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Zimbabwe: Abductions - Churches Say Govt Putting Citizens' Lives in Danger
New Zimbabwe, 18 September 2019
GOVERNMENT is putting citizens' lives in great danger by failing to address the country's deteriorating security situation, the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD)… Read more »
Zimbabwe Govt Claims Third Force is Behind Doctor's Disappearance
Union activists and rights campaigners have accused Zimbabwe's security forces of kidnapping Peter Magombeyi, the leader of a doctors' union, who disappeared during a strike he had helped organise. Government information secretary Nick Mangwana has suggested, however, that the abductions could be the work of a "third force" out to soil the image of the Emmerson Mnangagwa government - a claim rejected by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change.
A Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights poster about missing doctor Peter Magombeyi.
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Zimbabwe: Striking Doctors Blocked From Confronting Mnangagwa
New Zimbabwe, 16 September 2019
Dozens of striking Zimbabwean doctors in Harare were Monday blocked within just a hundred mitres from marching to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Munhumutapa offices amid fears for… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Union Blames Doctor's Abduction On Paid Hooligans
New Zimbabwe, 17 September 2019
the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has blamed Saturday's abduction on Zimbabwe Hospitals Doctors Association (ZHDA) acting president Peter Magombeyi on paid hooligans. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Protesting Doctors 'Emotionally Drained' By Colleague's Abduction
New Zimbabwe, 17 September 2019
Dozens of doctors and other health staff mainly from Mpilo and United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) Monday staged their own demonstration to demand the release of abducted union leader… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mangwana Blames Doctor's Abduction On Mnangagwa Attempted Assassins
New Zimbabwe, 16 September 2019
Information Secretary Nick Mangwana has blamed Saturday's abduction on doctors union leader Peter Magombeyi on what he termed third forces which he linked to President Emmerson… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Doctors Worried About Disappearance of Strike Leader
VOA, 15 September 2019
A young Zimbabwean doctor who led a recent doctors' strike over poor government salaries disappeared Saturday, in a move his colleagues say is an overt warning to all public-sector… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Doctors Vow Continued Strike Despite Union Leader's Disappearance
New Zimbabwe, 16 September 2019
Zimbabwe's striking doctors have vowed to continue with their job action despite the abduction of union leader by suspected State agents on Saturday. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zim Doctors Group Claims State Agents Abducted Leader
New Zimbabwe, 15 September 2019
THE Zimbabwe Hospitals Doctors Association (ZHDA) says its acting President Peter Magombeyi was abducted by suspected State agents for unknown reasons on Saturday. Read more »
InFocus
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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 ... Read more »
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The popular comedian, Samantha Kureya aka Gonyeti, is well known for her criticism of the police and government in her skits on the comedy show Bustop TV. She was found later ... 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 »
