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The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) is planning to drag President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court for failing to include amendments to the Public Service Act (PSA) in his legislative agenda announced on Tuesday this week during the official opening of the 10th Parliament.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has threatened to beat up teachers who are refusing to support him and his Zanu-PF party. Addressing over 5 000 teachers at the launch of the Teachers for Economic Development (ED) at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) yesterday, the President issued a chilling warning to teachers saying they face beatings for failing to support Zanu-PF.
The new examination fee structure could trigger massive dropouts as more parents are finding the going tough in meeting their children’s education demands.
A Zimbabwean court has ordered authorities to pay ZWL200 000 (US$571 on the parallel market) to a teacher who was arrested, tortured and abused by some Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers three years ago.
Mary Lawlor, the UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders, says she has written to the Zimbabwean government about “multiple allegations of arbitrary arrests, excessive use of force, and ill-treatment by police officers against the human rights defenders”.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has allegedly failed to honour its pledge to pay tuition fees for teachers’ children and unions have hinted plans are afoot to engage in strike action.
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has advised the government to pay civil servants’ salaries in United States Dollars in order to break a paralysing strike by teachers.
The ruling Zanu PF party is being accused of bullying thousands of Zimbabwean teachers who failed to report to work on Monday protesting over poor salaries.
“Good morning parents of Zimbabwe. Yes, learners open today. And no, teachers are not opening today. They open on US$540,” PTUZ posted on Twitter.
Police yesterday arrested at least 16 teachers for demonstrating against poor salaries. The protest took place in Harare during talks between the government and civil servants over salaries and their welfare for 2022.