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Zimbabwe: Zim Diplomat - We Are Surviving On Chicken Feet, Gizzards - No Salaries for 14 Months
New Zimbabwe, 15 August 2015
"WE are surviving on chicken nzondora (feet) and zvikanganwa hama (gizzards), the situation is really bad," a Zimbabwean diplomat said in an interview at the weekend as he outlined… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe Admits Failure
Zimbabwe Independent, 24 April 2015
DURING his state visit to South Africa recently President Robert Mugabe painted a gloomy picture of the state of Zimbabwe's economy to his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma, as… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt U-Turns on Civil Servants Bonuses
New Zimbabwe, 17 April 2015
President Robert Mugabe suggested Saturday that there was a parallel government in his administration as he publicly attacked his finance minister, accusing him of making decisions… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt Scraps Civil Servants' Bonuses
New Zimbabwe, 13 April 2015
THE government has, with immediate effect, suspended bonus payments to civil servants as it moves to reduce recurrent expenditure, particularly its massive wage-bill which is… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Opposition Say Mugabe Must Resign After Govt Scraps Employees Bonuses
New Zimbabwe, 13 April 2015
THE opposition MDC-T has challenged President Robert Mugabe and his government to call it a day after scrapping the payment of bonuses to civil servants. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt's Bonus Commitment Welcome
The Herald, 7 January 2015
A number of companies in Zimbabwe have succumbed to the prevailing liquidity crunch. Some have closed shop while many others have been forced to reduce staffing levels. Others are… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: No Bonuses for Civil Servants
The Herald, 13 April 2015
Government has suspended civil servants' bonuses for this year as well as next year in a move meant to create fiscal space. Read more »
Zimbabwean Govt U-Turns on Workers' Bonuses
"l want to make it clear that the report which was in the newspaper that bonuses were being withdrawn is not government policy. The cabinet did not approve that at all," said Mugabe.
InFocus
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The University of Zimbabwe has been shut down following a strike by lecturers over non-payment of their salaries. Read more »
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The government will sack thousands of workers as it seeks to cut an unsustainable wage bill. Read more »
