President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson, George Charamba, has told teachers to leave their profession and join other government departments if they are not happy with their salaries.
Charamba said this in response to the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union (ARTUZ), which had lamented the paltry monthly salaries of teachers which they said are less than the daily allowances for other civil servants. In a post on Twitter, ARTUZ said:
A government official working under the drought relief program earns a daily allowance which surpasses a teacher’s monthly salary.
