By Purity MarungisaPresident Emmerson Mnangagwa, on Monday conferred the late ex-minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Dr. Christopher Mushohwe with national hero status.Mushohwe died yesterday at the age of 69 after a long illness and is survived by his wife, Penelope and eight children. At the time of his …
Read More »Dr. Christopher Mushohwe Dies
Former Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Dr. Christopher Mushohwe has died. Information Secretary Nick Mangwana confirmed the death through his official Twitter handle Monday. “We have lost former Minister of Information Dr Chris Mushohwe. May His Soul Rest In Peace,” he said. At the time of his death, …
Read More »Battle Over Zec’s New Boundaries Continues
ZANU PF’s Tonderai Chidawa has responded to Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda, stating that the legal battle over the preliminary delimitation report is still on despite Parliament raising jurisdiction issues. Chidawa, also Zimbabwe Youth Action Platform chairperson, filed his heads of argument on Wednesday and the case now …
Read More »‘O’ & ‘A’ Level June Exams Back
This year’s Ordinary (O) and Advanced (A) Level candidates have been given the greenlight to sit for their June Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) exams. Zimsec confirmed the development Thursday following a two-year hiatus due to interruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic on the school calendar since 2020. Exam fees …
Read More »Zim Students In Turkey Left Homeless
Eight Zimbabwean students studying in Turkey have been left homeless after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country in the early hours of Monday. The earthquake also affected Turkey’s neighbour, Syria. They are reportedly safe but staying in tents, braving heavy rain and snow conditions which are said to …
Read More »Belarus Joins Race For Zimbabwe’s ‘White Gold’
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko this week travelled 7 982 kilometres, the distance by air from his capital Minsk to Harare, in his first sub-Saharan visit to meet President Emmerson Mnangagwa for critical talks on bilateral issues and contracts involving his cronies, but the big deal was the country’s natural resources …
Read More »Zimsec Punishes 5 000 ‘O’ Level Exam Cheats
Nearly 5 000 candidates who sat for the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) 2022 Ordinary Level exams in November have their future in limbo after the body nullified their results for cheating. Addressing the media during the release of the results in Harare Friday, Zimsec chairperson Professor Eddie Mwenje said …
Read More »‘Jittery’ US Halts Blinken China Visit After Spy Balloon Row
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed his trip to China after a Chinese spy balloon flew across the US. A senior State Department official said conditions were not right at this time for what would have been the first high level US-China meeting there in years. A Chinese …
Read More »Zim Airforce Jet Kills Two Pilots After Hitting Power Line
Two Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) pilots died in Gweru Friday after their trainer aircraft (SF260) crashed after hitting a power line in the Mlezu college general area. AFZ Commander, Air Marshall Elson Moyo confirmed the accident in a statement: Nhau/Indaba
Read More »O-Level Results Out Today
The Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) 2022 Ordinary Level results will be released today, the examinations body has confirmed. Zimsec spokesperson Ms Nicky Dlamini said: “The 2022 Ordinary Level results will be released today.” A total of 291 591 candidates wrote the examinations compared to 249 914 who sat for …
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