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Government, labour back to negotiating table
GOVERNMENT will this week bring its employees under the auspices of the Apex council to the negotiating table to discuss the August to December cost of living adjustments.This comes after Gove...Published: 3 hrs ago | 124 | by Staff reporter
Let's not mistake gifting votes for vote-rigging
IT'S easy and convenient to shift blame from yourself.After losing two by-elections recently, the main opposition MDC has been pointing fingers in the direction of the ruling Zanu-PF party, al...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:21hrs | 588 | by Conway Tutani
Teachers appeal for wages above poverty line
TEACHERS unions, represented by the Zimbabwe Teachers' Union (Zimta) and the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ), yesterday demanded that government pays salaries above the poverty datum li...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 13:56hrs | 1421 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU's money-spinning scheme exposed
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)s' continuous calls for protests in the country have been exposed as a way of trying to position the body for the UNI Global Union's Breaking Through Award,...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 08:08hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar comeback divides civil servants
THE reintroduction of the Zimbabwe dollar as the sole legal tender has widened divisions within the civil service, particularly teachers, who are now accusing each other of colluding with government t...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:28hrs | 7202 | by Staff reporter
Big retail shops comply with forex directive
A snap survey conducted yesterday revealed that several retail shops in Bulawayo had already complied with the new policy and were selling their products in local currency. Although others had adjuste...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:05hrs | 1647 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers demand just US$200 pay package
TEACHERS have petitioned Parliament demanding that Government immediately releases a teacher salary rescue package of US$200 on top of their RTGS salaries saying earnings have been eroded by inflation...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:55hrs | 1097 | by Staff reporter
ILO panel summons Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is set to appear before an International Labour Organisation (ILO) panel in Geneva, Switzerland, today amid allegations that the State was failing to protect civil servants as demanded by Con...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:08hrs | 1446 | by Staff reporter
Give Mthuli a chance!
The story is told that Moses undertook the dangerous assignment to relocate the children of Israel to the Promised Land. The Red Sea, that vast water body, presented an intractable obstacle. T...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:50hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
Teachers petition Parliament
Struggling teachers have petitioned Parliament to deal with their low wages, saying most of them were now unable to report for duty as the economic situation continues to erode their earnings....Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:55hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Teachers' deliver petition on rescue package to Parliament
Neglected and long-suffering teachers of Zimbabwe, (today) the 6th of June 2019 presented a Petition to Parliament in Harare, demanding that government which is the main employer of Teachers in Govern...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 16:50hrs | 2846 | by Public Relations
Divisions rock teachers
Sharp divisions have surfaced among Zimbabwe's militant teachers' unions which differ on how to approach the President Mnangagwa led government over a number of demands which include having their sala...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:39hrs | 2071 | by Staff reporter
Teachers shutdown schools
Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe have announced that 40% of teachers did not turn out for duty on Monday. The teachers were heeding to a call by ARTUZ to engage in a 3 day industri...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 12:01hrs | 16264 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Teachers to go on strike
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has announced that its members will be engaging in an industrial action over meagre wages that the government is giving them."It is not...Published: 28 May 2019 at 22:57hrs | 7129 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Division: Last thing ZCTU needs at the moment
INDICATIONS from the country's labour fraternity that all is not well within the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) with affiliate organisations mulling to exit in the wake of the departure of o...Published: 20 May 2019 at 06:59hrs | 1057 | by Editorial - Newsday
Zimta pulls out of Chamisa's ZCTU
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has pulled out of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) citing partisan politics within the biggest labour umbrella body.With a total membershi...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:18hrs | 4139 | by Staff reporter
Vuzu parties trigger storm
TEACHERS' unions have added their voice to the proliferation of Vuzu parties in the second city, saying there is a real danger that the country may lose a whole generation to drug and alcohol abuse if...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:00hrs | 1234 | by Staff reporter
'Schools hiking fees'
MOST schools are hiking their tuition fees and levies to enable them to survive the harsh economic climate, the Daily News can report.The fee increases put a heavy burden on struggling parents...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 16:09hrs | 1321 | by Staff reporter
Teachers reject $129 salary deal
TEACHERS unions yesterday angrily rejected the $400 million deal struck by government and the Apex Council, accusing their representative body of being compromised and working against the improvement ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:35hrs | 2767 | by Staff reporter
Beyond the New my foot!
In the past few months, I took some time to reflect on the role of political parties - specifically political parties in Zimbabwe. I came to a simple conclusion - while political parties serve s...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 13:17hrs | 809 | by Sam Wezhira
Civil servants demand $3,000 salary
TEACHERS' unions yesterday said they were planning to go on strike if government does not urgently revise their salaries, as frustrated civil servants demanded a minimum of $3 000 per month after the ...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:19hrs | 1338 | by Staff reporter
Strike action haunts teachers
ABOUT 10 200 teachers will have their leave days deducted as punishment for embarking on an industrial action early this month, the Public Service Commission (PSC) has said. Thousands of teach...Published: 28 Feb 2019 at 06:08hrs | 1199 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt refuses to meet teachers
GOVERNMENT has snubbed further salary talks with teachers' unions, saying it had no plans to directly engage the combative unions.In a response dated February 18, addressed to the Progressive ...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 09:02hrs | 507 | by Staf reporter
Teachers sharpen knives over better pay
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has announced that it is escalating its fight for its members after the employer has failed to meet the demands that were requested."Th...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 09:25hrs | 1235 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimta CEO earns around $10 000 before deductions?
THE Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has come under fire from members of the public after it emerged in a leaked pay slip, alleged to be of its chief executive officer Mr Sifiso Ndlovu that he ea...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:54hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter
Teachers' union leaders appear in court
Leaders of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) appeared in different courts on Thursday.ARTUZ President Obert Masaraure appeared at Harare Magistrates Court 6 for routine...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 19:12hrs | 2858 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Civil servants strikes, opposition's Trojan horse
Zimbabwe is fast becoming a "strike country" as various civil service arms try and outdo each other in registering their grievances against Government through withdrawal of labour and other forms of p...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:26hrs | 868 | by Nicole Hondo
Divisions rock teachers over strike
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has broken ranks with other teachers' associations that over the weekend called on their members to end a week-long strike action over poor sa...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:50hrs | 1201 | by Staff reporter
Teachers clash over nationwide strike
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has slammed their counterparts the Zimbabwe Teachers Union (ZIMTA) and the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) for calling for the im...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 13:21hrs | 1979 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Teachers cancel nationwide strike
Teachers' Unions yesterday announced that they have suspended the nationwide industrial action that commenced on the 5th of February with immediate effect.In a joint statement by Zimbabwe Teac...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 06:39hrs | 2705 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Soldiers flood Zimbabwe schools
Armed soldiers are now a familiar sight at public schools throughout the country in the wake of an on-going strike by teachers, resulting in parents, guardians and learners living in fear.Teac...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 19:08hrs | 9156 | by Staff reporter
Panicky govt meets striking teachers
TOP government officials were last night locked up in a crunch meeting with teachers' union leaders to resolve the salary impasse and end a crippling strike which started on Tuesday, with about 80% of...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:11hrs | 1981 | by Staff reporter
Teachers' unions tell members to 'intensify' strike
The government on Thursday ratcheted up pressure on striking teachers, saying it will dock their salaries for hours not worked.The government move came on the same day that the two largest uni...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 10:56hrs | 2725 | by ZimLive
Schools heading towards complete shutdown
Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe ( ARTUZ) has warned the government that schools risk completely shutting down if it does not take urgent measures to positively respond to the demands of ...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 14:12hrs | 3730 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Government agrees to review teachers' allowances
GOVERNMENT has agreed to increase allowances for teachers and is monitoring the situation in schools to decide on the course of action to take against those who are not reporting for work. The...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:24hrs | 3007 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threw caution to the wind
President Emmerson Mnangagwa ignored advice from a South Africa-based local businessman that a wage hike was the best way to deal with public sector union grievances, and that a failure to award an in...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 15:41hrs | 6384 | by Staff reporter
Parents withdraw kids from schools
TEACHERS reported for duty yesterday in Bulawayo, Midlands and parts of Matabeleland North but education authorities decried the decision by some parents to withdraw their children from schools. ...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:05hrs | 1244 | by Staff reporter
Riot police guarding classrooms
Zimbabwe's school teachers were Tuesday alleging intimidation as they tried to launch a nationwide strike for better salaries."Some teachers are in class but there is no meaningful teaching go...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 14:37hrs | 4068 | by Agencies
Teachers push for strike
ALL but one teachers' union have declared that their members would today join a national strike called for by Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (Zimta) and the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PT...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 06:50hrs | 2469 | by Staff reporter
Teachers press on with strike as talks with government fail
Teachers will go ahead with a national strike from Tuesday after last-ditch negotiations with the government failed, unions said, risking more unrest after violent protests last month.The main...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 21:51hrs | 730 | by Reuters
Teachers told not to fear CIOs and police
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) has urged teachers to be resolute and not allow to be intimidated by members of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation of the Police as they push ahead...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 20:32hrs | 1184 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Strike divides civil servants
SERIOUS divisions have emerged within the rank and file of the civil service on whether or not to go on strike tomorrow with the majority of Government workers eager to give dialogue a chance while a ...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:50hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
Apex Council backs off strike threat
Zimbabwe's main public sector workers' union, Apex Council, has backed off plans for a national strike, with chairperson Cecilia Alexander saying the divided civil servants had failed to reach a...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 09:53hrs | 2465 | by Staff reporter
Zimta officials 'forcing’ teachers to bunk classes
ZIMBABWE Teachers Union (Zimta) officials are allegedly forcing teachers in Binga and Tsholotsho to stop teaching and close the schools, a move alleged to be politically motivated.The official...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 22:50hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
Teachers call for an indefinite strike
Zimbabwe's main public sector union has backed down from plans for a national strike, citing the "volatile situation" after security forces cracked down on protesters this month, but teachers will go ...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 22:02hrs | 1074 | by Reuters
Unions forge unity of purpose
Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) and Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) have joined hands in a move that will see Zimbabwe's two largest teacher unions embark on industrial action sta...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 20:34hrs | 542 | by Virginia Zifesho
Civil servants snub teachers' strike
Civil servants are divided on whether to embark on a full-blown strike after government yesterday insisted it would not increase its offer of 18% salary increment tabled two weeks ago.While Pr...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:12hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's education minister pleads with teachers
Education minister Paul Mavhima has implored teachers to give the on-going national joint negotiations a chance, cautioning that industrial action will disadvantage the students. This came after Zimta...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 09:02hrs | 4183 | by Staff reporter
Low pupil turn-out at schools
GOVERNMENT has appealed to parents to send their children to school as most schools recorded a low turn-out yesterday despite security guarantees by the authorities. Schools suspended lessons ...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:27hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Teachers' strike starts today
As government battles to contain growing civil unrest in the country, the nation's biggest teachers' union - the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) - says its members will go on strike with effect ...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:56hrs | 4116 | by Staff reporter
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