Zimbabwean Foreign Minister on strike over unpaid salaries Zimbabwean Foreign Minister on strike over unpaid salaries Frederick Shava NEWLY-APPOINTED Foreign Affairs and International Trade minister Frederick Shava refused to assume duty for over a month after taking oath of office, demanding payment of about US$100 000 he was owed by government in salaries and allowances which accrued from the time he was Zimbabwe’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN), it has emerged. Highly-placed government sources confided to the Zimbabwe Independent this week that Shava, who was sworn in as minister on March 2, only assumed duty on Tuesday last week after the government relented to his demands and cleared his ambassadorial salary arrears.