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Schools yet to receive $750m COVID-19 support
BY LORRAINE MUROMO
TEACHERS yesterday dismissed claims by government that it had released over $750 million to schools for procurement of COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE).
Schools are set to open on March 15 and government has announced that it is equipping schools with PPE and other World Health Organisation (WHO)-stipulated COVID-19 necessities to ensure the safety of pupils and teachers.
However, Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe president Takavafira Zhou yesterday alleged that government had not yet released the $750 million required to secure COVID-19 sundries for students and teachers.
“Currently, schools are in a fix, and are struggling to ease financial constraints and accumulated debts since they used their own money last year to buy sanitisers among other related COVID-19 materials, the government has not refunded the money yet,” Zhou said.
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Teachers dig in, threaten showdown
BY VANESSA GONYE/TAWANDA TAFIRENYIKA
GOVERNMENT’S plans to reopen schools in two weeks might hit a snag after teachers’ unions yesterday declared that their members would not report for duty until their salaries and working conditions are improved.
Cabinet on Tuesday announced a phased reopening of schools after a lengthy COVID-19-induced break, with examination classes supposed to report for lessons on March 15, while the rest of the classes will open a week later.
Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe president Obert Masaraure told
NewsDay that as long as government failed to meet teachers’ grievances, there would be massive failure by teachers to return to work due to