The pay dispute goes back to October 2018, when the government stopped paying teachers in U.S. dollars, switching to the reintroduced Zimbabwean dollar. The new currency has steadily lost value, effectively reducing their wages. 
Kusamvetsetsana pa nkhani a malipiliro kunayamba mbuyomu mu chaka cha 2018 pamene boma linasiya kulipira aphunzitsi mu ndalama ya ku nja ya Dollar(U.S dollar) kupita kupita ku ndalama ya ku zimbabwe ya dollar (dollar ya Zimbabwe). Ndalama yatsopanoyi yakhala ikutsika mphamvu pang'ono ndipang'ono zomwe zanapangitsa kuchepa kwa ndalama zawo zolandira pakutha pa nthawi.