Zimbabwe: Teachers Strike As Schools Open

THE third school term took off to a false start on Tuesday after thousands of teachers stayed at home in yet another protest over meagre salaries they are paid by the government.

Two of the country's leading teachers unions, the Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (ZIMTA) and the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) last week confirmed their members had not been reporting for duty since Tuesday. The unions, however, gave conflicting explanations for the stay away.

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