By Dorrothy Moyo| There was double shock yesterday- On the same day government announced that it has fired 448 doctors, the Zimbabwe Senior Hospital Doctors Association announced that they are withdrawing their services indefinitely until the fired doctors have been reinstated and their grievances addressed.

Yesterday Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa announced that of the 598 appearing before disciplinary hearings, 448 have been fired. She spoke during the post cabinet briefing and below were the live scenes (video loading):