The Malawi Government has expressed surprise that some teachers have started conducting a sit-in, saying the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has managed to solve some of the problems facing teachers in the country.
Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) gave government until 30th June to address problems facing the teachers in the country.
Some teachers started the sit-in on Friday following government’s failure to resolve their grievances.
However, spokesperson for MoEST Manfred Ndovi said government has managed to solve some of the challenges but claimed that they are failing to solve the other problems due to financial problems facing the country.
“We wrote a letter to TUM on the 28 describing the progress of the issues they raised and at the moment we are waiting to hear from TUM,” said Ndovi.
He added that they thought TUM would have first responded to their letter before allowing the teachers to go ahead with a sit-in.
Among other issues, the teachers want government to give them their arrears and to provide transport for teachers who were transferred to rural areas.
But Ndovi said government has failed to transfer teachers who were promoted to various schools due financial problems since the ministry needs 6 million Kwacha for the exercise.
On the issue of salary arrears, he said the ministry advised the Accountant General to honour the payments.
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I salute u Rodgers tell them !! Don’t cry today u deserve it
Kp d fire burnn 4mnths no pay, akuganiza tkudya chani poti mbewa n ziwala sitidya
Bullshit
tiyen tiyen osafooka aziphunzitsi…
Just Anagram Teaching To Cheating Next Session So That U See Who Is Who?
Give them what they deserve.
zopusa eti, azingogwira ntchito yopanda malipiro?
Give them their money shupit!!!!
I always say that if you are getting little blame yourself first. Not your, in-charge, your boss, your government no! You are the first culprit for all your predicaments in your life. Why do you earn that? Could you not avert those problems at some point?
Tangodikiran za MEC 2019 TEACHERS!
The government takes teachers as puppets yet are the most important people in developing this country.
wat is public reform, yet ur failng 2 pay teachers. no wonder 2 see teachers workng hard in part-tyms!!!!!
Aphunzitsi kulangidwa ndi ntchito za manja awo.Awachita bwino zedi ,zitsiru zimenezi zinathandizira kubera kuti Munthalika awine.Asazipatse ndalamazo.Asaaaaaaaa ankawona ngati kuchenjera ,ali munthalika yemweyo.Lero ndi izi,kuchita kukagona ku capital hill.chimo lili lonse ukamachita limakubwerela.
shame on you!!!!!!!
Zako izo munkaberanji.Munkaziwona ngati ndinu madolo.Lero ndi izi.Muzaberenso 2019 mwamva.
The truth mi friend am a teacher but thats what exactly happened,I was there during elections.
What you are saying is true.We teachers have a very big problem.We are very disorganized.To those who are conceding and indeed helped to rigg the elections what have we benefited.These are indeed problems of our own making.Sit in yomweyi others are saying sizikuwakhudza
To be a President umayenela kukumana ndi aphuzitsi kuti akuphuzitse.plz think abwt teachers without them u can’t be a president
Enafe nde adatiponya malo oti sitidasankhe koma tikukhaula dollar njeee ankati tyamba kulandra posachedwapa
Enafe nde adatiponya malo oti sitidasankhe koma tikukhaula dollar njeee ankati tyamba kulandra posachedwapa
zachibwana izi,kod boma lidzamva liti? osafooka aphunzitsi tiye nazon coz ntchto ndyowawa ija and popanda kalikonse kot mkuloza sigwira, amazolowera amenewa kudzikonda