Last week teachers and health workers hadn’t been paid their June salaries and now they have.
Source: Eyewitness news
HARARE – Zimbabwean pastor Evan Mawarire has called on his supporters to heed the call for a second day of strike action but not many businesses have closed down.
Yesterday’s strike was not widely followed either but there was huge attention on Mawarire’s court appearance on charges of trying to overthrow President Robert Mugabe’s government.
We have found our voice, we'll never lose it again #ThisFlag pic.twitter.com/VnnDbArddX
— Evan Mawarire (@PastorEvanLive) July 14, 2016
Mawarire’s voice appeared to carry a lot of influence yesterday as was seen by the huge crowd that gathered in support of him at the Harare Magistrates court.
After his release from custody, Mawarire recorded a video urging Zimbabweans to press on with the second day of this week’s strike.
But few people appear to have heeded that call, compared to last Wednesday when business in many towns and cities was low.
That may be because last week, teachers and health workers hadn’t been paid their June salaries and now they have.
The notion that anyone can build #Zimbabwe by shutting it down is an oxymoron! pic.twitter.com/2rNx9mEqWD
— Prof Jonathan Moyo (@ProfJNMoyo) July 14, 2016
This week, headmasters at state-run schools were warned they’d face disciplinary action if they went ahead with the strike.
(Edited by Zamangwane Shange)
Source: Eyewitness News