Zimbabwe: Zim Unveils Indigenous Higher Education System
[The Herald] Herald Correspondent
SATURDAY, 26 APRIL 2025, 06:11
[The Herald] Herald Correspondent
[The Herald] A 23-year-old man who created a WhatsApp group with over 900 members in a bid to leak the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Ordinary and Advanced level June examination papers appeared in court yesterday.
University is first in nation to rebuff onerous demands, including federal oversight of students and departments
Donald Trump has declared that Harvard University should no longer receive federal funds, calling the pre-eminent university in the US a “joke” that “teaches hate and stupidity”.
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[New Zimbabwe] THREE University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers have been arrested by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) after staging a protest at the institution over poor remuneration.
[New Times] The National Examination and School Inspection Authority (NESA) has released the official schedule for the return of boarding school students ahead of the third and final term of the 2024/2025 academic year, with learners countrywide expected to report back between April 21 and 24.
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[Capital FM] Nairobi — Members of Parliament have called for a special forensic audit of the Technical University of Kenya (TUK), citing worsening financial troubles that have paralyzed operations and disrupted learning at the institution.
Justice department lawsuit escalates a battle over Title IX as Maine vows to fight federal funding cuts in court
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[Vanguard] The Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology (FCFMT), Victoria Island, Lagos has matriculated 900 new students for the current academic session.
[Vanguard] The Proprietress/ Director of School, Epitome Primary School, Isolo, Lagos, Mrs Bunmi Salami, has stressed the significance of establishing a national education database, saying it would help the government to track students’ progress, identify areas of improvement and boost policy-making.
[Liberian Observer] William V. S. Tubman University (TU) is pleased to announce that Brenda Wisner, a distinguished student from the College of Business & Administration , has been selected to participate in the 2025 Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) Madeleine K. Albright Young Women Leaders Program on Economic Empowerment.
[Premium Times] The protest followed a petition from an indigene of Emede Community within Umuahia Area, Chukwudi Onwudinanti.
[Nyasa Times] Technical, Entrepreneurial, and Vocational Education and Training Authority (Teveta) has urged vocational training institutions to partner with government in training youths vocational trade skills.
[Premium Times] On Sunday, 13 April, Mr Ebong called a PREMIUM TIMES reporter from his sickbed and complained, “I have stayed here too long. It’s as if I am in prison. I want to go home.”
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The recent promotion of over 151,000 teachers by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has sparked a storm in the National Assembly, with Members of Parliament condemning the exercise as flawed, opaque, and potentially fraudulent.
[Premium Times] About 600 international students in over 90 colleges and universities have had their visas revoked or their legal status terminated in recent weeks.
Mariyah Ali and Antonia Listrat were part of a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of Birmingham.
Some London primary schools are struggling for pupil numbers and may be closed by their council.
With travel warnings and revoked visas, the two superpowers locked in a bruising trade war may make students and tourists their bargaining chips.