Zimbabwe has fired all nurses who were on strike to demand higher salaries, in a hardline response to growing labour arrest by the country’s new leadership . “Government has decided in the interest of patients and of saving lives to discharge all the striking nurses with immediate effect,” Chiwenga said in a statement. Chiwenga described the nurses’ strike as “deplorable and reprehensible” as the government had released $17 million (14 million euros) to boost their pay and allowances. Zimbabwe’s nurses association said they “noted” Chiwenga’s statement but added that they remained on strike. Mnangagwa, Mugabe’s former deputy, is a veteran loyalist in the ruling ZANU-PF party.

Source: The Guardian April 18, 2018 09:33 UTC