Zimbabwe doctors strike, reject government pay rise

Doctors in Zimbabwe are continuing to strike, defying a government order to return to work.

They have rejected a 60% pay rise, saying it is not enough to keep up with soaring prices.

But with the economy in free fall, patients needing treatment are also suffering.

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The strike is the latest in a string of economic challenges faced by cash-strapped Zimbabwean consumers, who are now paying 26% more for fuel and 300% more for energy, Fin24 recently reported. Filling up a tank will now cost a full month's salary for some. 

President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently described the economy as "dead".