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Govt to recruit 3 000 teachers
Government is in the process of recruiting 3 000 teachers to address manpower shortages which have badly impacted on the education sector, amid reports of rural schools having a teacher-to-pupil ratio of 1-120 or more. This has reportedly affected the quality of education and its outputs.
EDITORIAL COMMENT : Unfreezing teaching posts welcome, but . . .
Through the Public Service Commission, Government froze the recruitment of teachers in 2014, citing fiscal constraints. Between then and now the Government has introduced the Updated Curriculum, otherwise unofficially called the new curriculum.
MICHO’S WAR CRY
ORLANDO Pirates coach Milutin “Micho’’ Sredojevic is wary of the FC Platinum threat when his Buccaneers begin their Caf Champions League group stage campaign with an away trip to the Zvishavane miners on January 11 which the Serbian has predicted to be “a tough and very close encounter’’.
Mbeu to stage family show in Murehwa
Versatile musician Ashton “Mbeu” Nyahora leads his Mhodzi Tribe band to new grounds tomorrow.
Zimra starts forex tax collection
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has started collecting taxes, especially Value Added Tax (VAT) and Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) in foreign currency from companies that collect payments in that currency, but the informal sector continues to give the tax-man serious headaches.
Group stage learning curve for FCP
ZIMBABWE’S representatives in the 2018-2019 CAF Champions League, FC Platinum, have chosen to be diplomatic about a rather tough Group B draw after drawing two former African champions in the same pool.
Lights, camera, action of 2018
In the next few hours, the world celebrates the arrival of 2019.
‘Revamp tourism infrastructure’
Zimbabwe needs to revamp infrastructure in the tourism industry if the sector is to reach its full potential and play a significant role towards the attainment of Vision 2030, president of the Safari Operators Association of Zimbabwe (SOAZ) Emmanuel Fundira has said.
2018: Year of mixed fortunes
The year 2018 ends tomorrow amid high hopes that the economic turnaround strategies set in motion by Government particularly from October, will help transform their operations and the general economic situation in the New Year.