Government offers to pay civil servants an additional US$25

“The employer offered an increase of 25 % on the USD100 to make USD125 and maintained the USD75 Covid allowances to make the total USD package USD200 with effect from the 1st of September 2022.

“The workers acknowledged the increase but chose to wait for specific modalities on how this will be implemented.

“The employer did not offer or table any increase on the ZWL salary and the workers demanded that this be reviewed without fail.

“In the end, the government side asked for time out to consult,” she said.

The US$25 increase has been dismissed as a joke by the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe which threatened more confrontation with the employer.

“The govt, as usual, thinks it’s all a joke. An increment of only $25 when service providers have already wiped out more than that, really? It would seem that govt are pushing teachers towards real action. It’s a dog’s breakfast,” said the vocal teacher's group in a Twitter post Tuesday.