Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union Of Zimbabwe-ARTUZ-Bulawayo

26/08/2026

21/08/2026

*GREETINGS, COMRADES*

I am *Cde. Tinotendaishe Paul Chidakwa*, Centre on the picture currently serving as Secretary General for Bulawayo Province.

I humbly present myself as a nominee and candidate for *National Secretary General of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe [ARTUZ]*.

Comrades, I ask for your support based on a clear agenda: *structural reform, accountable leadership, stronger provincial structures, and a member-centred ARTUZ*.

This election is not about changing a name on an office door. It is about changing _how_ our Union is administered, _how_ power is exercised, and _how_ members are served.

*MY 10-POINT AGENDA*

*1. DEVOLUTION OF POWER*
Every province deserves a fully functional Provincial Office.
As National SG, I will ensure all provinces have offices and access to essential services, including Legal Services — an area of my expertise.
No teacher should struggle alone because they are far from the national office.
*Strong provinces make a strong ARTUZ.*

*2. FINANCIAL AUTONOMY & TRANSPARENCY*
Provincial Secretaries for Finance must be empowered to manage provincial resources.
Provincial funds will be held and managed transparently at provincial level, and distributed according to provincial needs and programmes. For national programmes like SPORTS, provinces will work with the National Finance and SG offices while retaining oversight.
_No more finances decided from a jean pocket._
I will institute regular financial reporting to provinces and NEC so every dollar is accounted for.

*3. ACCOUNTABILITY: LEADERS MUST SERVE, NOT DICTATE*
Leadership is a mandate of service, not a licence to intimidate or silence.
As SG, I will hold regular NEC feedback sessions with provinces and publish minutes and reports on key decisions.
There must be no culture of fear, and no decisions hidden from the structures that elected us.
*Leaders must be accountable to members — not members to leaders.*

*4. RESPECT FOR THE ARTUZ CO*GREETINGS, COMRADES*

I am *Cde. Tinotendaishe Paul Chidakwa*, Centre on the picture currently serving as Secretary General for Bulawayo Province.

I humbly present myself as a nominee and candidate for *National Secretary General of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe [ARTUZ]*.

Comrades, I ask for your support based on a clear agenda: *structural reform, accountable leadership, stronger provincial structures, and a member-centred ARTUZ*.

This election is not about changing a name on an office door. It is about changing _how_ our Union is administered, _how_ power is exercised, and _how_ members are served.

*MY 10-POINT AGENDA*

*1. DEVOLUTION OF POWER*
Every province deserves a fully functional Provincial Office.
As National SG, I will ensure all provinces have offices and access to essential services, including Legal Services — an area of my expertise.
No teacher should struggle alone because they are far from the national office.
*Strong provinces make a strong ARTUZ.*

*2. FINANCIAL AUTONOMY & TRANSPARENCY*
Provincial Secretaries for Finance must be empowered to manage provincial resources.
Provincial funds will be held and managed transparently at provincial level, and distributed according to provincial needs and programmes. For national programmes like SPORTS, provinces will work with the National Finance and SG offices while retaining oversight.
_No more finances decided from a jean pocket._
I will institute regular financial reporting to provinces and NEC so every dollar is accounted for.

*3. ACCOUNTABILITY: LEADERS MUST SERVE, NOT DICTATE*
Leadership is a mandate of service, not a licence to intimidate or silence.
As SG, I will hold regular NEC feedback sessions with provinces and publish minutes and reports on key decisions.
There must be no culture of fear, and no decisions hidden from the structures that elected us.
*Leaders must be accountable to members — not members to leaders.*

*4. RESPECT FOR THE ARTUZ CONSTITUTION*
Our Constitution is not for election season only. It is our foundation.
I will champion strict compliance, proper procedure, and checks and balances.
No individual, regardless of position, is above the Constitution.
*The Union must be governed by rules — not personalities.*

*5. A LIVE MEMBERSHIP DATABASE FOR ALL PROVINCES*
I will advocate for a secure, regularly updated membership system accessible to authorised provincial structures.
This will allow provinces to track cases, identify needs, and assist members in real time — without always waiting for NEC.
Modern problems require modern systems. If other unions can do it, ARTUZ can do it better.

*6. VALUING OUR STRUCTURES*
Provincial Chairs, Provincial Secretaries, District Chairs — you are the Union.
You cannot be useful only during elections.
We must build an ARTUZ where structures are empowered, consulted, and respected all year round.

*7. PROFESSIONAL & MEMBER-CENTRED ADMINISTRATION*
ARTUZ needs

15/05/2026

Government of Zimbabwe has just issued a statement empowering Government owned schools to attach parents property over unpaid school fees. Now, the catch is that basic Education from ECD to form 4 is supposed to be state funded according to the Constitution of Zimbabwe. therefore, schools are supposed to attach their Government properties like Classrooms, buses, desks and chairs to pay those debts, since it's technically GoZ that owes them, not parents. This is a clear breach of the Constitution of Zimbabwe by the GoZ and has bigger reparations than anticipated.

12/05/2026

FROM: AMALGAMATED RURAL TEACHERS UNION OF ZIMBABWE (ARTUZ)
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

TO: The Secretary, Public Service Commission (PSC)
DATE: May 8, 2026

SUBJECT: FORMAL NOTICE OF ADOPTED SURVIVAL MEASURES AND DECOLONIZATION OF TEACHING STANDARDS
Attention: S Zembew

I write to you in my capacity as the President of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ), acting on the overwhelming mandate of our membership. This correspondence serves as a formal notification regarding the immediate shift in the operational conduct and professional presentation of our members.
1. Shift to Comfortable and Decolonized Attire
The members of ARTUZ have resolved to move away from the "formal" clothing standards historically mandated by the Commission. This resolution is informed by:
• Economic Erosion: The current poverty-level salaries have stripped teachers of the capacity to purchase and maintain formal wardrobes. Teachers will now resort to wearing affordable and comfortable clothing that reflects their actual economic status.
• Heritage and Decolonization: In line with the Heritage-Based Curriculum, we are actively decolonizing the education sector. We are discarding colonial-era dress codes that bear no relevance to our African identity or the practicalities of rural pedagogy.
• Constitutional Freedom: This is a direct exercise of our Freedom of Expression as enshrined in Section 61 of the National Constitution.

2. Implementation of a Two-Day Work Week
Furthermore, teachers will now report for duty only two (2) days per week. This is a pragmatic response to the following realities:
• Entrepreneurial Necessity: President Mnangagwa has called upon all citizens to "Make Money." As the current salary does not constitute a living wage, teachers will dedicate the other three days of the week to income-generating activities to cushion themselves against the skyrocketing cost of living.
• The Transport Crisis: The fuel crisis has pushed transport costs to a ceiling that

28/03/2026

ARTUZ BULAWAYO PROVINCE, is fully against the Constitutional Amendment Bill no:3 (CAB3). having been let down by the current presidency that has viewed teachers as a useless part of government and therefore paying teachers peanuts, no one in their right minds can accept such an administration to continue in office. Acceptance of such malicious bills is a clear betrayal of the people of Zimbabwe who fought hard for independence which was never brought to the ordinary Zimbabwean Citizen. We can't give two more years to failure that has left the ordinary Zimbabwean suffering even more as compared to the times of the stone age, coloniasm and Black colonized Zimbabwe during the first republic Era. We want to make it clear that the newspapers and government mouthpieces do not run Zimbabwe. Our welfare remains of great priority and no one else is above the welfare of the citizens of Zimbabwe and the values of the Liberation Struggle which almost every Zimbabwean or their fore fathers fought for. Give us a referendum and see what we want.

Bulawayo Province ARTUZ

30/12/2025

Dark Day for hundreds of thousands of Government of Zimbabwe workers as only a few banks credited the so called presidential bonuses into accounts. The rest are left in dispair and even if it's paid by tomorrow 31 December, most will only access an average of $60 as bank charges of around $5USD will have kicked in and then the banks will be giving multiples of 10 for withdrawals. Here is the math: $75 president minus $5 monthly bank charges = $70. to withdraw, there is around $3 bank Charges leaving one with $67. now $67 is not a multiple of 10 meaning that one will get $60. The government is pathetic and cruel to civil servants.

30/12/2025

follow up to our yesterday communication, only a few banks have credited the "presidential" balance to Civil servants accounts. so some do not deserve the money on time? timed to have end of month bank charges by tomorrow? Government doesn't care. Those who have received today will face ATMS that demand multiples of 10 by tomorrow after taking bank charges. Government of Zimbabwe has failed it's workers once again. all banks should show the money now.

29/12/2025

Government of Zimbabwe having promised to pay the President's debt to Civil servants by the 30th of December 2025, should now honour the promise on time. By tomorrow, every civil servant should have received that money which is a mere USD$75 and cannot compare to a single Ford raptor given to comedians by the state. After all that money was said to be for use during the festive period which ends on 1 January 2026 which is a holiday.

28/12/2025

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