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Zimbabwe: 'Teachers' Suicide Cases Rise As Educators Turn to Scavengers'
New Zimbabwe, 3 November 2020
The number of teachers employed by the government committing suicide is on the increase as the educators fail to make ends meet, Takavafira Zhou, the president of the Progressive… Read more »
Are Low Wages Leading to More Deaths by Suicide in Zimbabwe?
More government teachers are dying by suicide as the educators fail to make ends meet, the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe has said. Takavafira Zhou, the union president, said the number of families of teachers hitting hard times is on the rise due to low salaries. Most teachers haven't been reporting for work citing incapacitation while the government has not responded to their demands.
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Zimbabwe, like other African countries, is trying a phased re-opening of schools after closing in March due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, but many teachers are refusing to ... Read more »
