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 teachers' wages.
Imishahara ya mbere y'ukwezi k' UKwakira 2018, igihe guverinoma yahagarikaga kwishyura abarimu mu madorari y'Abanyamerika, ahubwo ikabishyura mu madorari ya Zimbabwe. Ifaranga rishya ryatakaje agaciro, bituma umushahara wabo ugabanuka.