‘A Massacre’: Gaza Hospital Blast Estimated To Kill Hundreds

A blast at al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, a Christian-run medical complex in central Gaza City, killed at least 200 to 300 people Tuesday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The ministry’s spokesman, Ashraf Al Qudra, estimated that at least 200 others were injured. Officials in Gaza and in Israel blamed each …

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Union Blasts ZIMSEC For Poor Exam Leakage Strategy

The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has poked holes in a recent government attempt to plug rampant leakages of public examination papers under the management of the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC). Under the new measures introduced by the government examination body, question papers will now be transported …

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Unemployment Increases 1.3pc

Zimbabwe’s unemployment rate increased by just 1,3% in the third quarter of 2023 pushing the aggregate unemployment rate to 19,7%, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) reported Monday. The Third Quarter Labor Force Survey (3QLFS) also reveals that just a tiny proportion of the country’s citizens are unemployed. “The unemployment …

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Sadc Blasts Zim For Ignoring 2018 Poll Recommendations

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Election Observer Mission (SEOM) final report, presented to the Sadc executive secretary Elias Magosi of Botswana and President Emmerson Mnangagwa this week, bemoans the failure by the Zimbabwean government to implement recommendations made after the 2018 polls, including aligning electoral processes to the constitution. …

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