ARTUZ leader Masaraure slams ‘illegal’ suspension of ZCTU Secretary General Marimo
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — The president of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ), Obert Masaraure, has fiercely rejected the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions’ (ZCTU) announcement suspending Secretary General Tirivanhu Marimo, describing the decision as “illegal,” “corrupt” and a “nullity.” Masaraure’s remarks came hours after ZCTU President Florence Mucha Taruvinga issued a press […]
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 […]
ZINASU raid sparks legality concerns as Union leader Masaraure questions due process
Student leader Liberty Hamauswa was targeted by unknown assailants during a Wednesday raid on the ZINASU offices.
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 […]
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 […]
Mnangagwa’s succession deadlock threatens November 2017 repeat — Masaraure
By Victor Fanuel HARARE – Zimbabwe is edging toward the same dangerous succession impasse that triggered the 2017 coup, renowned social and economic activist Obert Masaraure warns. In a hard-hitting open letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Masaraure argues that unresolved battles over who should lead Zanu PF are destabilizing governance and forcing ordinary citizens to bear […]
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.
Cracks in the chalkboard unmask Zimbabwe’s rural–urban education divide
By Marshall Bwanya HARARE – Each dawn, 15-year-old Thobeka (not her real name) sets off on a 10-kilometre trek along a dusty trail to Thokozani Secondary School in Insiza, Matabeleland South. Her destination is a school without water, toilets, electricity, proper accommodation, or enough teachers. Textbooks are scarce. Learning, a daily struggle. Over 400 kilometres […]