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World Service,11 Feb 2022,20 mins

Zimbabwe: teachers suspended for pay strike take legal action

Focus on Africa

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A teachers' union in Zimbabwe has gone to court to challenge the government's decision to suspend thousands of staff who have not been going to work, citing low pay.The UN is warning that South Sudan could spiral back into civil war because of delays in implementing the 2018 peace deal that brought nearly six years of conflict to an end.This week our resident presidents are talking about democracy.

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