Last week the government and ZIMSEC revealed two things concerning those registering in November and June of this year. First, the government will be chirping in and paying part of these fees in a bid to make them affordable. Next, the agreed registration fees were revealed-those learning at private institutions are paying the same fees the government had […]
ZIMSEC together with the government has finally announced the examination fees for those who will be writing examinations in June and November of this year. The fees are as follows:
The Zimbabwean government has promised to pay 53% of whatever registration fees ZIMSEC comes up with for the June and November 2020 registration fees. Parents and guardians will then be required to pay the remaining 47% of the fees including the fees they have already paid in the interim as we wait for ZIMSEC and the government to […]
In a dramatic act of populism, last week the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Cain Mathema wrote to ZIMSEC instructing them to reverse their proposed registration fee hike that would have seen registration fees go from $15 ZWL to $190 ZWL. There was a lot of confusion among parents and potential candidates with regards to what they […]
It is common knowledge that most day school teachers are conducting extra-lessons for which they charge in foreign currency. In a lot of urban primary schools, for example, teachers are asking parents to fork out $US2 per month or week depending on the school. The Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission says they have asked six schools to stop and […]
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said that it will seek the help of traditionalists to help “cleanse” Ntenjane Primary School in Bulilima. The teachers at the school have said the school is haunted by goblins which are terrorising them through the night.
This is a very difficult and sensitive matter. […]
Teachers at Ntenjane Primary School in Bulilima Matabeleland South have claimed that they are being terrorised by goblins that are haunting the school. Goblins are mythical creators which scientifically do not exist. Teachers at the school who spoke on condition of anonymity to the Chronicle narrated certain incidences which they said “proved” that goblins were terrorising them.
Following public outcry over “exorbitant” ZIMSEC registration fees, the Minister of Education Cain Mathema has reversed the increase with immediate effect. The government will come up with new fees and inform the public in due course.
However, it is important to note that the registration deadlines still stand. Please make sure you register with […]
A lot of people from Matabeleland have always complained of being marginalised and taken for granted. One such indication that they are not taken seriously, these people argue, is the fact that often government departments deploy people to Matabeleland who cannot speak the indigenous languages.
This has meant that the local population are then forced […]
It has been just over 11 months since Cyclone Idai struck the Eastern Highlands wreaking havoc and killing over a thousand people most of whom are still officially missing. Schools were not spared with a lot of school buildings and property destroyed.
While it seems the rest of the country has moved on to contemplate […]
