Postponement of Beam allocation to special schools ill-advised
The decision taken by government to postpone Beam allocation to special schools this year is not in the best interest of children with disabilities.The post Postponement of Beam allocation to special...
View ArticleFigures don’t lie – the state of our education
In the past 14 years, more than three million pupils sat for Ordinary Level in Zimbabwe, and of these only 470 000 passed.The post Figures don’t lie – the state of our education appeared first on...
View ArticleHope for HIV positive teenagers
With tears rolling down her cheeks, Zainab Salifu queued at the fevers unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital in northern Ghana.The post Hope for HIV positive teenagers appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
View ArticleNever judge a person by their dreadocks
WHEN the late popular reggae artiste Bob Marley performed during Zimbabwe’s independence celebrations at Rufaro Stadium in 1980 also left a notable fashion trend of dreadlocks.The post Never judge a...
View ArticleThe water you’re drinking is killing you!
WATER is a basic human right, not a luxury or a privilege. The precious liquid is vital for human survival as well as for fauna and flora. Ropafadzo Mapimhidze But when the available water is declared...
View ArticleIndigenous languages face extinction
EIGHT months after Zimbabwe’s new Constitution was made law, efforts to harmonise pieces of legislation like the Education Act with the new charter have been nil although there are promises that it...
View ArticleMuzarabani folks grappling with the ‘ghosts’ of 2007 floods
VILLAGERS in Muzarabani North in Mashonaland Central province are still battling the effects of heavy storms that swept through the rural outpost during the 2007 and 2008 cropping season.The post...
View ArticleAbusive language a curse on disabled people
AS a secondary school student of the English language, I one day found myself in the hands of a teacher who decided that teaching grammar rules and all sorts of language rules was not the essence of...
View ArticleCrop-eating pests plague southern Africa farmers
The rainy season, always welcome in often dry southern Africa, has brought with it favourable breeding conditions for army worms and red locusts.The post Crop-eating pests plague southern Africa...
View ArticleWhat Harare City Council says about water supply
ABOUT two weeks ago, NewsDay reported that water in and around Harare is contaminated and not fit for human consumption, something that was confirmed through researchThe post What Harare City Council...
View ArticleUnderfunding, low salaries torch low morale, poverty, corruption among cops
THE pain spawned by the country’s economic downturn over the past decade has been significantly felt among junior members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police. Underfunding, low salaries torch low morale,...
View ArticleFish poachers fight for sheer survival at Lake Chivero
FORMER world number one golfer Tiger Woods once said fishing is something he “thoroughly enjoys because it’s so relaxing, quiet and peaceful”. Fish poachers fight for sheer survival at Lake Chivero :...
View ArticleZimbabwe: A nation of vendors
ZIMBABWE has become a nation of “sellers”. Zimbabwe: A nation of vendors : NewsDay Zimbabwe.
View ArticleThe ups and downs of the fledgling presidential scholarship fund
THE Presidential Scholarship Fund programme came to a halt last month as the financial crisis bedevilling the economy continues to haunt the country’s exchequer. The ups and downs of the fledgling...
View ArticleThe travail of passing through Chirundu border post: A personal testimony
I have passed through Chirundu border since independence. Here’s how the process went if you were driving. The travail of passing through Chirundu border post: A personal testimony : NewsDay Zimbabwe.
View ArticleInformal carpentry hammers away State revenue
Tracy Chikwari, a 36-year-old single mother of two and informal furniture dealer in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, is all smiles as she talks about her flourishing business. Informal carpentry hammers...
View ArticlePoor handling of rape, sexual abuse cases defeats fight against the twin evils
FIGURES from the Zimbabwe National Statistics (ZimStat) indicate that at least 15 women are raped every day in the country. Poor handling of rape, sexual abuse cases defeats fight against the twin...
View ArticleSexual reproductive health education vital for adolescents
A TEENAGE mother, Nyasha Marevangepo, approached Chitungwiza Civil Court recently claiming maintenance from the man who impregnated her when she was doing Form 3. Sexual reproductive health education...
View ArticleSocio-economic hardships spawn vicious cycle of urban poverty
FORTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Rudo Mutepaire’s life is one of perpetual struggle. Socio-economic hardships spawn vicious cycle of urban poverty : NewsDay Zimbabwe.
View ArticleI have always been a political animal: Maridadi
When former radio deejay James Maridadi chatted to children on radio during the late 1990s and early 2000s in a ZBC Radio Three programme Junior Threes, no one ever thought he would one day trade the...
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