Government has released orders that all civil servants and other workers should report for duty and disregard calls for a nation wide strike.
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Dr Lazarus Dokora said normal teaching and learning would continue today as usual.
Acting Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Joseph Made weighed in saying Government was addressing civil servants’ concerns.
This comes as a majority of Zimbabweans have sited that they will partake in the nation wide strike.
Dokora urged parents, line managers, teachers and valued stakeholders to ignore the stay away calls.
“As a ministry, we would like to reaffirm our commitment to offer quality education for the socio-transformation and any disruption to the learning calendar is counter-productive.”
Dr Made said: “What is important is that Government is fully aware of people who want to take advantage of the civil servants in terms of the position of the payment of their salaries as announced by the Minister of Finance and Development (Patrick Chinamasa).
“The Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare through its acting Minister (Supa Mandiwanzira) has categorically stated that it is negotiating with civil services representatives. The appeal by Government is that no one should be taken advantage of. They should come to work as usual knowing that Government is seized with the issue of their salaries.”
Dr Made said Zimbabweans should rely on conventional media claiming that social media was full of falsehoods.
- Herald
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