Zimbabwe: Govt Threatens to Block Striking Doctors' Salaries

The government has threatened to withhold salaries for striking doctors as negotiations failed to yield the expected results three weeks after the medics downed tools.

In a circular to senior officials Tuesday, health ministry permanent secretary Gerard Gwinji reportedly said doctors who had been absent from work for 14 days would not be paid both their salary and allowances.

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