By SIMON MUNTEMBAOVER 3, 000 teachers who were recruited on replacement basis last year are not yet on payroll, the Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) has said. PROTUZ, therefore, called on the new administration to urgently look into the matter.In an interview, PROTUZ General Secretary Kangwa Musenge who welcomed the recruitment of more 1, 200 teachers by the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) said there was need to put them on the payroll as soon as possible. “We welcome the 1, 200 recruited but we would also like those that were deployed last year on replacement to be on the payroll. The number is growing and it is high time they started getting paid. There are about 3, 000.They, together with the 1, 200 should be on the payroll,” Mr Musenge said. He also claimed that the recruitment of the 1, 200 teachers was not transparent as it was politically-motivated. “The recruitment is a professional […]
3, 000 TEACHERS NOT ON PAYROLL, SAYS UNION
