Rural Teachers’ Union , Public Hospital Doctors, Teachers’ Association (Zimta) On Strike From Today

Rural Teachers’ Union , Public Hospital Doctors,  Teachers’ Association (Zimta) On Strike From Today

  TEACHERS and nurses have threatened to go on strike in protest over government’s decision to defer payment of their June salaries to this month. Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe and public hospital doctors said they would down tools starting today, while members of the  would follow suit next Tuesday. “We, the hospital doctors, wish to inform you that due to financial constraints, we are unable to report for duty from July 1, 2016,” the…

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After Collapsing Education And, Forcibly Exiling Teachers, Gvt To recruit 10,000 Teachers

After Collapsing Education  And, Forcibly Exiling Teachers, Gvt To recruit 10,000 Teachers

 Government Plans To Recruit 10,000 Teachers. THE Government is set to recruit about 10,000 teachers and headmasters, most of whom will be posted to rural schools in a bid to alleviate the severe shortage of qualified teachers in the country. The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Cde Lazarus Dokora, told Parliament on Wednesday that the greenlight for his Ministry to recruit was given by Treasury last month. He said the government was also looking forward to…

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Education Ministry Probes Schools Defying ‘National Pledge’

Education Ministry  Probes Schools Defying ‘National  Pledge’

  THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education will investigate cases of schools that are reportedly resisting a directive to teach pupils to recite the National Schools Pledge, an official has said. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry Dr Sylvia Utete-Masango on Friday said although no official reports had been made, it had learnt through the media that some schools were not reciting the pledge. Sunday News reported that some church, trust and private schools around…

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Churches Across Zimbabwe Defiant Over Forced Recitation Of National Pledge By Children

Churches Across Zimbabwe Defiant Over Forced Recitation Of National Pledge By Children

CHURCHES said yesterday that the national pledge will not be recited at their schools when schools open for the second term tomorrow. Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku last Thursday dismissed the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights’ urgent interdict to stop the reciting of the national pledge paving way for the government to implement the national pledge policy.Chief Justice Chidyausiku in his chambers threw out the urgent application but directed the registrar of the Constitutional Court to set…

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‘Government Is Not Influenced By Critics , And The Pledge Has President Mugabe’s Blessing ‘-Lazarus Dokora

‘Government Is Not Influenced By Critics , And The Pledge Has President Mugabe’s Blessing ‘-Lazarus Dokora

A GOVERNMENT policy requiring all schoolchildren to recite the national pledge will now be implemented unhindered when schools open next week after Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku dismissed the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights’ urgent interdict. Chief Justice Chidyausiku, in his chambers, on Thursday threw out the urgent application but directed the registrar of the Constitutional Court to set down the main challenge at an earliest convenient date. This means the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education…

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No Vacation Leave For Teachers Until Broke Zanu PF Government Can Afford Relief Teachers

No Vacation Leave For Teachers Until Broke Zanu PF Government Can Afford Relief Teachers

No teacher will go on vacation leave until Government is in a position to pay relief teachers who replace them for the three months they will be away, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Prisca Mupfumira has said. This comes amid indications that Government intends to increase the number of years it takes before a teacher is eligible to go on vacation leave. The eligibility period for vacation leave for teachers is seven years….

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Parirenyatwa Should Return The Clandestinely Obtained PSMAS US$100k And Resign

Parirenyatwa Should Return The Clandestinely Obtained PSMAS US$100k And Resign

  Health and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa should return the $100 000 advance payment that was unprocedurally made to him by Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) last year and resign from holding a public office, the society’s members and service providers have said. While investigations by The Herald yesterday showed that capitation no longer exists in the medical insurance industry, particularly with PSMAS which is sitting on debt in excess of US$140…

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‘About 1,000 Qualified Teachers Have Lost Jobs’- Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta)

ABOUT 1 000 qualified teachers have reportedly lost their jobs under the government’s staff audit to flush out ghost workers, NewsDay reported. In a press statement yesterday, one of the country’s leading teachers’ unions, the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) confirmed the job losses, saying the matter was likely to take centre stage at its 34th annual conference in Harare this weekend. “Sadly as Zimta holds its 34th annual conference, confusion hangs in the air for…

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