HARARE, Mar. 22 (NewsDay Live) - Public Service and Labour minister Edgar Moyo intervened Friday to avert a salary strike by University of Zimbabwe lecturers.
The lecturers had threatened tools Monday to push for a salary review.
UZ authorities had filed a Show Cause Order after it failed to meet lecturers' salary demands, and Moyo granted the order.
Association of University Teachers secretary-general Borncase Mwakorera described the move as "a temporary setback", adding that his members will meet Monday for a way forward.
“It’s just a temporary setback but will be meeting our members on Monday for the way forward. Who knows, they may resolve to go ahead with the strike, ” said Mwakorera.
Lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe had resolved to down tools next Monday after management failed to review their salaries for the last seven years
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The university educators who fall under the Association of University Teachers (AUT) are demanding that their salaries be raised to the pre-October 2018 level of US$2 500 per month.
Currently, lecturers earn an average of US$300 per month plus a pitiable local currency component that translates to less than US$200.
