MILITANT war veterans have threatened Zimbabwe’s top private hospital for the second time in two weeks, forcing its managing director into hiding, hospital officials said Friday. The threats on managing director Malcolm Boyland came after the hospital last week made a Z$115 000-dollar settlement with the war veterans over a six-year-old labor dispute involving 30 workers, Boyland said by telephone. The war veterans returned to the Avenues Clinic on Thursday demanding the reinstatement of the 30 people and the awarding of bonuses they would have received over the last six years, Boyland said. Fearing for his safety, Boyland said he took his family into hiding. The 187-bed hospital remains open. -AFP
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