President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Evelyn Ndlovu as the new Minister of Primary and Secondary Education with effect from September 30. She replaces 74 year old Cain Mathema who is believed to be unwell since mid-August and has not been seen in public for some time. Before
Teachers have called on the government to begin meaningful engagement with education stakeholders to map a way forward in terms of re-opening of schools as the education sector amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, PTUZ president Takavafira Zhou said his organization does not regret
Government has reaffirmed its position that schools will re-open on July 28 under the phased approach and warned private school and independent colleges that they risk de-registration should they defy the directive. There had been reports that some private schools and colleges had opened school in
A local education lobby group, Tag a Life International (TALI) has urged government to provide funds to pay examination fees for poor children who constitute of 70% of learners in schools. In a press conference today, TALI spokesperson, Nyaradzo Mashayamombe urged government to put practical measures
Government has shelved the new examination fees gazetted by the Zimbabwe Examination Council following wide outcry from education stakeholders. ZIMSEC gazetted O-Level exam fees at $190 per subject from $15 while A-Level exam fees have been set at $351 per subject from $26. A-Level candidates will
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has described Home Affairs Minister Cain Mathema’s claims he made yesterday to the effect that his ministry has through the intelligence learnt of the planned agenda to unseat the government by the civil society organizations working in cahoots
THE Ministry of Home Affairs has paid more than $6 000 as compensation to Lynette Tendai Mudehwe, a prominent pro-democracy campaigner, who was assaulted by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers when the law enforcement agents crushed an anti-government protest in Harare three years ago. Mudehwe, who
Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) boss Trevor Ncube has today offered Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, Cain Mathema a free lecture on democracy following the latter’s intention to crush opposition MDC’s mulled national mass protest on the back of economic collapse and July
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Chairperson Thabitha Khumalo has vowed that the opposition will not back off from its planned national demonstration amid government’s indication that it will descend with a heavy fist on protesters as Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Cain Mathema
High Court Judge Justice Nicholas Mathonsi has ordered the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and Home Affairs Minister to pay more than $13 000 in damages to 64 year-old Gogo Lillian Chinyerere as compensation for the pain she suffered in 2016 after riot officers assaulted her
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