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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...

ARTUZ Calls for debt relief for civil servants.

Sep 18, 2024 | Uncategorized

18 September 2024 The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe, ARTUZ is seriously concerned with the debt levels among teachers. A survey conducted by the Union has revealed that around 30% of teachers are earning incomes below USD 80 monthly, around 70% lose...

ARTUZ THIRD TERM 2024 schools opening report.

Sep 17, 2024 | Uncategorized

02 September 2024 The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe, ARTUZ conducted a survey on the state of preparedness for schools opening. The survey focused on the following pillars; Learner preparedness Teacher preparedness School preparednessThe key findings...

Birthday message to President Mnangagwa

Sep 16, 2024 | Uncategorized

Dear President Emmerson Mnangagwa 15 September 2024 We join the nation in wishing you a Happy Birthday. On the 15th of September 1942 you were born to a peasant family of Mafidhi and Mhurai Mnangagwa. We understand that because of your peasant background you really...

ARTUZ Challenges Stereotypes and Poverty to Ensure Girls’ Education Rights

Jul 15, 2024 | Uncategorized

The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) is sounding the alarm on a grave injustice taking place in rural communities and beyond. Over the past year, an alarming 11 girls from Angwa Secondary School in Mbire District have been forced to drop out of...

Artuz Launches #MyFairWage Campaign, Demanding USD 1,260 Monthly wage for Educators

May 13, 2024 | Uncategorized

This week marks the beginning of the powerful campaign by the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ), where the union will implement persistent actions in its fight for a fair wage. The campaign #MyFairWage seeks to justify the demand for USD 1 260 and...

Disregard for Student Welfare: Mismanagement of Funds Amidst Drought Crisis in Zimbabwe’s Rural Education

May 10, 2024 | Uncategorized

The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ), strongly condemns the actions of School Heads in Mashonaland West province, who are demanding USD 1 from every learner for some National Association of Schools Inspectors and Directors, NASID conferences,...