There are so many books we now hold on to as memories. We excitedly talk about them as titles we remember from school or university. Sometimes book titles are peppered into phrases to show off. Most of these books no… read more

Twin sisters Shivani and Shefali Sinha have been captivated by the plight of rural schoolchildren in Zimbabwe and are planning a children’s fundraising fun walk/run around Lake Rotoroa in Hamilton. The Zimbabwe Rural Schools Library Trust is working in many… read more

MARANGE: Several pupils from some 27 schools in the diamond-rich Chiadzwa area have dropped out of school due to the non-payment of fees by gem miner Marange Resources. Others have been forced to resort to menial jobs to raise fees,… read more

TWO years ago, Felicity Mukaikwa (16) was a dejected student just going through the motions of attending school though her heart was not into it. Neither was her mind. So de-motivated was she that learning was an unbearable chore “ruthlessly”… read more

TWO Zimbabwean authors are part of a select group of 20 writers from South Africa and Africa participating at the Time of the Writer Festival in Durban South Africa. The week-long festival which features evening readings and discussions at the… read more

MIDLANDS Midlands State University (MSU) lecturers have embarked on an industrial action, protesting the late payment of February salaries. The lecturers downed tools on Monday following a meeting held at the university’s main campus last Friday came up with a… read more

SOME 13,000 children dropped out of school in 2013, a 43 percent increase on the previous year, a report from the ministry of primary and secondary education has revealed. Lack of school fees was cited as one of the main… read more

THE world has been shrunk into a “village” with a lot of business – both economic and social – now being conducted in virtual space, necessitating wide coverage of new multi-media technologies such as computers, tablets and mobile phones. Over… read more