Press Statements

12 February 2018

His Excellency President E.D Mnangagwa
President of the Republic of Zimbabwe

Dear Sir

SUBJECT: DEMONSTRATIONS BY SPOUSES OF HWANGE COLLIERY COMPANY EMPLOYEES

Your Excellency, we refer you to our letter dated 2 February 2018 in which we were asking your good office to intervene in the long drawn battle between Hwange Colliery and spouses of Hwange Colliery workers.

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) notes with concern the reports of a leak in the O' Level English Paper 2 Examination Paper. This is a clear sign of a rotten system that needs serous investigations.

Further to our Press Statement issued on 18 December 2017 on the current price hikes, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) notes with concern that authorities are just making rhetoric and there is no progress in solving the issue.

The ZCTU has, therefore, resolved that if nothing tangible is done, it will activate its structures and come mid-January 2018, we will be calling for national action against both the Government and business.

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) notes that while there were positive sides to the national budget presented by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Patrick Chinamasa, there is nothing for the working people to celebrate.

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) welcomes the long overdue resignation of President Robert Mugabe and calls on the incoming President to immediately come up with a transitional mechanism that is inclusive of all Zimbabweans.

We note his immense contribution to the liberation of Zimbabwe and wish him well in his retirement.