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Zimbabwe: Headmaster Falls From Avocado Tree, Dies
New Zimbabwe, 25 June 2019
A school headmaster here died on the spot Sunday afternoon after falling from an avocado tree at his home while fetching the fruits he intended to go sell at his school. Read more »
Man's Fall from Avocado Tree Highlights Zimbabwe Teachers' Plight
A 55-year-old school headmaster Cephas Kanyai, fell from an avocado tree he had climbed to pick the fruit to sell, at a time where teachers are resorting to informal trading for survival. The underpaid teachers have been struggling to put food on the table for quite some time, and have threatened to protest should the government fail to pay them in U.S. dollars.
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Zimbabwe: Pay Rise for Civil Servants Imminent - Minister
The Herald, 25 June 2019
TREASURY is expected to adjust civil servants' salaries in line with the prevailing economic environment in the coming days, a Cabinet minister said yesterday. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Tripartite Negotiation Forum in Inaugural Meeting
The Herald, 26 June 2019
The Tripartite Negotiation Forum (TNF) is today scheduled to hold its inaugural meeting since President Mnangagwa promulgated the social dialogue law. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Rural Teachers Brace for Strikes
RFI, 12 June 2019
Zimbabwe's new rural teachers union has warned the government of a catastrophe that it says is likely to flatten the country's strategic education sector. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Country Has 20,000 Jobless Teachers - Report
New Zimbabwe, 5 February 2019
Zimbabwe has some 20,000 trained teachers currently out of work some who have not been engaged since graduation six years ago, the Public Service Commission (PSC) has said. Read more »
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Teachers will go ahead with a national strike after the final attempt to negotiate with the government failed, risking more unrest barely a month after the violent fuel protests ... Read more »
InFocus
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Teachers have rejected a 10% salary hike offered by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, but agreed to continue with the negotiations aimed at averting a potentially ... Read more »
