Nurses' walkout cripples Harare's biggest hospital as pay gripes boil over into full strike action.
Parirenyatwa nurses' strike demands
Parirenyatwa nurses' strike demands
- Nurses at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals launched strike action on March 23, 2026.
- They slam current pay as peanuts against skyrocketing living expenses.
- Transport allowance tops their list since commuting turned brutal.
- Public Service Commission buses got rejected for clashing with shifts.
- Free treatment at public hospitals ranks high on the priority list.
- Housing allowance overhaul demanded due to soaring rent prices.
- Worn-out uniforms highlight deeper system neglect issues.
- Salary review pushes hard for better real earnings.
- Sally Mugabe Central Hospital nurses briefly struck just days earlier.
- Low wages failed to match fuel price jumps and basic costs.
- Placards and protest songs marked their Friday demonstration.
- Zimbabwe nurses pull roughly US$450 monthly in mixed ZiG and dollars.
