‘FORM 1 ENTRANCE tests are illegal and against government policy’

‘FORM 1 ENTRANCE tests are illegal and against government policy’

FORM 1 ENTRANCE tests are illegal and against government policy. The government has threatened to take action against offenders. According to government the schools must wait for grade7 results to be released and judge pupils on the basis of trade 7 results not form 1 entrance tests. By Sibusiso Ngwenya. More news to follow..

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Zimbabwe’s Primary And Secondary Education Minister, Lazarus Dokora Has Warned Of A New Special Levy In schools.

Zimbabwe’s Primary And Secondary Education Minister, Lazarus Dokora Has Warned Of A New Special Levy In schools.

Primary and Secondary Education Minister, Lazarus Dokora has warned of a new special levy in schools. He said schools could apply for a special levy to meet rising recurrent expenditure.According to Dokora, his ministry has granted schools the permission. “You can apply for a special levy, but you should first prove that the existing levies are performing well. “Some schools are owed levies by parents and we can’t continue taxing the same few that pay…

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‘Zimbabwe Is better Off Without A Government’-People’s Democratic Party (PDP)

‘Zimbabwe Is better Off Without A Government’-People’s Democratic Party (PDP)

With schools opening for 2016 on Tuesday, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is concerned by the deteriorating state in the education sector, which is grappling with serious challenges as a result of the government’s ineptitude The schools are opening at a time when morale among the teachers is low and falling over non-payment of their 2015 bonuses, poor remuneration and working conditions; and lack of adequate teaching facilities and resources for both teachers and learners….

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‘ 70,000 illegal abortions per year in Zimbabwe, despite the risk of a five-year jail term’

‘ 70,000 illegal abortions per year  in Zimbabwe, despite the risk of a five-year jail term’

BULAWAYO: The death of a 15-year-old Zimbabwean schoolgirl during an apparent botched abortion this month has spurred calls for stronger efforts to prevent teenage pregnancies and unsafe terminations. Health campaigners say the girl’s death in a Bulawayo township highlights the inadequate sexual and antenatal health care available to teenagers, whose parents are reluctant to accept they are sexually active. School authorities and local media have reported cases ranging from schoolgirls giving birth in school grounds…

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Speed and stealth, that Mugabe delt with Moyo shows, the Zanu PF centre of power

Speed and stealth,   that Mugabe  delt with Moyo shows, the Zanu PF  centre of power

There were strong suggestions yesterday that Tuesday’s surprising freezing of voluble Zanu-PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo from Cabinet could be a precursor to the long-mooted major executive reshuffle – a prospect that has put many ministers on tenterhooks.Well-placed sources told the Daily News yesterday that the “speed and stealth” with which Mugabe had dealt with Moyo not only suggested that “there is one centre of power in Zanu-PF” but also that a major Cabinet reshuffle…

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