By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) says it has tightened its system to curb leakage of public examination papers. This comes as Zimsec was rocked by scandals last year after school authorities and candidates were found in possession of leaked 2022 “O” Level final examination papers, with over 5 000 students…
WOMEN’S Month could be seen as a tick-boxed commemorative month, when all the pleasantries are done to celebrate women. “Accelerating socio-economic opportunities…
HISTORY has a tendency of repeating itself. And indeed it repeated itself on Tuesday when the president of the MDC Douglas Mwonzora announced to the world that he was withdrawing from the August 23 presidential election citing a litany of reasons, among them that the poll is a “farce” and he cannot sanitise it by…
INDEPENDENT presidential aspirant Saviour Kasukuwere has filed an urgent application at the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) seeking to remain on the ballot paper ahead of the August 23 general elections. This comes as the ConCourt on Monday dismissed an application he had made in which he sought leave to approach the apex court to challenge a…
Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THERE is a marked improvement in the mid-year pass rate for ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level students. This is reflected in the June results which were released yesterday by the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec), when compared to 2020. Zimsec resumed the sitting of these examinations this year after a two-year…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw IN A major boost to public health service delivery, President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday handed over a state-of-the-art imaging equipment, ambulances, utility vehicles and dental sets at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals. This comes at a time when public health institutions have been reeling with lack of critical equipment and drugs. Speaking at…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 34-YEAR-OLD woman was yesterday sentenced to four months in prison after being found guilty of assaulting and injuring her husband on the eye after he caught her dancing at a night club. Siduduzile Tichabaiwa from Bulawayo’s New Magwegwe Suburb was yesterday convicted and sentenced when she appeared before Western Commonage…
FOREIGN Affairs and International Trade minister Frederick Shava is happy with the positive impact of Zimbabwe’s engagement and re-engagement efforts with the…
PESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday declared the late former prosecutor general and Zimbabwe Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Johannes Tomana, a national hero. Tomana, who died on Sunday at his rural home in Honde Valley, Manicaland Province, was aged 55. He reportedly complained of stomach pains before passing on. In a statement yesterday,…
The proposed termination of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPs) is pushing a large number of people to become undocumented, creating pockets of…
