‘Public Service Announce Gvt Is Broke, There Will Be No Promised Civil Service Bonus Payments!

‘Public Service Announce Gvt Is Broke, There Will Be No Promised Civil Service  Bonus Payments!

Government has reneged on its bonus pledge this month and reportedly advised civil servants’ union leaders that it was financially hamstrung and could not commit itself to mobilise for the 13th cheque anytime soon Public Service Minister Prisca Mupfumira and Apex Council member Sifiso Ndlovu confirmed the development yesterday. Mupfumira said that she could not give a definite date for the payment of bonuses, saying the situation had been worsened by the fact that Cabinet…

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The Desperately Broke Mugabe’s Zanu PF Regime Braces For A Crippling Nationwide Civil Service Strike In The New Year

The Desperately Broke Mugabe’s Zanu PF Regime Braces For Crippling Nationwide Strike In The New Year CIVIL servants’ threats to go on strike if government fails to pay them by close of business today has sent government into a panic mode, with the Health ministry announcing measures to brace for a full-scale strike. Despite threats by acting Public Service minister Lazarus Dokora, government workers yesterday vowed to go ahead with their planned strike. All along, government had…

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Preferential Bonus Allocation, Is A Flawed Security Strategy , For Mugabe, Zim1 Family & Zanu PF ‘Co-Gangsters’ Constantly In Fear Of Armed Rebellion

Preferential Bonus Allocation, Is A  Flawed Security Strategy , For Mugabe, Zim1 Family  & Zanu PF ‘Co-Gangsters’ Constantly In Fear Of Armed Rebellion

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has been slammed for “bribing” the armed forces through continuously awarding them bonuses ahead of the rest of the government workforce. Political opponents and civil servants groups say the unpopular decision has betrayed the veteran leader’s constant fears for an armed rebellion from within the country’s military. “It is clear that our government is afraid of soldiers. It tends to prioritise soldiers because they have guns,” Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ)…

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Zimbabwe Job Cuts Are A ‘Recipe For Arab Spring’, Style Uprising Warns Labour Union

Zimbabwe Job Cuts  Are A ‘Recipe For Arab Spring’, Style  Uprising Warns Labour Union

ZIMBABWE’S beleaguered workers have appealed to President Robert Mugabe to invoke his powers to end more job losses as he prepares to amend the country’s harsh labour laws. Speaking during a street demonstration in Harare’s CBD Saturday, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) leaders rubbished the proposed labour amendment law saying it sought to perpetuate the exploitation of workers. They insisted the law does nothing to free workers from capricious “capitalists” who are ensconced in…

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