Zimbabwe: Government Approves 10-Day August Holiday Lessons for Exam Classes, Warns Schools Against Overcharging

Discover moreCharity & PhilanthropyNewspapersGOVERNMENT has approved 10-day vacation lessons for examination classes during the August holidays while imposing strict limits on… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Targets to Re-Enrol Out-of-School Learners After 40,000 Dropped Out in 2025 Alone

Government has rolled out a programme to locate and return to class thousands of pupils who abandoned school last year, after data showed almost 40,000 learners exited the… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Seven Dead As Kombi Carrying Schoolchildren Catches Fire

SEVEN people reportedly died after suffering burns when the commuter omnibus they were travelling in caught fire in Gweru this Wednesday. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Parent Drags Zimsec, Education Minister to Court Over 'O' Level Subjects Limit

A HARARE-based parent has approached the High Court to contest a government directive restricting Ordinary Level candidates to nine subjects, after his son was ordered to drop… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Desperate Teachers Forced Into Dangerous Work As Salaries Fail - Union Says

Teachers across the country have resorted to risky alternative means of earning an income outside of government salaries, a new survey has revealed. Read more »

Zimbabwe: 'Flawed and Inadequate' - Teachers Union Rejects Mandatory Zimsec Exams Plan

THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has condemned government's plan to make ZIMSEC examinations mandatory from 2027 as "inadequate and structurally flawed". Read more »

Zimbabwe: Govt Declares ZIMSEC Mandatory for All Schools From 2027

The era of parallel examination systems in Zimbabwe is drawing to a close. Beginning in 2027, every learner in the country will be required to sit for Zimbabwe School Examinations… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Teachers Threaten Strike Over Low Salaries, Issue 14-Day Ultimatum

Teachers have given the government a 14-day ultimatum to review their salaries, warning that the reopening of schools next month could be disrupted if no meaningful action is… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Teachers' Union Withdraws From Constitutional Hearing Process

THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has announced its withdrawal from the ongoing Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3) public hearings, citing a collapse… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Government Extends Zimsec Examination Fees Payment Deadline to May 22

THE government has extended the registration deadline for Grade Seven, 'O' and 'A' level Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) from March 27 to May 22, 2026 after parents… Read more »

Zimbabwe: No Solution, No School - Teachers Threaten Job Action Over Poor Salaries

Disgruntled teachers have accused Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube of dishonesty over government's commitment to improve their welfare, as the cost of living continues to rise on the… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Teachers Promise to Join Striking Nurses, Demand Wage and Allowance Increase

RURAL teachers under the ARTUZ banner have promised to join nurses on industrial action if government does not effect wage and allowance increments. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Higher Tertiary Institutions Implored to Set Gender Responsive Mechanisms

Institutions of higher learning have been implored to create environment that is gender responsive and promote equality in the face of multiple barriers that are marginalising… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Journalist-Cum Scholar Garikai Chaunza Appointed Co-Chair of Continental Academic Seminar Series in South Africa

Rhodes University postdoctoral fellow and Zimbabwean journalist and media activist, Dr. Garikai Chaunza, has been appointed Co-Chair of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Two CUT Students Abducted During SRC Election Campaigns - Union

Two students from Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) were allegedly kidnapped on Monday night during campaigns for the Student Representative Council (SRC) elections, the… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Rosalie Chigariro - First Black Zimbabwean to Volunteer Body for Research, Laid to Rest After Four Years of Service to Medical Education

The University of Zimbabwe's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences has concluded the medical study of the late Rosalie Chigariro, who in 2021 became the first-ever black… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Court Strikes Down University of Zimbabwe's Appeal in Contract Dispute With Former Employee

The Constitutional Court has struck down the University of Zimbabwe's (UZ) appeal in a long-running labour dispute with former bursar Vengai Mugabe, declaring prior court… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Improved Accommodation, Classrooms Motivate Teachers in Rural Zimbabwe

MUTOKO, Zimbabwe - It's a Friday, and classes end at midday. But unlike before, Miriam Kaseke, a teacher at Domborinenhiwi Primary School, is in no rush to find transport home.… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Govt Gives Unregistered Schools Until December to Regularise or Face Closure

Primary and Secondary Education Minister Torerayi Moyo says his ministry has given unregistered schools until December 31, 2025, to regularise their operations or risk closure. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Cut Graduate Dies in Car Crash a Few Hours After Graduation Ceremony

A CHINHOYI University of Technology (CUT) graduate died following a road traffic accident just a few hours after being conferred with a degree. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Elite School Locks Horns With Chinese Firm Over Cement Plant Near Campus

A bitter showdown has erupted between Bryden Country School in Chegutu and Chinese-owned Shuntai Cement, after the company pushed ahead with building a lime and cement factory just… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Teacher in Court for Assaulting 'Delinquent' Learner

A teacher employed by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has appeared in court for assaulting a learner. Read more »

Zimbabwe: UZ Reinstates Students Suspended After Protesting in Support of Lecturers' Strike

THE University of Zimbabwe has lifted its suspension on six student activists who were dismissed for staging a protest on campus in May in solidarity with their striking lecturers. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Belvedere Man in Court for Raping University Student

A 26-year-old Harare man from Belvedere has been dragged to court accused of raping a university student. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Students Union in Fresh Row Over Suspensions At University of Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) finds itself once again locking horns with university authorities, this time demanding the reinstatement of members suspended from… Read more »