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Transfer News: Chirewa Returns To Wolves Following Derby Loan

Tawanda Chirewa has returned to parent club Wolverhampton Wanderers after spending the first half of the 2024/25 campaign with Derby County.

The 21-year-old Zimbabwe international forward initially linked up with the Rams back in August on a season-long loan from the Premier League side.

Derby have opted to exercise the right to end the loan agreement during the current transfer window.

Chirewa made six appearances in all competitions, of which five came in the league, during his time with Derby.

Derby County would like to wish Tawanda every success in the future and for his efforts during his time with the club.

Zimbabwe refining government architecture

ZTN Prime Correspondent

The Zimbabwe Government says it is refining its architecture, and major system changes will soon be noticeable.

Briefing journalists on 2024 State milestones in the capital, Harare, on Friday, Acting President Kembo Mohadi said “sufficient preparations” for this alignment have already been made.

The Acting President also spoke on the economy, homing in on the Zimbabwe Gold (Zig), which, he said, has brought market stability.

On politics, he said the Southern African nation has remained united, and authorities are pursuing community-led solutions to historical grievances stemming from post-Independence civil disturbances in Matabeleland, commonly referred to as “Gukurahundi”.

“We remain steadfast in our commitment to realise our Vision 2030. We are fine-tuning the whole of Government architecture – all our systems to be responsive to what we want to achieve and better serve the people.

“It cannot be business as usual. You will see marked changes in the way we conduct business. We need the hunter spirit in our operations and all I can tell you is that sufficient preparations for this (have) been made.”

Turning to agriculture, he said the current wet spell augers well for crops.

“We are enthused about the prospects of the year. The Gods have smiled on us. We are receiving rain which is good for our crops and pastures.”

On sporting facilities which have fallen behind regional and international standards, the Acting President said they were being attended to.

“We are finalising the long-awaited installation of the bucket system for the national sports stadium and of course modernising other related facilities.”

Lately, Zimbabwe’s national teams are hosting matches abroad primarily because stadiums have been deemed substandard by international sports governing bodies like FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Zimsec A Level results out

THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has released the 2024 November Advanced Level results.

Addressing journalists on Friday, Zimsec board chairperson Professor Paul Mapfumo said the results will be accessible at the Zimsec portal starting at 4 pm and would be available for the next five days.

“The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council board and management would like to advise the nation of the release of the 2024 November Advanced Level examination results,” he said.

“With effect from today, 10 January 2025, 4 pm, Advanced Level examination candidates’ results will be accessible to all candidates and authorised personnel online through the ZIMSEC portal accessed through the ZIMSEC website www.zimsec.co.zw.

“Please take note that this portal will be open for 5 days only. Heads of examination centres will be able to collect the results for their respective schools/centres from our regional offices on Monday, January 13, 2025.”

The total number of candidates who sat for the November 2024 Examinations was 33 585 compared to 34 437 in 2023. This translates to a decrease of 852 in candidates yielding a percentage decrease of 2.47%.

33 246 candidates wrote 2 or more subjects in November 2024 compared to 34 060 who wrote the examinations in 2023.

For those who wrote two or more subjects, 31 443 obtained Grade E or better in two or more subjects.

This translates to 94.58% pass rate. In November 2023, 34 060 candidates wrote two or more subjects and. 32 221 obtained Grade E or better in two or more subjects translating to a percentage pass rate of 94.60%

The national pass rate for 2024 and that of 2023 remains the same.

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