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Government still open for negotiations with health sector
Government is still working hard to address challenges facing employees in the health sector despite concerns by worker representatives at the pace at which the State was moving, the Health Service Bo...Published: 2 hrs ago | 60 | by Staff reporter
Zimta pulls out of Chamisa's ZCTU
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has pulled out of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) citing partisan politics within the biggest labour umbrella body.With a total membershi...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:18hrs | 4051 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in a fix
With only less than a month gone after their pay cheques were reviewed upwards, government workers are pushing for another cost of listing adjustment to cushion them from inflation, which is edging cl...Published: 25 Apr 2019 at 07:39hrs | 28305 | by Staff reporter
Govt withholds teachers' salaries over protests
GOVERNMENT has not been paying some of the teachers who took part in the December protests for two months since January, the Daily News can report.Members of the militant Amalgamated Rural Tea...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:52hrs | 2826 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants demand fresh wage negotiations
CIVIL servants have demanded fresh negotiations with government over salary increments as the cost of living continues to rise.Early this month, government announced a salary increment ranging...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:11hrs | 2444 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants get pay increase
It was a case of smiling all the way to the bank for civil servants yesterday as Government honoured its pledge to increase the workers' salaries by 29 percent beginning this month.The civil s...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:58hrs | 5444 | by Staff reporter
$600 minimum pay for Zimbabwe civil servants
Government has announced a $400 million cost of living adjustment package for civil servants with effect from April 1, 2019 that will see the least-paid employee taking home over $600 as it moves to c...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:39hrs | 3230 | by Staff reporter
PTUZ moves to break away from Apex Council
THE Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has renewed its lobby on other unions to form an umbrella body of the educators that can directly negotiate with government on working conditions ins...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 07:21hrs | 1128 | by Staff reporter
Teachers reject $129 salary deal
TEACHERS unions yesterday angrily rejected the $400 million deal struck by government and the Apex Council, accusing their representative body of being compromised and working against the improvement ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:35hrs | 2751 | by Staff reporter
'Wages up $570 from $441' government announced - liar, liar down $228 from $441
"Government and civil servants yesterday sealed a salary accord after the employer improved its offer to the workers from $350 million to $400 million," reported Zimeye."This will translate to...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 14:42hrs | 4024 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Salary increment for civil servants laudable
The Government must be applauded for its commitment towards uplifting the welfare of its employees, as this will certainly motivate them to perform their duties more professionally and efficiently....Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 12:43hrs | 6556 | by Sibusiso Ndlamini
Civil servants reject salary deal with government
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) have rejected a salary increment deal signed between the government and the APEX Council.The media reported that an agreement si...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 10:46hrs | 7716 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Goverment, civil servants seal salary deal?
Government and civil servants yesterday sealed a salary accord after the employer improved its offer to the workers from $350 million to $400 million. This will translate to a salary increment of $129...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:23hrs | 1963 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants' duty free cars importation details released
Government has given civil servants the green light to import cars duty-free as President Mnangagwa's administration continues to cushion its workers through non-monetary incentives. The Gover...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 07:54hrs | 6647 | by Staff reporter
Professional rules for teachers on cards
Government is working on establishing a Teaching Profession Council (TPC) under which teachers will apply for registration before being issued with a teaching practice certificate. The propose...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:07hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Govt, civil servants salary talks postponed
TODAY'S crunch meeting between government and its restive workers to discuss salary adjustments in response to the rising cost of living has been postponed to a later date after President Emmerson Mna...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 07:30hrs | 2334 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants demand $3,000 salary
TEACHERS' unions yesterday said they were planning to go on strike if government does not urgently revise their salaries, as frustrated civil servants demanded a minimum of $3 000 per month after the ...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:19hrs | 1283 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt refuses to meet teachers
GOVERNMENT has snubbed further salary talks with teachers' unions, saying it had no plans to directly engage the combative unions.In a response dated February 18, addressed to the Progressive ...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 09:02hrs | 506 | by Staf reporter
Government shows teachers the middle finger
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has refused to meet up with teachers' unions to discuss the salaries of the educators as requested this In a letter to the Progressive Teachers Union o...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 13:43hrs | 4152 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Teachers clash over nationwide strike
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has slammed their counterparts the Zimbabwe Teachers Union (ZIMTA) and the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) for calling for the im...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 13:21hrs | 1967 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Panicky govt meets striking teachers
TOP government officials were last night locked up in a crunch meeting with teachers' union leaders to resolve the salary impasse and end a crippling strike which started on Tuesday, with about 80% of...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:11hrs | 1966 | by Staff reporter
Government running scared
The teachers' job action has now shaken the corridors of power. The Public Service Commission, PSC, has confirmed that teachers' job action has brought business to a halt in our schools country wide. ...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 20:07hrs | 2305 | by ARTUZ
Teachers' unions tell members to 'intensify' strike
The government on Thursday ratcheted up pressure on striking teachers, saying it will dock their salaries for hours not worked.The government move came on the same day that the two largest uni...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 10:56hrs | 2720 | by ZimLive
'No Work, No pay' for striking Zimbabwe teachers
Government has warned teachers who have not been reporting for work that they will have their salaries deducted. The warning came after a realisation that there were some teachers who have not been re...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 19:50hrs | 8327 | by Staff reporter
More teachers join strike
More teachers yesterday joined the countrywide strike which started on Tuesday, despite reports of widespread intimidation by State security agents in some areas.The teachers have downed tools...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:48hrs | 2415 | by Staff reporter
Parents withdraw kids from schools
TEACHERS reported for duty yesterday in Bulawayo, Midlands and parts of Matabeleland North but education authorities decried the decision by some parents to withdraw their children from schools. ...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:05hrs | 1233 | by Staff reporter
Teachers push for strike
ALL but one teachers' union have declared that their members would today join a national strike called for by Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (Zimta) and the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PT...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 06:50hrs | 2458 | by Staff reporter
Teachers press on with strike as talks with government fail
Teachers will go ahead with a national strike from Tuesday after last-ditch negotiations with the government failed, unions said, risking more unrest after violent protests last month.The main...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 21:51hrs | 724 | by Reuters
Strike divides civil servants
SERIOUS divisions have emerged within the rank and file of the civil service on whether or not to go on strike tomorrow with the majority of Government workers eager to give dialogue a chance while a ...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:50hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Apex Council backs off strike threat
Zimbabwe's main public sector workers' union, Apex Council, has backed off plans for a national strike, with chairperson Cecilia Alexander saying the divided civil servants had failed to reach a...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 09:53hrs | 2450 | by Staff reporter
Teachers call for an indefinite strike
Zimbabwe's main public sector union has backed down from plans for a national strike, citing the "volatile situation" after security forces cracked down on protesters this month, but teachers will go ...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 22:02hrs | 1068 | by Reuters
Zimbabwe teachers union leaders get death threats
PROGRESSIVE Teachers Union of Zimbabwe leaders have reportedly received death threats from anonymous people for pushing for a national strike over poor remuneration and working conditions.Desp...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:25hrs | 1150 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants snub teachers' strike
Civil servants are divided on whether to embark on a full-blown strike after government yesterday insisted it would not increase its offer of 18% salary increment tabled two weeks ago.While Pr...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:12hrs | 697 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants shelve strike
Civil servants yesterday put their strike intentions on hold as it emerged that the $300 million offered by Government will see the workers getting an increment of between $107 and $122. The o...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 23:01hrs | 8303 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants give Mnangagwa 48-ultimatum
Public sector unions on Monday gave the government a 48-hour ultimatum to make a new salary offer or face a strike after wage negotiations reached a deadlock, raising the prospect of more unrest follo...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 08:25hrs | 4279 | by Reuters
Civil servants salary negotiations ends prematurely
SALARY negotiations between civil servants and government yesterday ended prematurely after some workers' union representatives stormed out of the meeting, accusing their employer of not being committ...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 08:22hrs | 2681 | by Staff reporter
$60m housing deal for civil servants
Government will tomorrow unveil a $60 million housing facility for civil servants as part of non-monetary incentives to its workers. Tomorrow's event will see the Government signing a Memorand...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 07:47hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants' salary demands should be reasonable
Although civil servants play a critical role in the provision of essential services by Government ministries and departments and are entitled to the right to fight for the improvement of their salarie...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 11:44hrs | 5602 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Govt, civil servants' last dance
GOVERNMENT and its edgy workers are meeting for the third time today in a last-minute attempt to avoid a crippling nationwide industrial action as previous salary negotiations ended in a stalemate wit...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 11:03hrs | 1451 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants shelve strike plans, opt for dialogue
Civil servants have given dialogue a chance and will meet Government on Monday over their salaries and conditions of service. The Government workers had issued a 14-day strike notice which lap...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 12:54hrs | 2342 | by Staff Reporter
Civil servants to go on strike today
The Apex Council, the body representing 19 civil service unions, says government employees will go on strike today because the government has failed to meet their demands.A depreciating bond n...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 00:35hrs | 8421 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activists set bases at schools
CIVIL servants yesterday claimed Zanu-PF activists had set up terror campaign bases at various schools throughout the country, where they allegedly interrogated teachers and other public servants and ...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 07:21hrs | 1203 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces a new wave of unrest as civil servants to strike on Friday
Zimbabwe faces a new wave of unrest as the group representing government workers announced on Wednesday that civil servants across the country will go on strike after salary negotiations failed....Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 16:11hrs | 11837 | by AP
Chamisa demands end to crackdown
President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised on Tuesday to investigate a brutal crackdown by security forces on anti-government protesters, as two of his supporters spoke of a possible plot to remove him fro...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 16:17hrs | 1619 | by Reuters
Mnangagwa's education minister pleads with teachers
Education minister Paul Mavhima has implored teachers to give the on-going national joint negotiations a chance, cautioning that industrial action will disadvantage the students. This came after Zimta...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 09:02hrs | 4175 | by Staff reporter
Teachers' strike starts today
As government battles to contain growing civil unrest in the country, the nation's biggest teachers' union - the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) - says its members will go on strike with effect ...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:56hrs | 4083 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants reject $78 salary increment
GOVERNMENT now faces a crippling civil service strike after its' revised offer of $78 for the lowest paid worker or 20% on a sliding scale was rejected by negotiators, who want nothing less than $1 70...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:33hrs | 1273 | by Staff reporter
Govt, civil servants resume talks
Government and civil servants are today scheduled to meet for further discussions under the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) after consulting their constituencies over salary increments. ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 11:44hrs | 759 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants distance selves from stay aways goons
CIVIL servants have said they are not part of criminal elements and opposition forces who went around a few cities, mainly Harare and Bulawayo, intimidating people to stay away from work yesterday. ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:09hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe facing foreign currency shortages, not fuel, says Mnangagwa
News Editor Gift Phiri sits down for a wide-ranging interview with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba about the stuttering economy and what government is doing to address the ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:28hrs | 970 | by Staff reporter
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