Rights activists acquitted after airport abduction drama
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE – Human rights activists Robson Chere, Namatai Kwekweza and Samuel Gwenzi have been acquitted by a Harare magistrate of disorderly conduct, bringing an end to a year-long trial that had drawn condemnation from rights groups. The three were tried alongside Vusumuzi Moyo, Phillies Pikitayi, Delphine Gutsa, Simbarashe Blackson, Emmanuel Sitima and […]
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 […]