Search / Zctu
ZCTU slams Mnangagwa
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions has slammed President Emmerson Mnangagwa for implementing a raft of economic stabilisation measures before consulting with partners at the Tripartite Negotiation ...Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:27hrs | 3617 | by Staff reporter
A fool and his money are soon parted!
The cash taps have well and truly been turned on.It seems hardworking Zimbabweans in faraway lands have been doing their bit to support family and friends back home, including bankrolling pote...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:10hrs | 330 | by Bishop
Zimbabwe's shutdowns not the best protest strategy
WORSENING economic conditions, coupled with growing unemployment as most Zimbabweans struggle to eke out a living in the informal sector are among the major reasons why this week's shutdown flopped....Published: 14 May 2022 at 19:42hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Salary erosion irks employees
SALARIES in local currency are being eroded on a daily basis by the downward spiralling economic situation worsened by runaway inflation, the Zimbabwe Independent has observed.The fluctuating ...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:09hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
ILO to table findings on Zimbabwe mission
THE International Labour Organisation (ILO) will table a report on Zimbabwe at the International Labour Conference set for later this month in Geneva, Switzerland after its recent visit to the country...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:08hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
'Stayaways not likely to work in Zimbabwe'
ANALYSTS yesterday said stayaways are not likely to work now as Zimbabwe is a highly informalised economy where the majority have no formal jobs.It was business as usual on Monday, the day of ...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:15hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean commuters bear brunt of police, motorists' war
ARMED with batons, police officers disembark from a tinted vehicle running at full speed to block a honking pirate taxi in the heart of the city in a dramatic and dangerous move.The targeted v...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:05hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers down chalks
WORKERS yesterday accused government of making empty promises on improved wages and conditions of service for "too many years", as teachers declared "incapacitation" again.With schools opening...Published: 03 May 2022 at 06:53hrs | 4263 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's speech booed at May Day commemorations
THE opposition MDC-T got a rude awakening Sunday when an unapologetic crowd at this year's Workers' day celebrations in Harare forced the party's organising secretary Gift Chimanikire off the stage....Published: 03 May 2022 at 06:47hrs | 2069 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa speaks on reports that he is negotiating with Mnangagwa
CCC leader Nelson Chamisa has denied reports that he is engaged or seeking to engage President Emmerson Mnangagwa on forming a coalition government under any other other name. Chamisa was ...Published: 02 May 2022 at 09:22hrs | 7543 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Govt urged to address issues fuelling inflation
TRADE unions have urged Government to promote dialogue among social partners to address issues revolving around the welfare of workers and whip into line cartels which are fuelling inflation.T...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:59hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe political parties attend Workers Day commemorations
Zimbabwean workers yesterday joined the rest of the world in commemorating Workers' Day, with the Government calling for unity while expressing its commitment to improving the welfare of workers throu...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:53hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Wear black on Friday, says Masaraure
THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has urged Zimbabweans to wear black clothes on Friday to mourn the high cost of living that has pushed many into extreme poverty."We wi...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 09:03hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
ZIMRA bus in horrifying accident...4 confirmed dead
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority bus was involved in a tragic accident on Tuesday that has reportedly claimed the lives of four of its members. According to a statement issued by the Revenue Aut...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 09:58hrs | 2636 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa told to leave NGOs alone
CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) chairperson Peter Mutasa has told President Emmerson Mnangagwa to appreciate the work done by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Zimbabwe.Mutasa was r...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:33hrs | 1646 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU will lobby for US dollar salaries
FLORENCE TARUVINGA (FT), broke the glass ceiling when she was elected Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president in October, beating Peter Mutasa after polling 73 votes to his 59, thereby beco...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 06:35hrs | 1108 | by Staff reporter
Opposition blamed for tarnishing Morgan Tsvangirai's legacy
FOUR years after the death of democracy icon Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition is falling short of his fighting spirit and wantonly tarnishing his legacy, political analysts have said.Tsvangir...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:44hrs | 1270 | by Staff reporter
'Govt housing projections unrealistic'
ANALYSTS have ridiculed government claims that it would construct 34 000 housing units for civil servants as mere politicking to attract votes as the country heads for the March 26 by-elections and th...Published: 14 Feb 2022 at 05:30hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
RBZ defends bank withdrawal limits
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya defended bank withdrawal limits announced on Monday last week, saying while there has been a groundswell of criticism, the new levels were above average...Published: 14 Feb 2022 at 05:28hrs | 1330 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU demands urgent salary talks
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has called on the government to urgently initiate a Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) meeting to review salary levels across all sectors of the economy as...Published: 12 Feb 2022 at 16:39hrs | 1086 | by Staff reporter
New Gates Foundation trustee led plot to overthrow Zim leader alongside US
WHILE Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, recently appointed to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to add his other high-profile board appointments such as at Rockefeller Foundation, is a rol...Published: 05 Feb 2022 at 19:41hrs | 1678 | by Staff reporter
Workers demand USD salaries
ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Florence Taruvinga has said the economy can afford US dollars salaries and workers should be paid salaries that match the poverty datum line (PDL) as...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 21:31hrs | 1429 | by Staff reporter
'Salaries must revert to 2018 levels'
WITH the onset of the new year, there has been an increase in the demand by workers to be paid their salaries in hard currency. This has been prompted by the rapid fall in value of the Zimbabwe dollar...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 21:31hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on verge of redollarisation?
GOVERNMENT's failure to resolve a perennial currency crisis could push Zimbabwe back into dollarisation, analysts warned yesterday.In the past year, markets have been increasingly rejecting th...Published: 02 Feb 2022 at 05:33hrs | 3032 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe sliding back to 2008 crisis'
ZIMBABWE is in economic and political crises which are threatening peace, particularly ahead of the 2023 elections.Observers say corruption and looting of public resources have reached alarmin...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 06:02hrs | 3735 | by Staff reporter
Miserable X-mas for impoverished workers
THE year 2021 was a sad one for workers because of a plethora of challenges, including the Covid-19 pandemic and now they will round it off with a bleak Christmas.Workers' unions say the gover...Published: 26 Dec 2021 at 15:30hrs | 393 | by Staffreporter
Ex-ZCTU leader alleges political persecution
FORMER Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Mutasa has alleged that he was being persecuted by suspected Zanu-PF activists and that graft allegations against him were a plot ...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:48hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Ex ZCTU boss dragged to Zacc over $500 000 donation
Former Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Mr Peter Mutasa has been dragged to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for prejudicing the union, in cahoots with his accomplices,...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 22:47hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Charamba warns 'sellout' ex-ZCTU boss
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has warned former Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Mutasa that the net would soon close in on him for allegedly sell...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:38hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
MDC, ZCTU in strategic talks
MDC Alliance senior officials led by vice president Tendai Biti Friday paid a courtesy call on the newly elected Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) where the two parties exchanged notes how to p...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:20hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt urged to enforce rights of mineworkers on Chinese
HARARE: NMWUZ - National Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe President Kurebwa Javangwe Nomboka has urged Government to put stringent measures to enforce all Chinese mining firms to revise the manner in wh...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 19:01hrs | 110 | by Maxwell Teedzai
Audit to expose ex-ZCTU President Mutasa?
FORMER Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Mutasa, is reportedly being targeted for arrest by the new Zanu-PF-aligned executive.Sources at Gorlon House, the ZCTU headquart...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:23hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Money changed hands during ZCTU congress
A LEAKED call between Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions' (ZCTU) new secretary general Runesu Dzimiri and an unidentified member of the association's electorate has revealed how he allegedly doled out ...Published: 02 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, Mwonzora's plot to 'takeover' ZCTU
Zanu-PF and the MDC-T have set their sight on taking over control of the firebrand workers' group, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) at its elective congress set for this Friday, NewZimbabw...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 15:34hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Peter Mutasa ousted as ZCTU president
Florence Taruvinga is the new president of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions after beating incumbent Peter Mutasa at a congress on Friday to become the first woman to hold the position.Tar...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 15:01hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Teachers stage online anti-govt demo
Members of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) yesterday staged online anti-government protests meant to coincide with the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) anti-sancti...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Teachers' union bids to stop ZCTU elective congress unless it is allowed vote
A teachers' union has gone to court to stop the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade of Unions' (ZCTU) elective conference starting on Wednesday, unless its members are allowed vote.The Amalgamated Rura...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa linked ZCTU rocked by power struggles
POWER struggles have threatened to divide the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) ahead of its elective congress set for next week, with some affiliates claiming that they have been deliberately d...Published: 22 Oct 2021 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCTU vaccination challenge suffers body blow
THE High Court has struck off the roll of urgent cases an application by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) in which the labour movement sought an order barring companies from demanding COVID...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCTU vaccines case hit snag
The High Court has struck off the roll with costs an urgent application by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), seeking to prohibit employers including Government from compelling unvaccinated...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 19:20hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Food, rent gobble 78% of workers' wages
HARD-PRESSED Zimbabwean workers are spending an estimated 78% of the monthly earnings on food and rental costs, leaving very limited room for personal growth and long-term investments owing to deep ec...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
MDC: A case of burning ambition, failed leadership
THE Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) was founded in 1999 as an opposition party from members of a broad coalition of civic society groups and individuals that campaigned for a "no" vote in the 200...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:18hrs | 2 | by Cedric Steele
Govt blunder leaves commuters stranded
GOVERNMENT was yesterday forced to concede failure and apologise after thousands of commuters were left stranded in Harare on Friday due to transport challenges following a government decision to grou...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Companies challenge ZCTU over unvaccinated workers
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)'s court challenge against compulsory vaccination of workers has suffered a major blow after government and several private entities cited as respondents di...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
When Zambia had a Tsvangirai moment
Phew! What an eventful week it was, from the fall of Kabul to the Taliban and the fall of Edgar "Chagwa" Lungu to Hakainde Hichilema in Zambia.And we also had new Malawian President Dr Lazarus...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 07:47hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
Employers adopt no jab, no entry policy
TAKING a cue from government, several companies in Zimbabwe are making proof of vaccination a prerequisite for employees to enter their premises in a bid to curb the spread of the novel virus....Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Trade unionists file $38m lawsuit for unlawful arrest
NINETEEN Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) leaders have filed a combined $38 million lawsuit against police for unlawful arrest.According to the summons filed at Mutare High Court, the ...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's piecemeal approach to Cabinet reshuffling lands former unionist as new Finance Minister
Unionists across the African continent and in particular the Acting President of NMWUZ - Mine Workers' Union of Zimbabwe Mr Kurebwa Javangwe Nomboka have hailed President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent Cabi...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 19:33hrs | 2 | by Maxwell Teedzai
2018 army shooting victim fights for justice
ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) employee Zakeo Mutimutema is now partially blind after he sustained facial injuries during the August 1, 2018, electoral violence, which resulted in the gunnin...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCTU: Get vaccinated or get out of work
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has threatened to sue the government for its "no-jab-no-work" policy which bars any unvaccinated civil service and parastatal worker from entering governme...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:36hrs | 3 | by Nevanji Madanhire
Load More Stories