By Staff Reporter
THERE has been a mass exodus of teachers from public schools this year amid claims by unions the number of those that have resigned could be well over 10 000.
The poorly remunerated teachers mainly quit to look for work in neighbouring countries or join better paying private schools that have mushroomed all over the country in the past few years.
Progressive Teacher’s Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) president, Takavafira Zhou said the number of those ditching the once venerated job was expected to keep growing unless there was a major turnaround in the country’s economic situation.
There are about 136 000 who sweat it daily to teach 4,6 million learners in Zimbabwe.