Teacher fired over protect placard takes battle to labour court
By Staff Reporter BULAWAYO — A Tsholotsho teacher Bridget Dhliwayo, dismissed from the Public Service for allegedly participating in trade union activism has approached the Labour Court challenging her discharge, in a case labour activists say exposes the growing collision between workers’ rights and state disciplinary power in Zimbabwe. Documents filed at the Labour Court in […]
Operation Dhigniti begins with fight for persecuted teachers
By Staff Reporter HARARE — The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has launched the first phase of its nationwide “Operation Dhigniti” campaign with union president Obert Masaraure meeting teachers who were dismissed, suspended or victimised for participating in what the union described as legitimate trade union activities. The meetings, held this week, mark the […]
Teachers trapped in debt as new survey exposes deepening poverty crisis
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — A nationwide welfare survey conducted by the Institute for Public Affairs in Zimbabwe (IPAZ) has painted a grim picture of worsening poverty among Zimbabwean teachers, revealing that nearly four out of five educators are trapped in debt while the majority cannot afford adequate food, healthcare, transport or housing. Findings from the […]
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 […]
Zimbabwe public schools face existential crisis as learners depart and teachers demoralised, ARTUZ warns
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Zimbabwe’s fragile public education system is teetering on the brink of collapse, the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has warned in a forceful statement released this week as the 2026 school year approaches. Unveiling findings from its internal National Employment Council (NEC), meeting held ahead of schools opening, ARTUZ […]
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 […]
Govt, ARTUZ edge closer to conciliation after ILO push
Government and ARTUZ move toward conciliation following ILO pressure, but disputes over unilaterally appointed conciliators threaten to derail the process.