Air Zimbabwe staff back to work after two-week strike

Pilots at Zimbabwe’s state-owned airline have agreed to end a two-week strike as the Zimbabwe government promises allowances will be back-dated to February. The staff at Air Zimbabwe had been threatened with disciplinary action after walking out in a dispute over cuts in their allowances but Transport Minister Patison Mbiriri said that all outstanding allowances would now be paid and no action would be taken against pilots. The strike led to the national carrier cancelling all its flights. The dispute began when pilots walked off two aircraft while still on the runway at Harare International Airport. Air Zimbabwe’s 60 pilots