Zimbabwe: Teachers Want Their Cut of Diamond Trade

July 24, 2012 from LinkTV News

About 100 teachers protested outside Zimbabwe's parliament in Harare over pay on Tuesday July 24, cheering and waving posters as members of parliament looked on. Teachers say proceeds from diamond and mineral sales should be used to subsidize salaries for civil servants. The highest paid teachers in Zimbabwe take home around USD$300 per month. Footage courtesy of Reuters.

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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. The capital is... Explore this topic

Diamond

In mineralogy, diamond is a metastable allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negli... Explore this topic

Harare

Harare es la ciudad más poblada y capital de Zimbabue. Tiene una población estimada de 1.600.000 habitantes, con unas 2.800.000 personas en su área metropolitana. Es el centro administrativo, comercial, y de comunicaciones de Zimbabue. Es centro de comercio para el tabaco, maí... Explore this topic

Protest

An act of defiance or objection by an individual or group of people. Protests can take many forms: peaceful or violent, direct or indirect, large or small. Protests in the news are often political in nature, as groups of citizens voice their disagreement or dissatisfaction. Pr... Explore this topic

Teacher

A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students. The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain spec... Explore this topic

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