ARTUZ condemns alleged forced attendance at teachers’ ideological workshops
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has condemned the alleged forcing of teachers and school administrators to attend a Teachers for Economic Development (Teachers for ED) national administration workshop being held at Dadaya High School from August 19 to 22. ARTUZ said it was concerned by reports that education […]
ARTUZ declares citizens’ day of mourning for Kariba ferry victims
By Staff Reporter HARARE — The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has declared Friday, August 21 a “national” citizens’ day of mourning for victims of the Lake Kariba ferry disaster, calling for accountability over the tragedy. ARTUZ said the reported loss of about 84 lives, including children, should not be treated as statistics, arguing […]
ARTUZ, ministry trade blows over 3% ZIMSEC pass rate as education ‘crisis’ debate deepens
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — A teachers’ union and the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education have offered sharply different interpretations of Zimbabwe’s 3 percent June 2026 ZIMSEC Ordinary Level pass rate. The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) said the results were a symptom of broader structural problems affecting public education, including underfunding, […]
ARTUZ launches digital tool to help reintegrate returning learners
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Zimbabwean families returning from the diaspora will now have a platform to report challenges faced by their children in accessing education, following the launch of a digital assessment tool by the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ). Dubbed the Bridge To Belong Education Reintegration Assessment Bot, the platform is designed […]
ARTUZ joins campaign against Mnangagwa’s constitutional changes, plans protests over pay
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has joined the growing opposition to Constitution Amendment Act No. 3, while announcing plans for protests to demand a US$1,260 monthly salary for teachers and reforms to the Public Service Act. Resolutions were adopted by the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) at its meeting on […]
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 […]
ARTUZ ties teacher’s mine shaft death to public sector “salary crisis”
By Staff Reporter HARARE — The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has mourned the death of a Buhera teacher who died in a mining shaft collapse, describing the tragedy as evidence of the worsening economic hardships forcing educators into dangerous side jobs to supplement their incomes. In a statement issued on Monday, ARTUZ said […]
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 […]