children leaving a vacuum which has increased the age group's vulnerability to early… Read more »
January 15
Zimbabwe: Teachers Scoff At U.S.$300 Salary - 'A Product of One-Armed Banditry' Says Union
The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has scoffed at the US$300 Covid-19 allowance conversion into a salary describing the move as a mere 'tissue of misrepresentation'. Read more »
January 11
Zimbabwe: Teachers' Union Condemns 'Reckless' School Openings During Cholera Outbreak
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has condemned the government's decision to reopen schools amid a widespread cholera outbreak, calling the move "reckless"… Read more »
January 10
Zimbabwe: Teachers Stage Sit in As Schools Open for 2024, Demand U.S.$1,2k Salary
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) claims its members across the country staged a sit-in on the first day of the 2024 school calendar in protest over poor… Read more »
December 29, 2023
Zimbabwe: Govt Warns Schools Against 'Illegally' Demanding Usd Payments Only, Forcing Parents to Buy Uniforms Directly From Them
The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Torerayi Moyo has warned schools administrations against demanding USD payments only while forcing parents and guardians to buy… Read more »
December 27, 2023
Zimbabwe: Govt Backtracks on Free Education Roll-Out
GOVERNMENT has backtracked on its promise to provide free education, saying the move requires resources and serious mobilisation strategies. Read more »
November 28, 2023
Zimbabwe: Students Sue University of Zimbabwe After Being Barred From Contesting in SRC Elections
Eight students at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) have dragged the school authorities to court after they were blocked from contesting in the upcoming elections to select student… Read more »
October 01, 2023
Zimbabwe: Education Ministry Sets Up Complaints Desks to Nip 'Unsavoury' Practices By Teachers, Headmasters
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) has established district and provincial complaints desks to plug errant behaviour by teachers, headmasters and general… Read more »
September 22, 2023
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Told to 'Slow Down' After Petitioning Norton Schools Turning Away Learners
Recently elected Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator, Richard Tsvangirai has been told to "slow down" following his alleged petition discouraging school authorities in… Read more »
September 14, 2023
Zimbabwe: Nothing Wrong With CALA, Problem Is How It's Handled - Says Newly Appointed Education Minister
THE new Primary and Secondary Education minister, Torerayi Moyo has said there is nothing wrong with learners doing the Continuous Assessment of Learning Activities (CALA) adding… Read more »
August 13, 2023
Zimbabwe: Feature - Meet Florence Mudzingwa the Disability Champion Transforming Lives
IN a country where able-bodied youngsters with every opportunity to make a difference are increasingly giving up hope and resorting to illicit addictions like drug abuse, Florence… Read more »
August 10, 2023
Zimbabwe: Kwekwe Globe and Phoenix School Pupils Still Stranded Months After Classrooms' Collapse
Zanu-PF Kwekwe Central Parliamentary aspirant Energy Ncube has said Globe and Phoenix Primary school pupils are still learning in makeshift tents several months after their… Read more »
June 12, 2023
Zimbabwe: Mega-Schools Havens of Indiscipline, Drug and Substance Abuse, Says Education Ministry Official
LEARNING institutions with large numbers of students have become breeding spaces for rampant indiscipline, drug and substance abuse due to difficulty in monitoring individual… Read more »
June 07, 2023
Zimbabwe: UZ Students Denied Bail - 'Their Release Is Risky' - Rules Magistrate
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe students arrested on allegations of defacing buildings in Harare CBD in a protest condemning judicial capture and demanding release of political prisoners… Read more »
May 23, 2023
Zimbabwe: Curriculum Review Consultations Draw Fire - Parents, Teachers Demand CALA Scrapping
The recent call by the Primary and Secondary Education Ministry for stakeholders to give their input into the new curriculum has already started drawing fire amid widespread calls… Read more »
May 19, 2023
Zimbabwe: Govt to Conduct Nationwide Consultations As Parents Reject 'Expensive' Curriculum
THE Primary and Secondary Education Ministry will next week carry out a nationwide 2022 curriculum review consultation. Read more »
May 17, 2023
Zimbabwe: Govt Warns Schools Against Demanding Usd Fees - Says It's Illegal
Government has warned private and public schools from charging fees exclusively in USD saying the local ZWL is the country's legal tender. Read more »