On Tuesday, over 100 lecturers and teaching employees gathered at Zimbabwe’s major university to support a five-week income strike that has already resulted in the cancellation of exams. On April 16, administrators at the University of Zimbabwe descended tools to need a raise in their pay from$ 230 ( US dollars ) to$ 2,500 per quarter, the final payment made in 2018 before a significant coin change and depreciation. Students from the Zimbabwean National Students Union gathered with the university staff for the next protest outside the university in key Harare since the endless strike began. Since the action began, there haven’t been any classes, and students were unable to take exams due two weeks ago, according to Obvious Vengeyi, a representative for the Association of University Teachers ( AUT). He told AFP on the outside of the show that the administration had suspended five Tibi officials in hopes that the strike would start, but regrettably they have added fuel to the fire. This university did shut its doors for the first time since it opened in 1952, Vengeyi said,” If they do not meet our needs, it will close its doors.” The AUT reported that just 17 of the university’s 1,200 lecturers and other teaching staff were actually employed. Six kids were detained and charged earlier this month with demonstrating in support of the instructors. According to undergraduate head Darlington Chingwena,” we have realized that the lecturers are the core of our training, and that this university cannot advance because of their mistreatment,” the leader told AFP. According to the lecturers, the monthly pay should be set at$ 2,500, which is in line with other regional higher education institutions. Salaries decreased as a result of Zimbabwe’s transition from the US dollar to a regional quasi-currency known as the RTGS ( real time gross settlement ). A fresh gold-backed dollar launched in April 2024 with the intention of tackling sky-high inflation and stabilizing the nation’s long-flooding market replaced it with it. The school, which reportedly has around 18, 000 learners, announced last week that it will replace the stricken staff with momentary hires, according to a record seen by AFP. str/br/ho/giv
