A recent photograph posted under a series named "Extreme Reading Challenge" by one of Zimbabwe's top private schools has had widespread reaction. The question that arises, says Mako Muzenda is ...

"This is Zimbabwe, not Britain or Kenya, and as such, private schools should be governed by the laws of Zimbabwe," he said. Government and non-Government schools, Cde Chigwedere said then ...

The authorities in Zimbabwe have closed down at least 45 private schools due to a dispute over school fees. Education Minister Aeneas Chigwedere said the schools had been closed because they increased ...

One of Zimbabwe's oldest private schools could be the first casualty of a standoff over fees between private schools and the Education Ministry. The board of Eaglesvale Junior and High Schools has ...

The private school boom corresponds with a bigger move away from colonial-era denominations. Neville Mlambo, 65, a retired missionary, shakes his head. His United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe ...

Hundreds of private schools will be forced to shut down in Zimbabwe if a Bill allowing the government to set fees and recruit teachers is passed, teachers and school associations warned on Thursday.

The threat appears to be directed mainly at private schools, which are often run by trusts in Zimbabwe. Education Minister Aeneas Chigwedere told parliament on Wednesday that ministry officials ...

Harare - Most of the 46 private schools closed down by the government in Zimbabwe last week in a row over tuition fee increases have reopened, school officials and state media reported on Monday.

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Zimbabwe's government closed the country's 46 private schools yesterday and sent children away at the start of the new term, arguing that the fees were too high. Aeneas Chigwedere, the education ...

All private schools in Zimbabwe have reopened for the final school term, but some still face an uncertain future because government approved fees fall short of meeting their budgets. The schools ...