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No Strike Threats As Schools Open in Zimbabwe
For the first time, Zimbabwean schools open today without teachers threatening to abscond lessons as has been the case for the past few years. The three leading teachers’ trade unions in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimba), Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (TUZ) and the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ), all urged their members to report for duty today.Finance Minister Tendai Biti announced two weeks ago that the Zimbabwean government had frozen civil servants salaries due to inadequate resources. In contrast, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai told workers at a Workers’ Day celebrations in Dzivaresekwa at the weekend that Government had not taken a position on the issue.
In a U-turn, the PTUZ and TUZ, who during the weekend had urged their members to wait till Government clarifies the salary freeze issue, yesterday urged their members to report for duty.









