Teachers cut week to three days over salaries

Zimbabwe teachers will report for duty only three days a week, starting immediately, after the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe declared the move to protest poor salaries. The union informed the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education that members will dedicate the remaining two days to side hustles. The government has not responded to the union's notice, and the action threatens classroom instruction across rural schools already struggling with staff shortages. Teachers have repeatedly demanded wage adjustments as inflation erodes incomes. The move directly pressures the government to address teacher remuneration or face prolonged disruption in the education system.