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Zimbabwe:
Schools Open Despite Call to Strike By Unions
SW Radio, 10 January 2012
At the start of the new school term on Tuesday most teachers ignored the strike call by their unions, the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) and Zimbabwe Teachers Union… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Teachers Report for Duty Despite Strike Threats
The Herald, 10 January 2012
MOST teachers who threatened to strike reported for duty when schools opened for the first term yesterday amid assurances from Government that it is ready to meet civil servants on… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
School Row - Hundreds Storm Ministry's Offices
The Herald, 10 January 2012
HUNDREDS of parents and pupils at Cold Comfort Primary School yesterday stormed the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture offices Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Peg Salary Reviews On PDL - ZCTU
The Herald, 10 January 2012
A Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions faction has called for the review of salaries and wages to be pegged in line with the Poverty Datum Line of US$500 and threatened that workers… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Spell Out Parents, Professionals' Roles in Education System
The Herald, 9 January 2012
Over the past 30 years the relationship between parents and the schools their children attend has undergone a long overdue revolution. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Schools Hike Fees
The Herald, 9 January 2012
MOST mission and boarding schools, in consultation with parents, have raised fees for this term. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Spare a Thought for Rural Teachers
The Herald, 9 January 2012
The move to award allowances to rural teachers is noble considering the mammoth sacrifice and commitment it takes for someone to endure the multi-faceted challenges associated with… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Schools Reopening - Business Records Boom in Sales
Zimbabwe Standard, 8 January 2012
It was a hive of activity in Harare yesterday as parents were shopping for school uniforms, books and other materials ahead of the opening of the first term of the year on Tuesday. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
New School Fees Regulations Complete
The Herald, 8 January 2012
GOVERNMENT has finished working on new regulations that will ensure compliance with existing procedures in raising fees and levies in schools. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Rural Allowances Seek Equity
The Herald, 7 January 2012
Stakeholders in the education sector agreed to stop the payment of incentives by December last year. With a few days to go before schools open, what is Government's position on the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Education in Crisis
Financial Gazette, 6 January 2012
AS schools open next week, the education sector finds itself in a dilemma after the Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture was forced to suspend some of its programmes due to… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Teachers to Strike When Schools Open Next Week
SW Radio, 5 January 2012
The two main bodies representing Zimbabwe's teachers have both decided to go on strike as the first term of school begins next week. The issue, as always, is government's failure… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
New Allowance for Rural Teachers Unveiled
The Herald, 4 January 2012
RURAL teachers will get 20 percent of their gross salaries as an allowance to cover incentives which their urban counterparts receive monthly from parents and guardians. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Corporal Punishment Belongs to the Old School
The Herald, 10 January 2012
In the first week of January, Enifa Tambe walked around the villages trying to sell Sirika, her only cow in a desperate bid to raise Form One school fees for her twin daughters. If… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Give Education Sector Due Priority
Zimbabwe Standard, 4 December 2011
Education has been at the core of national discourse since colonial days. Seen as the only way of getting out grinding poverty and joining the national economy black Zimbabweans… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
School Fees Hikes Imminent
The Herald, 2 December 2011
PARENTS should brace for an increase in school fees next year as Government is failing to adequately fund the education sector. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Better Year for Education Sector
The Herald, 26 December 2011
The education sector this year faired well compared to previous years as there were no major disruptions to the system. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Increase in Levies Should Aim to Stabilise Education Sector
The Herald, 2 December 2011
Parents have been meeting across Zimbabwe in recent weeks to consider proposals to increase the levies at many State schools and the fees at many mission and trust schools. Read more »