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Zimbabwe: Zim Teachers to Work 2 Days a Week, Vow to Dump Formal Clothing
New Zimbabwe, 19 October 2019
ZIMBABWE'S militant teachers' group, Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) says its members will from next week start reporting for duty only twice a week as they could no… Read more »
Double Trouble For Mnangagwa As Doctors, Teachers Threaten Strike
Teachers and doctors, who make up the bulk of Zimbabwe's public service, have rejected the government's wage offer, with medical personnel threatening to strike if their demand to have their salaries benchmarked in U.S. dollars is not met. Earlier, the government proposed a 60% pay increase for doctors, while offering a 76% raise for the rest of the civil service, to avert crippling strikes by state workers.
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Zimbabwe: Doctors Threaten New Strike Action Over Pay
263Chat, 27 August 2019
After refusing to accept the 60 percent salary increase offered by their employer, the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) has made it clear that its members will be… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt Offers Civil Servants a 76% Pay Rise
New Zimbabwe, 23 August 2019
Sticky pay negotiations between government and civil servants' representatives will be suspended for a while as the Apex Council consults its members after a 76% wage offer by… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Hospital Staff Eating Food Meant for Patients
New Zimbabwe, 25 August 2019
Authorities at Chitungwiza hospital have had to issue a warning to staff after food meant for patients started disappearing. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Teachers Union Protestors Granted Bail
New Zimbabwe, 26 August 2019
Members of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) who were arrested on Friday were on Saturday granted bail by a Harare Magistrate after spending a night in… Read more »
InFocus
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The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe, famed for embarking on a 275km march to press for improved wages in 2018, are now turning to wearing black on their pay-day as a ... Read more »
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The police banned planned protests by the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change, which was set for August 16, a move that could set the stage for what could be potentially ... Read more »
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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed into law the Tripartite Negotiating Forum Bill. The bill which outlaws industrial actions like strikes and protests before ... Read more »
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As economic demonstrations scheduled to take place around the country loom, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised citizens that his government is instituting necessary reforms ... Read more »
