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'What can deadwood cabinet advise dream team?' ask ZCTU - no ask; what will we do if it fails, yet again?
"The reshuffle of cabinet actually promoted all those deemed 'excess baggage' by certain sections of the media. The big boys whom the majority called dead wood were actually reassigned to full time jo...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 14:24hrs | 775 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Retired old cabinet to be in charge of directing government programmes
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions secretary general Japhet Moyo has said it is now official that the retired old cabinet would actually be in charge of directing government programmes. "The re...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 09:08hrs | 2435 | by Stephen Jakes
ZCTU honours 2006 torture victims
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has honoured its members who were brutally tortured by police on September 13 2006 after spearheading countrywide protests against social injustices by for...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:48hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU SG questions change of system in Zanu PF govt
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) secretary general Japhet Moyo has questions if the Zanu PF government systems have changed to allow rational minds in some of the ministers like Finance Minist...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 09:02hrs | 1786 | by Stephen Jakes
How much did the plane chartered for Grace cost ? - ZCTU
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Secretary general Japhet Moyo has said the nation needs to now how much costs was spent in chartering the plane to bring former first lady Grace Mugabe from Singa...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 07:26hrs | 1459 | by Stephen Jakes
Shocking massive price hikes hit Zimbabweans
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has noted with great concern the shocking massive price hikes that have affected almost every basic commodity, worsening the plight of the already struggling m...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 15:47hrs | 3942 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF promises fake, claims MDC Alliance partner
ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) secretary-general Japhet Moyo has challenged the ruling Zanu PF government to honour its pre-election promises, which he described as "fake"."Towards t...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 1217 | by Stff reporter
Zanu PF promises fake - ZCTU
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Secretary general Japhet Moyo have described most of the Zanu-PF promises in the run up to the elections as fake."Towards the elections we were told of mega d...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 11:03hrs | 875 | by Stephen Jakes
Defeating George Soros' agenda in Zimbabwe
It is no secret that after the convincing defeat of the MDC Alliance in Zimbabwe's recent inclusive elections, US-EU imperialism was forced to undergo a brief period of not only recuperation, a much n...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:45hrs | 493 | by Obi Egbuna Jr
ZCTU offices shooting condemned
THE International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has condemned the military for firing gunshots at the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union offices in Harare early this month in a bid to quash protests ...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:45hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU vows to continue fight for democratic institutions
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has vowed to continue with its struggle to make sure the country has institutions that uphold democracy and impartiality in managing the electoral processe...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:44hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Depriving the poor of the right to education
Dear Editor, Thank you and your crew for your informative editions which have become the voice of the voiceless giving hope to the hopeless.What we witnessed today driving around Murow...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 11:04hrs | 776 | by Murowa Community Zvishavane
Army 'pumps' bullets into ZCTU offices
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has filed criminal charges against the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) whose bullets ripped through the main labour body's head office windows during angry pr...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 11:35hrs | 4004 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa should respect people's voice
Zimbabwe's 2018 harmonised elections have come and gone. While this was a tightly-contested plebiscite, it was Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF who emerged victorious. Let me take this moment to humbly ...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:38hrs | 537 | by Cuthbert Mavheko
ZCTU backs Chamisa's presidential bid
Zimbabwe's main labour federation called on workers to back MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa in tomorrow's election.The ZCTU, a key ally of the MDC, said its general council ...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 20:07hrs | 1216 | by Staff reporter
Aspiring candidate to sue Mugabe and Kasukuwere
Aspiring young Mhondoro-Ngezi constituency Independent Member of Parliament candidate, Nomboka Kurebwa Javangwe, who was recently ousted from the MDC Alliance, has since vowed to continue representing...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 12:26hrs | 1341 | by Own Correspondent
Battle line drawn - ZCTU
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions secretary general Japhet Moyo has said it is clear now that the struggle for democracy, total emancipation of the working men and women should be taken to another lev...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:35hrs | 1977 | by Stephen Jakes
'Elections are not free and fair. Pull out!' ZCTU tell Chamisa, straight - no putting the genie back now.
"We must clearly express that there are irregularities in the conduct of the elections and that they can't be free and fair. We must tell the opposition parties to pull out of the election," said ZCTU...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 07:06hrs | 1418 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zanu-PF taken to court
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) says it is in working on a High Court Chamber application challenging the sending of mobile phone text messages to individuals by political parties canvass...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 17:11hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers' salary increase has ripple effects: ZCTU
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions yesterday said the 22% salary increment awarded to soldiers has triggered more unions to press for higher pay, and will result in government printing money to pay...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 11:43hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
The greatest betrayal ever.....bring back the Mugabe's!
Dear Voter Please never mind my poor English characterized by grammar and spelling errors but feed on the point, after all its the content that matters most.As the clock ticks towards July...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 09:48hrs | 7046 | by Munya Shumba
Chamisa ropes in ZCTU for joint demo
Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has roped in erstwhile allies, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, vendors and college students for a joint massive demonstration on Wednesday to demand transparency and le...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:21hrs | 1059 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans tell of hopelessness ahead of elections
Seven months into the new presidency, and just a month before elections - the first without Robert Mugabe since independence - Zimbabweans are telling a story of lost hope."What difference doe...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 07:05hrs | 502 | by Daily Maverick
Who is who on the Zimbabwe campaign trail?
A TOTAL of 23 candidates successfully filed their nomination papers last week enabling them to run in the presidential elections to be held on July 30, although it is self-evident the real race will b...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 15:06hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Zimra workers plan protest
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is bracing for a demonstration by its employees today, who are protesting about alleged poor working conditions for the general workforce while management swim i...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 07:03hrs | 1314 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa lied to the world'
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Secretary General Japhet Moyo has lamented that Zimbabwe has a president (Emmerson Mnangagwa) who lied to the entire world that he was targeting criminals around form...Published: 30 May 2018 at 07:12hrs | 8426 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe has been in high crisis of unemployment - ZCTU SG
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Secretary general Japhet Moyo has said Zimbabwe has been in serious unemployment crisis which reduced people into vendors hence this culminated to the revolt that...Published: 29 May 2018 at 07:22hrs | 201 | by Stephen Jakes
'Low wages trigger mental cases'
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has blamed the paltry wages paid to most workers in the country for triggering a spike in mental cases.Addressing stakeholders attending the World ...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:53hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Why the MDC Alliance will lose
The main opposition political party, the MDC Alliance, has committed a series of serious mistakes that have created conditions necessary and sufficient to ensure its own electoral defeat.Some ...Published: 08 May 2018 at 07:15hrs | 2566 | by Maliki Mpereki
Nelson Chamisa's rant against China irritating
Mthwakazi Republic Party has said the rants by MDC-T President Nelson Chamisa that he wil chase away Chinese in the country were irritating and misleading."Firstly, it is a matter of concern f...Published: 06 May 2018 at 16:06hrs | 3594 | by Stephen Jakes
'Where are govt's $11 billion deals'
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has questioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa's assertion that his government has secured US$11 billion investment for the country, saying nothing much has c...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:57hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU slams Chinese violation of labour laws
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions has expressed concern over the alleged spike in labour abuse cases at Chinese-owned firms in the Midlands province.Speaking on the sidelines of the Worker...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:41hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Teachers declare war on government
TEACHERS affiliated to the Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (Zimta) have vowed to go ahead with their planned industrial action, when schools open for the second term next week, to force government to e...Published: 03 May 2018 at 17:40hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
Zim situation forcing the poor to be poorer
HARARE - Employers are living luxurious lives while their employees are not getting adequate salary and the situation has made the poor to become more poorer, a trade unionist has said.Address...Published: 03 May 2018 at 11:51hrs | 590 | by Virginia Zifesho and Stanley Chirimbani
Khupe's spokesperson ejected from ZCTU Workers' Day event
Workers' Day commemorations should not be politicised by any organisation and should not be an event to score cheap political scores, MDC-T Thokozani Khupe's national spokesperson, Linda Masarira, sai...Published: 03 May 2018 at 09:47hrs | 1431 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T moots engaging ZCTU to run primaries
MDC-T is mooting engaging the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) to conduct its primary elections in the spirit of promoting fairness and credibility, the party has said.In an interview ...Published: 03 May 2018 at 07:07hrs | 803 | by Staff reporter
'Don't vote Zanu-PF'
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) yesterday labelled the Zanu-PF government as the workers' number one enemy, and called on all workers to dump the ruling party in the upcoming general elec...Published: 02 May 2018 at 08:01hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
Road to Victory (R2V): Nelson Chamisa on Tuesday
Seke: A despondent people who can no longer afford the laughter and the smileFellow Zimbabweans, in keeping with our Gogogoi Tisvikewo/Ekuhle campaign, I was in rural Seke and Mhondoro over th...Published: 01 May 2018 at 12:40hrs | 5506 | by Adv Nelson Chamisa
ZCTU invites Chamisa
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has invited MDC's Nelson Chamisa to grace the Workers' Day celebrations in Harare on Tuesday.MDC acting spokesperson Thabitha Khumalo told the Dail...Published: 28 Apr 2018 at 14:52hrs | 1521 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers threaten strike over pay
Just days after the nurses' strike ended, educators in Zimbabwe are threatening to put up their own fight as soon as schools open if government does not give them a pay rise and a review of rural-base...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 22:07hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Mutare to name road after Tsvangirai
Mutare City Council has resolved to rename a street in the city's central business district after the country's late former prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai.Council made the resolution to ren...Published: 26 Apr 2018 at 11:53hrs | 4475 | by Staff reporter
'Chiwenga out of order'
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) on Friday railed against Vice President Constantino Chiwenga for firing striking nurses, saying the former commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces was com...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 11:26hrs | 3744 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF officials collect voter registration slips from residents in Byo
On Sunday the 23rd of April people in Luveve 5, popularly known as Geneva, were mobilized to a meeting where they were promised food distribution by Zanu-PF. They were told to go and receive s...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 10:05hrs | 1474 | by Mkhululi Zulu (Zapu Presidential Spokesperson)
Zimbabwe is a broken nation - ZCTU
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Secretary general Japhet Moyo has described Zimbabwe as a broken nation, which can only be mended through this year's elections by citizens choosing the rightful peop...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 09:59hrs | 864 | by Stephen Jakes
Chiwenga fails to issue termination letters to nurses
The Health Services Board (HSB), which is the appointing authority of practitioners in the public health system, has so far failed to issue termination letters to thousands of nurses relieved of their...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 14:33hrs | 4883 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga out of order on nurses: ZCTU
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union has condemned the decision by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga to terminate contracts of nurses who engaged in collective bargaining.In a statement to show ...Published: 19 Apr 2018 at 16:47hrs | 2014 | by Byo24News Reporter
ZCTU calls for general strike
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has been plunged into another crisis after the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) yesterday called for a general strike to protest against its "disr...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 10:23hrs | 3262 | by Staff reporter
The most important question in Zimbabwe
There is no other period in the history of independent Zimbabwe that has saw significant shifts in the political discourse of the country than the last two decades. The contestation of divides was mai...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 06:35hrs | 318 | by Robert Sigauke
Chamisa meets ZCTU
MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday met the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) executive in an effort seen as trying to retrace the party to its labour background.The opposition party ...Published: 11 Apr 2018 at 07:16hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa's war against workers should not be forgotten
Why was Nelson Chamisa welcomed to the office of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) without asking him hard questions about his past as an MP and lawyer defending corporations against the av...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 09:07hrs | 2478 | by Faith Hope
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