THE 2021 Form Five classes will begin on Monday next week, with learners required to pay fees proportional to the remainder of the First Term school days. The current school term is expected to end on June 4. A circular from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Permanent Secretary, Mrs Tumisang Thabela, addressed to school authorities reads: “The 2021 Form Five classes will commence on Monday, the 10th of May 2021, for all schools across the country. “Fees will be paid on a pro-rata basis using the following formula:…
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Malian Woman Gives Birth To Nine Babies
A 25-year-old Malian woman has given birth to nine babies – two more than doctors had detected during scans. Halima Cisse gave birth to the nonuplets in Morocco. Mali’s government flew her there for specialist care. “I’m very happy,” her husband told the BBC. “My wife and the babies [five girls and four boys] are doing well.” https://apply.unicaf.org/unicaf/nurses-day?utm_source=ground-marketing&utm_medium=healthtimes&utm_campaign=zimnur0521&dg_tag=8ab0866c A woman who had eight babies in the US in 2009 holds the Guinness World Record for the most children delivered at a single birth to survive. Two sets of nonuplets have…
Read MoreZimbabwe Without Landmines: A Crucial Step Towards Development
LYING dormant until triggered by a victim and intended to incapacitate, landmines maim civilians and render vast tracks of land unusable. Mines and unexploded ordnance leave a terrible legacy of war, long after the guns have fallen silent. Hidden from sight, they continue to kill and injure innocent civilians going about their daily lives, especially children. Their very presence hinders development and prevents families and communities from being able to return to their land and rebuild. Zimbabwe knows the long-lasting suffering that mines cause. By Brian A. Nichols and Niculin…
Read MoreNormalcy Returns To COVID-19 Hit Matebeleland Schools
MINISTRY of Health and Child Care Matebeleland Acting Provincial Medical Director (PMD), Dr Andrew Muza said some semblance of normalcy had returned to Sacred Heart and Embakwe Mission schools in the province which were hit by COVID-19 in the past few weeks. By Patricia Mashiri The schools started recording increased COVID-19 cases soon after the Easter holidays which saw some learners and school stuff being put in isolation. The province reported over 400 cases of COVID-19 at Sacred heart Schools and Embakwe Mission. All the students and members of staff…
Read MorePlans To Form New Nurses Union Loyal To Gvt Exposed
A new nursing labour organization is reportedly on the cards as a ploy by government and the Health Services Board (HSB) to frustrate dissenting voices from within the nursing profession as well as neutralize the Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) and have individuals loyal to government occupying key positions. By Michael Gwarisa The Zimbabwe Nurses Association has of late been branded as pugnacious and its individuals linked to the regime change agenda owing to a series of industrial actions they been orchestrating over the past few years. US$1 Million worth of…
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