Lecturers strike

Colleges were yesterday plunged into chaos with lecturers downing tools in protest over pathetic salaries.

When NewsDay visited Harare Polytechnic one of the oldest colleges in the country, students were milling around while lecturers said they were complying with the directive from College Lecturers Association of Zimbabwe (Colaz) to engage in the industrial action to push for an increment.

At Belvedere Teachers’ College, there was still confusion on which course of action to take as students were said to be writing examinations.

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