Army, police disrupt teachers’ meeting in Tsholotsho, torture union leaders

By Victor Fanuel TSHOLOTSHO — Suspected state security agents, accompanied by members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police and uniformed soldiers, violently disrupted a Parents Teachers Association (PTA), meeting organised by the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ). The PTA was being held at Tsholotsho Business Centre on 15 March 2026, in what union officials say […]

ARTUZ declares public education under siege, mobilizes teachers to expose school decay

By Staff Reporter  Harare — Zimbabwe’s public education system is facing an existential crisis, the Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has warned, as it launched a nationwide advocacy drive aimed at forcing the government to urgently fund and restore public schools. In a strongly worded memorandum dated January 14, 2026, ARTUZ president Obert Masaraure […]

ARTUZ accuses ZIMSEC of publishing fake results 

By Staff Reporter  HARARE — The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has accused the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) of publishing misleading and unreliable national examination results.  The union alleges that opaque grading and moderation practices amount to what it describes as “fake results.” In a statement titled Public Examination Evaluation Crisis: End of […]

ARTUZ says Govt policies deepened education and labour ‘crisis’ in 2025

By Staff Reporter Harare — The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ), in its latest report, documented that Zimbabwe’s education sector faced deepening strain in 2025.  In the report titled “A Year of Unbroken Resistance: ARTUZ Political Report 2025 “the union accused the government of pursuing economic and legislative policies that it says have impoverished […]

Unpaid examiners prompt 24-hour ultimatum to Zimsec

By Staff Reporter  Harare — The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC), demanding the immediate payment of outstanding allowances owed to teachers serving as national examination examiners. In a formal letter addressed to the ZIMSEC chairperson, ARTUZ president Obert Masaraure said the continued […]