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Lovemore Matombo thrown out of office
COMMUNICATION and Allied Services Workers Union of Zimbabwe (CASWUZ) members this week forcibly chucked out of office the union's president, Lovemore Matombo, who was refusing to relinquish his po...Published: 17 Nov 2016 at 07:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nkiwane set to step down
ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president, George Nkiwane, will step down at the labour organisation's three day conference which kicks off in Harare today.Zimbabwe Banks and Allied W...Published: 29 Sep 2016 at 19:44hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU torn apart by power struggles
POWER struggles are threatening to tear apart the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), with its president, George Nkiwane, being accused of wanting to cling to power through abusing the const...Published: 17 Sep 2016 at 13:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants reacts angry to 'no work, no pay' policy
CIVIL servants have reacted angrily to government's new "no work, no pay" policy, describing the move as tantamount to denying them the right to go on strike if they feel aggrieved.Apex ch...Published: 05 Sep 2016 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Over 400 dismissed workers heed ZCTU litigation call
Four-hundred of the more than 20 000 workers who lost their jobs following the July 17 Supreme Court ruling have submitted their dismissal letters to the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) t...Published: 17 Nov 2015 at 16:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Anti-Riot police crash ZCTU demos
Anti-riot police in Harare on Saturday besieged the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions ( ZCTU) offices before the start of the demo, briefly arresting top officials before releasing them.ZC...Published: 09 Aug 2015 at 09:39hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe workers shocked by ruling
THE Supreme Court ruling yesterday that employers can terminate contracts of employment by giving three months notice has sent shockwaves across the labour fraternity in the country.Workers wh...Published: 18 Jul 2015 at 13:31hrs | | by Prosper Ndlovu
Tsvangirai is fighting from the wrong corner
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai's ill-informed decision to boycott the June 10 by-election is haunting him day and night as evidenced by the man's ludicrous calling for the electorates to spo...Published: 22 May 2015 at 09:41hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano
Zanu PF UK chapter attacks Tsvangirai
The United Kingdom Zanu PF branch has attacked MDC-T President Morgan Tsvangirai for allegedly calling for the people in Zimbabwe to escalated the political and economic crisis so as to force Zanu...Published: 04 May 2015 at 06:56hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Tsvangirai heavily criticised
MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai was yesterday heavily criticised by workers who attended the Workers' Day commemorations organised by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions at Gwanzura Stadium after ...Published: 02 May 2015 at 13:27hrs | | by Farirai Machivenyika and Diana Nherera
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ZCTU marchers demand that Mugabe fix the ailing economy
Around 200 people from the country's main trade union on Saturday marched to government offices in Harare to demand that President Robert Mugabe fix the ailing economy and fulfill an election pro...Published: 11 Apr 2015 at 15:28hrs | | by AFP
Tsvangirai defends his call for protests against Mugabe
MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday defended his call for mass action and demonstrations saying he reserved that right. "I wish to restate here that as a party, we reserve our right to...Published: 01 Nov 2014 at 10:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Boost for Tsvangirai as ZCTU, residents threaten to join protests
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai's planned anti-government mass protests received a major boost yesterday when his key allies – labour and residents' associations - pledged to back him.The de...Published: 22 Sep 2014 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Workers bearing brunt of faction fights'
Zimbabwe's workers are bearing the brunt of faction fights in the country's main political parties as leaders expend their energies on consolidating their grip at the expense of dealing with the n...Published: 05 Sep 2014 at 10:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Rhodesian garden boys were better than Zim workers of today'
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says the standard of living for the majority of workers in the country has fallen below that of people who worked as "garden boys" and housemaids for the w...Published: 10 Aug 2014 at 09:43hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe workers brace for mass street protests
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has warned that workers are mulling crippling mass street protests to force the government to find a solution to the spiralling economic crisis in the coun...Published: 27 Jul 2014 at 13:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Who is the real MDC?
In the beginning it was MDC, then MDC N (Ncube) and MDC-T (Tsvangirai), then there was MDC99, now it's MDC-B (Biti) or MDC Team, my question is who is the real MDC? Considering all t...Published: 05 May 2014 at 15:34hrs | 1 | by Peacemaker Zano
Tsvangirai urges workers to take to the streets
HARARE - Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday urged workers to take to the streets to demand the 2 million jobs promised by President Robert Mugabe in the run up to last year's general electi...Published: 02 May 2014 at 11:38hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Trade unionist 'Majongwe' blasts MDC-T ex-ministers
OUTSPOKEN trade unionist and secretary-general of the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe Raymond Majongwe yesterday accused former MDC-T Labour and Public Service ministers Paurina Mpariwa and Lu...Published: 01 May 2014 at 12:11hrs | | by Staff Reporter
ZCTU warns of retrenchments
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has warned of more retrenchments as the country does not have investor-friendly policies.George Nkiwane, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions preside...Published: 04 Oct 2013 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCTU president blasts MDC-T leaders
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president George Nkiwane has taken a swipe at some MDC-T leaders accusing them of having an agenda against workers.Speaking on the sidelines of a ZCTU ...Published: 07 Jul 2013 at 17:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Coalition: Not Khupe's cup of tea
MDC-T vice-president Thokozani Khupe has described as "nonsensical" suggestions for her to step aside for MDC leader Welshman Ncube to contest as the first VP candidate if the two parties were to forg...Published: 21 Jun 2013 at 07:04hrs | | by Southern Eye
Police ban ZCTU march
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has filed an urgent High Court chamber application seeking to compel the police in Masvingo to allow workers to march during celebrations to mark Workers'...Published: 29 Apr 2013 at 07:19hrs | | by Dlamini Sithabile
Tsvangirai in catch-22 situation
Prime Minister and former ZCTU Secretary General, Morgan Tsvangirai, is caught in a catch-22 situation as the two warring factions of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions are fighting to win his sup...Published: 22 Apr 2013 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai engineering split of teacher's union
The Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe faces an imminent split following a widening rift caused by the organization's allegiance to a faction of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions led by Lovem...Published: 07 Aug 2012 at 05:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai fires Thabitha Khumalo
The Movement for Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai has fired its deputy spokesperson, who becomes the first victim of the internecine factionalism rocking the party in Bulawayo where dozens ...Published: 12 Jul 2012 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court brings finality to ZCTU case
On the 15th of November 2011 the ZCTU and its President George Nkiwane and Secretary General Japhet Moyo filed an application for an interdict at the High Court in Case No HC 11473/11 seeking to stop...Published: 19 Jun 2012 at 16:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nkiwane faction wins ZCTU case in court
The bid by the Lovemore Matombo-led ZCTU faction to hold on to the labour organisation's brand has hit a brick wall after the Supreme Court upheld the decision by High Court Judge, Justice Chinembiri ...Published: 18 Jun 2012 at 16:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCTU castigates Thabo Mbeki, tells him to solve Soweto problems first
Former South African President and mediator to the unity government Thabo Mbeki has been castigated for pretending to be helping the University of Zimbabwe when Zimbabwe through President Robert Mugab...Published: 03 May 2012 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Remarks at the Workers' Day celebrations
Gwanzura Stadium, Harare I May 2012 The President of the ZCTU, Mr George Nkiwane ...Published: 02 May 2012 at 06:24hrs | | by MDC-T
ZCTU rival presidents debate on Question Time: Part 2
Following last year’s split in the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), SW Radio Africa journalist Lance Guma hosts Part 2 of a debate between rival Presid...Published: 13 Apr 2012 at 16:11hrs | | by Lance Guma
ZCTU rival presidents debate on Question Time: Part 1
Following last year's split in the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), SW Radio Africa journalist Lance Guma hosts Part 1 of a debate between rival Presidents Lovemore Matombo and George Nkiwane...Published: 13 Apr 2012 at 10:49hrs | | by Lance Guma
Local workers and foreign employers in labour wars
Zimbabwe has, in recent years, witnessed an influx of foreign business-people most of whom have set up lucrative ventures across the country notably in manufacturing, construction and mining, among ma...Published: 08 Apr 2012 at 09:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matibenga 'must publicly admit and resign as a minister' - Sikhala
The leader of MDC-99, Job Sikhala on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Public Service Minister Lucia Matibenga as thousands of workers embarked on a Zimbabwe-wide public sector strike, the Daily Ne...Published: 25 Jan 2012 at 13:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Judge urges ZCTU to unite to serve the interest of workers
High Court judge Ben Hlatshwayo has recommended that the 2 ZCTU factions fighting for the control of the organisation unite to serve the interests of the workers. Hlatshwayo offered his legal...Published: 24 Nov 2011 at 07:33hrs | | by Nare Msupatsila
Troubled ZCTU Terminates Matombo, Majongwe Group Affiliation
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions General Council meeting of 15 November 2011 at Management Training Bureau in Msasa, Harare unanimously resolved to terminate membership of eight affiliates follo...Published: 17 Nov 2011 at 14:17hrs | 1 | by Nare Msupatsila
'Whiteman' Makumbe to contest Buhera West House of Assembly seat
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe lecturer Dr John Makumbe has set the stage for a bruising showdown with Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Eric Matinenga after he declared his interest in the la...Published: 11 Sep 2011 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF finger prints on ZCTU factionalism: ZCTU
The newly elected Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has said that Zanu-PF is behind the worsening factionalism in the union grouping, SW Radio has reported. The...Published: 29 Aug 2011 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCTU has dismissed Majongwe's claims on another congress
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions has dismissed claims by Raymond Majongwe and ousted leader Lovemore Matombo that another ZCTU Congress will be held in December 2011.In a press statement ...Published: 24 Aug 2011 at 09:02hrs | | by Nare Msupatsila
Confusion hits ZCTU
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions has split with a camp aligned to Mr Lovemore Matombo announcing that it will hold its own congress before the end of this year.The announcement was made b...Published: 24 Aug 2011 at 04:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nkiwane takes over ZCTU presidency
Mr Lovemore Matombo has been booted out of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions after delegates at their congress voted in Mr George Nkiwane as the new president.The outgoing president has h...Published: 22 Aug 2011 at 04:39hrs | 3 | by Byo correspondent
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