Deliver free education, govt told

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 University of Zimbabwe.

Students at the institution now have to pay up to $500 000 or nearly US$1 000 at the prevailing interbank rate or about half of that using the parallel market rate.

In a recent global study by World Remit 2022, Zimbabwe’s education has been ranked as one of the most expensive, which has led to rising school dropouts.

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