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Parents reject Cala
PARENTS in Harare and other parts of the country have rejected the Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (Cala) programme under the competence-based curriculum that was introduced in 2015 saying i...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt told to stop judicial harassment of 'rights defenders'
UNITED Nations special rapporteur Mary Lawlor has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to stop judicial harassment of education and labour rights activists in the country.In a state...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Access to justice: Discipline and grievance mechanisms
On the Teachers' Agenda Weekly; we focus on access to justice for teachers. We invite teachers to share their feedback on the justice system for teachers in the public service.Section 69 of th...Published: 15 May 2023 at 11:26hrs | 122 | by ARTUZ
Zimbabwe teachers embark on 2-day working week
TEACHERS unions have declared that their members will only report for duty two days a week due to financial incapacitation.Schools reopened for the second term yesterday with educators under t...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Salary dispute threatens schools opening
OPENING of schools for the second term next week is in jeopardy after teachers warned of disruptions if their salary dispute with government remains unresolved.Teachers are demanding a minimum...Published: 01 May 2023 at 08:09hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe workers' rights brutally suppressed, says US embassy
ZIMBABWEAN workers are reeling under deteriorating conditions underlined by serious violations of fundamental rights by parastatals, security forces and Chinese companies amid a clear pattern of intim...Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 19:25hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga punishing Zimbabwe's health workers?
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has been accused by some disgruntled nurses of blocking salary and allowance increments in the health sector as punishment for past strikes and demonstrations....Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 19:43hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Crisis Coalition hits back at Mnangagwa
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has hit back at President Emmerson Mnangagwa following his unsolicited comments some local NGOs critical to his government were "rogue" and "surrogate entities"....Published: 22 Apr 2023 at 19:01hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa copying Smith's colonial handbook'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of copying the late colonial leader Ian Smith's system of weaponising the law against critics."In fact, the methods used by the Smith regime on th...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:35hrs | 1670 | by Staff reporter
Teachers dragged to pro-Mnangagwa workshops
School teachers in Matabeleland say they have been forced to attend what unions feel are Zanu PF indoctrination workshops organised under the partisan #Teachers4ED banner.The workshops, accord...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 08:08hrs | 1057 | by Staff reporter
Teachers lament inhumane, exorbitant Zimsec fees
TEACHERS unions have expressed concern over the high cost of Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations saying this would deny some poor students from conti...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:28hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
Teachers4ED run demand money from schools
Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has accused a Zanu-PF shadowy group Teachers for Economic Development (ED) for demanding money from teachers and schools to fund its workshops, bel...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:43hrs | 1065 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers earn ZW$39 636 (US$33)
THE impoverishment of professionals by the government has reached heart-rending levels, but those who dare complain are often victimised, leaving public sector workers feeling helpless in the face of ...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 11:34hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army, police get 400% pay hike
Teachers' unions have slammed government over the selective remuneration of its workforce following the controversial awarding of a 400 percent pay hike to the military and police.Teachers are cur...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:35hrs | 6096 | by Staff reporter
VirginVoters4ED causes a stir
SCHOOLS have become the latest hunting ground for votes for Zanu-PF after it emerged that ruling party fanatics are invading learning institutions to force learners and teachers to attend their campai...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:23hrs | 1207 | by Staff reporter
'We should protect integrity of our public exams'
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has suggested that the education system should do everything possible to protect public examinati...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 07:41hrs | 247 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Karoro, Masaraure cases deferred to 2023
FORMER Lands and Agriculture deputy minister Douglas Karoro's theft case and that of teachers' union leader Obert Masaraure, who faces a charge of obstructing the course of justice, have been postpone...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:57hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube splurges cash on teachers, farmers
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube on Thursday allocated the highest vote of ZW$631.3 billion to the education ministry in an attempt to appease restive teachers ahead of next year's general elections....Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 18:00hrs | 12753 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activist 'terrorises' teachers
LABOUR unions have raised concern over the safety of teachers following an incident where Zanu-PF Gutu district co-ordinating committee (DCC) vice-chairperson Fabios Musara allegedly detained teachers...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:59hrs | 1105 | by Staff reporter
Corruption hampering free education in Zimbabwe
A NEW research on the country's education sector has revealed that corruption and lack of political will to implement free basic education have compromised quality of education.Despite promisi...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:49hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants scoff at bonus offer
CIVIL servants are set to receive their bonus in United States dollars including a flat US$200 presidential bonus, but unions said there was nothing to be celebrated.A correspondence from the ...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | 1334 | by Staff reporter
Female teachers in Zimbabwe demand unlimited maternity leave
TEACHERS affiliated to the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) have called on government to come up with labour policies that will ensure unlimited paid maternity leave for female tea...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:29hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers hits back at Zanu-PF
TEACHERS unions have hit back at the ruling Zanu-PF's accusations that they were being funded by "hostile" embassies to destabilise the country's education system.The unions said Zanu-PF was t...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:28hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
Guard fires shot at Artuz boss
A SECURITY guard at Arcturus Mine who allegedly shot at Amalgamated Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) secretary-general Robson Chere on Friday appeared at Marondera Magistrates Court facing a charge ...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:27hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Beam has failed, says Artuz
THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) says government has failed to fund vulnerable children under the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) programme.This year, $4,1 bil...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 05:59hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Coltart to challenge court placement on remand
Prominent Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Doug Coltart, who was arrested on Friday and charged with fraud, is challenging being placed on remand.Coltart was arrested at the Harare magistrate's ...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:17hrs | 1056 | by Staff reporter
List of people and organisations who participated in the sanctioning of Zimbabwe
FORMER Masvingo Urban legislator, Tongai Matutu, has published a long list of eminent opposition politicians he claims were at the forefront inviting "hurtful" sanctions on Zimbabwe.Last week,...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:16hrs | 2765 | by Staff reporter
5,000 teachers to attend Mnangagwa event in Harare
GOVERNMENT has drawn criticism for endorsing the planned launch of the so-called Teachers for Economic Development group scheduled for today, with unions and the opposition saying the event is needles...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:05hrs | 1212 | by Staff reporter
Teachers unions wrap 'reckless' minister
TEACHERS' unions are demanding the dismissal of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development minister Amon Murwira for calling on the new graduates to open own schools...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 05:41hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers' union vows full blown strike on Monday
TEACHERS are pressing ahead with industrial action slated for Monday, despite receiving a cost of living adjustment increment by government.Government dangled a 25 percent increase to the cost...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 06:15hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs 100 000 teachers
ZIMBABWE needs more than 100 000 teachers following a mass exodus of educators to other countries due to low salaries offered by government, unions have said.A government circular seen by News...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants threaten September 26 wage strike
Federations representing civil servants in Zimbabwe have threatened to call for a strike starting Monday next week if government does not fulfil its promises to review wages.The Amalgamated Ru...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:13hrs | 2554 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt told to deliver free education
THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa should fulfil his promise of free education made in 2017 following a major fee hike by the Unive...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Zacc descends on 'delinquent' schools
GOVERNMENT has unleashed the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) on schools allegedly refusing to accept tuition fee payments in local currency.Reports abound of a number of schools exc...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:22hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt in U-turn on teachers' salaries
GOVERNMENT has made a U-turn on its earlier decision to dock teachers' salaries.This follows salary cuts on teachers that had not reported for duty citing incapacitation.A circular dat...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 3064 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's shadowy group invades schools
A SHADOWY group backing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's bid to maintain a stranglehold on power has invaded schools to solicit the support of teachers ahead of next year's crunch elections.Oper...Published: 23 Aug 2022 at 20:16hrs | 6808 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa charms traditional leaders
AS the country gears up for 2023 elections, the main opposition political outfit, Citiziens' Coalition for Change (CCC), has pledged to improve the welfare of traditional leaders, police officers and ...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 16:50hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt has failed us, says teachers
TEACHERS yesterday said they felt let down by government following its decision to export teachers to Rwanda while the country is facing an acute shortage of teachers.The country's education s...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:23hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Can ED tell Zimbabweans where to find this elusive 'independence' we are supposed to be enjoying and 'jealously guarding'!
I honestly feel like screaming and banging my head against the wall, each time I hear those in the country's ruling elitist privileged clique make noise about some 'independence' that we, the people o...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:57hrs | 1568 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Shot in arm for BCC
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has approved well-wisher's offer to instal solar systems at some of the council's facilities to ensure smooth running of operations during power outages.According t...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 736 | by Staff reporter
Artuz leader granted $50 000 bail
AMALGAMATED Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) leader Obert Masaraure was yesterday granted $50 000 bail at the High Court in a case he faces charges of obstructing justice.Masaraure, wh...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa battles party factionalism
HUMAN rights defenders in Zimbabwe are fretting over a political crisis as the 2023 general election looms, saying President Emmerson Mnangagwa will use every trick in the book, including violence, to...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 07:58hrs | 3400 | by Staff reporter
'Don't abandon US$ demands'
INCARCERATED teachers' union leader Obert Masaraure yesterday urged fellow educators not to "sell-out" in the push for United States dollar salaries ahead of their crunch meeting with government next ...Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 07:30hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
NMWUZ President outrageous over Masaraure unlawful detention
HARARE: NMWUZ President Kurebwa Javangwe Nomboka is demanding the immediate release of ARTUZ - Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe's teachers’ ...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 21:37hrs | 341 | by Maxwell Teedzai
Mnangagwa under fire over crackdown
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has been accused of clamping down on critics and closing the democratic space ahead of the 2023 elections where he is facing stiff challenge from Citizens Coa...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:32hrs | 1028 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says he is under siege
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday railed against President Emmerson Mnangagwa for the wave of arrests targeting opposition and civic society leaders and vowed that his Citizens Coalition for ...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:09hrs | 979 | by Staff reporter
Teachers union defiant on stay-aways
AMALGAMATED Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has urged its members to continue their stay-away from work in solidarity with their incarcerated president Obert Masaraure.Masaraure was l...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 08:13hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Zacc commissioner faces US$1m lawsuit
ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) commissioner Gabriel Chaibva faces a US$1 million lawsuit if he does not retract his claims that the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) was plotting an...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:27hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
ARTUZ president Obert Masaraure charged over 2016 'murder'
Amalgamated Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) president Obert Masaraure was arrested on Tuesday accused of murder.ARTUZ said the charges from a 2016 incident are without merit.Masara...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 17:57hrs | 1657 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt admits to acute teacher shortages
ZIMBABWE has a shortage of 25 000 teachers, but only 5 000 will be recruited this year, leaving a shortfall of 20 000 educators.In a statement, Primary and Secondary Education minister Evelyn ...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:12hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
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