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Lupane school withholds O’Level results for six years

Published

4 years ago

August 23, 2021

BY MOREBLESSING NCUBE

One of the top schools in Matabeleland North is in the eye of a storm after withholding O’ Level and A’ Level examination results for two former students from as far back as 2015 following a dispute over outstanding fees.

Lawyer Prisca Dube from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has since written to Fatima High School in Lupane demanding that the institution must release Wellington Nyoni and Sithembinkosi Ndlovu’s results.

ZLHR said the results of the two former students, who are children of war veterans, were being withheld even though their outstanding fees had been settled by the government.

“In Lupane, we have asked authorities at Fatima High School to release O and A’Level examination results for Wellington Nyoni and O’Level examination results for Sithembinkosi Ndlovu, which they are withholding as a way to induce payment of outstanding school fees,” ZLHR said.

” School authorities have been withholding results for Nyoni, who wrote his examinations in 2015 and 2017 respectively and for Ndlovu, who sat for her examination in 2016 claiming that the students’ parent Fransisca Ncube and guardian Lochi Stephen Ndlovu, who are liberation war veterans had not paid-up school fees and yet all along the children’s school fees was being paid by the governments.

ZLHR said following discussions between Dube and the school’s headmaster, it was resolved that the two former pupils should engage the head as he was not aware of the two cases.

“The Fatima High School head only identified as B Moyo advised the human rights lawyer that he was not aware of the matter and requested that both Nyoni and Ndlovu should report at the school and see him personally to have the issues resolved,” the lawyers said.

Local schools’ resort to withholding examination results for former students in a bid to force them to pay outstanding school fees.

The government pays school fees for children of former fighters in Zimbabwe’s 1970s liberation war.

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Coal train in flames: NRZ locomotive damaged in fire incident

Published

1 month ago

April 16, 2025

VicFallsLive

BY WANDILE TSHUMA

A National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) locomotive suffered significant damage after catching fire while transporting export coal to Zambi. The incident occurred between Kalala and Matetsi sidings, resulting in the explosion of the locomotive’s fuel tanks.

According to the NRZ press statement on Monday, “A National Railways of Zimbabwe locomotive suffered some damages after it caught fire this afternoon while transporting export coal to Zambia.” Fortunately, the crew members on board managed to escape unharmed.

The NRZ responded swiftly to the incident, dispatching a rescue train with crews to the site. The team successfully extinguished the fire, preventing further damage. However, the locomotive itself sustained considerable damage.

The cause of the fire is yet to be determined, with investigations currently underway. “Investigations are already underway to establish the cause of the fire and the amount of damage to the locomotive,” the NRZ statement read.

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Ranger killed by elephant in Kariba

Published

2 months ago

March 14, 2025

VicFallsLive

BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI

A 62-year-old ranger, Josphat Mandishara, was tragically killed by an elephant in Kariba yesterday.

Mandishara, who worked for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks), was on patrol in the Gatche-gatche area with fellow rangers and police officers.

At around 10 pm, Mandishara returned to the harbor where their boat was docked, and that’s when he encountered the elephant. The elephant charged at him, causing fatal injuries. His colleagues were nearby, resupplying at the Gatche-gatche Irrigation Scheme.

Mandishara’s body was taken to Kariba District Hospital for a post-mortem, and the incident was reported to the police.

ZimParks has sent a team to manage the problem elephant and prevent similar incidents in the future.

The Director General of ZimParks, Prof. Edson Gandiwa, and his team have sent condolences to Mandishara’s family, friends, and colleagues. Mandishara will be remembered for his dedication to wildlife conservation in Zimbabwe.

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ZIMRA customs officer appears in court for criminal abuse of office

Published

4 months ago

February 3, 2025

VicFallsLive

BY STAFF REPORTER

A Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) customs officer, Phillip Kuvenga, has been accused of criminal abuse of office for allegedly assisting in the importation of banned motor vehicles.

Kuvenga, 28, who is stationed at Victoria Falls, allegedly received documents from clients, completed valuation sheets, and carried out the valuation process. However, he is accused of endorsing different chassis numbers to deceive his supervisors during the validation and approval process.

After obtaining approval, Kuvenga would capture the correct chassis numbers in the ASYCUDA World System. He would then alter or replace the documents submitted earlier to his supervisors.

The offense came to light when a motor vehicle that had not yet arrived in Zimbabwe was found to have been already registered. A thorough check by ZIMRA led to Kuvenga’s arrest.

Kuvenga appeared in court on February 1, where he was denied bail by Magistrate Gift Manyka. He is expected to appear in court again today for another bail hearing.