30 September 2010

The controversy sorrounds the plight of Education teachers in Zimbabwe because of cheap politics

In april the Zimbabwe finance minister Mr Tendai Biti announced government's unilateral freeze of new recruits in non critical areas. How defined critical areas , if not considering Education as a non critical area. Please since 1980 Zimbabwe cherished good Education system this development evidenced today by being number one African state ranked the first with highest literacy rates beating the great states the likes Tunisia,Nigeria ,South Africa and Egypt.
However according to the so called GPA and the hope of all Zimbabweans in August 2008 was to look forward to the new change brought by the formation of all inclusive governmnet. The dream includes the revamp of the education sector ,good renumeration of teachers. In contrast to my surprise, like as it was be in 2007,2006,2007,2008 teacher's salaries are still a social mockery in the beerhalls ,shows and other social gatherings. Society members . ask why teachers not paid enough fairly for their service their dedicatively give to the society? What is the problem with this government?
The education minister Mr Coltart higlighted the plight of Education sector both to the ministry of finance and public service to recruit more teachers. May I ask why this year 2010 newly qualified teachers are not being considered to get employment after struggled and suffered the hardships of the past three difficult years. Such a long tedious period sacrifised to help both the nation and their families doing teacher education training course amid economical and social hardship experienced recently in our country. Only to be relagated distitutes manning along the streets and corridors looking for different employed which is even harder to comeby.
The government is not serious with the plight of both newly graduated and other substantive teachers worse still student teachers why? The inclusive government should do an extra mile to preserve our heritage and status as a progressive society in terms of education by maintaining the needs of teachers as the implementers of education system! Do minister Biti make financial lateral decisions without the cabinet approval or the media write cheap politics. Please be open to the public concerning human welfare especially on educating the youth for the society's future survival and social responsibilty than playing African politics. Thanks to the UNICEF for helping primary schools in zimbabwe with educational resources. I kindly urge them if possible to extend their generous hand to the needs of the teachers especially in rural areas where the incentive programme from parents is not only impossible but non existent.

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