PSC exercise costs Tonga teachers

The on-going staff rationalization process has resulted in the shortage of Tonga teachers in Kariba and Binga districts where learning has not yet started, more than a month into the new term.

There is a dearth in trained Tonga teachers and previously the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education engaged temporary teachers from Ordinary and Advanced Level graduates in the area.

However, since the freeze in employment by the Public Service Commission, vacancies have remained unfilled to the disadvantage of pupils in the affected areas.

This has resulted in an outcry from parents who feel time is running out for their children with no solution in sight.