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 »
May 14, 2023
Zimbabwe: Schools Warned Over Turning Away Pupils for Non-Payment of Fees
SCHOOLS have been warned against turning away pupils for non-payment of fees as the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education issued a warning to learning institutions that were… Read more »
May 11, 2023
Zimbabwe: Parents Arrested for Staging a Protest Against Poor Learning Conditions At Prince Edward School
DISGRUNTLED parents of Prince Edward High School students were recently arrested for staging a demonstration against poor learning conditions. Read more »
May 09, 2023
Zimbabwe: Schools Reopen as Teachers Promise Crippling Strike
SCHOOLS reopened Monday for the commencement of the second term, a month after closing for Easter and Independence holidays. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Raw Sewage Flowing in Prince Edward School Hostels, Funds' Embezzlement By Authorities - Disgruntled Parents Allege
PARENTS of Prince Edward High School learners have accused authorities at the institution of embezzling funds and ignoring raw sewage flowing in the hostels. Read more »
May 08, 2023
Zimbabwe: Parents Arrested for Staging a Protest Over Poor Learning Conditions at Prince Edward High School
DISGRUNTLED parents of Prince Edward High School students were Monday arrested for staging a demonstration over poor learning conditions. Read more »
May 01, 2023
Zimbabwe: London Business School Posthumously Honours Much-Loved Alumnus Muchaneta
THE London Business School has introduced a scholarship fund in honour of the late Zimbabwean business excecutive Themba Muchaneta, who died in a car accident in Wiltshire in South… Read more »
April 21, 2023
Zimbabwe: Add Constitution to Schools' Curricula - Translate Into All Official Languages - Says Parly Speaker
There is need for the government to make the Zimbabwean constitution a part of schools' curricula and to the training of security forces, civil service and employees of public… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Zimbabwe: Students Walk 15km to Sit for Exams Despite Govt Promising to Make Education Accessible - Parliament
STUDENTS in rural areas are forced to walk for at least 15km to access schools with centre numbers for their examinations despite government's pledge to make education accessible… Read more »
April 05, 2023
Zimbabwe: MP Slams Teachers4ED Outfit - Demands Explanation From Education Ministry
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator, Willias Madzimure has demanded a ministerial statement explaining operations of the Teachers4ED outfit affiliated to the ruling Zanu… Read more »
March 15, 2023
Zimbabwe: Lecturers On Exemption Permits 'Let Go' By SA Government Launch Court Fight
Several Zimbabwean and Lesotho lecturers on exemption permits that allow them to live and work in SA, have been told their services are no longer required by the Department of… Read more »
March 12, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Now Just a Skills Factory, Says Chamisa as Professionals Flee Low Pay
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa has described Zimbabwe as the world's new factory for much-needed skills while it remains a shell marred by… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Zimbabwe: Spend Big On Education Not Military, Says Mliswa As He Donates 25 Heifers and Bull to Varsity Research
Independent Norton Member of Parliament, Temba Mliswa has rapped the government's continued prioritisation of the military ahead of education research and development programmes in… Read more »
February 28, 2023
Zimbabwe: NUST Backtracks On Fees Hike After Students Protest, Says Increase Was a 'Portal Error'
The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) was Monday forced to reverse a recent fees hike after students staged a demonstration against the new fees structure. Read more »
February 24, 2023
Zimbabwe: Only Space Not Enjoying Growth Is Our Pockets - Teachers
Teachers, who say they have noted government claims of growth in mining, agriculture and other sectors ridiculed promises made by Zanu PF affiliate Teachers4ED at a peer meeting on… Read more »