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Zimbabwe teachers to embark on indefinite strike
Teachers under the Federation of Zimbabwe Educators Union (FOZEU) have notified the government of their intention to embark on an indefinite strike starting Tuesday, May 26, 2025, citing unresolved gr...Published: 24 May 2025 at 11:02hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
UZ tells disgruntled staff to ignore strike
The University of Zimbabwe (UZ), armed with a Public Service, Labour and Social Ministry Show Cause Order, has instructed its staff to ignore the Association of University Teachers (AUT) call for coll...Published: 24 Mar 2025 at 05:28hrs | 2719 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers demand urgent salary review, threaten strike
Zimbabwean teachers have renewed their salary demands, citing unbearable working conditions and government inaction on their grievances.Teachers' unions have repeatedly written to the governme...Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 12:37hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Parly moves on teachers' welfare
In a move aimed at revitalizing Zimbabwe's education system, Parliament has emphasized the urgent need to improve teachers' welfare. This call was made during a workshop hosted by the Zimbabwe Teacher...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 08:24hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers suffer setback in salary demands
Teachers in Zimbabwe have faced a significant setback in their quest for improved salaries and working conditions, following the High Court's dismissal of their joint application against the governmen...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:48hrs | 996 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt tight-lipped over teachers' salary demands
The government has yet to respond to teachers' demands for better salaries and improved working conditions, as educators prepare to declare incapacitation when schools reopen for the third term on Sep...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 07:57hrs | 236 | 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
Zimbabwe govt 'pampers' education executives
GOVERNMENT is reportedly pampering senior civil servants in the education sector by giving them travel and subsistence allowances pegged in United States dollars (US$), a development that has sparked ...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 06:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt pleased with teacher turnout
GOVERNMENT says it was content with the teacher turnout on Monday when schools opened for the third term amid reports that the educators were on a go-slow pending a full-blown strike."We had a...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants declare 2-day strike
PUBLIC service workers yesterday said they would strike tomorrow and on Thursday to press for United States dollar-denominated salaries.Their representatives yesterday told NewsDay that there ...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:39hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Construction workers mull strike
CONSTRUCTION workers have given a 72-hour notice to down tools if their salary demands are not met.In a memorandum, Zimbabwe Construction and Allied Trade Workers Union general-secretary Mucha...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 06:11hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
US$ salary demands grow louder in Zimbabwe
DEMANDS for United States dollar (US$) salaries have increased across all sectors of the economy as a number of employees struggle to buy basic commodities now being charged in the greenback.M...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt snubs salary talks
GOVERNMENT yesterday snubbed the much-awaited salary talks with its restive workers under the auspices of the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC), a development likely to fuel mistrust and escal...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors, nurses endorse strike
SALARY talks between government and its restive workers ended in a deadlock yesterday ahead of a full-blown strike action by health professionals and teachers beginning Monday.It has emerged t...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:30hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Pressure mounts over transport crisis
ZIMBABWE's transport crisis yesterday attracted global attention with the Amnesty International (AI) berating the Zanu-PF government for refusing to rescind the Zupco monopoly.This came as Zup...Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Teachers must speak with one voice
THE fight for better pay by teachers appears to be losing steam, three weeks into the new term, with no pay rise, bruised egos and the still incapacitated educators on the ropes.Last week, the...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:52hrs | 12 | by Richard-Gundane
Riot police beat up O level Examination makers
Citizen Coaliation for Change (CCC) official Job Sikhala has claimed that riot police has been deployed today to beat up O level Examina...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 14:27hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe teachers divided over job action
THE Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has urged its members to return to work tomorrow ahead of a government deadline for them to stop their job action or risk being fired, but other unions resolv...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
MPs echo US-dollar salary demands
LEGISLATORS have joined the call for adoption of United States dollar salaries in a vote of no confidence in the local currency, a development government said wasdisheartening.Public and p...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa offers rural workers free bus rides
RATTLED by the spectre of a full blown job action across the civil service, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has offered its broke employees free buses to transport them to shopping in towns....Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:42hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Teachers say to strike over poor pay
THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) says its members will go on strike beginning today, a week before "O" and "A" Level students are due to sit for the November Zimbabwe Schools E...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso players accept offer
TENSIONS in the Highlanders' camp have eased after the players agreed to accept US$70 salary top-ups and give the club time to find a solution to their demands of an upward review.Bosso player...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shava demands US$100,000 to assume ministerial duty
NEWLY-APPOINTED Foreign Affairs and International Trade minister Frederick Shava refused to assume duty for over a month after taking oath of office, demanding payment of about US$100 000 he was owed ...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 07:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt, teachers standoff deepens
TEACHERS have threatened to go on strike to force government to re-verse its no-work no-salary policy against its workers who are claiming incapacitation. Labour unions representing teachers s...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 07:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Confusion mars schools opening
CHAOS characterised the opening of schools yesterday after some non-examination classes turned up and were sent back home, while most teachers did not report for work saying they would only do so afte...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Schools open for exam classes
SCHOOLS re-opened today for examination classes with Government expecting most teachers to report for duty as negotiations for improved salaries are ongoing. Yesterday parents and guardians ac...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ministry confident of 100% teacher turnout
THE Primary and Secondary Education ministry yesterday said government was expecting a 100% teacher turnout on March 15 as the country prepares to open schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.Pri...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ministry opens online applications for Form One
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has opened online applications for 2021 Form One boarding places. The Electronic Ministry's Application Platform (Emap) for Form One boarding en...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Salaries to be restored to 2018 levels
CIVIL servants' salaries will, by June 2021, be restored to the United States dollar value that they stood at during the multi-currency era as Government continues to reform and grow the economy, a Ca...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Printing money will bury us: Govt
GOVERNMENT yesterday called on teachers and civil servants to be realistic in their salary demands, saying any unreasonable demands would push them into printing money to fund employment costs, which ...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt will not bow to civil servants' salary demands'
THE government will not bow down to civil servants' salary demands as doing so has the potential to upset the current price stability being experienced in the economy, a Cabinet minister has said....Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers review salary demands downwards
STRIKING teachers have reviewed downwards their salary demands amid no learning in most public schools as the month-long work stoppage by the educators continues, the Daily News reports.The te...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gweru workers demand $20K basic salary
GWERU City Council workers have approached their employer demanding a minimum wage of $20 000.In an interview yesterday, Zimbabwe Urban Council Workers Union Gweru branch secretary, Thembinkos...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's education in crisis
That Zimbabwe is in a deep crisis is open to everyone to see. What is disheartening is the choreographed denial by the ZANU PF government. The ZANU PF government has been driving Zimbabwe towa...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 08:16hrs | 12 | by Staff Reporter
ZCTU proceeds with demo preps
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has resolved to proceed with a planned stayaway on a date to be announced despite death threats allegedly directed at its leaders this past week.Th...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:01hrs | 3 | by newzimbabwe
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 | 2 | 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 | | by Agencies
Teacher strike off to a patchy start
Zimbabwe's public teachers are alleging intimidation as they try to launch a nationwide strike for better salaries.Some urban teachers tell The Associated Press that riot police are guarding c...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 12:50hrs | | by AP
Civil servants' salary demands should be reasonable
Although civil servants play a critical role in the provision of essential services by Government ministries and departments and are entitled to the right to fight for the improvement of their salarie...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 11:44hrs | 4 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Government's final statement on USD salary demands
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services has issued a statement saying the demands by teachers and other civic servants to be paid in United States D...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 07:56hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chiwenga says, 'Zimbabwe on road to recovery'
ACTING President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said he was confident that Zimbabwe's economy was on the mend, as government was working flat out to turn around the country's fortunes.He was s...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gabriel ditches Bosso
HIGHLANDERS have officially parted ways with one of their senior players, Gabriel Nyoni who is said to be headed for Caps United.Makepekepe have reportedly offered Nyoni a stand in the affluen...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Private sector could demand salary hike
The civil service salary increment may prompt workers in the private sector to demand pay hikes, according to analysts at IH Securities. Earlier this year, the Government increased civil serva...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt warned over Zesa salaries
The government should never give in to demands by Zesa Holdings workers who want a 75% salary increment as this will have serious repercussions on the economy, analysts have warned.Zesa worker...Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 09:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pasuwa demands $7,000 pay from Zifa
CONTRACT negotiations between the Zimbabwe Football Association and national team coach Kalisto Pasuwa seem to have hit a brick wall over the latter's salary demands.Pasuwa is reportedly deman...Published: 10 Jan 2016 at 06:03hrs | | by Ngqwele Dube
Dynamos FC battles player demand
SOME senior players could be on their way out of Dynamos because of high signing-on fees and salary demands.The Harare giants are locked in discussions with key players whose handlers are aski...Published: 11 Jan 2015 at 09:03hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Civil servants test Zanu-PF's sincerity
THE new Zanu-PF government faces a litmus test as it needs to make good on its election promise to civil servants who wasted no time last month in presenting their salary demands.The latest w...Published: 03 Oct 2013 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers give strike ultimatum
Restive teachers have given the government a 10-day ultimatum to meet their salary demands or face a massive strike ahead of schools' opening tomorrow.The teachers are also demanding a share o...Published: 08 Jan 2013 at 09:23hrs | | by staff reporter
Zuma warns SA mining firms
Marikana - President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday warned mining firms they could lose their licences if they failed to provide decent housing for workers, a week after 44 miners died when what started...Published: 23 Aug 2012 at 02:03hrs | | by AFP
Zesa workers warned on sabotage
DELIBERATELY switching off electricity is tantamount to sabotage and attracts a heavy penalty, Attorney General Mr Johannes Tomana has said.In an interview yesterday, Mr Tomana said anyone who...Published: 11 Jul 2012 at 17:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
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