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'You like us dead' unions tell government over new US$500 funeral cover
Public sector workers accused the government of being "insensitive" on Tuesday after a new US$500 funeral cover was announced.Information ministry spokesman Ndavaningi Mangwana announced the n...Published: 4 hrs ago | 94 | by Staff reporter
US$500 for dead civil servants
GOVERNMENT has extended an equivalent of US$500 as funeral assistance for its underpaid civil servants who would have passed on. The offer, which was confirmed by both Information secretary Ndavaningi...Published: 4 hrs ago | 47 | by Staff reporter
Govt to pay US$500 for dead civil servants
GOVERNMENT has extended an equivalent of US$500 as funeral assistance for its underpaid civil servants who would have passed on.The offer, which was confirmed by both Information secretary Nda...Published: 17 hrs ago | 3513 | by Staff Reporter
Teachers say they are open to dialogue
TEACHERS' unions say they are open to genuine dialogue with the government to end the current industrial action which has paralysed schools.This comes as teachers continue to stay away from school...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 23:54hrs | 1578 | by Staff reporter
US$5,6m COVID-19 tender scandal
THE probe on Health deputy minister John Mangwiro over an alleged US$5,6 million COVID-19 tender scam has become a proxy for the factional fights ravaging the ruling Zanu-PF party, with dog fights ove...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:23hrs | 915 | by Staff reporter
Bonuses for civil servants
Since President Mnangagwa came into power in November 2017, the Government has shown commitment to improve the welfare of its workforce.In an interview after touring a food manufacturing and p...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 12:18hrs | 2006 | by Staff Reporter
Chiwenga's ministry rocked by salaries scam
THE profligate President Emmerson Mnangagwa administration is spending millions of dollars per month on double salaries and allowances for senior officials in the Ministry of Health and Child Care des...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:26hrs | 10999 | by Staff reporter
6 Ways to avoid spending too much on overheads
One of the most common reasons that a business begins to stagnate is a considerable imbalance between gross profit and overheads. Despite having a high profit, the expenses drastically reduce the net ...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 08:12hrs | 1404 | by Staff Writer
Biti wants teachers to be paid US$520 salaries
Former Finance minister Tendai Biti (Harare East MP MDC Alliance) said government should pay teachers the US$520 salaries they used to get before the re-introduction of the Zimbabwe dollar.Gov...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 07:27hrs | 4464 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants laugh off salary hike
CIVIL SERVANTS yesterday reacted angrily to government's pronouncement that the US$75 monthly COVID-19 allowance would now be enjoined to their salaries and accused the Public Service Commission (PSC)...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 06:50hrs | 5938 | by Staff reporter
Threats won't work, teachers warn politicians
TEACHERS yesterday scoffed at government threats to withhold their salaries for refusing to report for duty, saying they will not be cowed into submission after declaring incapacitation due to poor re...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 06:48hrs | 2894 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants' salaries clarified
A newly-qualified teacher now earns $12 591,15, while the least paid civil servant earns $11 350,15, inclusive of the US$75 Covid-19 allowance, which will be accessed simultaneously on pay days as the...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 06:33hrs | 2279 | by Staff reporter
Doctors were very foolish to bow to Chiwenga demands - without PPE, still susceptible covid-19 military or civilian
Zimbabwe is facing a serious economic crisis brought about by 40 years of gross mismanagement and rampant corruption. The economy has all but collapsed forcing unemployment rate to soar to nauseating ...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 22:51hrs | 1537 | by Nomusa Garikai
'General Chiwenga defeated us' Doctor says
A Zimbabwean doctor has confessed that they were defeated by the Vice President in charge of the Ministry of Health and were forced to apologise for engaging in a long strike that crippled the health ...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 11:51hrs | 17267 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa threatens to withhold striking teachers' wages
LABOUR groups have criticised President Emmerson Mnangagwa over plans to withhold salaries of all teachers on strike.Speaking during a briefing in Mutare last week, Mnangagwa vowed to stick to...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:42hrs | 1145 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube; just like Gideon Gono will be unemployable when he absconds
Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Dr Gono told Trevor Ncube that he has a gym in his home hence he has lost so much weight. But it appears he is melting away before our eyes, we still have to stick to h...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 07:16hrs | 6593 | by Nomazulu Thata
Teachers hit back at Mnangagwa
TEACHERS yesterday hit back at President Emmerson Mnangagwa, saying he should respect their profession and offer them a living wage instead of reducing them to charity cases.Mnangagwa last wee...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:20hrs | 14702 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's health system in ICU
IN Zimbabwe, pregnant women are left alone in hospitals to give birth, taps have run dry in major urban centres, infrastructure has all but collapsed and more than half the population needs food aid....Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:38hrs | 130 | by Bloomberg
I haven't joined Dynamos, insists Makanda
THE story of out of contract striker Tinashe Makanda signing for Dynamos has taken a turn with the player, together with his agent claiming that nothing was signed with DeMbare.In fact, accord...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:31hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
Fees for non-exam classes slashed
THE Government has given the green light to schools and parents to work out a pro-rata system for the third term's school fees for non-examination classes, as some pupils will only have face-to-face l...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:25hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over steep medical aid subscriptions
MEDICAL aid companies are in the eye of a storm as policyholders are accusing them of ripping them off through drastic increases in contributions, most of which are wiping out their salaries.D...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:02hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Parents volunteer to pay striking teachers' salaries
SOME parents in low-density suburbs of Bulawayo have resolved to pay salaries for striking teachers to enable classes for affected students to continue.Teachers across the country have embarke...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 09:53hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
Medical aid companies ripping policyholders off
MEDICAL aid companies are in the eye of a storm as policyholders are accusing them of ripping them off through drastic increases in contributions, most of which are wiping out their salaries.D...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 08:00hrs | 504 | by Staff Reporter
Teachers scoff at salary freeze threat
TEACHERS yesterday scoffed at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's threats to withhold their salaries for engaging in a strike, saying the move would be fiercely fought in court.Schools reopened on ...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:29hrs | 4412 | by Staff reporter
Teachers slam Mnangagwa 'aggression'
Teachers' unions on Friday said they were "unmoved" by fresh threats by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who warned that his government could exclude from the payroll thousands of teachers who are boycot...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:16hrs | 2047 | by Staff reporter
Dr. Masimba Mavaza, please do not excite!
I have hardly recovered from the last article you wrote on Bulawayo24: an article that sees female gender as unreasonable and out of sic with African traditions and culture. Here we go again today: "M...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 20:57hrs | 497 | by Nomazulu Thata
ZCLDN about concerned drug baking, sex, alcohol consumption by students
The Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN) notes with grave concern disturbing videos and pictures of students mostly in high schools smoking marijuana amid reports they are also engaging i...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 16:13hrs | 1264 | by ZCLDN
Idle pupils turn to sex orgies, drugs
Some of the pictures making rounds on social media of students kissing or standing next to each other in sexually suggestive positions at school. The authenticity of the images could not be immediatel...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 10:01hrs | 3309 | by Staff reporter
Teachers not holding anyone at ransom, but merely demanding the US$475 Zimbabwe govt stealing from each employee
Are we truly living in the same country with those who claim to be our leaders, or do they exist in a parallel universe, that renders them detached from the realities of what is transpiring in the lan...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 21:56hrs | 2220 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Cain Mathema is misinformed'
TEACHERS' unions yesterday came out guns blazing, claiming Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema is misinformed that there are adequate educators in schools preparing learners to write...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 19:51hrs | 4270 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's recalled MP dies after suffering stroke
An MDC Alliance MP who was recalled from Parliament in June by the Thokozani Khupe MDC Alliance has died, her party said.Annah Muyambo, who was an MP for Harare province after entering parliam...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 19:23hrs | 6769 | by Staff reporter
Teachers respond to 'threats of war' by George Charamba
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) have issued a statement noting the threats by the Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba that the behavior of teachers was similar to a decl...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 08:37hrs | 7498 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Junior doctors can join army, police'
HEALTH deputy minister John Mangwiro yesterday told Parliament that public health institutions had filled up all vacancies for junior doctors, and urged the new graduates to either join the army and p...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:54hrs | 2098 | by Staff reporter
'Teachers' industrial action is apolitical'
THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union in Zimbabwe (Artuz) has said the ongoing strike by educators is a genuine labour dispute and apolitical.But President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson, G...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:53hrs | 1080 | by Staff reporter
Only 29% Zimbabwe teachers reporting for work
Only 29 percent of teachers are reporting for duty at Zimbabwe's public school as the majority of instructors boycott work over poor working conditions, APA learnt here on Wednesday.Primary an...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 18:19hrs | 623 | by APA
Mudenda, MPs roast Executive for undermining Parly
SPEAKER of Parliament Jacob Mudenda and opposition legislators yesterday took turns to grill Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi for allowing members of the Executive to take legislative business lightly...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 07:05hrs | 1665 | by Staff reporter
Teachers, govt talks face hurdles
NEGOTIATIONS between teachers and government over salaries could hit a snag, with the employer expressing fear that further salary adjustments could trigger inflation and reverse the gains made by gov...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 07:03hrs | 1143 | by Staff reporter
Teachers' unions should be realistic, says Govt
Teachers' unions need to be realistic in their engagements with the Government over salaries, taking into consideration the present economic challenges, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minis...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 20:17hrs | 780 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu PF creating fake MDC to win 2023' - why bother, won 2018 with genuine MDC
Dear Knowledge Hakata, "As a political student this is my prediction of what is happening and what is going to happen in Zimbabwe. Zanu PF knows that they won't stand a chance in 2023 presiden...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 08:31hrs | 1930 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zimbabwe's weak opposition falls prey to vultures
CELEBRATING Zimbabwe's main opposition party's 21st anniversary on September 26, MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa tweeted: "MDCA 21st anniversary celebrations ... Thank you beloved and fellow citize...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 07:09hrs | 876 | by Gumisai Nyoni
Striking teachers dig in
TEACHERS have vowed to press on with their industrial action after talks with the government collapsed yesterday as they also complained bitterly over alleged favouritism towards the army and police....Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 06:55hrs | 3351 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants to continue receiving COLA allowance
GOVERNMENT will continue paying civil servants the additional Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) allowance as salary negotiations continue. Most civil servants received the COLA payment for last...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 06:48hrs | 1367 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube says Covid-19 won't hit economy as hard
Zimbabwe's finance minister said on Monday the economy would not be as severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic as initially feared and foreign currency inflows had shown resilience.The sout...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 17:24hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers refuse to return to work
AN acute shortage of sanitiser, PPE and clean water is putting pupils and school staff at risk of Covid-19, say unions.Teachers in Zimbabwe are refusing to return to work after the resumption ...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 16:53hrs | 2696 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says his life was saved at UBH
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's visit to the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) last Friday rekindled memories of how his life was saved at the institution after he ruptured his appendix 37 years a...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 06:43hrs | 5116 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC is imploding
Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC-A), is imploding as the country's ruling Zanu-PF conspires with a tiny MDC splinter group, the Movement for Democrati...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 17:21hrs | 4807 | by Peter Fabricius
Nurses deny violating lockdown regulations
THE 11 nurses arrested for contravening national lockdown regulations after they allegedly gathered at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital in Harare to protest over poor salaries and working conditions have...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:28hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
Temporary teachers take over exam classes
GOVERNMENT has, in an unprecedented move, put 25 000 temporary teachers on standby for possible takeover from qualified teachers who have been on strike over poor salaries since Monday when schools re...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:25hrs | 1707 | by Staff reporter
Zesa tariff hike hits 100% inside a week
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) on Thursday increased domestic electricity tariffs by 50 percent, the second such raise in a week.The ZESA subsidiary - s...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 22:07hrs | 2682 | by Staff reporter
Govt publishes school calendar
Government has published a school calendar, which will see the last term of this year ending seven days before the Christmas Holiday. According to the government, the last term of 2020 ends on...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 07:40hrs | 6232 | by Staff reporter
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