Zimbabwe: UZ to Pay New Lecturers U.S.$3 Hourly As Striking Staff Shown the Door

Zimbabwe: UZ to Pay New Lecturers U.S.$3 Hourly As Striking Staff Shown the Door

The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has begun replacing its striking lecturers with adjunct staff who will be paid as little as US$3 per hour. This follows ongoing industrial action by university educators demanding fair remuneration and better working conditions.

UZ offers ‘poverty wages’ to stand-in lecturers as strike deepens - Zimbabwe News Now

HARARE – The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has offered what critics call “poverty wages” to temporary lecturers as it scrambles to resume classes amid a crippling strike by full-time academic staff demanding higher pay. A letter signed by UZ Administration Officer for Human Capital Management, Simba Matsika, confirms the hiring of adjunct lecturers at rates as low as US$2.20 per hour — payable in Zimbabwe Gold (ZIG) currency — to stand in for stri…

University Of Zimbabwe Offers Part-time Lecturers US$3.30 Per Hour

This move comes in response to the ongoing strike by university lecturers, who are demanding higher pay and better working conditions. A recent appointment letter seen by Pindula News shows that the newly hired part-time lecturers are being offered contracts lasting just three months. According to the letter, they will be paid US$3.30 for 60% of the hours worked, with the remaining 40% paid at just US$2.20 per hour, converted to the ZIG currency…

UZ starts hiring supplementary lecturers amid ongoing strike

The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has started appointing adjunct lecturers in an effort to mitigate the impact of a prolonged strike by full-time academic staff. A recent appointment letter dated May 2025 confirms that UZ is actively engaging professionals to serve as Adjunct Lecturers in departments such as Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics. The letter offers […] The post UZ starts hiring supplementary lecturers amid ongoing strike appeared first …

UZ to replce striking lecturers

UZdzs has initiated contingency plans to replace striking lecturers with qualified professionals as temporary lecturers amid an ongoing faculty strike that has paralysed academic activities for nearly two months. The country’s flagship higher education institution is taking this unprecedented step to restore normal operations while negotiations with protesting staff remain deadlocked. Salary Dispute Triggers Extended … The post UZ Moves To Repla…