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Zimbabwe: Teachers Must Show Respect, Stop Illegal Strike - Minister
New Zimbabwe, 3 May 2018
Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Monitoring Implementation of Government Programmes Simbarashe Mumbengegwi has warned teachers against participating in the job action… Read more »
Zimbabwe Teachers Headed for Clash with Govt
Teachers will go on strike to demand an increase in salaries and allowances when schools reopen for the new term, the biggest teachers' union has said barely a month after doctors and nurses also staged strikes, increasing pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa ahead of elections. The defiant teachers have declared that they will not be intimidated, following threats that those who will down tools will be dismissed the same way nurses were.
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Zimbabwe: Country Open for Business, Not Strikes
The Herald, 1 May 2018
President Mnangagwa has been very clear in his vision and goal. He has called for collaboration among Zimbabweans, stressing that Zimbabwe's economic recovery is not and cannot be… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Teachers See Nothing to Celebrate On Workers Day
New Zimbabwe, 1 May 2018
Workers have described this year's Workers' Day as sad coming at a time labour laws are being continually violated by employers including government. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Teachers Want 100% Salary Increase, Threaten to Strike
New Zimbabwe, 28 March 2018
Teachers have demanded an immediate 100 percent salary increment and warned government that they will go on strike next term if their grievances are not met. Read more »
InFocus
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The nurses' strike came after the government gave in to doctors' demands and raised their salaries and allowances following a month-long strike that crippled the health sector. The ... Read more »
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In a move that could be the most unwarranted and drastic decision ever taken, the shock sacking of thousands of nurses by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has spotlighted on the ... Read more »
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Thousands of Zimbabwean nurses have returned to work after ending a strike, their union said, adding that fresh negotiations were expected in their stand-off with the government. ... Read more »
