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By Anna Chibamu THERE is an urgent need for government to improve the welfare of teachers before schools reopen, the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Education has said. This is one of its recommendations contained in a report on the preparedness of schools to reopen for the 2021 academic year. The reopening of schools was early this year postponed after the country recorded a spike in Covid-19 infections and deaths following a second wave of the pandemic. Presenting its report before House of Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda, the portfolio committee chairperson, Priscilla Misih...

3 000 more schools needed — Minister Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter At least 3 000 more primary and secondary schools are needed to cater for the increasing number of students and to ensure an improvement in the quality of education in Zimbabwe, a Cabinet minister has said. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema was speaking in the National Assembly yesterday while presenting a ministerial statement on last year’s Grade Seven results after legislators raised concern over the drop in the pass rate. The 2020 national pass rate is 37,11 percent, a drop of 9,79 percent fr...

RURAL schools are poorly resourced compared to those in urban areas, a gap often reflected in public examination results. Shortage of information and communication technologies (ICT) tools and the Covid-19- induced lockdown is extending this gap. Following the outbreak of Covid-19, online lessons have become the cornerstone of ensuring learners keep up with their education. The traditional face-to-face/physical learning model has been minimised to prevent the spread of the virus which thrives in crowds. However, for rural schools, challenges of network availability and resources have hindered...

B-Metro publication caught up with Sithembinkosi Mafika (63), who is the late Paul Sibanda’s grandmother. She said after she was informed that her grandson had drowned in Emagodini pool in Pelandaba West she informed her neighbour Sibonile Mhlanga (46) who is a traditional healer. “We went to the pool and retrieved the body. He assured me that my grandson had not died, but he was just lying unconscious,” she said. A close family member who requested not to be named said: “Mhlanga convinced the granny that her grandson could be resuscitated. Mhlanga and the granny took the body to a bu...

B-Metro caught up with Sithembinkosi Mafika (63), who is the late Paul Sibanda’s grandmother. She said after she was informed that her grandson had drowned in Emagodini pool in Pelandaba West she informed her neighbour Sibonile Mhlanga (46) who is a traditional healer. “We went to the pool and retrieved the body. He assured me that my grandson had not died, but he was just lying unconscious,” she said. A close family member who requested not to be named said: “Mhlanga convinced the granny that her grandson could be resuscitated. Mhlanga and the granny took the body to a bush, Mhlanga ...