ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ruled out use of U.S. dollars for salaries, which teachers on strike are demanding.
Teachers and economists are condemning Mnangagwa for being out of touch with reality.
Addressing thousands members of the country’s ruling ZANU-PF party Saturday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe will continue to pay salaries in the local currency.
“We know that there is no country that prospers without their own currency. We are on that path. We are supporting our own currency which will help to grow our economy. We cannot grow our economy on the basis of a currency which we have no control upon. So that’s where we are going,” he said.
Zimbabwe’s teachers have been striking since last week, asking for a minimum salary of $540 a month. They currently earn about $100 a month in local currency.
Reacting to Mnangagwa’s speech, Robson Chere of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers
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