Zimbabwe teachers to end strike

The government promised to appeal for overseas aid for schools

Teachers in Zimbabwe have agreed to end their strike after the government promised to review salaries, and to appeal for substantial aid for schools.

The teachers had been demanding their salaries in foreign currency to get around Zimbabwe's massive inflation.

But they said the new Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai had been willing to listen to their grievances.

New Education Minister David Coltart said he had asked for more than $450m (