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Once Prestigious, Now Forgotten: The Deteriorating Standards of Zimbabwe’s Government Schools

by ARTUZ Information Department | October 8, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

There was a time when names like Churchill Boys High, Alan Wilson, Prince Edward, and Roosevelt Girls High stood as symbols of academic excellence in Zimbabwe. In the years just after independence, these schools carried on the legacy of prestige they had built under...

Beam Arrears Crippling Schools: The Case of Molife Primary in Domboshava

by ARTUZ Information Department | October 8, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

Molife Primary School in Domboshava is caught in a crisis that speaks to the broader failure of Zimbabwe’s education funding system. The school, sitting in the fast-growing peri-urban settlement just outside Harare, has over 1,000 students, yet its infrastructure is...

200,000 People, Zero Secondary Schools: Hopley’s Forgotten Children

by ARTUZ Information Department | October 8, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

In Hopley, a sprawling settlement of more than 200,000 residents on the outskirts of Harare, parents, pupils, and teachers are united in a desperate call for what most communities take for granted a secondary school. At a community meeting held recently, parents spoke...

Findings of ARTUZ Schools Second Term Opening Survey: A System in Crisis

May 20, 2025 | Uncategorized

The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has learnt with profound sadness of the passing of a teacher at Chibaya Primary School in Masvingo, reportedly due to suicide. The Union extends its deepest condolences and reiterates its unwavering commitment...

ARTUZ Announces new board membership and appointment of acting finance secretary

May 20, 2025 | News

The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Board of Advisors, tasked with guiding the Union’s strategic direction and ensuring that our work remains rooted in democratic, rights-based, and progressive...

Holiday Lessons & Zimbabwe’s Deepening Education Inequality

Apr 25, 2025 | News

While many children across Zimbabwe enjoy a well-deserved school holiday in April, for exam classes, the learning never really stops. At institutions like ZRP High School in Harare, a “holiday crash programme” for Form 4 students is in full swing at a cost of USD 150...

“No Fees, No Class?”: How the Government is Failing Zimbabwe’s Most Vulnerable Learners

Apr 25, 2025 | News

HEADLANDS – A recent incident at Sherenje Primary School in Manicaland’s Headlands area has once again pulled back the curtain on a festering crisis in Zimbabwe’s education sector: the failure of the government to consistently support underprivileged children under...

Teachers’ Right to Strike is Legal—And Necessary

Apr 25, 2025 | News

As Zimbabwean teachers continue their courageous fight for better pay, improved working conditions, and dignity in the classroom, one truth remains constant: striking is not a crime. It’s a right. Despite government threats, salary deductions, and intimidation...

Deadline Extended, But Access Denied: Exam Fees Still Shut Out Poor Students in Zimbabwe

Apr 25, 2025 | News

The recent decision by the government to extend the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) November 2025 examination fees deadline to May 16 may have been announced with fanfare but for thousands of Zimbabwean learners from vulnerable backgrounds, it is far...