The Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has called off the countrywide teacher’s sit in which involved both primary and secondary school teachers.
The strike which started on 5th June was aimed at forcing government to pay teachers their 2016/2017 leave grants.
In a press statement released on Saturday, the teachers’ body has advised all teachers countrywide that they should commence their normal duties on Monday, 19th June.
The statement which has been signed by TUM president Willie Malimba and secretary general Charles Kumchenga says the decision to call off the strike has been taken based on the fact that by Friday government had paid teachers in 14 districts their June 2017 salaries together with the leave grants for fiscal year 2016/1 7.
The statement further indicates that as on Friday, all the remaining districts, except four, had transactions for their salaries and leave grants sent to Reserve Bank of Malawi from the Accountant General.
Since this process was completed in the late hours of Friday 16th June 2017, teachers in the affected districts are expected to access their money on Monday.
“Transactions for the remaining four districts, which are: Likoma, Chitipa, Lilongwe and Chiradzulu are being processed over the weekend because there were some technical challenges in the balancing of their payrolls.
“The Accountant General has assured TUM leadership that transactions for these four districts shall be sent to Reserve Bank of Malawi by Monday, 19th June 2017 and that teachers in these districts shall start accessing their June 2017 salary and leave grants in the afternoon of Monday, 19th June 2017 or latest, Tuesday 20th June 2017,” reads part of the statement.
Meanwhile, District Education Managers have been urged to quickly submit details of teachers who will be omitted to relevant authorities for processing of their payments.
The teachers’ body while thanking government for the funding and payment of the leave grants, has implored it to always treat teachers’ challenges with the deserved urgency.
Tum has noted that the teachers’ strike could have been avoided had government taken heed of the advice and submissions from the union.
The union has also thanked all secondary school teachers for participating in the strike in solidarity with their fellow primary school teachers claiming this has displayed a sense of unity among all teachers.
These kids sitting on the ground think poverty is normal. The politicians look on the opposite direction pretending they don’t see. The teachers continue educating the future corrupt leaders as they will follow suit. Africa will remain poor forever.
Malawi pa kwao
Its Foolish Kupanga Lamulo Lomwe Ukudziwa Kuti Sungaikwanitse .Tum Has Received A Big Bas As Well As Chintuwisa.
Za Usiru, Why Contradicting Yoselves? Mesa Amat No Work Pokhapokha Aliyemse Atamupasa Dola Zake? Ndiye Amene Sanalandrewo Akapanda Kuwapasabe Zikhala Bwanj? Mumatero Akakupasan Ch Obama
Akakupatsani leave grant ndiye muyambe kujomba kuntchito ndi amkalabongo, muchotsedwa ulere.
Maphunzitsi kuchulutsa ngongole guys plus katapila eish umphawi suzawathela akhalira yomweyi yolimbana ndi boma
Zausiru nde mumafuna kt anthu asume kae ndpamene muztulusa ndalama ana osaphunzira mpaka 2weeks kosaganizirana kumeneko kuwapha azanu nanga a4 muwapepesa nd chan
TUM bash dem shit
Stupid TUM.aphunzitsi onse sanalandile,poti anakupasa bread ku state house ko,nde uvekere aphunzisi akayambe kugwira ntchito.enafe tituluka TUM yakoyo
Mwamva akukambazi koma …sit in yatha akuti mwalandira kale zanu… Tama Ndani Kapesi Cathy Kunchezera Kaonjezere Bridget Chakana Chiwaya
Kalata inakamba moveka kut sit-in ikutha pokhapokha aliyese atalandira.Ndiyeno omwetisanalandirefe tidikira tirandiresobasi.
English I kutero zilowe bas
What if de remaining districts fail to access their monies by Monday?The same “Kusand” told de nation dat de strike shal only be called-off upon evry tr has bn paid.Why r u contradicting urself?Why is it dat de sit-in is called-off prematurely?
Just die ? then
Thank u bwana #Robin
Kkkkkkk koma robin
Kkkkkkkkk wina afaso ndi cardiac arrest
Kodi nkhani ndikuliyesa boma la DPP kapena kuti maziphunzitsi alandile ndalama zao komanso kumalandila ndalama munthawi yake?,ndikuti ena akufuna malipiro awo akwere?.A malawi tiyeni tizikhala serious poyankhula/pochita zinthu.Akulu akulu iwo ndalama zao amalandila munthawi yake komanso malipiro awo savuta kukwezeledwa,ndiye mukati kuyesetsa Dpp sindimvetsa chomwe mukufuna kuyankhula.Muwaziwa kuti DPP ndi BOMA ndinthu ziwiri zosiyana?.Dpp ndichipani ndipo sichingalamulire muyaya koma Boma lizakhalapobe.
Wakula ndi ulesi basi
abwaanaaa mukumvekaaa
Ineso ndichomwe ndapanga mark point imeneyi. APA tingowachosa tilembe a new amene akusowa vep
uzaziona working wthout paid
Pepani aziphunzitsi anzanga
Peapni ma sir anzanga ndie life yasala pano
circular ili kutiko yoti ayambe ntchito poti ena sanalandilembe.
zachamba zonkhanzonkha bas
KKKKKK Kuothela dzuwa kkkkkkk ine ndidakali pa tchuthi
Senseless to all the Teachers including Mr President Peter.
Zoona this is a strong TUM si zina zija zinakakhala zitakatengako kale ndalama strike mpaka kuthera panjira.
they called off the strike does it mean they receive their money I mean the teachers
Nde yilikonso yina strike ya onse ma civil servants including aphunzitsi pa Tuesday….tiyese zida za dpp basi