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Zacc to probe teachers conducting extra lessons
11 Mar 2022 at 20:11hrs | Views
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Evelyn Ndlovu has threatened to rope in the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate and arrest teachers demanding payments for extra lessons.
Addressing members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education yesterday, Ndlovu said the matter would soon be referred to the Zimbabwe AntiCorruption Commission.
"We sent someone to go and verify on the ground the number of pupils that were playing, and those that were in class following information from the public that children that paid extra United States dollars were the ones being taught while those that failed to pay were ignored.
"We will take stern measures and work with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission to make sure that schools and teachers doing that are penalised and disciplined accordingly," Ndlovu said.
"We have realised that we have transport challenges, and school heads are taking advantage of that situation because there is no inspection. We will address the issue through inspections."
Ndlovu also told Parliament that the situation in schools had normalised after the majority of teachers had stayed away from duty since the beginning of last month demanding the preOctober 2018 salary of US$540.
"Our teams continue to monitor; not only attendance, but that those who report for duty are actually doing meaningful work," Ndlovu said.
She also said the Information Technology and Communication and Courier Services ministry was complementing efforts by her ministry to ensure all schools had information communication technology equipment.
Addressing members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education yesterday, Ndlovu said the matter would soon be referred to the Zimbabwe AntiCorruption Commission.
"We sent someone to go and verify on the ground the number of pupils that were playing, and those that were in class following information from the public that children that paid extra United States dollars were the ones being taught while those that failed to pay were ignored.
"We will take stern measures and work with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission to make sure that schools and teachers doing that are penalised and disciplined accordingly," Ndlovu said.
Ndlovu also told Parliament that the situation in schools had normalised after the majority of teachers had stayed away from duty since the beginning of last month demanding the preOctober 2018 salary of US$540.
"Our teams continue to monitor; not only attendance, but that those who report for duty are actually doing meaningful work," Ndlovu said.
She also said the Information Technology and Communication and Courier Services ministry was complementing efforts by her ministry to ensure all schools had information communication technology equipment.
Source - newsday
