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Tue 04 Apr 2007Zimbabwe's trade unions call two-day national strikeZIMBABWE:The opposition's failings are seen in the rise of civic organisations and church-led protests, writes Chris McGrealin HarareZimbabwe's trade unions have called a two-day national strike from this morning, ostensibly over the plummeting value of wages under rampant inflation that has left many people unable to afford the bus fare to work.