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Majority of Zimbabwe Students Turned Away From School Over Fees

At least 61% of students attending public schools have been turned away from classes for non-payment of fees despite government's directive not to send learners away, the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee has said. The country's economy is caught in a crisis with shortages of fuel, medicine, and currency as well as hyperinflation which has seen many families living on a single meal a day.

Zimbabwe: 61% Pupils Turned Away Over Fees

New Zimbabwe, 20 October 2019

At least 61% of children attending public schools were this year turned away from attending classes for failure by their parents or guardians to pay school fees. Read more »

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Mabelreign Girls High School pupils (file photo).

Zimbabwe: Zim Teachers to Work 2 Days a Week, Vow to Dump Formal Clothing

New Zimbabwe, 19 October 2019

ZIMBABWE'S militant teachers' group, Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) says its members will from next week start reporting for duty only twice a week as they could no… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Hunger Pushes Chiredzi Children Into Sugarcane Theft

New Zimbabwe, 20 October 2019

School children whose families were displaced by the construction of the Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam and relocated to Chingwizi area in Masvingo province are absconding lessons to raid NRZ… Read more »

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Bread Price Skyrockets as Zimbabwe's Economic Woes Mount

This comes after the bread price had been continuously going up since 2018 due to a shortage of wheat and foreign currency. Zimbabweans can barely keep pace with the price ... Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Malawian Migrants Blame Financial Woes On Sanctions
- Zimbabwe: Bread Price Skyrockets, But Shortages Persist
Over Five Million Zimbabweans on the Brink of Starvation - UN

In its latest assessment of the situation in Zimbabwe, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) says the number of food insecure Zimbabweans is projected ... Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Over 5.5 Million Zimbabweans Face Starvation By January 2020
- Africa: Escalating Hunger in Africa Calls for More Global Efforts On Food Security
Zimbabwe Hikes Electricity Tariffs By Over 300% as Crisis Deepens

The energy price hike comes at a time of daily rolling power cuts which have plunged parts of the country into darkness for up to 18 hours a day and forced businesses to operate at ... Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Electricity Price Shoots Up By Over 300%
- Zimbabwe: Will Zesa Tariff Hike Translate to More Power?
80% of Zimbabweans Have No Savings - Survey

According to a survey carried out by industrial psychology consultants, titled Employee Spending Patterns Survey Report, 80% of Zimbabweans neither have savings nor an emergency ... Read more »
- Zimbabwe: 80% of Zimbabweans Have No Savings - Survey
- Zimbabwe: Absence of Illicit E-Money Trading Laws Shield Cash Barons

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