The meeting, however, agreed that because of incapacitation, nurses will continue with the two-day working shifts instead of the stipulated three days.

The Zimbabwe Nurses’ Association (ZINA) have agreed to suspend their mass industrial action set for today giving President Emmerson Mnangagwa a ten day ultimatum to sort out their salary grievances.

The move by the nurses comes after a gruelling two hour meeting with President Mnangagwa at State House on Friday where the President committed that he will personally look into their grievances and address them as early as the beginning of next month.

The meeting, however, agreed that because of incapacitation, nurses will continue with the two-day working shifts instead of the stipulated three days — a position that was also communicated to the President and Government officials attending the meeting.

The Friday meeting, which was attended by Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo, Finance and Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube, Acting Labour and Social Welfare Minister Monica Mutsvangwa, Labour and Social Welfare Secretary Mr Simon Masanga and Health Services Board chairperson Dr Paulinus Sikosana was centred on four critical issues — remuneration, non-monetary benefits, human resource issues in public health institutions and the availability, accessibility and affordability of medicines.

Below is the ZINA official communication to its members following the meeting with Mnangagwa.