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Mnangagwa's new minimum wage riles employers, employees
Both employers and employees are not happy with the minimum wage that was gazetted recently by Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Professor Paul Mavima. According to Statutory ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:21hrs | 1531 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's lockdown a joke,' says ZCTU
WORKERS have expressed dismay over the lack of seriousness on part of the government after it exempted more companies to operate during the 21-day lockdown meant to stop the spread of the deadly coron...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 13:32hrs | 1793 | by Staff reporter
Salaries showdown looms
A SHOWDOWN is looming between the government and its workers after the Labour ministry gazetted Statutory Instrument 81 of 2020, which pegged the minimum wage at an equivalent amount of US$100....Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 13:31hrs | 1561 | by Staff reporter
Komichi backs Chamisa ouster
MDC top politician Morgen Komichi has welcomed the Supreme Court ruling declaring current MDC leader Nelson Chamisa was not legitimate leader of the main opposition.In his statement, Komichi i...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 16:14hrs | 10628 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Morgan Komichi announces removal of Chamisa as President
Today, the Supreme Court, which is the highest Court of the Land except in constitutional cases, has pronounced itself on the dispute that has long been affecting our Party.This follows the ch...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 16:07hrs | 4423 | by Morgan Komichi
Zimbabwe businesses welcome US$ relaxation
The black market exchange rate for the United States dollar is likely to fall following the relaxation of the usage of free funds by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Thursday. Business le...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:35hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Govt must address economic situation to stop illegal cross border - Mcijo
Former Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Western Region Regional Officer Percy Mcijo has urged the government to address the economic situation in the country so as to curb the problem of illegal migr...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 10:15hrs | 1591 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa called to shut down Zimbabwe for 14 days
THE Zimbabwe Medical Association (Zima) has called for a 14-day lockdown and self-isolation for individuals with a compromised immune system to mitigate the effects of Covid-19.Zima secretary-...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 15:19hrs | 7703 | by Staff reporter
Council ropes in army on COVID-19
GWERU City Council's health department has trained medical staff from the Zimbabwe Military Academy and other arms of the State security agents such as the police and air force to be better equipped t...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 15:09hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU calls for Zimbabwe lockdown
ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has appealed to the government to activate a national lockdown amid fears of salary and job cuts with employers citing poor business.In a statement, ZC...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:42hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU calls for country wide lockdown
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has called on the Zimbabwean government to place the country under immediate lockdown to minimise the risk of...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 13:10hrs | 2515 | by Stephen Jakes
TNF partners must not agree on poverty datum line based on false assumption - ZCTU
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Secretary General Japhet Moyo has warned the Tripatrite Negotiation Forum (TNF) members not to agree on Poverty Datum Line (PDL) based pay which is based on false ass...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 07:26hrs | 661 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwean workers dump negotiations
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has said it cannot continue with dialogue because Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) meetings are not yielding anything, the Daily News can report....Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 17:46hrs | 704 | by Staff reporter
George Charamba celebrates coronavirus will stop Chamisa demos
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson has celebrated that the corona virus outbreak will prevent MDC-Alliance and he Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unio...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 06:06hrs | 4015 | by Staff Reporter
ZCTU questions liberalisation of currency exchange
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions secretary-general Japhet Moyo has questioned the rationale in the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's move to liberalise the country's foreign currency market."Confide...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 07:28hrs | 1533 | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa backs 'imminent' ZCTU protests
THE opposition MDC has joined forces the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) banner to push for salaries in United States dollars, with the labour body saying workers are itching for mass action ...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 11:11hrs | 1749 | by Staff reporter
Mixed feelings over Mthuli Ncube's measures
CAPTAINS of industry have reacted differently to the government's move to liberalise the foreign currency exchange market, with some saying the development confirms that the country has redollarised a...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 11:09hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar wreaks havoc
THE Zimbabwean dollar has continued its dramatic meltdown as it weakened even further against the greenback this week, 263 days after it was made the sole legal tender.The local unit has plumm...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 06:12hrs | 2322 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC plots 'big political action'
A key organ within the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change, the National Standing Committee (NSC) on Tuesday resolved to unleash 'a big political action' to return the country to what...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 09:51hrs | 3863 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU pushes for rand salaries as Zimdollar plunges
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has tabled before government a demand that all wages be paid in the South African rand and that the country joins the Rand Monetary Union as the Zimbabwe d...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 07:12hrs | 1330 | by Staff reporter
MDC remembers late Morgan Tsvangirai birthday
Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) yesterday remembered their founding president and former Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai who would have turned 68 today.The party'...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 06:28hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU members call for action
RESTIVE members of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) have told the labour body's leadership to organise a mass stay-away to force the government to address the current economic crisis....Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 13:15hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar crashes, fuel prices shoot up
THE prices of basic goods and services are set to skyrocket anew, after the local currency plunged against the United States dollar on the black market yesterday, the Daily News reports.This c...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 18:08hrs | 6612 | by Staff reporter
Stay-aways now a waste of precious time
I AM currently wondering about the personal benefit of staying away when one is self-employed like the majority of us.If I stay home no cash comes my way as is the case with proponents of such...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 06:40hrs | 106 | by Fan Sambi
Worker exploitation spikes: Trade unionist
FORMER Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) regional officer Percy Mcijo has lamented the high levels of exploitation of government and private sector workers by employers taking advantage of econ...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 12:38hrs | 906 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU mobilises for national shutdown
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) is moving across the country mobilising for a national shutdown to pressure President Emmerson Mnangagwa to address the deteriorating economic situation in...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 05:51hrs | 4776 | by Staff reporter
'Workers fed up with govt looters'
WORKERS in Bulawayo have said they are fed up with unfulfilled promises by government officials who are living large, while they live in misery and watch their children's future being destroyed....Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 07:47hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
City firms shut down
A number of Bulawayo companies are closing down due to the intensifying economic problems, leaving thousands of workers stranded, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has warned.Ambros...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 08:38hrs | 2947 | by Staff reporter
Decent salaries guarantee stability
FOR any economy to develop, there is need for stability in the country, and stability can only be realised when people are able to put food on the table. But as the Zimbabwean economy continues on a d...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:51hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU plots crippling living wage protests
THE country's largest labour body, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), has threatened to roll out mass protests and make life difficult for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government until it...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 10:49hrs | 924 | by Staff reporter
MDC supporters remember giant Tsvangirai
AMID the country's worsening political and economic crises, many Zimbabweans said yesterday that they remembered the enduring "humanity, heroics and patriotism" of the late opposition leader Morgan Ts...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 15:34hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
MDC to celebrate Tsvangirai 'in style', says Chamisa
THE MDC has lined up several provincial activities to commemorate the death of its founding leader, Morgan Tsvangirai this Friday.Tsvangirai died on 14 February 2018 at a private South African...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:56hrs | 1083 | by newzimbabwe
Deadlock over minimum wage
SALARY talks in the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) have reportedly stalled after parties failed to agree on a minimum wage, with workers threatening to pull out of the negotiations and declare a s...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:25hrs | 780 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa linked ZCTU snubs Polad's economic summit invite
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), an ally of the main opposition MDC, has turned down an invitation to attend the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) Economic Summit saying they cannot assoc...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 05:52hrs | 178 | by newzimbabwe
MDC's greatest misconception… that demonstrations and violence will lead to power
The violence-prone Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), since its introduction in the country's political arena 20 years ago has not been able to dislodge ZANU PF from its stranglehold on power and h...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 08:59hrs | 1813 | by Dr Claver Nyuki
Market rejects Zimdollar
PRESSURE is mounting from business, labour and informal traders for government to abandon the Zimbabwe dollar, which is being rejected as a medium of exchange because of lack of confidence and its ins...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 06:07hrs | 2492 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU calls for adoption of rand as local currency has failed
The Zimbabwe Copngress of Trade Unions Secretary general Japhet Moyo has said the Zimbabwean dollar has failed and called for the adoption of the South African Rand to save the suffering citizens....Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 09:41hrs | 2046 | by Stephen Jakes
Business now enjoying profiteering - ZCTU
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Secretary General Japhet Moyo has said businesses are not enjoying profiteering underrated as the government is instead inactive in facilitating the increase in w...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 11:19hrs | 842 | by Stephen Jakes
Tripartite Negotiating Forum talks hit deadlock over salaries
Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) talks on salaries and wages reached a deadlock yesterday, with the Government and labour on one side agreeing that there should be a minimum wage, while business rej...Published: 08 Feb 2020 at 09:29hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZCTU boss Lovemore Matombo dies
FORMER Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) President Lovemore Matombo has died.Matombo died Monday afternoon at his Greendale home in Harare.Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 12:34hrs | 592 | by newzimbabwe
Farewell to Lovemore Matombo - A hero par excellence!
We have lost a gallant fighter, a champion of the working class struggles, a democrat and a towering figure in the fight for democracy in Zimbabwe. I knew Cde Lovemore Matombo from my days as ...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 07:13hrs | 2238 | by Nelson Chamisa
Polad economic summit on the cards
POLITICAL leaders under the banner, Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) have set plans to engage various business and industry sector players to come up with economic reforms that will be key in revivin...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:40hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF wary of unions
ZANU-PF is wary of labour unions and is accusing them of attempting to use workers to oust President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government under the guise of fighting for better working conditions.I...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:47hrs | 1352 | by Staff reporter
MDC, unions plan to defy state threats over demos
DARK clouds are hanging over Zimbabwe once again following the threat by the MDC and labour unions to hold rolling anti-government protests around the country despite the State's stern warning against...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:21hrs | 973 | by Staff reporter
Proposed Zimbabwe finance law threatens jobs
BACK in July 2015, a Supreme Court ruling involving Zuva Petroleum and two former managers, caused at an estimated 30 000 workers to lose their jobs on three months' notice, most without benefits....Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 08:03hrs | 1766 | by Staff reporter
Rise in food deprivation of citizens by Zanu PF irks human rights watchdog
Majority of Zimbabwean companies are reportedly operating at 30% capacity due to biting economy which has resulted to several others folding.The Zimbabwe Congress of trade Unions (ZCTU) reveal...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 09:07hrs | 359 | by Stephen Jakes
'Zimbabwe has reached deepest depth of a crisis'
Zimbabwe has reached the deepest depth of a crisis, which is a culmination of unresolved political and economic problems, Briggs Bomba, the convenor of the Zimbabwe Citizens Manifesto has said....Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 12:10hrs | 1987 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's current environment not ideal for social dialogue
SINCE the beginning of the year, Zimbabwe's government has been confronted by restive workers and their leadership from different labour unions, either threatening industrial action or alleging incapa...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:18hrs | 229 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
Food aid for Zanu-PF supporters only, says MP
Zanu-PF Chiredzi West Member of Parliament (MP) Farai Musikavanhu has defended his stance to deny opposition MDC members and supporters access to government-run food aid scheme, saying people who did ...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 06:51hrs | 1801 | by Staff reporter
Gloomy festive season for Zimbabweans
The National Consumer Rights Association (Nacora) and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) have predicted a gloomy festive season for ordinary citizens. They have also blamed the government fo...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 20:38hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
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