Month: November 2025

Abandoned Futures: How Zimbabwe’s Failing Education System Betrayed Precious, Bybit, and Thousands of Rural Girls

By ARTUZ Information Department In 2025, a shaky mobile phone video of two teenage girls fighting in a dusty road in rural Mount Darwin spread like wildfire across Zimbabwe’s social media. The clip showed a chaotic scene: students from Chiswiti secondary school surrounding two girls, shouting, laughing, and recording as the two threw punches. The girls in the video were Precious and Bybit Ruza, both then 15 years old. What many saw as just another viral moment was, in truth, a heartbreaking glimpse into a system that had already failed them long before the fight began. Today, both girls...

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“Blessed are the peacemakers – ZCC Condemns ZANU-PF Brutality

By Leonnel Mhuka   The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) today said it is deeply concerned by the recent suspected arson attacks in Harare, describing them as a serious assault on peace, human dignity, and civil liberties. In a statement issued on 30 October 2025, the ZCC condemned the incidents, including the firebombing of the SAPES Trust offices and the destruction of a private home, and called for calm, accountability, and renewed commitment to dialogue and justice. Statement on the Recent Arson Attacks in Harare   “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.”...

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