Exam registration deadline set
The Herald 9 March 2013 THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council has set the deadline for the registration of June and November Ordinary Level and Advanced Level examinations. In a statement, Zimsec director Mr Esau Nhandara said the examination body had set March 22 as the closing date for registration for those wishing to write in
Springboks Legends arrive
The Chronicle By Ricky Zililo 7 March 2013 THE first delegation of the Springboks Legends to play Zimbabwe Legends in a rugby match meant to celebrate Hartsfield Stadium’s 75 years of existence arrived in the country yesterday. Gweru-born Gary Teichmann and Adriaan Garvey, who will feature for the Springboks Legends, arrived early to sort things
Queens to host Bangladesh
News Day By Daniel Nhakaniso 6 March 2013 ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) yesterday released the schedule for the upcoming Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe in April which will see Queens Sports Club hosting international matches for the first time in almost a year. The multi-purpose cricket stadium in Bulawayo has been allocated two Twenty20s (T20s)and three one-day-internationals
Zimsec sets registration deadlines
The Herald 6 March 2013 THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council has set the deadline for the registration of June and November Ordinary Level and Advanced Level examinations. In a statement, Zimsec director Mr Esau Nhandara said the examination body had set 22 March as the closing date for registration for those wishing to write in
Exam registration deadline set
The Chronicle By Nokuthaba Mathema 5 March 2013 THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has set the deadline for the registration of June and November Ordinary Level and Advanced Level examinations. In a statement, Zimsec director Mr Esau Nhandara, said the examination body had set 22 March as the closing date for registration for those wishing
Editorial Comment: Let teachers participate in referendum process
The Chronicle 4 March 2013 Teachers have over the years constituted the bulk of manpower participating in national events such as referendum, elections and the national census exercise. The simple logic being that teachers are of average literacy given that most of them have at least a diploma in education. Teachers by the nature of
85 percent of trained teachers shun profession
The Sunday Mail 3 March 2013 At least 85 percent of trained teachers are shunning the profession after graduating, citing poor pay and working conditions, a Cabinet minister has said. In an interview last week, Education, Arts, Sport and Culture Minister David Coltart told The Sunday Mail that under the block-release programme an average of
Plans afoot to retrain teachers
The Sunday Mail By Itai Mazire 3 March 2013 The Government will soon retrain more than 100 000 school teachers to align their skills with a proposed new curriculum that seeks to balance academic subjects and vocational skills training. Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Senator David Coltart told The Sunday Mail last week that his
School in HIV Scandal
News Day By Everson Mushava 3 March 2013 The government has launched investigations into reports that 100 pupils at Mavhudzi High School in Nyazura, Manicaland Province, were allegedly subjected to HIV tests without the consent of their parents. Teachers at the school also complained about “massive corruption and nepotism†at the school, which they blamed
Boxing board finally meets
The Sunday Mail By Fatima Bulla 3 March 2013 The Zimbabwe Boxing Board of Control yesterday held their inaugural meeting clearly highlighting their awareness of the daunting task lying ahead to lift the sport out of the doldrums. Paul Nenjerama, chairing a new eight member board, said the main challenge was to lay down structures