The Progressive Teachers’ Union Secretary General Raymond Majongwe has taken to Twitter to relay the message that teachers may not show up for duty when schools open next month. Low wages have been the order of the day in the civil service against a rapid increase in prices of basic goods.
Mr Majongwe in his tweet said:
Teachers are saying 3rd Term will be difficult to reopen. Teachers have been reduced to mere beggars. Gvt should listen. These Heroes of this sector can’t wallow in poverty for ever. Akubaira zanhi ndewako.
Last month the government gave the civil servants a cushioning allowance for civil servants which they complained was nothing compared to the rate at which prices were increasing.
Teachers are saying 3rd Term will be difficult to reopen. Teachers have been reduced to mere beggars. Gvt should listen. These Heroes of this sector can’t wallow in poverty for ever. Akubaira zanhi ndewako.@edmnangagwa @ProfPMavima @ProgressiveOf @ARTUZ_teachers @zimta01 @eduint pic.twitter.com/gS8bQXG7hY
— Raymond Majongwe (@RMajongwe) August 11, 2019
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