EDUCATION

NUST professor found dead in a flat

The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) is mourning the loss of one of its most respected academics, Associate Professor Bubuya Masola, who was found dead at his flat on Sunday. He wa...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 July 2025

EDUCATION

Zimbabwe pupils learning in tobacco barns and fowl runs

A joint parliamentary committee has raised the alarm over the deplorable state of school infrastructure across Zimbabwe, revealing that some pupils are attending lessons in disused tobacco barns, fowl...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 July 2025

EDUCATION

Zimbabwe's teacher shortage crisis worsens

Zimbabwe's education sector is facing mounting pressure as the teacher-to-pupil ratio has climbed to an alarming 1:45-far above the recommended standard of one teacher for every 20 learners in early c...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 June 2025

EDUCATION

Mass exodus of teachers hits Zimbabwe's education sector

Zimbabwe's education sector is facing a worsening crisis as thousands of government-employed teachers continue to resign each year due to poor salaries, lack of job satisfaction, and growing politicis...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

EDUCATION

Ministry clarifies extra lessons not illegal

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has clarified that extra lessons are not illegal under current policy, but warned that they become a disciplinary offence when teachers charge learners ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 June 2025

EDUCATION

'University of Zimbabwe now a factory of fake degrees'

A storm has erupted at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) after the Association of University Teachers (AUT) issued a damning statement accusing the institution's leadership, under Vice Chancellor Profes...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 June 2025

EDUCATION

Zimbabwe makes major step in disease outbreak detection

 Zimbabwe has taken a decisive step towards enhancing its ability to detect and respond to public health threats with the launch of its National Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) Guidelines on Thurs...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 June 2025

EDUCATION

Veteran journalist earns PhD

Limukani Ncube, former editor of Sunday News and one of Zimbabwe's most senior journalists with 27 years of experience, yesterday graduated with a PhD from the University of South Africa (Unisa) under...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2025

EDUCATION

Zimbabwe education system hiccups under spotlight

The curtain fell on the third edition of the National Education Conference and Expo (NECE) on Friday, leaving a strong message: conference resolutions must now translate into concrete actions to bring...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 June 2025

EDUCATION

Zimbabwe mum on teachers' distress petitions

The government has yet to respond to a petition submitted by teachers demanding a salary increase and improved working conditions following the start of the second school term. Teacher unions presente...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 June 2025

EDUCATION

Mutamabara launches AI book

Renowned Zimbabwean professor of robotics and prolific author, Arthur Mutamabara, is set to launch his latest book this evening at 6pm at the Zimbabwe Institute of Engineers offices in Eastlea, Harare...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 May 2025

EDUCATION

Teachers doorstep Mnangagwa over poor salaries

A delegation of teachers from the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) visited President Emmerson Mnangagwa's offices on Tuesday to seek urgent intervention over deteriorating salaries and wo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 May 2025

EDUCATION

UZ offers 'poverty wages' to stand-in lecturers

The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has come under fire after offering what critics have branded as "poverty wages" to temporary lecturers hired to replace striking academic staff demanding better pay and...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 May 2025

EDUCATION

France to hand over biotech lab to UZ

Zimbabwe's scientific and academic sectors are poised for a significant leap forward following the official handover of a new biotechnology laboratory to the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) by the French ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 May 2025

EDUCATION

15,00 Zimbabwean teachers dump profession

Zimbabwe's education sector is reeling from a deepening crisis as teacher unions report a mass exodus of educators, with at least 15,000 leaving the profession annually due to low salaries, poor worki...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 May 2025

EDUCATION

Zimbabwe's teacher-to-pupil ratio climbs to 1:45

Zimbabwe's public education system is under severe strain following revelations that the average teacher-to-pupil ratio has ballooned to 1:45, far exceeding recommended standards, due to a government ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 May 2025

EDUCATION

UZ crisis deepens amid strike

The University of Zimbabwe (UZ), the country's oldest institution of higher learning, is reeling under a deepening crisis as a month-long strike by lecturers brings academic activity to a standstill.S...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 May 2025

EDUCATION

University students urged to drive innovation

Masvingo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister, Ezra Chadzamira, has called on university students to embrace innovation and transform research into viable business ventures that can drive Zimbab...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 May 2025

EDUCATION

6 UZ students arrested for protesting over lecturers' strike

Six University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students were arrested on Monday afternoon after staging a flash protest demanding urgent action to resolve a protracted lecturers' strike that has crippled academic ac...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 May 2025

EDUCATION

Rwanda recruits second group of Zimbabwe teachers

Rwanda is set to recruit more than 150 Zimbabwean teachers in a second wave of recruitment under a bilateral skilled worker exchange programme designed to bolster educational capacity and deepen coope...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 May 2025

EDUCATION

SECZim seeks to bolster financial sector integrity

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZim) recently held a two-day workshop in Mutare focused on Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism, and Proliferation Financi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 May 2025

EDUCATION

UZ suspends union leaders, again

The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has reignited tensions with its academic staff after issuing fresh suspension letters to leaders of the Association of University Teachers (AUT), just days after liftin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 May 2025

EDUCATION

Zimbabwe to recruit 8,000 teachers

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is set to recruit 8,000 teachers in the upcoming second term, pending final approval from the Treasury. The recruitment drive, announced yesterday, is a...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 May 2025

EDUCATION

UZ in climbdown, revokes union leaders' suspension

In an unexpected move, the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has revoked the suspension of leaders from the Association of University Teachers (AUT) in a last-ditch effort to bring an end to the ongoing ind...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 April 2025

EDUCATION

UZ lecturers begin indefinite strike

Lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) have declared an indefinite strike, demanding a return to pre-2018 salary levels and improved conditions of service, following a successful court bid to pr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2025
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