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Zimbabwe: Union Sets Dates for Job Stay-Away but Keeps Them Secret
New Zimbabwe, 10 July 2019
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has set July 22 and 23 as the dates for a planned job stay-away but has kept the plan under wraps for fear of a State backlash. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Civil Servants Start Receiving Allowances
The Herald, 10 July 2019
Civil servants yesterday started receiving a cushioning allowance, while the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) convened a meeting to discuss an increment and other… Read more »
Zimbabwe Civil Servants Reject Govt Pay Rise - Union
The government has offered its workers 180 million Zimbabwe dollars (U.S.$21 million) additional pay for July to December, which unions described as inadequate in the face of soaring inflation. The amount, to be shared by 309,000 civil servants, would see each worker receiving only U.S. $11.28 extra a month, Thomas Muzondo, the deputy chairman of public sector union Apex Council, said after a meeting with government negotiators.
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Zimbabweans have ignored calls by pro-opposition pressure group Tajamuka for a week-long national shutdown to force President Emmerson Mnangagwa out of power, or to negotiate with ... Read more »
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Auditor General Mildred Chiri, In presenting her 2018 annual report, said that "government books remain in a shambles, creating a heaven for criminal activities, adding that ... Read more »
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An extra U.S.$400 million in bond notes and coins will be printed to cover the gap left by the withdrawal of hard currencies, Reserve Bank Governor John Mangudya has said. The ... Read more »
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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 ... Read more »
