Zimbabwe public workers reject government job cuts plan

By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's main public service union on Friday rejected government plans to cut 25,000 jobs and suspend annual bonuses, saying that would hurt workers already struggling to make ends meet. The Apex Council, a grouping of all state sector unions, demanded talks with the government over the plan that Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa has said is essential to ensure the country can keep paying its staff. "We believe these measures are ill-conceived and can