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 […]