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Zimbabwe nurses threaten strike
Zimbabwe's fragile public healthcare system is facing yet another major crisis as nurses across the country have signalled their intention to embark on a nationwide strike over poor remuneration, dire...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 07:51hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Panic grips Harare City Council bosses
Panic has swept through Harare City Council as senior executives scramble to safeguard their positions following the release of a scathing commission of inquiry report into the municipality's operatio...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:20hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
JSC holds interviews for labour court judge posts
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has launched public interviews to fill eight vacant positions on the Labour Court bench, as part of a broader initiative to improve the efficiency of Zimbabwe's j...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:36hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Council keeps jailed directors on payroll
Zvishavane Town Council is set to pay a combined US$108,000 in back pay to three senior directors currently serving jail terms for corruption, after failing to formally terminate their contracts follo...Published: 10 May 2025 at 14:19hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to host global AI conference
The Institute of Global Leadership and Administration (IGLA), in collaboration with the Artificial Institute Africa, will hold an important conference on artificial intelligence (AI) later this month ...Published: 10 May 2025 at 13:10hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa slams 'working poverty'
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has strongly condemned the "slavery-like" conditions faced by Zimbabwean workers, vowing to prioritise worker welfare and restore dignity to the country's labour force...Published: 02 May 2025 at 08:06hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
UZ lecturers threaten nationwide shutdown
The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) campus was the scene of intense protest Thursday as lecturers, under the banner of the Association of University Teachers (AUT), warned they would escalate industrial a...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 14:10hrs | 1390 | by Staff reporter
Chinese national acquitted for attempted murder
Gweru regional magistrate Christopher Maturure on Wednesday acquitted Chinese national Liu Haifeng, who had been facing a charge of attempted murder.The State had alleged that in January this ...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 06:47hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Authenticating Electronic Records-Based Evidence in Zimbabwean Labour Disputes: Lessons from the Mahere and Chirambwe Case
The recent case between Fadzai Mahere and Mr. Chirambwe has ignited a firestorm of controversy, casting a spotlight on the labyrinthine complexities of authenticating electronic records-based evidence...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 16:26hrs | 365 | by Etiwel Mutero-VaMugwaza
Foreign companies must comply with Zimbabwe's labour laws
Zimbabwe must strengthen the enforcement of its labour laws to safeguard local workers employed by foreign businesses, particularly Chinese-owned mining firms, according to Dr. Wayne Malinga, a senior...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 15:40hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
Workers in Zimbabwe applaud govt over new retrenchment regulations
Workers in Zimbabwe have welcomed the government's recent overhaul of retrenchment regulations, hailing it as a progressive step towards better protection for employees amid the nation's economic chal...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:51hrs | 17143 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sees US$16.3 billion in diaspora remittances over a decade
Zimbabwe has experienced a significant influx of diaspora remittances, totaling US$16.3 billion over the past ten years, as more Zimbabweans living abroad send money back home to support their familie...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 07:05hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Justice Sello Nare buried at Lady Stanley Cemetery
The burial of Retired Justice Sello Nare was today buried at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo, a resting place reserved for distinguished senior citizens and individuals who made significant contribu...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 16:10hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
The curse of diamonds: How Zimbabwe's wealth is failing its people
I was listening this morning as the Minister of Mines, Winston Chitando, boasted over Zimbabwe's increasing diamond production. Indeed, Zimbabwe's diamond industry has long been touted as a be...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 15:09hrs | 962 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
SA gives Zimbabwean immigrants lifeline
Vusumuzi Dube, a 48-year-old former lecturer from Gwanda North in Matabeleland South, has no regrets about his decision to migrate to South Africa in 2007. Dube, who was previously employed at Joshua ...Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 08:13hrs | 1320 | by Staff reporter
Raymond Zondo's 'tainted' legacy draws to a sharp close
Colleagues, friends and high profile public figures have heaped praises on outgoing Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, who is set to hang up his robes after 27 years in the judiciary.Zondo was honou...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:04hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
TM Pick n Pay Zimbabwe boss in racism storm, pay scandal
TM Pick n Pay Zimbabwe's Managing Director, Malcolm Mycroft, faces allegations of racism, externalisation of funds, and unfair salary practices, negatively affecting local employees. Reports indicate ...Published: 31 Jul 2024 at 12:59hrs | 2722 | by Staff reporter
'Not possible to give the DA deputy president post'
AS South Africans eagerly await the announcement of Cabinet, following President Cyril Ramaphosa's swearing in on Wednesday, media reports suggest that the Democratic Alliance is demanding the post of...Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 10:25hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Zim schools, Polytechnics face imminent closure: Govt
Several schools, Vocational Training Centers (VTCs), Polytechnic colleges and some universities will forcibly shut down as a result of stunted skill devel...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 23:23hrs | 177 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
CCC councillors hire retired Zanu-PF apologist as chamber secretary
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors in Chinhoyi have curiously enlisted the services of retired chamber secretary, Abel Gotora, despite battling for years to fire him in a protracted boar...Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 17:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean employee resurfaces after 3 months with traditional healer's 'sick' note
IN a curious turn of events, a security guard from the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) stationed in Hwange vanished without a trace, only to reappear after an astonishing 88 days. His return was a...Published: 06 Jan 2024 at 08:42hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints Health Service Commission
The new Health Service Commission, which assumes full control of the staff in the State health services, has become active with the appointment of Civil Service Commission chair Dr Vincent Hungwe as c...Published: 06 Jan 2024 at 08:41hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wary of CSOs, teachers' unions
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has accused unions representing teachers and civil society organisations (CSOs) of acting as conduits for funnelling illicit funds from the West to topple the government....Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:13hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt workers sue over 'retrogressive labour laws'
Civil service organizations have taken the government to court, alleging that "retrogressive labor laws" are violating their collective bargaining rights. The Civil Service Employees Association, Amal...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reverses late Chidyausiku's 'errors'
The new Labour Law approved by President Emmerson Mnangagwa has made it tough for companies to undertake reckless and stage-managed retrenchments which place workers at the losing end as had become th...Published: 09 Aug 2023 at 08:09hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new labour and patriotic laws are bad for business and rights to protest
Amendments to Zimbabwe's labour and criminal law codification to include what is popularly known as the Patriotic Act have been described as bad for business and workers' rights to protest under Presi...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 06:18hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
No more job termination on 3 months notice
EMPLOYERS will no longer be able to terminate contracts of their permanent staff on three months notice after the National Assembly removed a clause in the Labour Act that conferred them powers to fir...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Govt shuts down Bikita Minerals
ZIMBABWE'S largest lithium mine Bikita Minerals, currently owned by China's Sinomine Resource Group, has been ordered to suspend operations until it complies with legal provisions that include labour,...Published: 16 May 2023 at 05:10hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says workers are wheels of change
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday pleaded with the country's workforce to join in the fight for the removal of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government fo...Published: 02 May 2023 at 09:01hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt trampling on labour laws, says US
GOVERNMENT has failed to enforce labour laws, resulting in workers being subjected to unfair labour practises, a report on Zimbabwe's human rights practices for the year 2022 has revealed.In t...Published: 18 Apr 2023 at 19:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Disillusioned American girl says 'Zimbabweans aware Chinese investments don't really benefit them'
A nominee for the United States (US) Ambassador to Zimbabwe post, Pamela Tremont, claims Zimbabweans are acutely aware that Chinese investment in the country does not really benefit them as she spoke ...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 18:19hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hikes court fees, further pegs services in US dollars
Zimbabwe has increased fees and further introduced US dollar payments for all services obtained within the country's courts, something that continues to put access to justice beyond the reach of the p...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 19:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Govt to spread bonus payment
GOVERNMENT says it cannot afford to pay civil servants bonuses at once, and will spread payment of the 13th cheque over two months.After telling public workers early last month that bonuses wo...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU accuses Chinese companies of rights' abuses
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has expressed concern over alleged continued disregard of labour laws by Chinese-owned firms operating in the country.The ZCTU raised the concerns ...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Minister lashes out at investors abusing workers
MINES and Mining Development minister Winston Chitando has criticised investors in the extractive industry who are flagrantly violating human and labour rights.Chitando encouraged underpaid an...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:18hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt lacks spine
THE Zanu-PF government is at long last trying to get back to the basics on its initial promises at Independence in 1980, reintroducing a minimum wage.However, questions will continue to linger...Published: 22 Oct 2022 at 05:41hrs | 1 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Mnangagwa son-in-law appoints AMH board rep
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's son-in-law, Gerald Mlotshwa, who recently acquired shares in Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), publishers of NewsDay, The Zimbabwe Independent and The Standard, has appointed ...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 19:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Teachers demand 20% budget allocation
TEACHERS want Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to allocate 20% of the 2023 national budget to the education sector, which they said is in shambles.In their 2023 pre-budget position paper to Parli...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
40 000 enumerators threaten legal action
THE 40 000 enumerators who participated in Zimbabwe's 2022 population and housing census have threatened to take legal action against the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat), which is yet to...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Don't muzzle Gukurahundi genocide survivors'
THE United Nations (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to stop restricting Gukurahundi survivors from mourning and holdin...Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants declare 2-day strike
PUBLIC service workers yesterday said they would strike tomorrow and on Thursday to press for United States dollar-denominated salaries.Their representatives yesterday told NewsDay that there ...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:39hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Malema praises Chief Charumbira
SOUTH Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party leader, Mr Julius Malema, says anyone could have been elected as leader of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) but they found Zimbabwe's Chief Fortune...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Noic boss under corruption probe
NATIONAL Oil and Infrastructure Company (Noic) chief executive officer Wilfred Matukeni has been placed under investigation by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc).The development fo...Published: 22 May 2022 at 11:17hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Full-blown Zimbabwe teachers strike looms
GOVERNMENT has courted the ire of teachers after it reportedly deducted huge amounts from salaries of educators who went on strike when schools reopened last year.NewsDay understands that some...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:39hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Nelson Chamisa Workers' Day statement
WORKERS' DAY is a special day to appreciate, salute and celebrate the amazing efforts ,resilience and endurance of all the hard pressed workers who gave and continue to give their sweat and bloo...Published: 01 May 2022 at 18:37hrs | 12 | by Nelson Chamisa
'840 000 children drop out of school'
AN estimated 840 000 schoolchildren have quit school since 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19, a United States embassy report on the 2021 state of human rights in Zimbabwe has shown.But g...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 09:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Govt probes 22 000 absconding teachers
MORE than 22 000 teachers and headmasters are being investigated for failing to report for work while 1 220 have been suspended since schools opened in February, unions have said.Since the reo...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Praz boss loses court case against govt
FORMER Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) chief executive Nyasha Chizu has lost a High Court challenge against his employer after the authority terminated his employment contract in O...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean maids lured to slavery in Oman
SCORES of Zimbabwean women employed as domestic workers in Oman are being subjected to deplorable living and working conditions that include constant beatings, overwork, underpayment and forced labour...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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