Zimbabwean teachers go back to classrooms after big pay rise
Teachers refused to go back to work in September, saying their pay had been eroded by inflation of 471.25%
17 November 2020 - 13:15
Harare — Zimbabwe’s teachers have accepted a government offer to raise their salaries by at least 41% and will end a strike that started in September when schools reopened for end-of-year examinations, said the country's largest teachers union.
The government shut schools in March to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and although students gradually returned to class from September, teachers refused to go back to work saying their pay had been eroded by inflation of 471.25%...
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