The death of a teacher from Buhera who reportedly turned to artisanal gold mining to supplement his income has reignited debate over teacher salaries and the growing economic pressures facing public sector workers in Zimbabwe. Progress Makamani, a teacher at Dune Primary School in Buhera District, died after a gold mining shaft collapsed while he was engaged in artisanal mining activities, according to a statement issued by the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (A

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe – A Tsholotsho teacher dismissed from the Public Service for allegedly participating in trade union activism has taken her battle to the Labour Court, raising fresh questions about workers' rights, freedom of association, and labour relations in Zimbabwe's education sector.