Zimbabwe strike not called off - doctors' representative


  • World
  • Friday, 04 Jan 2019

FILE PHOTO: Riot police stand guard as supporters of the opposition Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) party take part in anti-government protests over economic hardships in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 29, 2018. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A doctors' strike in Zimbabwe has not been called off, a representative said on Friday, after state media said the action had ended following a meeting between medical staff and first lady Auxilla Mnangagwa.

The nationwide strike, now into its second month, is to demand better pay and conditions in a country grappling with severe dollar shortages and spiralling inflation.

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