THERE is currently a debate in government circles on whether or not to stick with five ordinary level subject passes as the benchmark which makes a student eligible for Advanced Level and tertiary education, acting Primary and Secondary Education permanent secretary Peter Muzawazi said recently. Currently, for a student to be deemed to have passed,…
MASVINGO city has run of out burial space prompting the local authority to make an urgent application for more land from central government. The city’s cemeteries include Mangwandi Cemetery, Pioneer Cemetery on the outskirts of the City and Lawn Cemetery along Mutare Road. Masvingo acting town clerk Edward Mukaratirwa said the council has been forced…
BULAWAYO City Council has hiked its bursary to underprivileged children in Zimbabwe’s second largest city from $70 to $600 per student. The hike follows the near-doubling of tuition fees by most schools across the country citing high inflation and ever-rising operational costs. The Bulawayo City Council bursary scheme currently benefits 370 students from 37 secondary…
THE country’s worsening economic rot is taking its toll among the country’s men, who in the last five years have committed more recorded suicides than women, statistics released by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) reveal. National police spokesperson, assistant commissioner Paul Nyathi told the Daily News that more than 2 000 men killed themselves between…
THE government says the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) are not doing enough to bring to book high profile people accused of corruption. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Information ministry permanent secretary Nick Mangwana said the current efforts against the high levels of corruption in the country, while commendable…
A third case of coronavirus has been confirmed in South Africa by the minister of Health Zweli Mkhize. In a statement released yesterday, Mkhize confirmed that the wife of the country’s first coronavirus case has tested positive for Covid-19. “Fellow South Africans, an announcement was made yesterday confirming the second case of COVID-19 in South…
MDC deputy chairperson Job Sikhala, who was recently cleared of treason charges, has said Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi does not have any prospect of succeeding in his intended Supreme Court appeal against the acquittal. This comes after Hodzi, through Justin Uladi, who is an acting national director of public prosecutors, sought leave to appeal against High…
GOKWE Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena has come to the rescue of more than 1 000 stranded students in his constituency by splashing $1 million on their Ordinary (O) and Advanced (A) level examination fees. This comes as the feisty youthful MP has often been criticised for driving expensive cars such as his swanky…
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya will be the guest of honour at the presentation of the first quarter “State of the Economy Report” for this year at the Daily News Breakfast Forum set for Friday. The highly-anticipated presentation of the quarterly report, produced by the Africa Economic Development Strategies (AEDS) in conjunction with…
SOUTHERN African Development Community (Sadc) Health ministers are today set to meet in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in an emergency meeting aimed at assessing the region’s state of preparedness for coronavirus (Covid-19), following three cases that have so far been confirmed in South Africa. The meeting comes as South Africa, a member of the regional…
