THE government must seriously consider concerns being raised by teachers’ unions and parents on Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (Cala) assessments. Cala’s introduction, though very critical in the education system in terms of human capital development, has been heavily criticised for the burden it is having on teachers, parents and pupils, especially at primary school level….
By Brandon Josphat PUBLIC Service, Labour and Social Welfare ministry has partnered with the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) to roll out an information, communication, and technology (ICT) programme for persons with disabilities in the country. In 2021, President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched a national disability policy, which has a section dedicated to…
By Yvonne Ncube MATABELELAND North Province lost 399 622.79 hectares of land due to veld fi res last year, which is an increase of 132 percent compared to the 172 215.01 hectares lost during the previous year. This comes as the dry region has for the past six years been ranked second highest in recording…
ARGENTINA legend Lionel Messi will join American side Inter Miami after his exit from French champions Paris St-Germain. The former Barcelona player…
HARARE magistrate Learnmore Mapiye has dismissed an application for bail that was filed by four University of Zimbabwe students nearly three weeks ago. The students, Emmanuel Sitima, 24, Comfort Mpofu, 22, Tawanda Watadza, 24 and Lionel Wadamombe, 24, have been in custody for over two weeks. They were arrested on May 17 and each charged…
DAMS that supply most of the country’s major cities, towns, growth points and rural service centres still hold sufficient raw water to…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will from today sell foreign currency using a market-determined exchange rate through banks. This comes as the Zimbabwe dollar yesterday plunged by almost 70 percent against the greenback at the Dutch foreign exchange auction system, trading at $3 673 against the United States dollar. In a statement last night,…
A SELF-STYLED prophet from Bulawayo who claimed to a married woman that she was being tormented by evil spirits and needed to be cleansed has been hauled before the courts on allegations of raping and impregnating her. Casper Moyo, 35, yesterday appeared before regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga and pleaded not guilty to the charge, but…
THE country’s opposition only has itself to blame for missing an opportunity to push for more reforms in Parliament over the past five years, presidential spokesperson George Charamba has asserted. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday amid a clamour for more electoral reforms by the opposition, Charamba said it was now unlikely that any changes…
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